The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-05-15
AN ACT

and liquors; to provide for the as
certalnment and collection of sait
~ tax; to prescribe the hse ofthereg
slster;to define and punish sundry
offenses; to prescribe the duties o
/ the Auditor. and the tax collector:
under this act, and the disposition
of the proceeds of licenses ant
taxes collected hereunder, and fix
ing the license tax on trades, occu
q pations and professions after the
year 1878. ND .s..r
SEC. ]. Be it enacted BY the Sen
ate and House, Of Representatives o.
the State Of Louisiana in, Genera
Assembly convened, That no person
shall, within the limits of,this, State
sell wines, ardent spirits, malt liz
uors, or any mixture thereof by, the
drink without having first obtained
a State. license therefor; nor shall
such license extend to him the priv,
ilege Of selling in any way except in
the manner hereinafter provided, A
license to sell by the drink shall be
known as bar-room license, under
wi ich no wine, ardent spirits, malt
liquors nor any mixture thereof
shall be said to be taken away from
the place of delivery, but shall be
drunk there, and any dealer who
shall sell or give away any wine, ar
dent spirits, matt, liquors or mixture
thereof, to he kept for drinking, or
drunk on or about the premises of
the giyer or seller, shall on conyic-
ton thereof be fined not more than
five hundred dollars or. imprisoned
not exceeding six months, or both,
at the discretion Of the court; provi
ded, nothing in this shall apply to
druggists who sell for medical pur-
poses. nDg ' d.
ia Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That any person WHO desires Ii
cense to sell by the drink or to keep
har,rooms shall first apply to the
State tax collector of the parish, or,
If in New Orleans, of the district in
which lie desires to carry on the
business; and the said tax collector
shall, upon the execution by the ap
piisant of a bond, with good security
payable u he. State ofLouisiana, in
a penalty ofnot less Than one hun
rre' nor more than one Thousand
dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance OF all the requirements
act, grant such license, and
therenponTthe taX-collector shall is
sue the same in such form as NAV
he prescribed by the Auditor of Pub.
lie Accounts. @i5 H 55& tasy
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. etc,
That it shall be the duty of the Au-.
aitor of Public Accounts, as soon
after the passage Of this act as prac-.
ticable, to cause to be constructed. 4
1r purchased in sufficient numbers
IN apparatus, to be known as bar
'oom register and adopted by the
section of this act
Whenever he shall have the same
purchased or constructed in suffi-
;ient numbers be shall notify the
several tax-collectors of the fact, and
Onward the same to them in the SAT
,st and most economical manner,
.aking receipt for the same. In
rider to familiarize the officers and
lealers with the use of the instru-
nent, it shall be the duty of the
Auditor to send printed copies of in
to the said tax collectors
or distribution among the dealers,
md it shall be the duty of such tax
to fairly explain to each
|ealer, the instructions and the mode
# operating The register. IaA.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That whenever any tax.collector
hall receive from the Auditor of
public Accounts the necessary regis
er, he shall Immediately cause the
anne to be firmly fixed, according to
,lans and instructions furnished by
aid Aaditor,in conspicuous place
n the room OF delivery. and place of
usiness of every .bar-room licensed
nder the provisions of. this act
-ithin his district or parish. The
ax-collector shall see that the in
truments are well located, firmly at
lched, and kept in good working
rider, and for this purpose shall
,om time to time inspect the same:
nd if after such register shall have
cen put in use it becomes sinopera7
We or out of order, it shall be the
nty of the tax collector,a upon no.
&c of the fact, to be at once given
j him bv the dealer La replace il