The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-04-04

IRFTL PrNCH Ttlr.
We print on The third page Of to-,lay's
issue an interesting account ot the
workings Of the Moliett liquor law IN
Nirsiuia. II will hc seen tsat it llns
5000 600 yearly tax from the shoulders
Of the produriur classes and lays itupon
mon who usually slip through iito with
aut taxation. The authors ot the law
claim that it practically solves the tenn
pcraucv question. Strange as 10 may
seem. the liquor seller Processes himself
oycr.oyyi With it for he ralsrs ,hc price
yfhts drinks and gets more than the tlN
from his customers.
The law taxes each alcoholic drunk
cents. and each glass o. ale. beer vr l1i-
ter hatta cent 4 specific ucvusv % sell
Us also required. The tax ls raHvtir"
through the u.c ola bell register siui-
lurta t4r one used lB some uI oar stree.
tars. Tho penalty Tor wllml talnrc t'
register is imprisonment not lees th"n
nuc month and not moro than twelve.
Officials who make false returns can Toe
,tut TO the pvullvutlay for no, lrss Than
one nor more than three years. The
authorities say that the LAW is Ntriy eu-
sujA ifum bankruptcy.
The Monr,t law went through The.
Virginia Legislature amer a hut fight III
was made an issue lu the lHsi e.ctt'AA..
lt~ opponents were completely over
brown. aad did $40. gc,ura enough.
members 90 cal. Iuc ayes and noes on.
motion Tor 90, repeal. 10 ls uo longer
sa experiment. uu, q success and at-'
tu.cd as The settled policy vi iut STATE.
geo dealing with the excise question. IN.
other States, also. 10 is receiving much
4t.vuuyu. The Louisiana Senate passed
.ae measure before lis adjournment. and
e.. is now before the Legislatures of
nruusylyauia, Iowa, kentucky, NeN
York aul MARYLAND. Chicago and tin-|
uaau are both aroused GA thc sualvc,
.al anxious Tor the bell punch for
purposes of municipal revenue. Al liAr
u-DUrr on Tuesday the Committee on.
Nays and Means OF the House, reported.
4yoHh.y uA 'au uct % provide Tor u tAN.
rl lhu sale OF liquors, ly the bel.
punch system OF registration. II thls
4W doe, not pass al this session, t ls
aat,y i, Mil 10 the ucNt, and may be-
.omt here. as lJ did III Virginia, Au Issue
40 the polls. The Importance oi thcsub-.
.vc. variants as in giving the annexed.
abstract Of the law proposed IN ,as.
State: :
i. provides substantially that after
january 1. 1879. an dealers in splu.uo1-
,.uuus. and malt liquors, except such as
are hereinafter excepted, shall pay a Tax
81 one cent on each drink yt Sle1AoAy.
rr y.u1us liquors or any aIm.Niagr
hereof. and tax of oue-LL.i cen! upon
each drink ot malt liquor sold or drunk
On the premises otAuy one licensed Co.
sell at retail. said taxes 90 be paid latu
be county treasury. Every person or
drm engaged in the sale of liquors at IT,
tail shall. have attached % the counter
over which said liquors are sold one reg
| l-ttr marked alcoholic liquors. and one
marked malt liquors. Said designation
shall. be marked on the face OF said reg
| sstgrs ia letters not less than one inch
% length. Each bell IN said registers
shall be struck by means OF mechanism
| ag ,Aat purpose, and Tor each dunA
| sold d. each stroke ui said bell shall reg
| stored on dial on said register tLr
| lmb,g al drinks sold. Said register
| shall have stamped Uu /, .u lrg.b.c le,~
| vIs. Commonwealth olIcuusy y.Naula,
and also the C14l-plarms uI the state.
| lie registers shall be furnished by yAy
| state 90 tAc county treasures ul differ
rlI counties. Zach person procuring d
license 90 sell liquor a. retail shall ul-
.au from said county treasurer the rv-
4g.s!tr number gt registers which sAAl.
| lr furnished 40 cost, and attach tay
/ ,amc 90 the counter gu Tie premises
| where lAc liquor is 90 bee sold, The same
| ID, bee attached under the supervision ui
| She collector ui taxes IN the rcspccuht
/ counties, ward, or city where said per
| sons proposing 90 Go business may re-
| side. When registers are once fixed bt
| said collector yI taxes Ihcy shall nos O.,
| removed Tor ans purpose ha,cycE uA'
| less % be- 20 save Them from destruction
uy lire. mob. Or otherwise. except ly
| -ald tax collectors. who shall have rG-
pcryl>.uu ol all the register. When
| suCH retailer dlscJuuuurs business The
registers must bc returned TO the county
treasury, who shall refund the Aul
purchase money therefor, and the conn
| IS treasurer sGI-l also gave - receipt ion
u1uvy so refunded. Il shall be- The duty
ll all person, having . register on tae!i
premises 10 properly register the sale u
Al. luuks Ia presence ui purchaser
illyErgL IL sp!uLluus liquor IS Sold .l
| anger quantities than by lHU drink ilt
.rauA ul The register mus. be ruyolyu,
SOFAS 20 register four drinks sold lol
each pin; Of NAL, liquor sold, the regis
| ter must be made 90 mark two drink.
sold. such taxes as may become due
shall be paid on The FIRST day % Cayl
month or whenever called upon by th'
.lG collector.
We presume this is o copy Of thc Nlr
-.aiA law. IAc law Is s,.cDg AS 90 whc,A
ar the revenue shal. 20 to the Stale u
.Ic county and .u this respect, shoul,
.uc L.ll pass, We would like 90 see q
amended, that The bell punch rcyC
uues shalt le put into the city treasury
Estimating the saloons in Pittsburgh q
| 500, and crcdluug them with AN ayrra1l
business OF ten dollars q day, We hAy,
| =, ,uuu daily rs the amount expended iu
spirlIuous and malt beverages. Thu
would probably represent 1900 drink
ol wine or spirits and 50 GOO OF beer o
ale. Carried out for three hundred DAY
IN . year, at the rate specified in the bal
from the House Committee Of Maysaul
Means, and we would have q revenue o.
nearly two hundred thousand Gollau
annually in Pittsburgh from this source
The rates IN tins bill, however, are AN
equal. The Virginia scale is a half cen
on malt liquors, the same IS propose,
here, but on wine or spirits It is two All,
q half cents, while in the bin pending o
Harrisburg It Is only one cent 1hi
should be made two cents, to accord Will
the eternal fitness Of things, and thit
would increase the revenue $4,000
making the whole amount oyer S250,ool
annually.
II the tax is 10 60 to the State or coun
~, very little interest will be felt in tn,
enactment Of the law, but If it goes t,
the City Treasury We sec q certain ant
speedy way Of relief from our tnancIa
embarrassmeuts, by q tax that will Grip
pie no industry or business, but will b,
Il levied on . luxury, not as an article o
manufacture or merchandise, but on 10
consumption. To say the least the ques
ton IL one well worthy Of careful inycs
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