Excerpt from Gaugers' Weighing Manual: Embracing Regulations and Tables for Determining the Taxable Quantity of Distilled Spirits by Weighing; November 1, 1900 Under the provisions of section 3249 of the Revised Stat utes of the United States, for the prevention and detection of frauds by distillers of spirits, the Commissioner of Inter nal Revenue is empowered to prescribe such hydrometers, weighing and gauging instruments, or other means for ascertaining the strength and quantity of spirits subject to tax as he may deem necessary; also to prescribe rules and regulations to secure a uniform and correct system of inspection, weighing, marking and gauging of spirits. By virtue of said provisions, and in the exercise of the authority thus conferred, and as a means for the preven tion of fraud, as well as of securing greater accuracy, weighing by the use of scales is hereby prescribed for the official determination of the number of gallons of spirits in casks or packages, concurrently with the continued par tial use of the gauging rod and wantage rod heretofore prescribed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.