The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-26
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
The Scott Liquor Tax Bnl ~ Amended
a.A Passed by Both Houses or the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State Of Ohio-eaoes
Int Erect from the Date OF Its Passage,
nut No Assessments to Occur Previous -
April 3e, 1859.
SECTION /. Be enacted BY The General Assensbly
Tths asse sf Ohio, That upon the business Of traf-
hcktng In Intoxicating liquors, there shall Be as
sessed yearly, and shall be paid into the County
Treasury by every person engaged therein, a.
hereinafter provided and for each place where such
business Il carried on by or for such person, the
sum Of two hundred dollars.
Provided, II such business continue through the
year, to-wit: from the second Monday of April, ex.
elusively in the trafickins in malt vinous liq-
uors, both, such assessment shall be but one-half
the foregoing sum.
SEc. 2. That said assessments, together with any
Increase thereof as penalty thereon, shall attach
and operate - lien upon the real property on and
IN which such business is conducted, ~ of the
fourth Monday in April each year, and shall be
paid on or before June twentieth following. Pro-
vided, where any such business shall be eommenc-
ID in any year after said Monday, said assessment
shau be proportionate in amount TO the renal nder
& the assessment year, except that 1t shall In ns
be less than twenty five dollars, and the
shall attach and operate IS lien rs Aforesaid, at
the date Of and be paid within ten days after such
| sommencement; and that whosoever shall engage
~ continue in the business aforesaid of selling in
soxicasng liquors in sr upon land Or premises not
pwned BY him and without the written consent of
the ow, or thereof shall be held guilty of misde-
neanor and liable 70 be indicted and punished BY .
ans net exceeding hundred dollars nor less than
twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the
eounty Jail not exceeding ten days. both, At the
discretion Of the Cour., and each days eontiHu-
.,~h .I~nh L. -
| lsnse.
SEC. 8. That every Assessor shall return to the
County Auditor. with his other returns . stale
s.ns to Be y
Fiction where such business Ii conducted, showing
Me name Of the person engaged therein, . brief
lhe same is conducted, and by whom owned, and
shether such business Is confined exclusively to
ramc IN malt or vi1ous liquors Or bcth said state
lessor by such person- And II such person shall,
IN demand, refuse fail 70 furnish the requisite
niormation for such st,s;nent or 70 sign or verify
| or, and thereupon such assessment upon his said
| business shall be S275 And If any person having
made return that his business 10 confined exclusive
y to malt or vinous liquors, or both, shall there
uter during the assessment year, sell any other in-
toxicating liquors, the assessment upon his bus.
Is5e And If any assessment aforesaid shall not be
| taid when due. there shall be added . penalty
thereto of twenty per eentunn, which shall be col
eeted herewith.
SEC. 4. That the County Auditor shall make snd
preserve duplicates of such assessments, alphabeti-
| ALLY arranged, which will show the amount and
| The premises whereon the same 10 lien. And upon
receiving satisfactory information of any such bus
.ess liable to assessment. or increased assessment,
orthwith enter the same upon such duplicate, aud
lpon the County Treasurers copy thereof. By the
Of
duplicate, charging him with the full amount of
Iuch assessment to be collected and also with any
additional assessments, or increased assessments
| md penalties.
SEC. s. That the County Treasurer shall collect
ind receipt for all assessments returned to him.
% shall forthwith proceed as provided by Section
| pne thousand one hundred and four (1104) OF the
Revised Statutes to enforce the lien for the same
md penalty; and the provisions Of said section,
md any other provisions of the law Of this state
relative to the collection of taxes assessments,
ue hereby made applicable to the eaforcenent OF
| Mch liens and the collection Of such assessments
md penalties. Said treasurer shall charge himself
with all such assessments placed in his hands fol
collection, and shall account to said Auditor for VII
| penalties collected by him hereunder.
SEC. 6. The phrase "traficking in intoxicating
6auors," As used in this act, means The buying or
pr0curing and selling Of Intoxicating liquors 9th
Gwss than upon prescriptions issued Ia good faith
| W reputable physicians in active practice or for
| Exclusively known mechanical, pharmaceutical OF
,lude the manufacturing OF Intoxicating liquors
hom the raw material, and the sale thereof by the
manufacturer of the in quantities Of one gal
on or more at any one time.
| SEC. Z. That the revenues and fines resulting
nder the provisions Of this act shall be disrribu-
I'D follows, ,to-wt In every county three-fourthi
The money paid ss herein ~ pro,idsd into .aa .ne
lpOn the warrant Of the County Auditor, b paid
he credit Of the Police Fund, and one-han TO tn,
| sredit of the General Revenue Fund thereof; pro
siaed, in corporations having no Police Fund, th,
he General Revenue Fund thereof. The othel
lourth, together with all other resulting
| hereunder in said county, shall be passed to tn,
uedit of the Poor Fund Of such county.
SEC. s. Within ten days after the passage Of thi
vet, each County Auditor in this State is hereb.
directed to publish, by one insertion in some ne VS.
paper of general circulation in his county, notic
informing all persons engaged in the traffic in In
soxicating LIQUORS. that the first assessments i'm
posed by this act will be due and payable on or be
tsre the Goth day of June, AID. 1888. The Attoroe!
General is charged with the duty of seeing that tn
requirements Of this section observed, and ma.
mandamus. The County Commissioners Of the re
gPective counties may ALLOW their County Audito
reasonable compensation for the discharge OF tn
duties imposed upon him by this act.
SEC. 8. That the sale of intoxicating liquor
whether distilled, malt or vinous, ON the hrst da
u the week, commonly called Sunday, except by
on sns ep o,
snly, is hereby declared to be unlawful, and Al
places where such Intoxicating liquors are on othe
store shall on that day be closed. and vhoeve
makes any such sale, or allows any such place {
be open or remain open on that day shall be fne'
IN any sum not exceeding one hundred dollar
and be imprisoned in the County Jail or City Prise
| not exceeding thirtv days In regular hotels an
be held to mean the room or part of room wbeI
such liquors are usually yold or exposed for sal
md the keeping of sucl room part Of room s.
curely closed, shall be held rs to such hotels an
Eating houses, q closing of the place within tn
meaning of this act; provided, that nothing in tn
corporation In the State from regulating and cor
trolling on such first day of the week. the sa
Of beer and native wine in such manner
may by ordinance be provided. That th
act to amend Section 6s4i of the Revised Sta
ates Of Ohio, amended April 8, 1881, pssse
And any municipal corporation shall have fu
| power to regulate restrain and prohibit ale, bet
and and places of habitual resort
Hppling and intemperance. But If any municip
corporation shall prohib bit ale, beer and Porte
houses within the limits of such corporation
tors thereof for the n ,xpired portion of the yes
shan be returned to such proprietors.
SEC. TO- Whoever sells intoxicating liquors TO
minor, except on the written order Of his parent
guardian or family physician, or to person into1
tcated or in the habit of getting intoxicateL sha
be fined not more than one hundred and not lie
than twenty five dollars, and i'm prisoned not mo-
| than thirty or less than five days
Sec. II. Section 694l of the Revised Statutes
Ohio is hereby repealed during such period a. an
while, this act shall continue in force.
SEC. IL. This act shall take effect Oh its passag
but no assessments shall occur previous to Il
fourth Monday of April, 1888.
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