, 1877-07-04
Penalties for Failure to Take Out
Liquor and Tobacco
Licenses.
Fifty Per Cent Extra Is Attached for
Not Getting Them In Nmo.
The Law Can Do Vindlcatcd by tho
Assessment Of Fine and
imprisonment.
How tina Costs Plls Up Agaiust the
Vio1ators Of the Etatutes,

loOn kCcpEtB ana uf1RE18B, WHO 6Eia ClRals1
that they arc robbed whenever, through their
failure to take out Government license. they
szc arraignod before United statcs Commits
sioncr I1oyno and murctcd in costs. Tae other
day North Side saloon.kccpcr named fritlman
made an affidavit setting forth l,th eficvanccs,
md now comes James L. Mcdonald, a druggist,
Who enters tho following complaint:
James L. Meitonsd, being aa17 tworn upon oath.
ssgS 5 s sss ss m q 'fs III i o ss q
My, ls7.. opened drug. store At No. AZ North
G.tk street corner q plvslpn q! street. u s ey
which / teqni.cd Gni!ted ,atates Goscrnmen.
eh ,e,F xae bnror S 'eEs IT,
1874 wns called upon BY novcFnment oflefna,
ntopsf i hsm ~
which my store war sltnstcd. In tho year 1879
was In hnrtncas at thn same placc and during Juno
represented himself - doyernmcnt Official iio
yrar. i told him ! voaid do 10. md On tho day
following went to the ofaec Of Jnlcfnat
Cd ssas Fl .soa ID ,ea'sss g s
panni priec in MI nj sao, wonid be REQUIRED 10
Ply penalty Of 80 per cent ot 81 additional! Il
and thcfcupon ps!d the sum Of st5 and procured
thr license. md went back TO ny but!nees, On a
smother o.1cial. who had warrant fof ny arrest
for selling liquor ard csasH without llcrn.e y.
linrnc ia INK M" 10 n" tn,nm.sInnnr'" ot,ics
~ ths t;ose5nmcnt s!nIiains, anA ~ foon a. en-
tered anil wss made known to Mr.. I1oync, ho
t1oynr, Fall In snhstance "A foltnws: - Mr.. Nc
ll.nsll. there fa eompalnt 1naaa against you for
rrll'ns liquor hnd cHats withoni q lieen.c, How
na, III rs, a,KIn ~ ~ ~ Wno sr.n"sr n eopsah
!ce'or for Tho District | ,teSan 70 explain
,Ircrt When Ic Ut once lnt.rsuntc1 nc. aRd
sarI he supposed / Ind no Intention Of voIat.
Ing HE law md that he would d!smisa tho case. but
that would haze 10 nag the costs. Tic then In.
rtrHclrh me Daeer 10 take nc TO the N1str1ce At
tnfhcy olhco hnu nsK u NV piiIai Was Wi!lns
VIII, - "un,uman "Heosse mmcniatci. ron' ~
ern,r., f.. .n,nc ol,ces eunducted ruo srross tbe
Ghli 10 tho Ma,saal's oilcc, where WA takcn to
Erutienn1l seated At t,csk, which ,a*t. nc ntonci
person inlormsd .ne that would be required 70
pay ths sum nf so1 10 a. costs IL tho casc. ] de-
1nu1r1a At nc lntra "mohn. n"'eYnGh W. " being
h"itssd nr fonoeu ama scGuestea oil or Hsnss.
Wasn 9e eerS INC hsc na m so nos "nte tne
CIV n.y. ,4yc msnnor sts tnr thnt n.t NV H.
money nromptiy. pui sonid lure no tascith. Feel
INK thni hsi little ehancs 10 sht the gas,s paid
tie money and went away Aun.c. having been in
]. l.. MrDosAtn.
In the first place, 1t Should be stated how
s;tatcs statutts the s.tllce1s directly concerned
urc authorized to charge M follows;
Commtks!uucr--SweAri',g The complainant, Ii
cents; Is cents folto for enthusiastically two
rents; Issuing warrant, 81; Issuing subp,rras,
u cents earil; swearing 4 witness, 10 cents;
lling snbp%na wsn .ti t1ti.n'mcd ~ scs tlltng
frcs, Is cents earh; per dcsn for hearing ease,
IS: entefiug satistaeslon, 10 ecnts.
Thcrc ar. other fees which can be charged,
s rt nt Il is ws kox no tst e oye S,
could castly au'l legally .ua:c Lis fees n'noanl
t. iron, 80 to $l3, ho esldom II EYER goes over
f7.b0. Those given atmsc foot lip 67.aj.
runAARsiIAt's rgEs
arc: Serving wntrallt, e.; bubprnn, 80 cents;
cxuenses attending soarsb anl arrest, not cx-
crc'ling g: ~ CENTS nli1c Travelled, stteuding
examInattop. ss: eom;9tmopt s or ai.t tafGe u
aggregate ii, not Including 'nIeaae.
1'hp District Attorney IL entities. to S5 for at-
tending All examination, .
mileage.
As d usual thing the custs OF all amount to
between s20 nnd 80.
Now Us to how these fees arc caEacd BY q
In liquors. cigars, and tuba'ro IL required 10
take out d license, costing S3O, on tie i'll of
May. Auntcr tim Il tl,u .atatatc reads
thus: '.If sny person shall sell or oxpoee Tor
out having raid t(Ic special tax, he shall be sub
tect to penalty Ut nat less than 1900 nor moro
than {5.uO, unl imprisonment l&ot leaa than
six months nor more than SIX years" III ali
g., numerous thar thu clcrAs In tho Co|rctor's
uitltr youll uoi ,ssue tic licenses ln Que iuy ur
q week, It is customary to a!-
low ll,rsu men oue- 1uuuth In which
to pay thu tux, they nahhg their application TOR
ii. rl,se within tliO thirty days. On tic ist OF
Junc the Collector stuAs 10 tic Treasury DO
partmunt his rppott nt all applications, and In
WasItinvtun the runAlty Tor pDn-payiuput {s)
per cent? 10 charged to Tho Collector, and he Ia
held responsible nnttl he can show that tdo
parties lave satVpea, or furnish satisfactory
irouf that tic tax
COULD NOT M COLLECTED.
II any one fails to maku Ills appearance before
The lst ot June, after that 4lay lie may or may
nut be notified to cosne up mil srttle, Every
suloon.keeIpr un,l dealer In cigars ID
supposed to see ths notlce published
lint his lire,ls, Ias run out, anu tat 10 ,p,tst
ri anutbcr befure ho run eAEry IN luanvss
ieruIIy. Sometimes tho deputy COLLECTORS Ard
TOO busy TO .lo What tic law does not rcuuirc
them to do; VI three OF four Ut tho ilefcilrt ueal.
ers vrc rctvrtcd, one fruIn this aud another
from that srctiun ni the city, anu complaints arr
muur aua!nst them and warrants arc issued 10,