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484 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 169. 1867. fine mid im- on conviction thereof shall be fined in double the sum or value of the P"s°*““°“’· money or property received or demanded, and be imprisoned for s. period of not loss than one year nor more than ten years. _ Forfei·te<l dis- Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That no distilled spirits which have gglgg ;g,‘5‘;,;1}’°’ been forfeited to the government in accordance with law shall be sold forless pricuhau, a. price less than the amount of the tax required thereon bylaw at the &c-; time of such sale. And if the officer having such spirits in charge shall have been unable, for a. period of ninety days, to [sell] the same for a price shall be de- cqual to the tax, such spirits shall be destroyed, under such rules and ““"?‘d# "A> S"' regulations as the commissioner of internal revenue may prescribe. Penalty for Sec. 28. And be it jicrtfzcr enacted, That if any pcrson shall falsely

];)*2; represent himself to be a revenue officer of the United States, and shall

9mm,-, and act. in such assumed character demand or receive any money or other article wg ¤S Such- of value from any person for any duty or tax due to the United States, or for any violation or pretended violation of any revenue law of the United States, such person shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and on

 lm‘ conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of five hundred dollprs, and to

p °irlppgsonmeut nfotlless than six months and not exceeding two years, at t e iscretion 0 me court. Phe mixing, Sec. 29. And be it jlcrther enacted, That no person shall mix for sale f""“"°’~ 9F “*‘Ph‘ naphtha and illumiuatinv oils or shall knowinoly sell or keep for sale or ·thz1 and illumx- . U ’ C , m_m,g 0;;,, O,. offer for sale such mixture, or shall sell or oder for sale oil made from selling. &c. pro- petroleum for illuminating purposes, inf]am[m]able at less temperature or hnm°d‘ fire test than one hundred and ten decrees Fa[h;]renheit and · _ s a . , any person so doing shall be held to be guilty of [:1:] misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof by indictment or presentment in any court of the United [States] !`s¤¤ify· having competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and by imprisonment for a term of not less than six mouths nor more than three years. Penalty for Sx·:c. 30. And be at further enacted, That if two or more persons con·

$00,, spire either to commit any offence against the laws of the United States,

{cncé m,,,;,m,G or to defraud the United States in any manner whatever, and one or more 1=¤~v$<>fthsQ¤i¤- of said parzies to said conspiracy shall do any act to effect the object §;,.2s3f,°5;€°{j;?,r thereof, the parties to said conspiracy shall be deemed guilty of a misdema smresirany meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a penalty of not less E:;§"i:f;g}¤d0es than one thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars, and to ami gc, hg Wm 1mpriso[n]ment_ not exceeding two years. And when any offence shall be sunuc . in c H C U 1 IS F1 0 18 U1 r H Gs all CCH] 5 6* 8 m aidmiljgg bevun 1 on _] dpc ailpd t it Hfbtld U ged pt t b d yl t tl · Omncem be ano icr, every sixcio ence SIR e eeme to iaye een committee in dccmgem bg e1ther of the smd districts, and may be dealt wnh, inquired of, tried, sypgrnglttsd determined and punished in either of the said districts, in the same manner ' as if it had been actually and wholly committed therein. _g:¤g>;;=3<;¤‘S *0 Ssc. 3.1. And be it further enacted, That all inspectors appointed under z' ‘ the provisions of the act or acts of which this is amendatory shall be required to give bonds, with security, approved by the Secretary of the Treasury or assessor of the district, in a sum not less than five thousand dollars, conditioned for the fhithfhl discharge of the duties of such inspector. Bémlty T0? Sec. 32. And be il further enacted, That an erson who shall sell, selling or givmv · . . p . away, Sm empi give away, or Oi'.l1B[`W1S€ dispose of, any empty cigar box or boxes which ty cigar boxes have been stamped, without first defhcing or destroying such stamps, or gtgrilgggfxegig shall refill any cigar box without first defhcing or destroying such stamp, Om dgymgng shall on conviction of either offence be liable to a. penalty of one hundred 6mé¤Pi1 _ dollars or to nmpnsonment not exceeding sixty days, or both, in the disb0X",:8;“§§:,c_ crctwn of the court, with the costs of the trial, and it shall be lawful For srroyed. any cigar inspector or revenue officer to destroy any empty cigar box upon which a cigar stamp shall be found. h0Tv°2,ft:§€tg‘Eg’» SEO. 33. And be it further enacted, That the tonnage duty now imposed pwigg and col. on all ships, vessels, or steamcrs engaged in foreign or domestic commerce, ect .