CODIFICATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS SEC. 3154. REFUNDS AND CREDITS. (a) ALLOWANCE. - The Commissioner shall make refund, or in lieu thereof, if he so elects, allow credit to a brewer in the amount of tax paid by such brewer on any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, or other similar fermented malt liquor manufactured by such brewer which has become unsalable by reason of its condition, upon the filing of a claim therefor by the brewer and proof by him to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that such beer, lager beer, ale, porter, or other similar fermented malt liquor (1) was fully tax-paid, (2) was law- fully removed from his brewery to his bottling house on or after March 22, 1933, (3) never was removed from such bottling house, except in the process of destruction or for return to the brewery, (4) had become unsalable without fraud, connivance, or collusion on his part, and (5) was destroyed by him in such bottling house in the presence of a representative of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, or was returned from such bottling house to the brewery in which made for use therein as brewing material. (b) TIME FOR FILING CIAm.- No such claim shall be allowed un- less filed within ninety days after such destruction or return to the brewery for use as brewing material, or, in the case of any beer, lager beer, ale, porter, or other similar fermented malt liquor so destroyed or returned before June 26, 1936, within ninety days after such date. (c) CRxrr BY STAMP. -T he Commissioner is authorized to issue to the brewer to whom a credit is allowed pursuant to this section stamps in an amount equal to such credit, for use by him in the payment of the tax upon beer, lager beer ale, porter, or other similar fermented malt liquor manufactured by him. (d) RULES AND REGILATIoNs.-T he Commissioner, with the ap- proval of the Secretary, is authorized to make such rules and regula- tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (e) TRANSFER OF DUTIES. - For transfer of powers and duties of Commissioner and his agents, see section 3170. SEC. 3155. REQUIREMENTS ON BREWERS. (a) NOTICE OF BUSINESS. -Every brewer shall, before commencing or continuing business, file with the officer designated for that pur- pose by the Commissioner a notice in writing and in the form pre- scribed by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary. Such notice shall set forth (a) the name and residence of the brewer, and the names and residences of all such persons interested or to be interested in the business, directly or indirectly, as the Commissioner shall prescribe, (b) the precise place where the business is to be carried on, including a description of the premises on which the brewery is situated, the title of the brewer to the premises, and the name of the owner thereof, and (c) such additional particulars as the Commissioner shall prescribe as necessary for the protection of the revenue. (b) BoNDs. -Every brewer, on filing notice as provided by law of his intention to commence or continue business, shall execute a bond to the United States in a penal sum equal to the amount of the tax on fermented malt liquor which, in the opinion of the Com- missioner, said brewer will be liable to pay during any one month: Provided, That the penal sum of any such bond shall not exceed $100,000 nor be less than $1,000. The bond shall be conditioned that the brewer shall pay, or cause to be paid, as herein provided, the tax required by law on all beer, lager beer, ale, porter, and other fer- mented liquors made by or for him, before the same is sold or removed for consumption or sale, except as hereinafter provided; and that he shall keep, or cause to be kept, in the manner required by law, a book which shall be open to inspection by the proper officers, as by law required; and that he shall in all respects faithfully comply, without 368
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