The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
vol. XLV.--N0. 203.
ANEW KIND OF EXCISE LAW.
vTRGTvId GTrING SOOTHING SYRtP TO
TifE TEMPERiNCE REfORMERs.

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1'". - ~, n,r,,,' ,,'" harr,. n,o,1inr, ~,
monopoly IL" Stru'h uc h"Pp' "''"'"" Va
catching real tax at the point Of consumption
,,,dar covo- ~ nm Excisn lazy H., based this
""' 49, - " -. :, u..t,
tax in one case upon tue amount OIL hluor Snl"'
md in another upon the number of drinks.
IN, So, -, -, 4, ,oyi,,. ,h, u,uor .,u,r
nc S"''" m"S ''i'"u' ">'"N W. ~" -,
Tor specinc license. ana IL certainty hau inc
power to gradate these licenses or impose con-
,i,,ors u,1or ,her, IL, dr,,v mn "A law that
u"iohS unu'i ''V"'' ~ " w " NV
deity avoided constitutional distractions lie
made |. IA sunnlenentary license TO the specific
u,,,sa 7, ,,,,.. ,bo S,a,c n c,r,,in n.rcen,o,s
HVeHSc' H @"'e Wv ''"'' ' - ~
on each drink sold. IL was license paseu upon
tho number Of drinks sold Itwns n tariff upon
49, .-,;,Io ,,n, Ii,Ir,, o,,,b min ,h,, louor ,xos
an "I''0ie 'n"' u','i ".'"0n ".,i "a. -
drank. summed up, II made the dealer pay SO
much for the privilege of Offering the liquor for
-. -, .,,,a.r.oI hiu, a, a5,i,iorni sum
sale' anu lneh cn"is'u MN 'n "''''"""' sum
for every drink sold but II lclt MIN the power
10 collect the additional sum from the consumer
,~t, .,,.,,. ,h ,.i,o -, his dr;,ls 60
ny shhpy r"S'hE Hc pii'o va "'9 uii"N'' -"
that. while II was legally an excise duty. 1t was
ranllv "A tnx on linuor M the noint of consume.
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uon anu one 'i"' was p"u ny 'no9' 'l'' N'""N
II. The liquor dealer was actually MADE part
nor of the Commonwealth in the collection OF
:,
the tax.
But the Doctors ideas were valueless without
.o,,. ,J,, ,or sac,ri,y ,ba tnx II ,vould NOT
o'''io p W. ~ =,
do 10 trust the WOru OF the uchl'rs, anu ur
State could not afford TO keep official in front
teach har IA colla,, ,ba tax for drinks sold
wb fie trvinr to vise sny,e nlnn 10 renrrvn t,iis
diniruitv the Doctor visited u , Cnrtnnrial Fx-
hih,ion A he mass al thro,,.n IN . turnstil., AT
the gates he saw AN indicator that ticked one
point Tor ench uersnn that entered and kept AN
accurnte cnunt Of the VISITORS II flashed through
was wanted Ia renI.r his prnpossd law effect
heard ne could collect the tax ON each glass OF
iiuuor sold in th. State pnins and penalties
souid he nrovid.d for rach failure 10 ring the
Indicator and the soller thus ba com Head
through frnr Of spies tn record the drinks sold
Through the aid of OTIS Deane Of Richmond h.
invrntrd an audible and visible. register and
brought the proposed law before. the Irgisla-
ture The lialnr dealers became anrmed, and
united in an effort 10 defeat IL. But the Doctor
was a man of untiring energy and the Leg isla-
tur., al Xfr,ipf, Il. ont, rns.I ~ hettsr