Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-01
SCOTT LIQUOR LAW.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in the
~ county of Henry, Ohio, engaged in the traffic
in Intoxicating liquors, that the first assessments
BY the act called sae
due and payable on or before the
Goth day Of June, A. ID. 1884.
The following is copy of the first three sections
Of the act referred to:
AN ACT
Further providing against the evils resulting from
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors, as amended
April 14th, 1884.
SECTION !. Be .t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio That upon the business OF
sessed, yearly, and shall be paid into the county
treasury by every person engaged therein as here
matter provided and for each place where such bu
siness 10 carried on by or for such person. the SUM
of two hundred dollars.
Provided II such business continue through tho
year. to-wit: From the second Monday OF April, ex-
cusivey in the trafcing In malt or vinous liquors,
or both, such assessment shall be but ene-half OF
SEC. 3. That said assessments, together with an
increase thereof as penalty thereon, shall attach
and operate as lien upon the real property on and
in which such business is conducted of the fourth
Monday of April each year, and shall be paid at the
times provided for by law for the payment Of taxes
on real or personal property within TINS stats TO-
June and one-half before the twentieth day of
December of each year. Provided, where any such
business shall be commenced in any year after SAID
Monday, said assessment shall be proportionate in
amount to the remainder of the assessment year, es
cept that it shall in no case be less than twenty-five
dollars and the same shall attach and operate as
ien aforesaid, at the date Of and be paid WITHIN
ten days after such commencement; and that VINO
ever shall engage continue in the business aiore-
said of selling Intoxicating liquors In or upon land
or premises not owned by him, and without the
written consent of the thereof, shall be held
guilty of misdemeanOr and liable to be indicted
and punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars, or by i'm
prisonment 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 Ofense.
SEC. g. That every assessor snail return 70 tne
upon blank to be furnished by such Auditor Ior
that purpose to every place within his Jurisdc-
ton where such business IL conducted showing the
name of the person engaged therein, brief and
accurate description of the premises where the same
is conducted, and by whom owned, and whether
such business is confined exclusively to trafilc I'D
malt or ynous liquors or both sara h,
person And II such person shall, on demand, re-
fuse or fail to furnish the requisite information ior
such statement or to sign or verify the same, such
fact shall be returned by the assessor and hereupon
such upon his said business shall be three
hundred and seventy-fve dollars. And If any pes-
son having made return that his business Is coD-
fined exclusively to malt vinous liquors, or both,
shall hereafter during the assessment year, sell any
other Intoxicating liquors, the assessment upon h,s
business shall thereby be increased BY the sum OF
two hundred and fifty dollars. And II any assess-
ment aforesaid shall not be paid when due, there
shall be added penalty thereto Of twenty per cen
tum, which shall be collected herewith
Particular attention is called to that portion Oh
section number 2, relating to written consent OF tDe
owner of the premises etc.
A copy Of such consent should be fled with the
County Treasurer at the time said first payment is
made. CHAS. EvERS,
Auditor.
Auditors Office Napoleon, o., April 2s, 1884.