Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-10
APPROVED THEM BOTH.
Wholesale Liquor Bill and Brooks
Law Amendment Signed.
IN INCREASE OF LICENSE FEES,
Which Will Greatly Benefit the Three
Leading Cities.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY TAX BILL VETOED

crease the annual revenues of the State be-
tween $4,000 and s5OO,0OO This law increases
the license fee of wholesale liquor dealers
from $500 to 81, 600; fixes the rate in cities of
the third class at $500; in other cities at $500;
in boroughs at $500, and in townships at 500,
all of which fees are payable into the State
Treasury.
4 bottler's license is fixed at $500 in cities,
500 in boroughs and 500 in townships. Dis
tillers and brewers are permitted to deliver
their products within the county where the
license is granted, and all wagons used in
delivering liquors are required to contain
the name of the licensee and the number of
his license in conspicuous letters ana hgures.
The Minimum of Sales.
This act makes it unlawful for any recti-
fer, compounder, distiller or manufacturer
to sell liquors in less quantities than one
gallon or any wholesale dealer or store
keeper to sell any spirituous or vinous
liquors in less quantities than. one quart, and
brewed or malt liquors in less quantities
than y pint bottles. The drinking of any
liquor on the premises of these licensees Is
prohibited. The applicant is required to
show that his place is necessary for the ac-
cOmmodation of the public, provided he is
not brewer or distiller, who is not subject
TO this condition. 1t must also be shown by
the applicant that he is the only person
pecuniarily interested in the business asked
to be licensed.
The two bondsmen required can be secured
from any portion of the proper county, but
they must each be worth, over and above all
encum brances, 8, 600 in real estate. Twelve
reputable citizens from the county are re-
Quired to sign the application for license.
Provision is made for remonstrances, and
the court is empowered to refuse licenses If
it should be shown to its satisfaction that
the place asked to be licensed Except in the
case Of brewers or distillers) is not neces-
sary for the accommodation of the public. .
A Stand-Of on Fees.
A hill of great importance to counties,
cities, boroughs and townships was also ap-
proved to-day by the Governor. This is an
amendment to the Brooks high license law,
and requires that all license fees be paid into
county, city, borough and township treasur-
les. In cities, 500 of the fee shall be paid
into the county treasures; in boroughs and
townships, one-fith of the fee the balance
paid into the city, borough and township
treasures.
Under the law, which the act approved to-
Gay amends, in cities of the first class four
nfths of the license fees were payable to the
city; in cities of the second and third classes,
two-fifths for the use of the cities and two
1ifths for the use of the proper county; in all
other cities or boroughS, three-fifths for the
use of said cities or boroIghs, and one-fifth
for the use of the proper county; in town.
ships, one-half for the use of the township,
One-fourth for the use of the proper county,
ana One-fourth for the use of the State. In
all cities and boroughs the State received
As the new law allows the Commonwealth
nothing, it will lose annually between
100000 and S5O0,0OO in revenues Just about
the same amount the wholesale law will add
TO the revenues of the public treasury. Un-
der the legislation Philadelphia will be en-
titled to all the retail liquor license fees, and
Pittsburg and Allegheny to nine-tenths of
them. The increased receipts in Philadel-
phia are estimated at 81, 900 600 year, and in
Plttsburg at $500, 900.
A COMPROMISE ON the Bill
The bill as'it passed both houses made no
change in the license fee, but simply pro-
vided for different distribution of the
funds than that recognized by the old law.
As it passed the Senate, the bill allowed the
counties none of the license moneys. When
it reached the House, the counties were
voted share of the receipts, which led to
the reference of the bill to a conference
committee, who increased the amount of |
the license fee in cities of the first and Sec |
ond classes from $500 to 81, 600. The rate pre- |
vailing in other places was not touched.
The following additional bills were signed
by the Governor to-day: To regulate the
of increasing the Indebtedness of
to provide for its redemption
and to impose penalties for its illegal in
crease, amending section of the act re-
lnting to increase of indebtedness Amend
ing an act to permit disabled soldiers to
peddle by procuring license without
charge, extending the privilege to soldiers,
sailors and marines who are unable to pro-
cure livelihood by manual labor.
Protection for Alien Property Owners.
Extending to any judicial sales the act to
authorize foreign corporations to purchase
real estate at judicial sales and to hold and
convey the same under certain conditions
Providing for the confirmation of certain
titles to real estate, relative to the convey
ance of titles by aliens Amending the act
relative to the government of cities of the
third class, by providing that in case of the
creation of any board of officers the men,
bers thereof shall be elected or chosen by
the Select and Common Councils, but no two
persons from the same ward shall serve on
any board at the same time.
Prohibiting mining and manufacturing
corporations from carrying on stores known
Rs company stores or general supply stores.
Authorizing the payment of all fines and
penalties imposed by any Alderman or
Magistrate to any regularly Incorporated
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals bringing suit OF prosecuting the
charge
Anegheny's Tax Revision Vetoed.
Governor Pattison to-day disapproved the
Allegheny tax revision bill introduced bv
Nesbit. The following rea-
sons are given for the veto: 'There are
three objections to this bill, any one of
which would, in my judgment, be fatal, |
even if various others of hardly less weight |
could not be found. 1t authorizes the ap-
pointment of three new officials in counties |
where it is to operate, at an annual salary |
Of 5000 each, to perform certain duties /
which now comprise only small portion of |
.he duties of the Office of County Commits |
;ioner, and which, / believe, are performed /
without any serious complaint that they are /
or ill-requited.
"ln creating new office to which are to be 1
duties now appertaining to that 1
Of County Commissioner, the Legislature |
las established what is unmistakably a |
county Office" enlarging the classes defined /
n Section Article xiv. of the Constitution. 1
County Officers Must BE Elected
ain investing the courts of the county
With the right of filling this Office by ap-
the General Assembly has
gnored the section of the same article
which says county officers shall be elected
1t the general electiops'-not appointed by |
he courts. This act regulates the affairs of |
counties" but 1t relates at most to two and |
practically to a single one of the 81 Counties |
# the State. 1t is therefore tspeciaI and |
ocal,' and is directly in conflict with the
Constitution"
The following bills were also vetoed: Pro
-iding for appointment OF additional Deputy
Register in counties having separate Or |
)hans' Court and fixing his salary at $780, |
# public burial places in cities of the third
lass for purposes of common school educa- |
ion. The Governor also vetoeda large num- |
'er of items in the general appropriation
ills.
The Governor has written no veto of the |
ill to compel children to attend public |
chools at least is consecutive weeks year, |
ut in disapproving an item in the general |
ppropriation bill, in connection with this
Ct he says his action was due to the fact
hat the bill did not meet his approval
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