New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
LOUISIANA.
AGRADED TAX AND LOCAL OPTION.
NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO THE SQUARE MILE
19-LARGEsT CITY, NEw-oRLEANs. Zlo,ooV-
TOTAL POPULATION, 939 946-AREA,

NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO THE SQUARE MILE,
19-LARGEsT CITY, NEw-CRLEANs. 216,O90-
TOTAL POPULATION, 939, 946-AREA,
4S72O SQUARE MILES.
Louisiana endeavors to collect by way OF license
fees a sum proportionate to the receipts from the
LIQUOR sold Thus in addition to the tax upon all
hotels ranging from $40 where the number OF rooms
Is less than nne up to 5000 where the NUMBER OF
rooms Is more than 800, for "every business OF bar
ROOM cabaret coffee house. cafe beer saloon, liquor
exchange, drinking saloon, grog shop, beer house.
beer garden or other place, where anything to DO
drunk or eaten on the premises is sold directly or
Indirectly the license shall be based on the annual
gross receipts Of said business There are ten
grades of license. The lowest is $50, where the re-
cclpts are under $1,000. The next higher, with
receipts under $4,000 is $50 next with receipts under
81 5oo 800: receipts under 10000, $50; under
$4,000, 300; under 100000, $3.50; under
s25 900, $500 under $37 500, 800; under $4,000,
$500 and over 100000, $3.50 The work OF temper
ance reform has led to the passage OF Local option
law taken advantage of In certain localities by which
q majority of the voters of parish" or ward can IN
| that district prevent The issuance of licenses.
| GOVERNOR McENERY'S VIEWS.
The Governor of Louisiana sends the following
! ply to The Tribune's" letter:
There IS no liquor law in this state for the repIes
SION of ntemperance There Is a sunday law, EN- EN-
peace, order and quiet on the Sabbath Local option
prevails with varying results some Localities pro
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again for license ;. ID. McENERl.
Baton Rouge, La.
PROHIBITIONIsTS.
Following is the response of the Rev. J. 7. Saw
| yer:
| ~ Under the Local Option law number OF parishes
have voted liquor out and rejoicing In sober
population and greatly increased material and moral
| prosperity.
(Qi 1t is working we'll and may be all We need at
(3 The present State law could be bettered, but We
are satisfied that nothing short OF the constitutional
prohibition of the manufact and sale OF intoxicating
liquors Except for medicinal purposes can give per
manent relief and rid our State of the curse OF the
traffic the homes, hopes and souls Of the people.
| New-Orleans, La. JOHN T. SAWYER.
Wilmot H. Goodale has written this letter:
"a Whenever under the local Option system prOhi
bhon is secured II is enforced about well as are
| other laws which are opposed by strong minority
law operates repress intemperance for except AS
TO the sale minors there is practically no legal TO
stran whatever upon the sale OF liquors as the sched
ule Of licenses is too low to constitute barrier.
(2 think not
Isl do not think that statutory provisions alone
viii ever accomplish the purpose do not believe in
statutory prohibition without constitutional prohibit
tory provision behind II to prevent Its repeal by po
cal accidents. Nor is this possible without party
| behind II committed to the enforcement Of the law.
| But II must confnc my choice TO statutory evils
prefer Local Option law, with few notifications
to any other for the reason that 1t is prohibition
SO as require election in order get permission
to SELL making prohibition the natural order of things
and license the exceptional order would largely
increase the penalties and would make the dealers
responsible for the ruin wrought by them | would
add a three mile schoomit clause and would pro
| hlbit the holding Of political caucuses in saloons
Baton Rouge, La. WlLMoT II. G00DALE.