Modification of Volstead Act. Hearings ... Dec. 7-14, 19321932 - 686 pages |
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3.2 per cent alcohol by volume alcohol by weight alcoholic beverages alcoholic content amount Anti-Saloon League barley barrels of beer beer bill believe Bishop CANNON bootlegger bottles brewers brewing cent alcohol cent beer cent of alcohol Chairman CHINDBLOM cider Collier bill committee Congress Constitution consumed consumption containing distilled Doctor MCBRIDE Doctor MILES DOUGHTON drink drunk effect eighteenth amendment enactment enforcement ESTEP estimate fact Federal fermentation figures fruit juices gallons gentlemen going Government grape hearings HUBER increase industry internal revenue intoxicating liquor legalize legislation light wines liquor traffic malt malt liquors manufacture MCCABE McCORMACK mean ment MODIFICATION OF VOLSTEAD national prohibition act nonintoxicating one-half permit PHILIP HILL porter production purpose question RAGON RAINEY repeal represent sale of beer saloon Secretary MILLS Senate sold statement Supreme Court tion to-day TREADWAY Treasury United VINSON Volstead Act vote Washington Webb-Kenyon Act whisky
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Page 203 - And such liquids may be developed, under permit, by persons other than the manufacturers of beverages containing less than one-half of 1 per centum of alcohol by volume, and sold to such manufacturers for conversion into such beverages.
Page 342 - ... any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquids, and compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented, or not, and by whatever name called, containing one-half of 1 per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes...
Page 8 - Is intended by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed, sold, or In any manner used, either in the original package, or otherwise, in violation of any law of such State.
Page 21 - ... for beverage purposes: Provided, That the foregoing definition shall not extend to dealcoholized wine nor to any beverage or liquid produced by the process by which beer, ale, porter, or wine is produced, if it contains less than one-half of 1 per centum of alcohol by volume...
Page 8 - ... territory, or district of the United States, or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other state, territory or district of the United States or place noncontiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof...
Page 8 - That the shipment or transportation, in any manner or by any means whatsoever, of any spirituous, vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind, from one State, Territory, or District of the United States...
Page 73 - After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territories subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
Page 265 - Act shall be deemed to be the product made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe grapes, without addition or abstraction, except such as may occur in the usual cellar treatment of clarifying and aging...
Page 283 - The Chairman. We thank you for your statement. The next witness is Hon.
Page 684 - ... containing more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol by volume, except as herein provided.