The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-31
THE LIQUOR LAW.
Main Provisions OF the sfoGsts H.aw ax
# Passed the Legislature.

AAaaH RroVisaOnS OF the MOGSts HRw aa
It Passed the Legislature. +
REGISTERS TO DE PLACED ON THE BAR.
! COUNTERS; ONE TO BE RED AND TIE
OTHER BLAcK-TAx ON ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS REDUCED TO ONE AND A HALE
CENTs-THE TAX ON RETAIL DEALERS
TWENTY-FOUR CENTS FOR FIRST GAL.
/ LON SOLD, AND TWENTY CENTS FOR ALL
ABOVE THE FIRST GALLoN-RECORD OF
SALES TO BE KEPT IN A BOOK FURNISHED
By THE AUDITOR AND PAID FOR BY THE
sELLER-LIQUOR-DEA AND AGENTS
OR EMPLOYEES LIABLE FOR FAILING TO
REGISTER.
The Senate agreed to the amendments
proposed by the House Of Delegates to the
bill to amend and reenact the 1st, I'd, 4,b.
5th. Och, 9Th, 9Th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 18th, 18Th,
and ed sections Of the Moffctt.liquo law,
and the bill is now in the hands OF the en-
rolling clerk. and will doubtless 90 to the
Governor to-day. The friends OF the bin
regard the law rs much improved. and are
OF opinion that in its present mucll-pel-
fectcd form SVill realize more revenue than
last years law did. We shall soon sec the
result. howcger. The changes in the law
.EWilEbe OF 4interest 10 many persons, and so
we print them briefly this morning.
s|9s~ Ttae frst section, as amended, proyides
that a license 20 sell by retail shall include
only the privilege of selling in quantities
not exceeding five gallons at any time to
any one individual, which shall not be
drunk within the house or curtilage where
sold, but shall be delivered TO the purchaser
in bottles, jugs, demiiohns, or other vessels,
to be removed thereirom, No retail dealer
shall, with his consent, permit liquor 50
sold to be drunk on bis premises; nor shall
! it be lawful for any purchaser of liquors
from any such retail dealers to drink the
same, or any portion thereof, within the
house or curtilage, or OH the premises OF
such retail dealer.
The second section allows IN appeal TO the
judge OF the circuit court OF the county, in
tclm-time or vacation, in case an applicant
! has been refused license by the court he-
low and he should feel aggrieyed thereby.
When license is granted it shall be upon
the execution OF a bond. with good securl-
| ty, payable to the Commonwealth in the
sum CT not less than 500 nor more than
81 ZOO for the faithful performance Of all the
requirements OF the act.
Section has been changed throughout,
! ttlU II ltOh lis lOliOhS.
Whenever the con- missioner OF The rcvc-
nue of any county. city, or town shall re-
ceive from the Auditor Of Public Accounts
! the necessary registers, he shall Immediately
cause the same to be firmly fixed on the
! counter OF the bar-r0om, with the dals to
he front and the crank to the rear, and in
some conspicuous place in The room OF de-
| livery OF the retail dealer. and where the
! registers are already in use by retail dealers
and barroom keepers, the Auditor OF Pub
! lie Accounts shall, Immediately after the
passage OF this act, instruct the commission
ers OF the revenue OF the counties, cities,
and towns OF the commonwealth to locate
the registers within their respective districts
according to the requirements OF this act,
and to report to him, and TO the courts OF
their counties or corporations, that the duty
required Of them has been performed.
When the bar-room keeper or retail dealer
desires to sell malt liquor under his license
| there shall be placed IN additional register,
| in like manner as above required: Provided
that they be not located nearer together
than six feet; and ore is to be painted rcd
and TO he marked as malt-liquor register,
and the other is to be painted black and
marked as an alcoholic-iiquor register, in
such forms and characters rs the said Audi
tor shall prescribe. The Auditor OF Public
Accounts shall instruct the commissioner OF
the revenue OF the several counties, cities,
and towns, to have the registers already in
use within their respective districts painted
at the cost Of the dealer.
The same section also requires the COM
missioner of the revenue to keep the
registers in good order at ali times, and re-
uuireS the dealer to give notice at once IN
case the register should get out OF ORDER
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty OF the
retail dealer, his agent, servant, or emDloye,
immediately on the sale or barter Of every
half pint, fraction, or multiple thereon OF
ardent spirits, wines, malt liquors, or any
mixture thereof, in the presence Of the pur-
! chaser or person 20 whom it IS de-
lvered, whether the same be paid for
at the time Or not, to turn the crank
kOf the proper register until the bell has
struck once, and the indicator on its dial
has moved one point or number for each
half pint or multiple thereof so sold, up to
and including one gallon. 1t shall in like
manner be the duty OF the bar-room keeper,
his agent, servant, or bar keeper, tnmedi
ately upon the sale or barter Of each drinl;
OF wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any
mixture thereof, ochether the same is paio
for at the time or MOTTO register the same
&c.
The tax on alcoholic drinks has been re
duced to II cents. The tax on malt drinks
remains at cent. . q.
Section 7 provides that the specific license
tax on retail! liquor-dealer or bar-roon
liuuor-dealer shall be paid by him in ad
vance, as follows: In the country or il
towns Of 1000 inhabitants or less, the tan
shall be $50, and in cities and towns OF Over
y. 600 inhabitants the tax shall be $50, eX
cent that il the retail Iiquor-dealer or bar
room liuuor-dealer desires the privilege o
selling only malt liquors the tax shall bt
s25 in the first case and $50 in thu
, latter case. II The dealer shall desire
the privilege OF selling both as re
tail dealer and q bar-room dealer, h'
: nav do so upon the payment OF hfty DOL
lars. il in the country or town OF Two thou
sand inhabitants or less; and in cities ant
towns OF more than two thousand lnhaDit
! ants. lpon the payment OF one hundTe(
dollars. Each retail dealer and bar-roor
dealer and ordlnary-keeper shall, ut the limo
the REGISTERS are fixed in his place oil Du>l
ness. pay to the treasurer OF his city Oh
county. upon the certificate OF the commis
sioner Of the.revenue, the sum of ten dot
lars for the use OF each register so nAeu IL
his place OF business.
The retail Iiquor-dealer is required 10 pay
on four pin:s, or one half-gallon, IL Genus
on one gallon, "a cents; and on eacn Saltot
in excess OF one up to and lncIudlns NV
gallons, 20 cents per gallon; and cen
for each half-pint OF malt liquor, &c.
The eighth section contains the tolo"
ips: = And il upon such report, o.
other: sufficient evidence, it shall appear L