Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-26
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THE SCOTT BILL.
Full Text Of the Law as 1t Now
Stands.

Full Text of the Law as 1t Now
Stands.
Following is the full text of the Scott
Liquor law as it finally passed the Legis-
lature:
A BILL further providing against the
evils resulting from the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors.
WHEREAS; Among the evils resulting
from the traffic in toxicating liquors are:
Increased pauperism and crime, and
the consequent increase in the number of
public officials and enhancement of pub
lie burdens, for the pecuniaIy benefit of
those engaged in such traffic; therefore,
the more effectually to provide against
said and other evils resulting therefron.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
upon the business of trafficking in intox.
icating liquors, there shall be assessed
yearly, and shall be paid into the county
treasury by every person engaged there
in, as hereinafter provided, and for each
place where such business is carried on
by or for such person, the sum of 5000.
Provided, il such business continue
through the year, to-wit: From the Sec
ond Monday of April, exclusively in the
traficking in malt or vinous liquors, or
both, such assessment shall be but one
half the foregoing sum.
Sec. g. That said assessments, togeth-
er with any increase thereof as penalty
thereon, shall attach and operate as
lien upon the real property on and in
which such business is conducted, as of
the third Monday of April, each year,
and shall be paid on or before June Goth
following. Provided, where any such
business shall be commenced in any year
after said Monday, said assessment shall
be proportionate in amount to the re-
mainder of the assessment year, except
that it shall in no case be less than $25,
and the same shall attach and operate as
lien as aforesaid, at the date Of, and be
paid in ten days after such commence.
ment; and that whoever shall engage or
continue in the business aforesaid of
selling intoxicating liquors in or upon
land or premises not owned by him and
without the written consent of the owner
hereof shall be held guilty of misde.
meanor and liable to be indicted and
punished by fine of not exceeding 800
nor less than $25, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding ten days,
or both, at the discretion of the court.
and each days continuance upon such
premises shall be an additional Offense.
Sec. 8. That every assessor shall re-
turn to the County Auditor, with his
other returns, statement upon blank
to be furnished by such Auditor for that
purpose, as to every place within his jur-
isdiction where such business Is conduct
ed, showing the name OF the person en-
gagged therein, brief and accurate de.
scription of the premises where the same
il conducted and by whom owned, and
whether such business is confined exclu-
eively to traffic IN malt or vinous liquors,
or both; said statement shall be signed
and verified before such Assessor by such
person. And if such person shall, on de-
mand, refuse or fail to furnish the requi-
site information for such statement, or to
sign or verify the same, such fact shall
be returned by the Assessor, and there
upon such assessment upon said business
shall be 1915. And if any person having
made return that his business is,confined
exclusively to malt or vinous liquors, or
both, shall thereafter, during the assess
ment year, sell any other Intoxicating
liquors, the assessment upon his business
shall thereby be increased by the sum Of
$3.50. And if any assessment aforesaid
shall not be paid when due, there shall
be added penalty thereto of 20 per GEN.
tum, which shall be collected Herewith.
Sec. 4. That the County Auditor shall
make and preserve duplicates of such
assessments, alphabetically arranged,
which shall show the amount and time
of each assessment, by whom to be paid,
and the premises whereon the same is a
lien. And upon receiving satisfactory
information of any such business, liable
to assessment, or increased assessment, las
aforesaid, not returned by the assessor,
he shall forthwith enter the same upon
such duplicate, and upon the County
Treasurers copy thereof. By the first
Monday of June of each year he shall
make and deliver to the County Treas
urer copy of such duplicate, charging
him with the full amount of such assess.
ment to be collected, and also with any
additional assessments. or increased
assessments and penalties.
SEC 5. That the County Treasurer
shall collect and receipt for all assess.
ments so returned to him. And if any
assessment shall not be paid when due,
lie shall forthwith proceed as provided
by section one thousand one hundred and
four 1104) of the Revised Statutes, to en-
force the lien for the same and penalty;
and the provisions Of said section and
any other provisions of the law of this
State relative to the collection of taxes or
assessments, are hereby made applicable
to the enforcement of such liens and the
collection of such assessments and pen
alties. Said Treasurer shall charge him
self with all such assessments placed in
his hands for collection, and shall &C.
count to said Auditor for all penalties
collected by him hereunder.
Sec. 0. The phrase 'trafficking in in
toxicating liquors." as used in this act,
means the buying or procuring, and SELL
ing of intoxicating liquors otherwise than
upon prescriptions issued in good faith
by reputable physicians in active prac-
tice, Or for exclusively known mechani-
Cal, pharmaceutical or sacranental pur.
poses, but such phrase does not include
the manufacturing Of Intoxicating liquors
from the raw material and the sale there
of by the manufacturer of the same in
quantities of one gallon or more at any
SEC. Z. That the revenues and fines
resulting under the provisions OF this oct |