Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-24
The Liquor Traffic In England.

portance OF regulating tue llquor uat'
fic. We copy from late English
paper the following nose made in
Parliament for governing that trade.
The movement seems to be for the
public good:
Mr.. Bruce, on behalf of the Cow
ernment, introduced a most elaborate
measure re, olutionizing the liquor
traffic. As to new licenses. the justices,
whose decision hereafter will be with
out appeal. will first decide the NUN
ber of public houses and beer houses
required In each ward of a borough, or
outside borough in each parish. If
the licenses granted by magistrates
exceed certain proI ortlon, To be spe-
Gifted in the Bill the ratepayers may
reduce. but not increase the number.
Then the licenses will be- sold by
auction to the highest bidder, who
will pay a minimum license duty in
the form Of annual percentage ON The
gross rental nf their premises, the
licenses to last for ten years, annually
renewable upon good behavior. \
person may tender for all ar any Of
the licenses. and may appoint man
ayers. who must be resident. and may
appoint himself, premises To be ap~
proved BY justices. As to existing
licensed houses, Mr. Bruce recognized
in them Il qualified vested interest.
He therefore substitutes Tor the present
annual license, ten years license
-ubjcct To m. derate license duty.
after which it will he for justices aud
r4tcpayers to determine the number
10 each district, PRESENT holders OF
licenses 10 have n preferential claim.
Mr, Bruce suggests that hereafter
local authorities. as in Sweden. may
buv up snme OF their vested interests.
putin. in managers for sale of drink.
and thereby ensuring good order and
good liquor This experiment would
pay. Meanwhile, every year would
diminish the number OF licensed
and inspection. In London. public
houses and beer houses must BE- closed
at midnight, in provincial towns al
eleven, aud in rural districts at ten
In the morning they will open at
seven instead Of four On Sundays
they must open only between one aud
three. and from seven TIL nine. Six
days licenses may be taken. All
convictions viii be endorsed on the
certificate. which will be absolutely
forfeited after certain number of
convictions. Special exceptions will
allow the supplying of travellers de-
fined as persons not less than five
miles from their residences, the bur
den of proof to be thrown on pnbIicans.
Persons falsely pretending to be trav-
eler- will be fined The penalties on
drunkenness, whether it be in public
houses or streets. are increased to pos;
in default, imprisonment, with hard
labor. Special penalties will be in
fl]cted on drunken persons IN charge
# horses, steam-englnes, or other
special eases. Samples Of liquor may
be taken by INSPECTORS and tested at
the Government Laboratory, and adult
terAtion punished by heavy fine for
the first offence, 6ue or imprisonment
for the next offerce. and afterwards
heavier penalties, and eventually tn"
absolute forfeiture Of the license. The
inspection Of licensed houses to be
carried on independently of The police,
by body OF Inspectors paid by the
Treasury out of the license rental,
estimated to produce Gl30,000 year
Adulteration being thus prevented.
vast numbers Of existing licensed
buses must close. and honest traders
and the community benefited The Bill
was adversely criticized, both by Per-
mSsive advocates and By ad COATES Of
vested interests. Ii it should pass, it
will com. into operation on the lst OF
October in the present year. so that
but little time will remain for many
publlcans to set their houses in order. !"
How is the bird cared for. He gets
up early in the moroing. and goes a
hunting. and looks after seeds and in
sects. He is cared for so that he is in
his own sphere. in himself, the prepar-
alton for supplying his wants. How is
the lilly cared for? 1t pushes its roots
down deeper and deeper, and pushes its
stem up further aud further, and draws
its nourishment from he earth and air.
In its own blind way it enterprises
Such is the structure of the world, such
is the divine wisdom manifested in the
creation of things, that everything, from
sphere to sphere, down to the lowest, is
provided with means for self care -