Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-24
The aIoGett LIQUOR Law.

The Auditor Of the State has forwarded TO TIE
Commissioner Of the Revenue the amended
| Mcislt liquor law, calling particular attention
= tie more important amendments.
The fourth section makes it the duty Of the
mis- siouers TO see that the registers be firm
~ GZed Gu the counter OF the bar room, i!h
uis!s TO Tho front and crank to the rear, and IN
sGme conspicuous place in the room of delivery
Of be retail dealer ~ and where they are alresdy
III use, but not located as required by this Sec
ton. that such change Of location shall be made
as is herein required. The commissioners are
required 10 report TO tie auditor, and to the
courts Of their counties corporations, that this
! duty hs been performed.
A further provision in this section requires In 9
COM ssoners, Ia all cases where two registers
sro used for Registering sales OF alcoholic aud
malt liquors. to have them located ut distance
Of not less than six feet from each other-tho
same TO be painted at the cost OF the dealer, the
alcoholic resiste. black, and the malt liquor
register red and esch register to be marked
"AlcohoIic Liquor Register" or malt Liquor
Register" as the case may be. The lock and
key will be the came as those now USED.
Section imposes certain duties upon the agent,
servant or employee Of retail dealer, IS we'll as
upon the dealer himself, and requires the crank
OF thu register to be turned in the presence of
the purchaser Or person 10 whom the liquor is
delivered as AID whenever sales are made there.
under, whether the drinks are paid for At the
time or not. The scale Of assessment has been
materially altered and reduced.
Section 6. though not specifically repealed, Is
virtually 60 By operation OF this act, and hence
is of no effect
Section reduces the specific license tax. and
requires. in oil cases, tina. it shsl be paid in ad-
vance. The rate OF tax is plainly laid down. No
rebate ls allowed IN any case. The pro7lso a.
the end Of the section e1empts from taxation
ANY liquor sold by retail dealer to any licen-
rad II h,r- xnifh ha ia
of the State" or when sold for any purpose be-
yond the limits of the state" This section re.
quires livery Wholesale and retail liquor dealer
who sells to any person or persons other than
licensed dealer. and eve:y retail liquor dealer,
TO Ee,p a book" &c.
shall bcth duty of all liquor dealers 10 keep q
foil and complete record of all alcoholic liquor
sold by them in quantities of more than gallon,
in separate book to be kept for that purpose"
&c. This booB together with the forms, tags,
&C. lave teen prepared in pursuance of
soEers OF the revenue for distribution among the
desie.s The cost price of this book is TWO dol
lur!, which will be assessed against and paid for
b. the de4'er, 10 addition TO his specific license
t4I.
Sec y. In this section there is plainly an err.
ror in regard to the tax en- the manufacturer,
which the general construction of the law re-
CURES shall be corrected, to-wit: Towards too
close Of the section We read, "and the said man
ufscturer may have an additional privilege Of
selling tie products of his dislillston for con-
sumption, il quantities not Less than one gallon,
E: any pInce within the state. by Paying in I'D
d.lion to the specific license tsx provided for. &
sum equal to forty cents per gallon upon the FIRST
gallon. and twenty cents per gallon upon each
gallon" &c. The amount OF tax upon the first
gallon should b, twenty-four cents, and not
forty TWehty-four csn!s Is shown IN every
o.hor part Ct the act to be the hist gellon tax,
and must be construed to be such in this section
o give uniformity 10 the act.