The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-01
REVENUE LAW ATTRACTIONS
A Few Facts for The Enlighten-
ment of Col. 0. J. q.

No one would pretend to ass1m
that United States official, especial!
United States revenue official
could be partial or partisan in thu
exercise of his official functions; snC
o least likely Of ali ia that any lndI
: vidusl would impute anything of tina
, nature to the revenue collector OF thi'
territory, Col. o. ]. HOLSTER. But,
however clear thing may be to In
teliigent minds, and as 1t is to us,
there are those here unable TO COM
prehend the reason for certain things
. that bear remarkable sembIanoe to
inconsistencies ia the course of an
officer who treats Rll alike, irrespec-
tive OF condition, religion, vocation or
anythiDg else. Some time ago a
great raid was inaugurated upon the
cop. stores for issuing scrip without
paying q tax on 1t, the result of which
vas that Collector HOLSTER gathered
in from these concerns q very hand
some sum for the poverty stricken
government OF the United States. At
the same tins several liquor dealers,
Cigar sellers, and brewers were made
t. feel the heavy hand Of the law,
because of triding irregularities which
are likel y to creep into any business
in the world, and even into that of
the revenue collector OF Utah, jealous
and careful as he may be. The scrip
tax fell pretty heavy 90 some little
stores, and the tTIhing irregulsriti }.
il they really were such, OF the brew
ers, liquor men, and cigar dealers,
cost some handsome little figure be- |
tore they got through.
About this time, also, an old soap |
boiler, with spiral pipe attachment,
was discovered in one of the wards |
OF the city, and the deuce
raised because of illicit distil-
ling progressing; and vengeance was
wrecked on the old soap kettle or
boiler. Still later, and on down to the
present time, arrests have been made
for like ofienses, and the counties
have been stirred up in some in
stances pretty lively. Only 4 few
lays ago, a man, doubtless a good
enough or a very good citizen on
general principles, WAS arrested at
me instance OF Collector Hollister, on
, warrant which charged the Offend
ng soul with dispensing liquors in
Ogden Canon to psssers without hav-
ng frat obtained government
icente. This poor fellow wss hauled
Town to Salt Lake and taken before
he commissioner, who bourd him
over 70 await the action of the grand
ury in 500 bonds. Other cases of a
ike nature could probably be cited.
And the action of the collector IN this !
no one will object to, for he |
g authorized 10 do it by lsW-and
Iuch authorization assuredly implies
/ duty-as will be seen by reference
o the Revised Statutes. page 626,
ection S244, article 4, where the
blowing will be found: {
Retail dealers in liquors shall pay SIS.
very person who sells, or Offers for sale, I
)reign or domestic distilled spirits or
zines in less quantities than five wine
allons at the same time, shall be re-
arded as retail dealer in liquors.
The same section, article eighth,
ays:
Dealers in tobacco shall each pay S.. {
very person whose business it is to sell, 7
r offer for sale, manufactured tobacco,
luff or cigars shall be regarded as 8 G
ealer in tobacco, aud the payment of q [
Iecial tax as wholesale or retail LIQUOR O
ealer, or the payment of any other o
oecial tax, shall not relieve any person
no. sells manufactured tobacco and 4
Ksrs from the payment Of this tax. =
Again, section 3243. page 625, b
ads: 4
The payment Of any tax imposed by b
q internal revenue law for carrying on (
" trade or busine7s shall not be held TO n
Tempt any person from any penalty or o
lnishment provided by the laws of any
ate for carrying on the same within such "
ate, or in any manner to authorize the s
or continuance of Euch q
sde or business contrary to the laws OF
ch state, or in places prohibited by NUM-
5al law; nor shall The payment of any
Oh tax be held to prohibit any state o
I'm placing q duty or tax on the same b
ide or business, for state or other a
lrposes. I,
And in other sections will be found a
g punishment that shall be inflicted
ION conviction. So Mr.. HolIister
1t does his duty; bat here is the
semblauce to the inconsistency, or
For years certain class n
persons In this city have been In 5
q hsbi: of selling liquors without st
tense OF any kind; they have been a.
rested for it by the city police, con- b
ssing the ofiense, and peSdiDg 3
lilty have been fined. Reference here Z
made to the prostitutes who keep q
buses of i'll lame, and who in this
nd come under the letter and epiri:
the revenue law as much as any G.
hers. Only a day or two ago, five a
these women pleaded guilty to the =
ense of selling liquor without L
ense, and we're fued S99 each by
dge Piper, which all but one paid.
1w il Mr.. Hollister feels it ia bis
Ity to drag 8 man down TO Salt
Ike for the commission of this W
ense and have him bound over, how H
it that be fuds his duty so light in "
gard to these cases? 1t will not do NJ
say he does not know about them, O,
cause the facts are VIGOROUSLY u
Iblic; and he cannot help knowing III
EN-. They certainly are not ex- pi
apt; and what on earth can be the BIZ
Electors reason for such unsccount- bt
lie leniency is conundrum that he a,
ly can solve. In his zeal Mr.. Hol d,
ter shows one weak spot. and that T
favor OF a class VINO certainly de- II
rye no sympathy above other per- 81
ne guilty of similar violations of the II
venue Law. Are you doing your Ii
lty, Mr.. Collector? or how do you
count for it, any Wsy?
0ATrrrAT NOpN MEAL and Graham