Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-08

WEATHER FRO BABlLiIiES. -ipiu .. loot
For the Middle Atlantic States local rairs and
partly cloudy weather, variable winds shifting tc
westerly aud southwcsterly, Slight changes III
Temperature, falling, followed III southern por'
tions by rising barometer.
THE LICENSE TAX-The foil owing letter
from Col. Marye, state Auditor OF Public
Accounts, will be found otintereat TO all who
are required to take out license to carry on
business.
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.,
OFFICE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, :
RICHMOND, March 3lst, 1851 J
Major George Dntey, Commissioner q fhS
Rerenue, 4lerdntirid:
DEAR SIR-The mode prescribed By the
act approved February 20. 1854, LOT apply
lug for a license is To nc used III regard TO
all licenses exrept iquor licenses granted
under Chapter Of the new license law. III
was the intention OF the legislature u have
the same mode followed III granting all IL
censes, and il WAS by mistake that the law
in regard To liquor licenses is different from
that in regard TO other licenses, anu the
mistake arose in this way, viz: Inc i'cehse
law was carefully prepared by Mr. tltzpa'- :
rick with Il view to prevent The payment OF
coupons for licenses. Mr. Fitzpatrick tcld
mat the money paid for licenses WAS not
licenses hat the Static simply sai'! ~ inose
desiriLr 10 pursue these lines OF buslnessre-
ouiriu. ii license gruIiemeu, yon have no
rivht 10 pur-,i~ shat business without my
uerlnissio,. | SO not tax you--you need not
lax. on: IL license unless you desire To ITO SO
but i; yrn ivslra liceuse yon must DO as
REQUIRE LOU and ! require you TO
INV in LAWFUL money There Is no tax
assessed against You. | will not levy
ON YOUR property. | have nothing IN the
shane OF a tax, or claim, or demand
upon you. lo,, al; for Il prirHcge ana
choose to annex such conditions a SUIT me.
II ,uu ta!ir out this license 1t Is r3tuM0Fy
act no one requires you 10 tako 1t out ana
10 pay the price. | simply refuse to grant
the license uuics5 you do Us | require.
In order to cary out the idea that the pay
ment Of the license was n voluntary act more
fully than it was developed by the old mode
of first getting the commissioners TO Tx tie
amount beforeiG was aid to the Treasurer, the
act OF February % 1854, (which have bad
bound with the new license law provided
that the party desiring Il license should
deposit the money for the license with the
Treasurer before he even applied to the
commissioner of the revenue. Now, I'M
der this act, when he goes TO the treasurer
and deposits this money he does so vounla-
rily-no one asks him to make the deposit
the treasurer has nothing to do with grant
ing licenses The man can't say to the
treasurer | desire to pay you coupons Tor a
license tax; it he does, the treasurer says
have no tax bill against you ! want none
of your coupons am not required by law
to receive coupons from you. If you choose
to make deposit of money with me III order
70 apply to the commissioner OF the reVenuc:
will receive it and give it back To you II
the commissioner refuses TO give you
the license This is the meaning of this
provision in regard to the mode OF applying
for license When this act was proposed
it was intended to apply TO all licenses, and
the act of Fitzpatrick was amended accord
ingly But as the liquor law had been here.
tofore separate law, so now it happened
TO be treated of at a different time, and hay
ing been prepared already they over
looked the matter of correcting it SO as to
conform to the new mode OF applying for
the license.
should think the court could graut liq-
uor licenses at the April term, IA the llcenS-
es take effect May 1st, but this is legal
point the court will have to determine.
Yours truly,
MORTON MARYE.
sample merchant who desires to sell
liquor must pay the same amount That is re-
uuired to he paid by wholesale liquor meT-
chants $3.50. If a sample merchant has
heretofore obtained a license to sell liquor
he can take out permits for every additional
salesman by paying $50 until his license ex-
pires. Those who take out new licenses
must pay SIS for each additional statesmen.
RICHMOND, April IL find by more care.
full reading the new liquor license Law that
parties desiring q wholesale liquor dealers
iicense must first deposit $500 with the
treasurer Of the county or corporation ano
shen apply to the commissioner OF revenue,
who NAV grant the license. Parties desiring
retail. barroom, malt liquor or ordinary
licenses must first apply to the commits
sioner of the revenue, who ascertans the
amount to be paid and gives the party
certificate specifying the same. The party
then deposits the amount with the treasurer
aud takes his receipt therefor endorsed Oh
the commonssiouers certificate, and there
upou presents the certificate so reccipted TO
the Judge. did not notice uuii tins morn
:ng that wholesale liquor dealers licenses
were applied Tor in q different manner from
other l,uuor licenses. Yours truly,
MORTON MARYE,
Auditor Of Public Accounts.