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 CH. 51—DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

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and on the day mentioned in said notice a government officer shall adopt such means, by locks and otherwise, as the Secretary or his delegate may, by regulations, prescribe to prevent the use of the stills. No distiller, after having given such notice, shall, after the time stated therein, carry on the business of a distiller on said premises until he gives another notice in writing to the Secretary or his delegate, stating the time when he will resume work; and at the time so stated for resuming work a government officer shall attend at the distillery to release the stills for use; and thereupon, and not before, work may be resumed in said distillery. The notices submitted under this section shall be in such form and submitted in such manner as the Secretary or his delegate may by regulations require. Nothing in this section shall apply to suspensions caused by unavoidable accidents; and the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to govern such cases of involuntary suspension. (b) W A IV E R OF REQUIREMENTS.— For authority to relieve distillers of the requirements of this section, see section 5179(b). SEC. 5192. SUPERVISION OF OPERATIONS BY STOREKEEPERGAUGERS. (a) ASSIGNMENT OF GAUGERS.—The Secretary or his delegate

shall assign to each distillery such number of storekeeper-gangers as he deems necessary for the proper supervision of the operations conducted on the premises thereof. (b) CISTERN R O O M. — The receiving cisterns in each distillery and the room in which they are contained shall be in charge of a storekeeper-gauger and shall be under such supervision by him as the Secretary or his delegate may, by regulations, prescribe. (c) U S E O F MATERIALS AND REMOVAL OF SPIRITS.—The use of

materials for the purpose of making mash, wort, or beer or for the production of spirits, and the removal of distilled spirits shall be under such supervision by storekeeper-gangers as the Secretary or his delegate shall, by regulations, prescribe, (d) STOREKEEPER-GAUGERS' RECORDS.—The storekeeper-gauger assigned to any distillery shall, in addition to all other duties required to be performed by him, keep such records and submit such reports as the Secretary or his delegate shall, by regulations, prescribe. (e) PENALTY.—

For penalty for use of materials or removal of spirits in violation of subsection (c), see section 5612. SEC. 5193. DRAWING, GAUGING, AND MARKING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS. (a) GENERAL RULE. — O n or before the third working day after distilled spirits are deposited into receiving cisterns, such spirits shall be drawn off and removed as provided by law. Except as otherwise provided by law, all distilled spirits shall be drawn from receiving cisterns into casks or packages, and thereupon shall be gauged and marked under the supervision of a storekeeper-gauger, and immediately removed into an internal revenue bonded warehouse. The Secretary or his delegate is hereby empowered to prescribe all necessary regulations relating to the drawing off, gauging, and packaging of distilled spirits; the marking, branding, numbering, and stamping of such 49012°—54

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