Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-02-21
An act to provide for the Collection Of
Territorial and County revenue.

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SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legisla-
hre assembly Of tie Territory Of Washing
ton:
That in the counties of Boise, Idaho. Nez
Pcrce. Shoshone, Missoula, Stevens and Wala
Wolla. there shall be levied and collected
quarterly yearly license tax, as follows:
1st. From each proprietor or keeper OF a
billiard table, not kept for the exclusive use
Of the owner or his farnilE for each table
fifteen dollars per quartz For nine or ten
min or bowling alley, FIVE dollars for each
allev: license to be granted for term not
less than three mcnts; Provided, that this
section shall not apply to any license issued
by any Incorporated city.
I'd. All tavern or inn keepers, or keepers
of saloons, and oil persons who may sell or
disnose of any spurious, malt. or termented
lionors, or wimes in less quantities than one
ouart. shall, before the transaction OF any
snch business, take out a license or Licenses,
from the county auditor as prescribed in this
act. and make payment therefor MS follows:
Those whose average monthly sales amount
n one thousand dollars or more. shal consti.
int. the first class. Five hundred dollars
and not over one thousand dollars, tho second
class. One hundred dollars, and not excee-
ding five hundred dollars, the third class
and all monthly sales less than one hundred
dollars, the fourth class. The license to DC
paid for the first class shall be fifty dollars
per month: for the second class, thirty-hve
dollars per month: for the third class, twen-
tv dollars per month, and for the fourth Glass;
ten dollars per month, and all licenses gran
ted bv this act shall be granted for three SIX
or twelve months at the option of tho party
applying for such licenses.
SIC. 2. On the party paying to the coun'
ty treasurer the amount of money Tor license
in proportion to the amount of business as
sncci6ed in this article, the treasurer shall
thereupon execute and deliver to such party
n recent therefore, in which he shall specify
tho amount of money paid, by whom paid.
and the town, city, or paticular locality OF
tho business establishment and upon the
nrescntation of said receipt to tho county au-
ditor. he shall issue license to tho party
under seal of his Office in which license shall
ho stated the kind of business authorized to
he transacted, and tho town, city. or locality
of such business establishment. The auditor
shall thcrcupon charge the county treasurer
with tho amount of mony specified in said
recent in book kept for that purpose, and
sholI file said receipt as voucher in his office.
rho auditor shall be entitled to demand and
rec.;ve one dollar for each license issued by
him under this act, to be collected from the
person receiving such license, and III no case
shall onv other fec be allowed to auditors for
ony service connected with the issuance OF
licenses, as provided in this act.
SEC. 3. All moneys received and PAD
into the county treasury for licenses, rs pre-
scr;bed in this act, shall be used and appro-
priated as other county funds, for county pur'
poses. +
SEC. A. The sheriffs or tax collectors OF
the several counties specified in this act, shall
receive ten per cent, on all moneys collected
and paid over by them according to law. The
assessor and his deputies, each, shall DO al'
lowed not more than six dollars per diem for
his services, while actually engaged in the
assessment of tho property Of his county the
per diem to bo regulated by tho board Of
county commissioners of his county: Provi'
d.t. the assessor shall not receive a per diem
vile engaged in tho collection of poll taxes.
The county treasurer shall pc allowed iour
per cent, on all moneys received and disbursed
by him; provided. that nothing in this act
shall be so construed us to allow any of1lcer
n percentage for both receiving and diso"rs'
ing. The county treasurers OF each county
shall also be allowed the reasonable cost Of
coveying moneys from the county treasury
to tho territorial treasury. and shall so for
ward moneys at the time prescribed by law,
by such conveyance as tho territorial treasur-
er shall designate, and it shall be the duty of
the territorial treasurer so to designate the
manner of forwarding by responsible tex
press " conveyance, at !east one month before
the period prescribed by law for making set.
tlement with the territorial auditor and treas
ufer.
SEC. s. The amount allowed and paid to
the eherffs, Tor tax collectors,) assessors, and
auditors, while engaged in collecting Terrific
rial aud County revenue in the counties here
in named. shall be apportioned by the county
auditor in proportion to the amount received
i into the county treasury for Territorial pur.
poses. and charged to the Territory and coun-
ty, ratably in said proportions; and the coun-
" auditor shall forward to the Territorial
auditor certified statement of the amount
so apportioned against the Territory, and
the Territorial auditor shall credit the county
treasurer Herewith. an.
SRc. 6. Any person or persons, who shall
keep billiard table, bowling alley. or who
| shalt sell spurious, malt or fSrmentsd liquors
in less quantities than one quart without, Arst
obtaining license as provided by law. shal!
be declared guilty Of misdsmeanor. and
shall be fined in any sum not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, for each and
every ofFeuse; and upon complaint by any
person, being made before Justice Of the
peace Of the county, or before any court
t.v;rr ;,,r;a1ictson of INV violation of the