The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-06
THE MOFFETT REGISTER.
THE Law PASSED NJ THE LEGIsLA-
TUmE or virginia IMPOSING A
TAX ON Liquors.
srhe Amount Of the Tax. the Mode 0f Col
seetins II, ana the other GENERAL
Provisions Ut the Law.

TIHt no person SHALL Within the limits OF this
gominonwsalth, sell wine, ardent spirits,
malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, either
by wholesale, retail, or 10 be drunk at the
place where sold, or In any other way, with
but having first obtained license therefor;
nor shall such license extend to him the priy-
iage Of selling In either way. except In the
manner hereinafter provided. license to
sell by wholesale shall include only the privi-
lege to sell In quantities Ut five gallons or
more. A license to sell by Wholesale and re-
taii shall include only the privilege to cell In
quantities of one gallon or more. license
III sell by retail shall include only the privi-
lege III selling In quantities not exceeding five
ralJons nj any time to any one individual.
rurtila4e where sold but shall be delivered to
the purchaser In bottles Jugs, demijohns. or
other vessels, to be removed therefrom.
license to sell To be drunk at the place where
sold shall be known az a bai-ruoii license,
under which no wine, ardent spirits, malt
liquors., nor any mixture thereof shall be
sold to be taken away from the place OF de-
livery, but shall be drunk there Any person
desiring tu carry on the business ri retail
liquor merchant, and also that Of a bar-room
keeper, shall obtain q separate license for
EACH and comply with all the provisions Of
this net IN relation 10 both privileges. Any
person violating the provisions u this sec.
nnd shall be fined not less than twenty dol.
lars nor more than Ave hundred dollars. and
be imprisoned not less. than one month nor
more thar twelve months.
q. Any person whose desires o license
30 aell by retail, or to keep bar-rponl,
shall first apply therefor to the court Of the
county or corporation In which he resides;
and n the court be fully satisfied, upon hear
lug the testimony for and against the applica-
tiun, should any be offered, that the applicant
iH q liz person, and that the place Of business
In suitable and conve1iant II shall upon the
execution by the applicant Of bond with
kopd security. payable 10 the commonwealth
hundred nor more than one Thousand dollars,
conditioned for the faithful performance Of
Rll the requirements of this act. grant such
license; and thereupon the commissioners Of
the revenue shall issue the same IN such form
as may be prescribed by the Auditor Of Public
Accounts. II the county court shall refuse TO
grant tile application, the party agErieved
may, during the term at which such refusal
y entered, appeal to the Judge OF the circuit
rouft Ut said county, III term time or vacation
and the Judge thereof shall take cognizance
uK said appeal, and may grant the license
upon the terms required by this act. In cities
and towns containing population Of over five
Thousand inabltants, the bond required by
This section may be excused, tho penalty
thereof having been asceftained by the court.
before the clerk Of the court. All bonds taken
under the provisions Of this act shall contain
a waiver of homestead.
a It shall be the duty of The Auditor of Pub
MesAucounts, as soon after the passage Of this
act az practicable, to cause TO be constructed
III sufficient numbers, by letting TO the lowest
responsible bidder an apparatus TO be known
as d har-fUpm register, and adopted by the
twenty FIRST section of this act. Whenever he
shall have the saile constructed In sufficient
numbers b. supply any county, city, or town
Herewith. he shall notify the commissioner
or commissioners of the revenue Of the fact,
and forward the same III. him Of them in the
safest and most economical manner. taking
q. receipt for the same, The cities
Ut tlfe commonwealth shall be first
sppled IN order s to inillari7e the officers
printed copies OF Instructions 10 the commits
sioners Of therevenue OF each county and city
1vr distribution among the Dealers and 1t
shall DO The duty Of such commissioners to
fully explain tp each dealer the instructions
and the modebf operating the register.
4 Whengver the commissioner Of the reve-
nhe 81 ony county, city or town shall receive
ceEshry registers, he shall Immediately cause
The same to be firmly fixed according to
plans and instructions furnished by said
Auditor, In conspicuous place In the room
of delivery, and place Of business of every
bar-r0om or retail dealer licensed under the
provisions Of this net, within his district.
When the baf-room keeper or retail dealer
desires 10 sell malt liquor under his license,
there shall be placed an additional register,
IN like maniier az above required, and one Is
To be marked as q malt liquor register. and
the other Us an alcoholic liquor register, In
such form and characters as the said Auditor
shall prescribe. The commissioner of the
revenue shall see that the Instruments are
well located, firmly attached, and kept In
good working order, and for this purpose
shall, from time to time, inspect the same;
and II after such register shall have been put
In use, 1t becomes imperative or out of order.
It shall be the duty Of the commissioner OF
the revenue, upon notice Of the fact to be Mt
once given to him by the dealer. 10 replace it
Immediately with u good and perfect
Instrument, and charge the licensed
dealer 50 supplied with the cost Of re-
pairing or replacing the injured regis
Ter. The Auditor of Public Accounts
shall provide each commissioner Of the reve-
n.ie with sufficient number of registers to
enable him tp comply with the requirements
which may be necessary to the proper regis
tratlon OF the sales of each licensed dealer,
shall be determined by the commissioner of
the revenue Of the district in which said