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THIRD SCHEDULE. Sect. 91.
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Rules with respect to Rectifiers.
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First Part.
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1. A rectifier may not have any opening, fixed pipe, or conveyance leading to or from a still used by him, except one charging pipe leading to the still, and the discharge cock and the head of the still terminating in the worm.
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2. A rectifier must permit the charge and discharge cock of every still used by him to be secured by the officer, and kept so secured whilst the still is at work.
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Second Part.
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1. The discharge cock of every still used by a rectifier must be so placed that the officer may have convenient access thereto, and for this purpose must be continued in a straight line from the body of the still, and must not project more than three feet therefrom.
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2. A rectifier must, before beginning to draw off spirits from a still, charge the still with a quantity of liquor, in the proportion of not less than seven parts in ten of the whole quantity which the still, including the head, is capable of containing, and must keep the still so charged until he begins to draw off spirits therefrom.
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3. Every still must be worked off within sixteen hours from the time of the officers’ taking the gauge thereof.
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4. A rectifier must, as soon as his still has been worked off, remove the head therefrom, unless it is permanently fixed to the body of the still, and the head so removed must not be replaced until the still is again charged and ready to be worked.
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5. A rectifier must not allow his still to be worked until the officer has examined the quality of the spirits therein.
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Third Part.
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1. When a rectifier desires to have the furnace door or steam pipe of a still unlocked, he must give the officer not less than twelve hours’ previous written notice, specifying the still, and the day and hour when he wishes to have the door or pipe unlocked.
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2. The officer shall attend at the time so specified, or within one hour thereafter.
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3. The officer must not open the door or pipe until the still has been fully charged, and until he has examined its contents and seen the head of the still put on and ready to be locked down.
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4. The officer shall not be bound to remain for this purpose more than one hour at any one time, and if within one hour after his arrival the still is not charged, and its head ready to be locked down, another notice shall be requisite.
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5. Whenever any vessel, utensil, cock, pipe, pump, or other article on the premises of a rectifier which is required by law to be locked and secured has to be opened for the purpose of any cleaning, repair, or improvement, the officer shall, on receiving a written request for that purpose, open the same, and keep it open whilst the work is in progress. He must close every such vessel or article every evening as soon as the work is finished for the day, but must attend to open it at six o’clock every morning until the work is completed.
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Fourth Part.
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Where the strength of any spirits forming part of the stock of a rectifier, by reason of their being compounded with other substances, cannot be ascertained by Sykes's hydrometer, he must, on request by an officer, cause the true quantity and strength of the spirits to be legibly marked on the outside of the cask or vessel containing the same, and to be kept so marked until the spirits are removed therefrom.
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