The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-01-15
THE MOlF, EFT REGISTER.
IT ~ F0HnrAsLy PROPOSED IN THE
HOUSE ~ REPRESENTATIVES,.
vwiI TEXT NJ ,ss nin vrevidlnk fcr Tas
ssn sIaHssa ana the inside Ut
COLLECTING II.

IBp FvllUwBsn ~ the psSt ~ flie MI ihtfo-
lueed yesterday III the lIouse If Representa-
lives by Mn, H. II. Wilde, of Orleans. pfvyid-
ing for the Moifett register system IN this
sstste. TIE bill Ia essentially the satnn that IL
merry III operation IN Virginia
BE II endtte,i, eta THAT no person, shall
within the limits III this commonwealth. sell
Wine erdntlt spirits. malt llqsus, or any my.
blre hereof either by wllolesale. retail, or 10
be drunk at the place where sull, OF 10 any
other way. without having first obtained
lieense therefor, gor shan eIlch license
extend to hiu, the privilege ~ seilihg w either
way, except IN th9 manner hereinafter pro,
viiied. LICENSE 10 sell by Wholesale shall
include only the privilege ~ sell In quantities
VI Aye gallons o. more; License TO sell by
wholesale anil retail shall include only the
privilege W sell IN quantities ot one gallon Or
ipote. A license to sell BY retail shall include
only The privilege Of selling In quantities not
exceeding five gallons at any time to any
uns individual. which shall not bn drunk
within the hpnse r eullllaga l,,,,,'!., whete +.
the purchaser IN bottlss, jugs. aemijohna OF
other vessels, to be removed thslefrom, A
iicense 10 sell 10 he drunk at the place where
sold shall be known as n bar-r0Vni LICENSE,
,indef which no wine, ardent Spirits malt
liquors, huF any mixture thereof, shall he
a,,ld 10 be taken away from the place of de-
livery but shall bs drunk there. Any person
desiring 10 carry on the business Of q retail
keeper, shall obtain q. separate lieense for
each, and comply with al the prov slsens of
this net IN relation to both privileges. Any
person violating the provisions pf this SEC
HoD shall be deemed guilty Of a inisdeneaiiqr
and shall be fined not less than twenty dol
lars nor more Than I've hundred dollars, and
be imprisoned not less than ofis month tiUr
more than twelve months.
Any PERSON who desires censs tn sell by
retail Of 10 keep d bar4Ioptn, shall first apply
therefor tp the court Of the county OF corpora
tiun ih which he resides. and II The court be
FULLY satlshpd. upon hearing The testimony fot
and against the application. should any le nf-
frfed, that the applicant is a fit person, and
that the place of business Is suitable and eon4
vcnlent Il shall, upon the execution by the ap-
plluant of bond. with good Fecutity, payable
10 the commonwealth ut boliisiaha, IN n penal
ty of not less than one hundred ner more thai,
ono thousand dollars. conditioned fut the faith
ful performance of all the requirements of
this Art. grant such lireuHa: md thttrupon
the is,tiibiasionar ut the revenue shall issuc
the same iil siirh form ~ may In prearrlhed
by the Auditor uf Public Accounts. ff the
county court Hbgl refuse to grant the atplirt-
tiUn. the party aggrinvral may. during the
term MT which such refusal is entered, appeal
10 the Judge of the Circuit Court Of said ,F,i,n-
ty, IN term time pf vatmten aud the Judge
thereof shall take cognizanee of said appeal.
and may grant the icense upon The terms TO-
anifad by this oct IN cities aud towns con
tanng population of over Aye thousand In
may be excused, the penalty thereof having
beeii aacertained by The court before the clerk
III the t,utilt. "a
II hhall be The duty vt the Auditor Of Pub
itc Accounts. as soon alter the paasage of this
net aH practicable, to cause tu be constructed
III sufficient numbers by letting tn the lowest
Responsible bidder. al apparatus to be known
IA q bat-fuoln register, and adopted by tho
twenty y-titst section Of this act, Whenever he
shall have the nntnn constructed In sufficient
Al ttif u tt,tttt
Herewith, he shall notify the commissioner
or commissioners of the revenue of the fact,
and forward tho same to him ~ them IN the
aasst % AMI ,l ,, nost eeoomiea , manner taking
H,onwealth Hhal be first supplied. In
order h, fainliaiizn the oiIlcora aud dealers
with The ,se uE the instrument, II shall be tho
d,Ity of the Auditor tp srnd printsl copies of
instructions 10 the commissioners Of the rrye-
uue Of ts,ch county apd city fof distribution
among the dealers. and II shall be the duty Of
such commissioners ta fully explain to each
dealer tho instructions and the mo1d of opera
ting the register,
Whcncycr the commissioner Of tho revenue
of any county, city or town aliall receive from
tho Auditor Of Public Accounts the neeea-
aary registers. he shall immediately cause the
same to DO firmly fixed. according to plans
and instructions Furnished by aaid Auditor
IN u conspicuous place in the room of deli
very and place If business nf every bnf-mom
or retail dealer, licensed under the provi-
ainns of this act,. within his detrict,
When the hat-nom keeper or ,tta,il dealer
desires to sell malt liquor under bis license.
there shall be placed an additional register.
In like manner m above required. and one ia
TO be marked aa n malt liquor register, and
the other az IN alcoholic liquor register, In
such form and characters as the Haid Auditor
shall prescribe. The conn missioner OF the
revenue shall see that the Instruments are
we'll located, firmly attached aud kept In good
working order, and for this purpose shall,
ttYnt t.N
u after such register shall have been put in
uHe. II becomes imperative or out Of order,
1t shall be the duty of the commissioner
of the revenue, upon notice Of the fact to
be at once given to him by tho dealer, to re-
place u immediately with good and per
feet instrument and charge the licensed
dealer 40 supplied with the cost of repairing
or replacing tho injured register. Tho Audi
Cor Of Public Accounts shall provide each
commissioner Of the revenue with sufficient
nunieer OF registers 10 enable him Ia comply
with the requirements OF thit section. The
nnmbar of registers which may be necpssary TO
the proper registration OF the sales of each II
csnsed dealer shall be determined by the COM
missioner Of the revenue of the district In
which said dealer resides, Every ravatar
shall be locked after each inspection by the
commissioners OF the revenue and the key re-
tanned In hs possession; and he shall seal the
nWlster after each inspection In such manner
~ the Auditor of Public Accounts may direct.
The character Of the lock and seal required by
this section shall be prescribed by the said
Awtlitor
After The registers provided for In tho next
preceding section shall have been placed Ia the
har-room or place Of business of licensed deal- |
ers II shall be the duty Of the retail dealer. |
immediately ON the sale of every half pint |
fraction or multiple thereof Of ardent Spirits |
wines, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof In |
the presence Of the purchaser. or person to |
whom II Is delivered, TO turn tho crank OF the |
proper register until the bell has struck once |
and the Indicator ON It's dial has moved one |
point or number for each half pint or null |
tiple thereof so sold up to and including one |
gallon. Ii shall In like manner be the duty Of |
the bar-room keeper, Immediately upon the |
sale OF each drink Of wine, ardent spirits. malt
liquors. orany mixture thereof, In the presence |
nf the purchaser or person to whom 1t Ia de- !
hverd, to turn the crank of the proper regis |
Ter until the bell has struck once. and the indi- |
gator on It's dial has moved one point or number |
Tor each drink sold by him. The true intent |
anu meaning OF this section Is, that in the case |
of q retail dealer the sale of each half pint or |
fraction thereof shall constitute the unit or |
nasls oi taxation, and in the case of bar