78 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 73, 74, 75. 1868. June 25, 1868. CHAP. LXXIII. ·— An Act for the Relief of certain Exporlers of Rum. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembler}, That the act of January eleventh, G¤¤s¢r¤¤¢i<>¤ eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, cntxtlcd "An act to prevent frauds in °fjf1Q;8°:f·§f‘8‘ the collection of tax on distilled spirits," he so construed as toepepmiq; Seeposzz p. 266. rum, which at the date of the passage of sand act was already distilled or C°"*“¤."~““ rediscilled and intended for export and actually contracted for to be deliv. g:_’Q:°,~,,`;";;; ered for exportation, to be withdrawn, removed, and exported from me p¤rwti¤¤; United Smtes under such transportation and export bonds and regulations as were required therefor immediately prior to the passage of said act, mbe expom and as shall be provided for hereafter: Provided, That all such spirits gg "i°bi¤ ***°Y shell be actually exported within sixty days from the passage of; this eee; $2,0; re, and that before any such exportation shall be permntted, proof in writing quired- shall be furnished by sworn evidence, to the satisfaction of the commigsioner of internal revenue, that such rum was in fact: at the date mentioned intended for export and distilled or redistilled for that purpose or TM *° b° d¤°» actually contracted for to be so exported. And upon failure to so export ‘f’&°' the same within said sixty days, the tax thereon shall become due and payable, and the bonds given for the transportation and export thereof shall be forfeited and collected, as in case of such bonds not cancelled according to law. APPROVED, June 25, 1868. J¤Y10 25, 1868- CHAP. LXXIV.—— An Act to re-establish the Boundaries of the Collection Districts of —`_~;`— Michigan and Michilimackinac, and to change the Names of the Collection Districts ey' Michitimackinac and Port Huron. Be it enacted by the Senate and Muse of Representatives of Uze United Couccuon dis. States of America in Congress assembled, That the collection district of trick of Michi- Michigan shall be extended so as to embrace all the territory and waters gm °x°°“d°d‘ of the State of Michigan lying west of the principal meridian and south of the lmitudinal line dividing townships number forty-three from town~ ships number forty-four, north of the base line of said State, excluding ge territory bordering Green Buy and including the island of Bois lanc. M_D:=§¥}‘i<=¤ cg Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the collection district of Michiingyagnggcmmcd limackinuc shall hereafter be called the district of Superior, and shall Superior, and to embrace all that part of the upper peninsula of the State of Michigan i¤°*“d° “'h***· lying cast of the principal meridian, all the islands in, and bordering upon, the Saint Marie river, and all that part of the State of Michigan lying west of the principal meridian and north of the iatitudinal line dividing townships number {brty-tliree from townships number forty-four, north of the base line of the said State, including the territory in said State bordering Green Bay, together with all the islands, waters, and shores of Lake Superior and the adjacent territory unto the headwaters of all the rivers and streams tributary thereto and within the jurisdiction of the United Suites. Pogismiggio Sec. And be it furtnerlenacted, That the collection district. of.P0rt be mm Huron_ m the State of Michigan, shall hereafter be called the district of Axwnovmn, June 25, 1868.
June 25, 1868- CHAP. LXXV.—An Act lo extend the Boundaries of the Collection District ofPhilw delphia so as to include the whole carzsolz'datecZ City of Philadelph1`a. Pm of (muy S Be it cn<zc¢ed_by toe Senate and House (y' Representatives of the United and dalmry of 'tates of Arncrzca rn Congress assernbted, That the port; of entry and dc- Phjludelyyhia lujcry of Phxladelphm, Pennsylvania, is hereby extended so as to include zrzunggiylzegwghole withm its boundaries the whole consolidated city of Philadelphia. my_ APPROVED, June 25, 1868.
