FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I L OH. 126,127. 1875. 339 General, with the rank, pay and omolumcuts of a.briga.dicx· goncml ; four ‘· assistant quartormastcrsv~gc¤cm1, with the rank, pay and omolumonts of coloncls of cavalry; eight deputy quartcrma-stcrs-general,-with tho rank, pay and cmolumcubs of lieutenant-coloucls of caivailry; fourteen quartcrmastors, with tho rank, pay and amoluments of majors of cavalry ; arid thirty assistant quarhormustcrs, with the rzmk, pay and cmolumsuts 0 'captaius of cavalry. Sec. 2. That no more appointments shall be made in the grade of Mmmy stommilitary sborckccpcrs in the Quartormastcis Department, aud this grade k°*>P°*¤*¤ %*¤¤‘*°F· shall cease to exist as soon as the same 'becomes vacant by death, resig- QQ3T',' °P"'"' nation, or otherwise of the present incumbents. ' Sec. 3. That no officor now in service `shall be reduced in rank, or Rink and comdeprived of his commission by reason of any provision of this act. m*¤¤*°¤¤· 81:0.4. That no officer shall be promoted or appointed in tho Quay- Promotions myd tcrmaistc->r’s Department m excess of the orga¤1za.tion prescribed by tins ¤I>P°¤¤*¤¤°¤* m uct, and that so much of section six of the act japprovcd March third, gg;r¤;Q;:]:“°°v° oightcon hundred apd sixty-mno, entitled “Au act making approprxsv 1869 124 ( tions for the support of the Army for the ycar ouding Juno thirt.1otb, V 15 * °‘ _ ·s* ’* ,. . ,p.3l8,R.S., eighteen hundred and seventy, and for other purposcs", as upphcs to ,,_1;g4,P_212_ the Quartormastofs Department, bo, and tho same is hereby, repealed. Approved, March 3, 1875. CHAP. 127.-A.u act to further pr<?s§is gm siukiugfuud. and provide fortho oxi- Mumh 3 1S']5 g0110168 0 0 0VOH1H10D . .7i.. Bc it enacted by ¢he Senate emd House eg Representatives of the ZM5E25d _ States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the passage °“ distilled of ams me cum shall m16V16a and collected on an aamnmc spirits “P‘" · 1:hcrcaftcr produccd in the United States, zu tax of ninety cents on each proof gallon, or winezgallon when below proof, to be paid by the disbi1— when pn,yu1,1,,_ 1c1·,_0w¤cr or person having possession thereof, before removal from the distillery bonded warehouse; and so much of sccuion three thousand two hundred and Hfby—ono of the Revised Statutes of the United States R. s., sgsyp. 030, GS is iuconsistcut herewith is hereby repealed, · repealed nu pam. -- . Sec. 2. That section three thousand three hundred and sixtyoighu A R. S., 3368, p.6G2, of the Revised Statutes bo, and the same is hereby, amended by striking ¤¤,i?¤d€d· t b out the words “ twenty cents 2, pouud", and inserting in lieu thereof, “d";m‘§ ° “°°° the words “twcnby-four cents a. pound"; and that section three thou- ` sand three hundred and ninety-four of the Riviscd Smtutcs`bc, and use same is hereby, amended by striking out t a word °‘6.VG” Wh8I‘6V€I‘lC 3,5,,33%,1,,670. occurs therein, and inserting instead thereof the word “SlX”, and by Tux on cigars. ` striking out the wor» -|:ifcy" and inserting instead thereof the words °‘scvonty—5vc": Provided, That the increase of mx herein provided for proviso_ shall not apply to tobacco on which tho tax under existing 1a.w shall · have boon paid when this not mkcs cffccb. And provided further, That: whenever it shall be shown tgp tzho satisfaction of the -§ccrctmy of tho Treasury by testimony under oath that any person lmblo. to psy the Coutmccs prior increased mx by this section imposed had prior to tho tenth day ot Feb- E; f€€;>£&1%li L ruary, eighteen hundred and sovcnby-iivo, made a. contract for pho tutpro by whom mx to gg delivery of such tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes at a. dxcd price, jvluch paid_ conuucb was in writing prior to that date, such tobacco may be delivered to tho couizmctin party entitled thereto under special permit fromjzhc Commissioner ofdntcrnhl Revenue provided thorotbr, without previous payment of such additional mx; but the said additional mx shall be a. lion thereon, and shall be paid by and collected from tlgo purchaser uudcr such contract before the solo or removal thereof by hup, and wlicn demanded by the collector of internal revenue for the district to which tho same shall be removed for delivery to the pxuchascr; and any salc Salo by purchas- 0r removal by such purchaser, prior to the payment of such mx, shrill cr v£1t1; on:1¢sl {{nyi subjccts him and such tobacco so sold or removed to all cbc pcualtxcs 2**:; ° ;gr;.Jit‘§;_:; and processes of law providcd in the case of manufacturers ot tobacco and i,0,mmuS ’ so sclliug or removing tobacco to avoid the payment of tax.
