The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-02-22
moFFErrs LIQUOR REGISTER.

ruE MAIN PROVISIONS oFTIfE BILL AS RE-
toRTED-A STRONG EFFORT MADE TO
SECURE IT'S ADOPTION.
The Finance Committee on Friday repor-
led 10 the House the bill to impose q tax up
on the consumption of liquors aud to compel
the use Of g re sistcr. The bill imposes L
specific tax of tei, dollar. upon all ordinary
and bar-rootn keepers and retail dealers Tor
the use OF tile indicator or register 1t TO-
a,iires ordinary snd bsr-room keepers to reg
ser every drink sold by them, and imposes
a tax Of two cents on each drink CT wine
ialcoholc liquor, or mixtures thereof, ana
one half + Il cent on each drink OF ualt liq-
uo, sold BY them. Further. it provides that
they shall KEEP, two registers where they fse-
sire to- sell both malt and alcoholic liquors.
Retail dealers are required TO keep reg
lister. aud register every haif pint or fract'ois-
al part thereof sold hy them, and are reqt''r-
ed to pay q tax Of two cents thereon; that Is
to say. two cents on Il half pint, four cctlfs
on pint, six cents on Il pint and f'a'f,
and so OIL up to five gallons.
WHOLESALE DEALERS.
The Wholesale dealer is net required 10
pas tax except where he sells to q resident
of the State Of Virginia other than iieen-
sed dealer. when he il required to lay Il tax
Vi tHil -LWo CCilbs Poi s,AAsVtts 'eaAN 49, -
required TO report all such sales TO the COM
missioner Of the revenue, and pay the ihxes
as other dealers pay them.
MANUFACTURERS AND DISTuiLERS.
All manufacturers and distilleis OF ardent
spirits are required TO pay the same taxes
as wholesale dealer where they sell to resi-
dents other than licensed Equor-tteaiers.
Both wholesale dealers and manufacturers
are required to keep record Of all liquors
so sold to others than licensed dealers UNI
der severe penalties for failure to make the
proper entries. 1t is provided. however.
that nothing in the sections relative to Wii0tt-
sale dealers and manufacturers shall apply
to the sale OF liquors to nol-residcnts.
DRUGGISTS.
The bill expressly places druggists who
retail liquors on the same footing with deai-
eFs, aud requires the same license anu taxes.
DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS.
The cnmr,;ss toner's of the revenue are re-
quired to visit the business places of all lic-
ensed ligtor-dealers within their respective
districts Just previous to each tenn OF the
cuulity or corporation court. aid to Carefully
examine the register, Cake down and record
in book kept for the purpose the number
of drinks of wine. alcoholic and malt liquors
registered rs sold within the last monti. by
any bar-room or ordinary keeper, ana Tile
;,gs regate number oI gallons, or FRACTIONAL
parts thereof, of alcoholic and malt liquors
sol.s, registered as sold by any retail dealer.
.liita certify the same to the Auditor and
treasurer of the county or corporation with
IN five days. The commissioner ut the rev.
eisue is also required to report whether the
register has been tainpered Nth, aid Is III
good order and whether the dealer .iaa com
plied with the provisions OF the act.
OTHER FEATURES.
Whe remaining sections rrter to the raktn (
out oS ilce,lsea aud giving bonds by Geaiers.
and prescribe heavy penalties for atteh'ps
u Il, fraud the Commonwealth. For u coln-
missioner to collude with u dealer would
be felony. Tile Auditor Is 10 employ au liz
spector of registers AT 81 900 per ant utn, 10
\ give Instructions i'll the Use Of the iustru-
| lnent.
IL is certain that tie bill will be warmly
supported by many Influential Legislators
Richmond Uispatch.