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trict, in the sum of not less than $2,000 nor more than $20,000, to be fixed by the collector of the district, according to the quantum of business proposed to be done by the manufacturer, with right of appeal by the manufacturer to the Commissioner in respect to the amount of said bond, conditioned that he shall not engage in any attempt, by himself or by collusion with others, to defraud the Government of any tax on his manufactures; that he shall render truly and completely all the returns, statements, and inventories prescribed by law or regulations; that whenever he adds to the number of cutting-machines, presses, snuff-mills, hand-mills, or other mills or machines enumerated in the statement required under section 2012, he shall immediately give notice thereof to the collector of the district; that he shall stamp, in accordance with law, all tobacco and snuff manufactured by him before he removes any part thereof from the place of manufacture; that he shall not knowingly sell, purchase, expose, or receive for sale any manufactured tobacco or snuff which has not been stamped as required by law; and that he shall comply with all the requirements of law relating to the manufacture of tobacco or snuff. Additional sureties may be required by the collector from time to time.

SEC. 2014. CERTIFICATE.

Every manufacturer of tobacco shall obtain a certificate from the collector of the district, who is directed to issue the same, setting forth the kind and number of machines, presses, snuff-mills, handmills, or other mills and machines enumerated in the statement required under section 2012; which certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous place within the manufactory.

SEC. 2015. SIGN.

Every manufacturer of tobacco shall place and keep on the side or end of the building wherein his business is carried on, so that it can be distinctly seen, a sign, with letters thereon not less than three inches in length, painted in oil-colors or gilded, giving his full name and business.

SEC. 2016. FACTORY NUMBER.

Every collector shall cause the several manufactories of tobacco or snuff in his district to be numbered consecutively, which numbers shall not be thereafter changed, except for reasons satisfactory to himself and approved by the Commissioner.

SEC. 2017. INVENTORY.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of tobacco or snuff shall make and deliver to the collector of the district a true inventory, in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, and verified by his own oath, of the quantity of each of the different kinds of tobacco, snuff flour, snuff, stems, scraps, clippings, waste, tin-foil, licorice, sugar, gum, and other materials held or owned by him on the first day of January of each year, or at the time of commencing and at the time of concluding business, if before or after the first of January; setting forth what portion of said goods and materials, and what kinds, were manufactured and produced by him and what was purchased from others. The collector shall make personal ex

amination of the stock sufficient to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the inventory, and shall verify the fact of such examination by oath, to be indorsed on or affixed to the inventory.

SEC. 2018. BOOKS.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of tobacco or snuff shall keep a book or books, the forms of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, and enter therein daily an accurate account of all the articles referred to in section 2017 purchased by him, the quantity of tobacco, snuff, and snuff flour, stems, scraps, clippings, waste, tinfoil, licorice, sugar, gum, and other material, of whatever description, manufactured, sold, consumed, or removed for consumption or sale, or removed from the place of manufacture in bond, and to what district removed; also the number of net pounds of lumps of plug tobacco made in the lump-room, and the number of packages and pounds thereof produced in the pressroom each day.

SEC. 2019. MONTHLY ABSTRACTS.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of tobacco or snuff shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, furnish to the collector a true and complete abstract from the book required under section 2018 to be kept, verifying the same by his oath, of all such purchases, sales, and removals made during the month next preceding.

SEC. 2020. CROSS REFERENCE.

For packing and selling requirements, see subchapter C [sections 2100 and following].

Part II-Definition and Requirements of Cigar and Cigarette Manufacturers

SEC. 2030. DEFINITION.

Every person whose business it is to make or manufacture cigars or cigarettes for himself, or who employs others to make or manufacture cigars or cigarettes, shall be regarded as a manufacturer of cigars or cigarettes, respectively.

SEC. 2031. REGISTRATION.

Every manufacturer of cigars or cigarettes shall register with the collector of the district his name, or style, place of residence, trade, or business, and the place where such trade or business is to be carried

on.

SEC. 2032. STATEMENT.

Every person, before commencing the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes, shall furnish, without previous demand therefor, to the collector of the district a statement in duplicate, under oath, setting forth the place, and, if in a city, the street and number of the street, where the manufacture is to be carried on; and when the same are to be manufactured for, or to be sold and delivered to, any other person, the name and residence and business or occupation of the person for whom they are to be manufactured, or to whom they are to be delivered.

SEC. 2033. BOND.

Every person, before commencing the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes, shall give bond, in conformity with the provisions of this

chapter, in such penal sum as the collector may require, not less than $100, and the sum of said bond may be increased from time to time and additional sureties required, at the discretion of the collector, or under the instructions of the Commissioner. Said bond shall be conditioned that he shall not engage in any attempt, by himself or by collusion with others, to defraud the Government of any tax on his manufactures; that he shall render correctly all the returns, statements, and inventories prescribed; that he shall stamp, in accordance with law, all cigars or cigarettes manufactured by him before he offers the same or any part thereof for sale, and before he removes any part thereof from the place of manufacture; that he shall not knowingly sell, purchase, expose, or receive for sale any cigars or cigarettes which have not been stamped as required by law; and that he shall comply with all the requirements of law relating to the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes.

SEC. 2034. SIGN.

Every cigar or cigarette manufacturer shall place and keep on the side or end of the building within which his business is carried on, so that it can be distinctly seen, a sign, with letters thereon not less than three inches in length, painted in oil-colors or gilded, giving his full name and business.

SEC. 2035. FACTORY NUMBER.

Every collector shall cause the several manufactories of cigars or cigarettes in his district to be numbered consecutively, which number shall not thereafter be changed.

SEC. 2036. INVENTORY.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes shall make and deliver to the collector of the district a true inventory, in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner, of the quantity of leaf tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, stems, scraps, clippings, and waste, and of the number of cigar and cigarette boxes and the capacity of each box, held or owned by him on the first day of January of each year, or at the time of commencing and at the time of concluding business, if before or after the first of January; setting forth what portion and kinds of said goods were manufactured or produced by him, and what were purchased from others, and shall verify said inventory by his oath indorsed thereon. The collector shall make personal examination of the stock sufficient to satisfy himself as to the correctness of the inventory; and shall verify the fact of such examination by oath to be indorsed on the inventory.

SEC. 2037. BOOKS.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes. shall enter daily in a book, the form of which shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, an accurate account of all the articles enumerated in section 2036 purchased by him, the quantity of leaf tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, stems, cigar or cigarette boxes, of whatever description, manufactured, sold, consumed or removed for consumption or sale, or removed from the place of manufacture.

SEC. 2038. MONTHLY ABSTRACTS.

Every person engaged in the manufacture of cigars or cigarettes shall, on or before the tenth day of each and every month, furnish to the collector of the district a true and accurate abstract from the book required under section 2037, verified by his oath, of all such purchases, sales, and removals made during the month next preceding.

SEC. 2039. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS PURCHASING CIGARETTE TUBES.

Every manufacturer of cigarettes purchasing any cigarette paper made up into tubes shall

(a) BOND.-Give bond in an amount and with sureties satisfactory to the Commissioner that he will use such tubes in the manufacture of cigarettes or pay thereon a tax equivalent to the tax imposed by section 2000 (d); and

(b) RECORDS AND RETURNS.-Keep such records and render under oath such returns as the Commissioner finds necessary to show the disposition of all tubes purchased or imported by such manufacturer of cigarettes.

SEC. 2040. PURCHASES OF LEAF TOBACCO FROM OTHER MANUFACTURERS OR DEALERS.

It shall be lawful for any licensed manufacturer of cigars or cigarettes to purchase leaf tobacco of any other licensed manufacturer or dealer in quantities less than the original package, for use in his own manufactory exclusively.

Part III-Definition and Requirements of Dealers in Leaf Tobacco

SEC. 2050. DEFINITION.

(a) GENERAL. Every person shall be regarded as a dealer in leaf tobacco whose business it is, for himself or on commission, to sell, or offer for sale, or consign for sale on commission, leaf tobacco.

(b) FARMERS, GROWERS, AND COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.-A farmer or grower of tobacco or a tobacco growers' cooperative association shall not be regarded as a dealer in leaf tobacco in respect to the leaf tobacco produced by him or handled by such association: Provided, That such cooperative associations shall be required to keep available records of all purchases and sales of tobacco, such records to be open to inspection by the agents of the Government. As used in this subsection, the term "tobacco growers' cooperative association" means an association of farmers or growers of tobacco organized and operated as sales agent for the purpose of marketing the tobacco produced by its members and turning back to them the proceeds of sales, less the necessary selling expenses, on the basis of the quantity and quality of tobacco furnished by them.

SEC. 2051. REGISTRATION.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall register with the collector of the district his name, or style, place of residence, trade, or business, and the place where such trade or business is to be carried on.

SEC. 2052. STATEMENT OF LOCATION OF BUSINESS AND PLACES OF STORAGE.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall file with the collector of the district in which his business is carried on a statement in duplicate, subscribed under oath, setting forth the place, and, if in a city, the street and number of the street, where his business is to be carried on, and the exact location of each place where leaf tobacco is held by him on storage, and, whenever he adds to or discontinues any of his leaf tobacco storage places, he shall give immediate notice to the collector of the district in which he is registered.

SEC. 2053. BOND.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall give a bond with surety, satisfactory to, and to be approved by, the collector of the district, in such penal sum as the collector may require, not less than $500; and a new bond may be required in the discretion of the collector, or under the instructions of the Commissioner.

SEC. 2054. CERTIFICATE AND NUMBER.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall be assigned a number by the collector of the district, which number shall appear in every inventory, invoice, and report rendered by the dealer, who shall also obtain certificates from the collector of the district setting forth the place where his business is carried on and the places designated by the dealer as the places of storage of his tobacco, which certificates shall be posted conspicuously within the dealer's registered place of business, and within each designated place of storage.

SEC. 2055. INVENTORY.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall make and deliver to the collector of the district a true inventory of the quantity of the different kinds of tobacco held or owned, and where stored by him, on the first day of January of each year, or at the time of commencing and at the time of concluding business, if before or after the first day of January, such inventory to be made under oath and rendered in such form as may be prescribed by the Commissioner.

SEC. 2056. RECORDS AND INVOICES.

Every dealer in leaf tobacco shall render such invoices and keep such records as shall be prescribed by the Commissioner, and shall enter therein, day by day, and upon the same day on which the circumstance, thing, or act to be recorded is done or occurs, an accurate account of the number of hogsheads, tierces, cases, and bales, and quantity of leaf tobacco contained therein, purchased or received by him, on assignment, consignment, for storage, by transfer or otherwise, and of whom purchased or received, and the number of hogsheads, tierces, cases, and bales, and the quantity of leaf tobacco contained therein, sold by him, with the name and residence in each instance of the person to whom sold, and if shipped, to whom shipped, and to what district; such records shall be kept at his place of business at all times and preserved for a period of two years, and the same shall be open at all hours for the inspection of any internal revenue officer or agent.

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