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[72 Stat. 1410]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 1410]

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PUBLIC LAW 85-859-SEPT. 2, 1958

[72 S T A T.

"SEC. 5681. PENALTY RELATING TO SIGNS. " (a) FAILURE TO POST REQUIRKD SIGN.—Every person engaged in distilling, warehousing of distilled spirits, rectifying, or bottling of distilled spirits, and every wholesale dealer in liquors, who fails to post the sign required by section 5115(a) or section 5180(a) shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. "(b) POSTING OR DISPLAYING FALSE SIGN.—Every person, other than a distiller, warehouseman of distilled spirits, rectifier, or bottler of distilled spirits who has received notice of registration of his plant under the provisions of section 5171(a), or other than a wholesale dealer in liquors who has paid the special tax (or who is exempt from payment of such special tax by reason of the provisions of section 5113 (a)), who puts up or keeps up any sign indicating that he may lawfully carry on the business of a distiller, bonded warehouseman, rectifier, bottler of distilled spirits, or wholesale dealer in liquors, as the case may be, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. "(c) PREMISES W H E R E No SIGN I S PLACED OR KEPT.—Every person who works in any distillery, or in any rectifying, distilled spirits bottling, or wholesale liquor establishment, on which no sign required by section 5115(a) or section 5180(a) is placed or kept, and every person who knowingly receives at, or carries or conveys any distilled spirits to or from any such distillery, or to or from any such rectifying, distilled spirits bottling, or wholesale liquor establishment, or who knowingly carries or delivers any grain, molasses, or other raw material to any distillery on which said sign is not placed and kept, shall forfeit all vehicles, aircraft, or vessels used in carrying or conveying such property and shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. " (d) PRESUMPTION.—Whenever on trial for violation of subsection (c) by working in a distillery or rectifying establishment on which no sign required by section 5180(a) is placed or kept, the defendant is shown to have been present at such premises, such presence of the defendant shall be deemed sufficient evidence to authorize conviction, unless the defendant explains such presence to the satisfaction of the jury (or of the court when tried without j u r y). "SEC. 5682. PENALTY FOR BREAKING LOCKS OR GAINING ACCESS. "Every person, wiio destroys, breaks, injures, or tampers with any lock or seal which may be placed on any room, building, tank, vessel, or apparatus, by any duly authorized internal revenue officer, or opens said lock, seal, room, building, tank, vessel, or apparatus, or in any manner gains access to the contents therein, in the absence of the proper officer, or otherwise than as authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both. "SEC. 5683. PENALTY AND FORFEITURE FOR REMOVAL OF LIQUORS UNDER IMPROPER BRANDS. "Whenever any person ships, transports, or removes any distilled spirits, wines, or beer, under any other than the proper name or brand known to the trade as designating the kind and quality of the contents of the casks or packages containing the same, or causes such act to be done, he shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, and shall forfeit such distilled spirits, wines, or beer, and casks or packages. "SEC. 5684. PENALTIES RELATING TO THE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF LIQUOR TAXES. " (a) FAILURE To P A Y TAX.—Whoever fails to pay any tax imposed S06S ^ ^ ^ ^°° by part I of subchapter A at the time prescribed shall, in addition to any other penalty provided in this title, be liable to a penalty of 5 percent of the tax due but unpaid.