The record-union., 1895-02-16

distilled in the State of California, which
special licenses may be fixed in amount
equal to the Incense tax imposed for sa
looms or other places where liquors are
sold at retail for consumption on the
promises, such license tax to be in addi-
ton to the regular license tax for such
liquor business"
Senator Mahoney's original bill for
uniform licenses for the sale of liquors
was objected to on the ground that it
was unconstitutional il some OF it's pro-
visions, and 1t was therefore withdrawn.
lie has since, however, introduced an
other bill, which was referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee, which, in lieu Of
UNIFORM license, provided for maxi
mum or S3UO per year, and also against
double taxation through county and mu-
nlclpal licenses. This limitation to $500
per annum would cause s reduction in
the license tax imposed in many places,
as, Tor instance, IN Oakland, where the
TAX Is now S4O0 per year, but would per-
NIT the raising OF licenses in San Fran
cisco, where the tax is only 500 a year.
Senator Seymour's bill copies all that
was contained i'll Senator Mahoney's bill,
excepting that the maximum is lixeG at
S609 per year, and there are added sew
eral new sections, one of which exempts
from the saloon license hotels, restaurants
and boarding. houses which furnish with
regular meals only wines and malt
liquors, and do not conduct any saloons
and also the following:
The Boards OF Supervisors, city and
county, city and tCwE governments,
snail provide for limitation of the num-
Der OF licenses that may be granted for
the sale OF wines and liquors in saloons,
or other places for consumption on
the premises, in each election precinct, in
accordance with an established ratio per
capita or population, based on votes caa5
at general elections ordered by the State,
which said Limitation shall be determined
ana declared frOm time to time as TO tho
pubic interest may require; said Boards
OF Supervisors and other governing
bodies, shall have the power to vary this
limitation IN different precincts III accord
ance Win the public interests. Where
the licenses now granted shall exceed the
number permitted by such Limitation
per capita, no new licenseS shall be
granted for such retail liquor business
| until the number of those licenses 10 en-
gage in such business shall become less
than the number authorized by such
Limitation, excepting, however, that all
OLD licenses may be renewed,
section D. No person who shall be
licensed to sell or dispose of spirituous
liquors at retail TO be consumed on the
premises, as aforesaid, shall be a rectitier
OF distilled spirits, or deal in, or have in
his possession on the said promises,
or in connection with the business OF said
premises, any of the products OF any rec
rtler, or compounder recognized as such
by the officers Of the United States in
ternal revenue; all spirituous liquors,
whether domestic or foreign sold or dis
! posed of by such person in such place of
| business, shall DO brought upon the
! promises where such retail business is
| conducted IN original packages, and III
the case OF domestic products shall be
only what are known as double-sLamp.
| ''straight' goods, not less than three
years old; and Boards of Supervisors,
! city and county, city aud town govern
| ments, shall provide by suitable meas
ures for the enforcement of these proyis-
ions, so as to protect the public against
! compounded and adUlterated spirits, and
/ especially so as to prevent the sale of
adulterated beverages of foreign origin,
/ providing also for the efficient inspection
! discovery and destruction of all prOhib-
/ tied beverages.
Section q. Boards of Supervisors, city
! and county, city and town governments
shall have the power to provide for
/ special licenses for all persons dealing in
/ and selling recTiied and compounded
/ spirits which have not been distilled in
/ the State of California, which licenses
! may be liked in amount equal 10 the
| license tax imposed for saloons or other
places where liquors are sold 1t retail for
! consumption on the premises, such
! license tax to be in addition TO the regu-
lar license tax for such liquor business;
also to provide that signs, with letters at
least six inches high, shall be promi-
nently displayed over the main business
entrances OF such places, containing the
! words, Licensed to sell reCtifed
| liquors; also to provide that all bottles
! and packages containing rectified or conf
pounded spirits, sold or disposed OF by
such person so licensed, shall bear Il
stamp or inscription plainly setting forth
that such liquors are compounded and
rectified, and are not original distiIlaLes. !"