Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-11

ccssary register, he shall immediately
cause the same to'be firmly fixed accord
ing to plans and instructions fur
llished by said Auditor, in a aJconspfcuous
place in. the room of delivery and place
Of business Of every bar-roonl licensed
under the provisions of this jaet within
his district OF. parish, The. tax collector
located; firmly attaches. and kept in
good working order, and for this pur-
pose shall from time to time inspect the
same and if, after such register shall
have been pat in use it becomes inope-
rative or out of order, 1t shall he the du
fact, to lie at once given to him by the
dealer to replace it Immediately with q
good and perfect instrument, and charge
he'licehced dealer so supplied with the
cost of orep;iiring or replacing tho in
jured'resister, when willfully injured.
provide each tax collector with a sufti-
cient number of registers to enable him
to comply with acknowledgements of this
Sc ctiop. Every register shall be closed
in such manner,ps the Auditor of Public
Accounts may direct, said register shall
remain the property of the State and
for the use and as security for the return
of each regi tec placed in his establish
ment the licensed person shall deposit
with the Auditor the sum of eight COL
lars, which shall be held by the Auditor
and constitute special deposit or fund
for the purchase Of SAID registers, ana
tor the retunding to any stich depositor
of the sum deposited, together with S
per cent per :tnnum interest, whenever
such: person shall discontinue business,
return such register in good order, and
demand the said sum. I-.... .. .
SEC. 5. BE it further el acted, etc,
That after the registers provided tor in
the next preceding section shall have
been placed in the bar-room or place Of
business OF liccnced Dealers, it shall be
the duty of the dealer, Immediately upon
the sale of ardent spirits, wines, malt Ii
quors, or any mixture thereof, i'll the
presence of the purchaser or person to
whom it is delivered, to turn the crank
Of the proper register until the bell has
struck once and the Indicator on its dial
has moved one point or number for each
five cents worth sold. 1t 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, or any mixture thereof, in the
presence of the purchaser or person to
whom it is delivered, to turn tho crank
of the proper register until the bell has
struck once and the indicator on the dial
has moved one point or number for each
five cents worth sold by him. The true in
tent and meaning of this section is that
the sale Of each five cents worth shall
constitute the unit OF basis Of taxation,
and each case the bell shall be struck
once, and the indicator on tho Gial be
moved one unit for every five cents worth
sold, and the said word ''wortll' is to be
taken aud understood to signify the
price demanded by the said seller,
that is to say for five cents worth sold
the bell shall be struck once and tho i'll
dicator moved one point. for ten cents
worth the bell struck twice and Indicator
moved two points, lor fifteen cents worth
the bell be struck three times and indica-
tor moved three points. for twenty CENTS
worth the bell be struck four times and
Indicator moved four points and so on.
SEC. 6. BE it further enacted, etc.,
That until the Auditor OF Public -ic-
counts is prepared, according to the
provisions Of this act, to put this act into
operation, liquor licenses to sell by the
drink heretofore yrlntcI shall remain i'll
force under the revenue laws heretofore
existing; but us soon us this act IS put
in actual operation by the furnishing OF
said registers, the annual license upon
this occupation shall bo as provided by
this act, including tho year 1873; pro
vided, that, if any person shall hav,
paid for the wear 1878 I: license upon the
occupation mentioned in this act, he
! shall have Il credit fol tho said amount
| to be deducted from payments to be
| made under tho provisions OF this act.
SEC. T. Be it further enacted, etc.
! That each dealer and bar-rOom kecpc
shall pay to the State of Louisiana, tt
| be collected by said tax collector, month
| ly, one quarter of one cent for ever,
| five cents worth of wine, arden
spirits, malt liquors or mixture thereof
or beverage containing the Same sold b.
him.
SEA. 8. Be it further cuactcd, etc, Tha
iU shall bo the duty of the several to-!
collectors, personally or by properly ap
pointed clerks, to visit, once i'll cacl
month at least. the place of business q
| each licenccd dealer and bar-room keen