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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 186. 1868. 138 the time of yeasting, the gravity and temperature of the beer at the time of yeasting, and on every day thereafter its quantity, gravity and temperature at the hour of twelve meridian; also the time when any fermenting tub is emptied of ripe mash or beer, the number of gallons of spirits distilled, the number of gallons placed in warehouse, and the proof thereof, and the number of gallons sold or removed, with the proof thereof, and the name, place of business and residence of the person to whom sold; and every fermenting tub shall be emptied at the end of the fer- F¤¤¤¤¤*i¤z menting period, and shall remain empty for a, period of twenty-four Egbgguwggg tgud hours. On the first, eleventh, and twenty-first days of each month, or howlcihg td rewithin five days thereafter, respectively, every distiller shall render to ‘“°l“ °"‘P'Y; the assistant assessor an account, in duplicate, taken from his books, d,,“;§g;;]i·$,?, stating the quantity and kind of materials used for the production of booksto be renspirits each day, and the number of wine gallons and of proof gallons of §§Qe;;;’sQ;f‘Q{_ spirits produced and placed in warehouse. And the distiller or the princi- monthly, and on pal manager of the distillery shall make and subscribe the following oath, what MYS- to be attached to said return: -— the distillery at —-——, do solemnly swear that, since the date of the last turnreturn of the business of said distillery, dated ——-- day of ——-— to —— day of ———, both inclusive, there was produced in said distillery, and withdrawn and placed in warehouse, the number of wine gallons and proof gallons of spirits, and there were actually mashed and used in said distillery, and consumed in the production of spirits therein, the several quantities of grain, sugar, molasses, and other materials, respectively, hereinbcfore specified, and no more." ` The said book shall always be kept at the distillery, and be always Bootgtobekept open to the inspection of any revenue officer, and, when filled up, shall be gggésgglfgg 2; preserved by the distiller for a period not less than two years thereafter-, tion, and pgs. and whenever required shall be produced for the inspection of any §¢YV¤d ¤il·¤¤‘ b¤- revenue officer. If any false entry shall be made in either of said books, mg med uP' or any entry required to be made therein shall be omitted therefrom, for penalty fm. every such false entry made, or omission, the distiller shall forfeit and pay f¤1§¤§¤¤ri¤¤,¤r‘ a penalty of one thousand dollars. And if any such false entry shall be Q;“t;§;‘,;g°‘"““k° made, or any entry shall be omitted therefrom with intent to defraud or to conceal from the revenue officers any fact or particular required to be stated and entered in either of said books, or to mislead in reference thereto, or if any distiller as aforesaid shall omit or refuse to provide f°*`i_°¤?lm:§ either of said books, or shall cancel, obliterate, or destroy any part of glgallglggoks either of such books, or any entry therein, with intent to defraud, or shall or destroying permit the same to be done, or such books, or either of them, be not pro- :fj";bg;e‘{l‘;Y‘j;‘ti\ duced when required by any revenue ofiioer, the distillery, distilling intgnt to d;. apparatus, and the lot or tract of land on which it stands, and all personal 2`=*~¤_¤pf¤- . _· · - · - _· ucing books property of every kind and description on sand premises used in the bus1- when required_ ness there carried on, shall be forfeited to the United States. And any person making such false entry or omitting to make any entry hereinbetore required to be made, with the intent aforesaid, or who shall cause or procure the same to be done, or who shall fraudulently cancel, obl1ter— ate, or destroy any part of said books, or any entry therein, or tvho shall wilthlly fail to produce such books or either of them, on conviction, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than six months nor more than two years. th;tn’f:;s;’¥’§ d“‘ Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That on receipt of the d1stiller’s month whether first return in each month, the assessor shall inquire and determine    Sewhether said distiller has accounted in his returns for the preceding mms produced month for all the spirits produced by him; and to determine the ouannty by him. t of spirits thus to be accounted for, the whole quantity of materials used mdggg de °" for the production of spirits shall be ascertained; and forty-tive gallons gu vopxvg, of mush or beer brewed or fermented from grain shall represent not less p· 42-
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