The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-02

ENsoN COUNTY BILL ADVERSELY RE
PoRTED-PART OF CRAIG TO BE ADDEl
| TO GILES, &C, &C.
Mr.. Fulkerson's liquor bill was on Satur
day reported by the Finance Committe,
| with amendments. The following is tn,
full text OF the bill:
/. BE IL enacted by the General Assembly
That no person, club, or corporation shall
within the limits OF this Commonwealth
sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, ol
any mixture thereof, alcoholic bitters, oil
| fruits preserved in ardent spirits, either by
wholesale, retail. or 10 be drunk ut the
place where sold, or i'm any other way,
without having first obtained license there,
! for; nor shall such license extend to him
the privilege of selling in either way ex-
cept in the manner hereinafter provided.
A license TO sell by wholesale shalt include
only the privilege TO sell in quantities Of
I Eve gaTf0nS OF more. y license 10 sell by
retail shall include only the privilege OF sell.
| ing in quantities not exceeding five gallons
at aay time 10 any one individual, which shall
not be drunk within the house or curtilage
where sold, but shall be deliver ed 10 the
purchaser in bottles, jugs, demiiohns, or
other vessels, 10 be removed therefrom. A
license 10 sell to be drunk at the place where
sold shall be known as bar-room license,
under which no wine. ardent spirits, malt
liquors, nor any mixture thereof. shall be
sold to be taken away from the place OF de-
livery, but shall be drunk there. Any per-
son desiring 10 carry on the business OF
wholesale iquor-dealer, and also that OF
retail liquor merchant shall obtain sepa-
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provisions OF this act in relation to both
privileges. Any person, club, or corpora
tiOn desiring TO carry on the business OF o
retail liquor merchant, and also that OF q
bar-room keeper, shall obtain a separate
license for each and comply with all the
provisions OF this act in relation to both
privileges. A violation OF the provisions OF
this section shall be deemed misdemeanor,
and shall be pdnished by fine OF not less
than 800 nor more than $500, and, in the
discretion OF the court, by imprisonment
not exceeding twelve months.
9. ANY person, club, or corporation who
desires license TO sell by retail, or to keep
a BARI oom, shall first apply therefor to the
court OF the county or corporation in which
it is proposed to conduct the business, and
if the court be fully satisfied, upon bearing
the testimony for and against the applca-
ton. should any be offered, that the appli-
cant is a fit person, and that the place OF
business is suitable and convenient, it shall,
upon the execution by the applicant of n
bond, with good security, payable to the
Commonwealth OF Virginia in penalty of
not less than 500 nor more than $500, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance OF all
the requirements OF this act, grant such Ii
cense; and thereupOn the commissioner OF
the revenue shall issue the same in such
form as may be prescribed by the Auditor
Of Public Accounts. Ii the county or cor
pOration court shall refuse TO grant the APP
plicatiOn, the party aggrleved may. during
the term at which such refusal is entered,
appeal TO the circuit court OF said county,
in term time or vacation, and the Judge
thereof shall take cognizance OF said ap-
peal. and may grant the license upon the
Terms required by this act. All bonds taken
under the provisions of this act shall con-
tain waiver OF homestead.
3. The specific tax on license to sell by
wholesale wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors,
or any mixture OF any of them, shall be
5000. There shall also be paid an addi-
tionaI tax on the amount OF sales so made,
which shall be sceItained IN the manner
prescribed in the 5th section. The tax
thereon shall be one-fourtb Of per centum
on the gross amount OF such sales pro-
vided that this tax shall not be required
upon sales Of liquors actually transported
out OF this Commonwealth.
4. The specific tax on license to sell by
retail wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or
any mixture OF any of them, shall be in the
country or in towns or villages of 500 inhab-
itmls or less, 5000, and in cities or towns
or villages exceeding 800 inhabitants, S125;
except that where person sells by retail or
under barrOom license malt liquors only
i'm the country, or in town under 5000 in
habitantS, his specific license tax shall be
$50, and an additional tax on the amount of
sales so made, which shall be asceriained in
the manner prescribed in section Of this
act. The tax thereon shall be per centum
on the gross amount OF such sales provided
that no tax is hereby imposed upon sales at
retail OF liquors that may have been manu-
featured, distilled, or rectifed by any
licensed manufacturer, diStiler, or recti6er
within this State, or upon liquors actually
transported out OF the Commonwealth.
5. Ii shall be the duty OF every wholesale
liquOr-dealer, and OF every retail liquor
dealer, licensed under this act, to make re-
turns quarterly, according TO forms to he
prescribed by the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, and according to such regulations
as he may make to carry out the true intent
OF this act that is TO say, on The first day
OF August, November, February, and May
respectively, to the commissioner OF reve-
nue. OF the district in which his place Of
business is situated, OF all sales within the
three months next preceding made by him
upon which he is required to pay tax.
The commissioner OF revenue shall re-
cord the said return in a book to be
kept by him for the purpose, and
certify the same TO the Auditor OF
Public Accounts and to the treasurer Of
the county or corporation within ten days,
extending the tax at the rate indicated in
the Sd and 4th sections OF this act, aud shall
deliver TO the court OF his county or corpo.
ration a copy of said certificate. And it
shall be the duty of the treasurers OF the
respective counties, cities, and towns to
collect Immediately upon the receipt of
revenue, as hereinbefore required, from
every such dealer the amount with which
he is chargeable, as shown by said commits
sioners' certificate; and it shall be the duty
OF every such licensed dealer TO pay the
same Immediately; and upon his failure
so 10 do for fifteen days il shall be
the duty OF the treasurer OF the county
or corporation TO proceed TO collect the
same in the manDeras now provided by law
for the collection OF other taxes, and he
shall have power 10 distran and sell thvre-
for; which failure shall also be deem ed
forfeiture OF his bond, and thereupon n the
treasurer shall give notice 10 the Co mmon-
wealth's attorney, who shall, by motion,
upon ten days notice, proceed ae,Iinst such
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