The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-21
TAXING THE LIoUOR TRAFFIC.
The New Law Its Provisions SuooInotl,
stated.

The New Law Its Provisions SuooInotIy
Stated.
The Legislature which q little mere
than year ago passed fSPOhd tadlof
tax law, which after having AdiA Tbtpd
the party was knocked In the head by
the Supreme Court, has now tried its
hand at similar piece Of work. 1be
Scott bill, so-called, and having for IA
purpose the taxation of the liquor traffic
passed both Houses OF the Legislature
Tuesday afternoon and is now a law.
Whether 1t will remain law or not de-
pends now upon the action of the Su-
preme Court when test is made. The
provisions Of the law are as follows:
/. Every person or Arm engaged in
selling intoxicating liquors shall pay
an annual tax of $500, or if ale, beer
and wine only are sold an annual tax of
$1OO.
2. All saloons In operation on or be-
fore the third Monday of April must pay
the 800 or 800 tax on or before the
Goth of the following June. If the busi-
ness has been carried on for less than a
year the tax shall be in proportion as
the time is to the whole time except
that the tax shall in no case be less than
$25.
3. The tax, with all costs and penal
blbb bAlhL may uDg oha1A Db a llbn
the property where the business Ia car
Tied on. That Is, IL the man who keeps
the saloon, drug store, or whatever
name the place may have, rents the pro
perty where the business is carried on
and refuses OF neglectS to pay the tax
the Sheriff may levy on the real estate,
no matter who the owner may be, and
sell it to satisfy the tax.
4. Every person who deals in intOxi-
eating liquors must giVehis name, a de-
scriptiOn of the premises W here the
business is carried on, the name of the
person owning the premises and state
ment as to whether the business Is In
malt or VinOus liquors or both to the as.
SCISSOR, who shall make return to the
County Auditor. And II any person
shall refuse to give this information OF
give 1t WrOngfully he shall be assessed
1915.
(. The tax must be paid to the County
Treasurer, the same as other taxes. And
IL not paid q penalty OF 20 per centum
shall be added and collected by law.
8. The law does not apply to the sell
ing Of liquors upon tho prescription Of
reputable physicians, nor the sale by
manufacturers in quantities Of one gal
Ion and upward.
Z. The money arising from the tax
shall be paid, three-fOurths of 1t, into
the County Treasury and one fourth into
the county poor fund. In the cities the
money so arising, less the One-fourth
paid to the county poor fund, shall be
divided, one-balf to the general fund and
One-half to the police fund.
3. All saloons, bars and places where
liquors are sold must be closed on Sun
day, and none sold that day upon penal
ty Of not more than 800 and imprison-
ment, provided, however, that city
councils may, If they see proper, allow
beer and native wine to be sold on Sun
day.
s. Any municipal corporation may, at
the pleasure Of its council, shut up the
saloons and prohibit the traffic In intoxi-
eating liquors at all times.
10. Whoever sells intoxicating LIQUORS
to q minor or to a person in the habit OF
getting intoxicated, shall be fned from
$25 to 800 and imprisoned not less than
five nor more than thirty days.
Inquiry among the saloon men and
liquor dealers reveals great dissatisfac-
tiOn with the law, almost as great as
that which met the Pond law, Repub-
licans generally say that the passage OF
the law will do the party great injury
Prohibiti0nlsts denounce the law bitter
ly because It allows city councils to per-
init saloons to be open on Sunday, and
because the old law against the sale of
| liquor to be drank on the premises Is re-
pealed. Lawyers who have examined ii
generally consider its constitutionality
doubtful.