Chapter 1371. To amend sections thirty-three hundred and sixty-two and thirty-three hundred and ninety-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to tobacco
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CHAP. 1371.— An Act To amend sections thirty-three hundred and sixty-two and thirty-three hundred and ninety-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to tobacco. July 1, 1902. [[Public, No. 237](/us/pl/57/237).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Internal revenue.Tobacco.[R. S., sec. 3362, p. 657](/us/rs/s3362/p657), amended.Vol. 20, p. 345.Vol. 22, p. 401. That section thirty-three hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of March first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and by the Act of January ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out all after the fifth paragraph thereof and inserting in lieu of the words so striken out the following:
" Marking of packages.“And every such wooden package shall have printed or marked thereon the manufacturer’s name and place of manufacture, the registered number of the manufactory, and the gross weight, the tare, and *Provisos.*Export packages exempt.the net weight of the tobacco in each package: *Provided,* That these limitations and descriptions of packages shall not apply to tobacco and snuff transported in bond for exportation and actually exported: *And provided further,*Sales of perique, etc., between manufacturers without tax.
That perique tobacco, fine-cut shorts, the refuse of fine-cut chewing tobacco, refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings, and sweepings of tobacco may be sold in bulk as material, and without the payment of tax, by one manufacturer directly to another manufacturer, or for export, under such restrictions, rules, and regulations as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may prescribe: *And provided further,*Materials for packing. That wood, metal, paper, or other materials may be used separately or in combination for packing tobacco, snuff, and cigars 715under such regulations as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may establish.
” " Sec. 2. That the last paragraph of section thirty-three hundred andPackages of manufactured tobacco, etc.[R. S., sec. 3394, p. 666](/us/rs/s3394/p666), amended.Vol. 30. p. 206. ninety-four of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the tenth section of the Act of July twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, is hereby further amended so as to read as follows: " “No packages of manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars, or cigarettes,Printing, etc., prohibited with packages. prescribed by law, shall be permitted to have packed in, or attached to, or connected with, them, nor affixed to, branded, stamped, marked, written, or printed upon them, any paper, certificate, or instrument purporting to be or represent a ticket, chance, share or interest in, or dependent upon, the event of a lottery, nor any indecent or immoral picture, representation, print, or words; and any violation of the provisionsPenalty added.[R.
S., sec. 3456, p. 684](/us/rs/s3456/p684). of this paragraph shall subject the offender to the penalties and punishments provided by section thirty-four hundred and fifty-six of the Revised Statutes,” " Approved, July 1, 1902.