Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-23
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FRIDAY, MARCH GG3. 1877.
Tkc Liquor Tax Bill.


Of the bill imposing a tex and prescribing TIT
mode OF collecting the same on the privilege O.
selling wine. ardent spirits, or malt liquors
within the limits Of the Commonwealth, y
which was passel BY the House OF Delegates
yesterday
|. Requires licausa Tor the sale of liquors
and vines A license to sell BY wholesale shall
include ouly the privilege TO sell five gallo0s oi
more; By wholesale aud retaiI one gallon OF
more; and by retail only rot exceeding five gal
loos at any tune to Que individual, to be re.
moved from the place of sale. y license TO sell
to be drunk at the pIace whcro sold shall be
known as a barroom licens,. and the liquor
shall be drank at the place Of delivery.
=. Prescribas the manner Of applying for aud
obtaining u bar room license, the person recelv,
ing license to execute bond with good sc
curity for the faithful performance OF oil the
requirements Of this act, and TO make oath that
he will not violate its provisions.
s. Directs the First Auditor to cause the
! construction in sufficient numbers, by letting to
the lowest responsible bidder, an apparatus to
be known as "bar-Ioom register" aud pro.
vides for its distribution 10 those required TO
use it; the cities 10 be first supplied.
| t. The commissioners ui the revenue IN
their respective DISTRICTS 70 cause each regis
ter to be firmly fixed in Il con7plclous place OF
the bar-room, or room Of delivery OF the licensed
dealer, al additional! register to be used when
malt liquor IS sold, aud both 10 be suitably
marked. The commissioner 10 inspect the
| registers from time to time, and to see that
they are kept 10 order, ctr
). Prescribes tho manner o! ororatlug the
| registering apparatus in the presence OF the
purchaser or person TO whom any vine or liquor
is delivered. The sale Of each half piut or trac
lion thereof, or Of every drink, shall constitute
the unit or basis OF taxation, and require one
movement Of the crank.
j. Licenses may be granted under the law
now in force uu,il the Auditor is ready TO put
this act into operation. When the registers
arc issued each licensed dealer shall, upon pay
meuts by Linn under the provisions Of this act
have Il credit OF $40 paid Tor the nso OF the
register. lrkc has already paid tho specific
license lax for the current fiscal year, he Shall
not be required 10 pay TIE specific license tax
required BY this ac'.
:, The license tax on retail liquor dealers OF
bar keepers, payable scmi.annually in advance.
shall 10 the country or ia towns OF 1000 lnhab
itants or less, be $50; tNSEs having over 1000
inhabitants, 800, and the tax Oh 'hoso deslr'
ing license Ior each business sGa! respectively
be. lI country or city, so ana $laVi but /"
either Of the above Gases the tux On any dealc:
shall be one halfof the figures named when the
other bali is rcali2 I'd from thH 'az acc'uoG
from the use Of the register.
This is really eQulVaIcn: I" a :ohno!Ioh "i
the present license lex h!ty rrG cent.
The charge for the us2 Of tie rfgi>!c: Is SO
10 advance. 10 addition TO ilc specified tax,
each bar.kecper shall pay y cents on every
drink Of wine or alcohol!c n!uor. ani halt Il
cent on every drink OF NAL, liquor aois! by HIN,
aud each retailer . cents on each hail pint or
fractional part thereof Of W!oc or alcohohc
liquor sold by him up to ono gallon rlaklng Az
&C lts l. and on each gallon IN cz3lsa CT olc up
to five, ten cents per ga!!oD--the latter sales /"
be recorded in book kept lul the pnrpost.
S. PrcScr;bea tho manner o. a-ccrtaloloH
mouthIy the registered aui recorded tt3ts re
nuired 10 the preceding N"cl2n, ani the corn
missioner to report to tue county or corpora
tlon court whether the licensed dGl!nr las con-
piled with the provisions Of the ac,
9. Provides lur TIE collection "I ia t.Hs'
and the enforcement Of payment IN cI'' II ia'''
urc to pay within hvt days.
10. FrescribGs fine Of so to SlO0-onc'
third to go To the ialormtr-1n any htr'reOm
keeper or retailer who wlliuiiy fails to perform
any duty required OF him by the ll'!h scc.Ion--
| his surctic3 To be liable IN his J9ud ne ac
cu7cu shall &c "HoMc' I" '%S'"S - ''.,slau '''
halt. On ssc'l'' c'h''c''o" "' '''">' ''''''
| be forfeited.
H. "ho'tSaic hIu9r "e"'r'" "o' 20 c S',' .'rI
than i've gallons 80" 10 pay q s'oo,no t"A -
$50. Wholesale and retail h1n'r neAeIs TO
| sell one gallon or more l'y : apec'''c LAX VI
$3.50, and the further sn"i o' ~ 'c"'' Jn evi,y
sale OF one gallon 'ha Ten .IF ou 'lC 4, ,h'.
| not exceeding five, aud b. stuffed I" al the
prov ,ons OF this act IN !y!a'l' :" l''n'' "Ya
eTs when scHS III 4ian'lsgS I'II':' 'S St,i. -
gallon J'r co"s"mi'o" W:,,N '"S i'r,non .''",[,
person." o'E1 ITL ','s; - ,L;. ,rny.,on i. to
dealers lhc o'Gc' at 'n'1 r'pS's''m - w.
reach CONSUMES WI" ~, ~ noI "'i tD,n;raJ r.
or at ba rooms l. he He%tc' IS require" ~
keep afccoIu H al a'To'l!1 'i','I i'n,hIy rrnn,
thereof, verified by oath, etc The m"'Eoa OF
collecting the ac;'u'nf @ tax IS r*'''.Ifr' nr ,r |i
heavy penalties Tor ihli!"S - pH' o' ''' IL 'a
J 10 prc9cribrI n gradu!tGi hc;nsc tax 0n