Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-14
LIQUOR DEALERS IN COUNCIL.

Report of the Executive Committee.
An adjourned meeting Of the Liquor
Dealers Association in this city was held
in the Common Council Chamber, last
night, Alex. Hemphill in the chair. The
minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved. Mr.. George Kinney, act
ing chsirman of the Executive Commit.
tee, then read the following report
To THE LIQUOR DEALERS ASSOCIATION
OF NAsHvILLE:-The undersigned com
mittee, appointed at a meeting of your
BODY, held on the 18th of June ult., ito
take such steps as they may deem proper
to accomplish an organization of the
county, and to unite and correspond with
similar organizations in other counties"
respectfully submit the following report
They have seen and conferred with
the liquor dealers in Davidson county
whom they find willing and snxious
to cooperate with your association in such
measures as are most likely to relieve
them of the offensive burdens imposed by
law upon their business. Your committee
are of opinion that they can only be OBJ
tanned though the action of the General
Assembly by modifying and reducing the
taxes, and also by the reduction Of
the assessments Of corporation heen-
ses and county taxes. To effect the
first our organization should be ex-
tended throughout the State and
thus bring an influence to bear on the
entire membership of the Legislature
While county taxes and corporation IL
censs are local and not inform, your COM
mittee believe that any liberal action on
the part of the General Assembly, would
be responded to by various local authori-
ties, They, therefore, recommend ss the
primary step to the accomplishment of
the end desired, that a form of OF ganiZa-
ton be prepared, having for its purpose the
union of the liquor dealers in all the coun-
ties of the State, who shall represent the
facts of the onerous and unjust statutory
determinations against the business In
which we are engaged Your committee
sl,o recommend that the form OF organiza-
ton for the State Liquor Dealers AssOcia-
ton be printed and sent to each county by
his Association, with an address, also to
he prin,ed, setting forth the objects of the
Asa alton, the facts upon which it is
based. and the objects to be attained.
You committee have deferred present.
inc a form, of such extended organization,
preferring to submit TO you the foregoing
outlines and suggestions, awaiting your
approval or modification. While we be-
lieys that united appeal to the Legis.
Iature would secure justice, we are advised
that we have a remedy through the
judiciary, which would interpose to
protect us against ''class legislation
| which Is prohibited by the constitution,
still it is tedious and expensive proeess
and believe that direct appeal to the
Legislature in the manner shove suggested
would have more speedy efhcacsy.
Respectfully submitted,
A. G. CARTER, 'r.r
A. HEMPHuL, l
G. A. WAND, ! Committee.
p. WALSH, r. .t
JOHN Hess.
A digest of the Revenue laws of the
State of Tennessee from the year 1850 to
| the present time, in regard to the tax up
| on LIQUORS was read. Mr.. Charles Slick
| was appointed Treasurer of the Associa-
ton and made d few remarks in relation iC
the finance required to carry on the good
work OF the Association. .....
The Executive Committee were in
struc,ed 10 prepare constitution and by
laws for the association to report to the
next meeting
Mr.. Pat. Welsh wanted 10 be placed OF
the same squitsble footing with othel
1 merchants. They paid their taxes al
liquor dealers to the State and county, ana
il is received; and if it is not
| Legitimate business Why do they receiv'
| the money. They had been oppressed 70
thirty years by these infamous laws. Thi
was the first thing he had ever heard
protest against them. They had borne i