The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-10

law would be oppressive to the lager-beer
trade. lie did not indicate whether he pre-
ferred selling the lager at six cents Qnstcad
OF tivc) or reducing the size OF glasses.
Mr.. Krause is one Of those who firmly be-
ievcd and ardently hoped that the new law
would not be made operative, and on that
account probably had not given the subject
OF meeting the tax much thought.
Mr.. Sauer had not up TO Q O'Clock Satur-
day evening heard OF the action OF Judge
Hughes. AIr. Westerholf had heard OF it,
and was far from being pleased.
From what was gathered from the above
and other sources it seemed fixed that alco-
holic drinks were doomed within few days
to take their flight from ten cents to fifteen,
or two drinks for n quarter; that lager beer
would probably hereafter be served in
glasses OF diminished capacity in some few
saloons, and that in other saloons there
would be no change; that while there was
no Joy felt at the Inauguration OF the law 1t
would in most instances be patrioticaIly OBJ
served, and that in short-the consumers
would pay the tax.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW ERA.
Auditor Taylor is resolved that the regis
tcrs shall be put up in all OF the saloons OF
the city as soon as possible. There are five
hundred here now in the custody OF Com
missioner-o the Revenue Munford. There
are about three hundred Iiquor-dealers in
this city who sell by the drink. Some OF
these sell both alcoholic and malt liquors;
others only alcoholic liquors. There is
register for malt liquors, and another for
aIcoholic-the tax on the former beng half
a cent; on the latter. two and half cents.
The register [peope will insist on calling
it a punch, when there is no punch about
itl is made entirely OF metal. The box is about
the size OF an ordinary cigar-boN. On the
front is the reSistcr-a dial-plate exactly
like "a gas metres. On the reverse side Is a
small crank. When the crank Is turned
by the bartender the bell in the box strikes
and the hands on the dial move forward one
step. So on up to 100000.
THE XoFFETT LAW.
The cities are to be supplied with registers
first. The Commissioner Of the Revenue To-
Gates the instruments in the bar-roomS and
locks and seals them. Retail dealers who
sell by the measure not more than gallon
have to pay for every half-pint or less as for
n drink. That is, twenty cents per half-gal-
lon; forty cents per gallon. Each dealer
has to pay the State for his registers at the
rate OF $40 apiece; the same to be repaid
out OF his tax. Wholesale liquor-dealers
for those retail dealers SelilnS more tlah Il
sallon) don't use the register; but keep
record OF sales and pay forty cents gal
lon, and ten cents gallon for every gallon
in excess OF one and up to five. For de-
facing a register, or illegally interfering
with it in any way, is punishable by nnc
and by Imprisonment not exceeding twelve
months in JAIL Specific leensc-taNes are
not done away with. One third OF the
tinnS oro tn iniOrmprS
The law on this subject covers nine or
ten pages of the Acts Of Assembly. OF
course the above is Il mere outline OF it.
Dealers will be furnished with copies of the
act by the Auditor.
Saturday night it was stated that the
LIquor-Dealcrs' Association would make
an effort in another direction to defeat the
law, but nothing definite could be asccr-
tanned, il definite plans there are.