The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
AT 10 PER CENT PROFIT.
State Liquor Commissioner To Supply
Town Agencies.
HIS STOCK TO BE SUBJECT TO
FREQUENT TESTS.

And No Adulterated Liquors Will be Al
lowed to be Sold-A New Bill to Regu-
late Liquor Agencies Decided Upon by
the judiciary Committee.
ge Special to the PRESS.)
Augsta. March 14.-The judiciary commit
tee tonight agreed upon an important bill
relating to tho state liquor agency. and
ma king important changes in the system.
II is the result of the bills introduced early
in the session. Its provisions are fol-
lows:
Section 1.-Section fifteen of chapter
l.twenty-seven of the Revised Statutes. az
amended by chapter one hundred and forty
/ of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty-seven is hereby further amended
SO as to read follows:
"Section l5.-The governor with tho ad-
vice and consent Of the council, shall ap-
point commissioner to furnish municipal
| officers of towns and cities in this state.
with pure, unadulterated, intoxicating
| liquors, to be kept and sold foY medicinal,
mechanical and manufacturing purposes.
| Said commissioner shall reside in this state
| and shall have his place of business in this
state, at such place as shall be appro we'd by
| the governor and council. and shall hold
his Office for the term Of four years, unless
sooner removed by the governor with tho
advice and consent of the council. and un-
til another is appointed in his stead. and
shall be paid an annual salary OF fifteen
hundred dollars. rayable quarterly. out Of
1 the state treasury. He shall be allowed
reasonable expenses Of Office, and present
! his account, under oath. with vouchers
| therefor to the governor and. council. an
nually, in December, to the last day of the
preceding month. who shall audit the same
and direct payment from the sta to treasury.
He shall also be entitled to interest on the
average capital actually invested by him In
| his stock of liquors, to be determined by the
governor and oouncil.' is..s-,s
Section 2.-The commissioner shall keep
/ in stock. at all times at his said place Of
i usiness in this state. a sufficient stock Of
| liquors to supply the demands Of all duly
authorized town and city, agencies of this
state for not exceeding two months. and all
such agencies shall be supplied from said
stock so kept at his said place Of business
in this state, and from no other source and
N no other manner. II tho governor and
| council are of the opinion that said commits
| sioner is carrying a larger amount of stock
than is necessary to comply with the pro
visions OF this act. they may direct him 10
/ discontinue purchases until said stock Is
reduced to s1oh an amount as they may or
der. All alcohol whiskey. brandy. rum and
gin hereafter purchased by such commits
soner, Other wise than in bottles as herein
after provided. shall be analysed at the
commissioners place of business in this
| state by competent assayer. appointed by
the governor and council. But the governor
and council may authorize the purchase by
the commissioner, of any of said kinds Of
liquors, in bottles If deemed sxpedient, and
in such case. may cause the same to be in
| speoted and tested in such manner az they
may determine. All other in toxicating
liquors purch chased by the commissioner shall
be inspected. tested, or analyzed, by a com.
/ petent assayer. at said place of business. in
such manner as the governor and council
may direct. All intoxicating liquors shall
be purchased subject to such analy sis. test.
or inspection. to be reshipped to the seller
at the sellers expense. II found to be i'm
pure, and the commissioner shall not sell
such liquors, or deliver them to the
authorized agencies of cities and towns,
unless SO analy zed. tested or inspected As
aforesaid, at the place of business Of said
commissioner and found to bs pure.
liquors sold as aforesaid, to towns and
cities, shall be written or printed cory Of
The assayer's analysis. or certificate of in
spec ion. certified to by said commissioner.
and it shall be the duty OF the agents Of
such cities and towns to preserve such In
voices and certificates for public inspection.
for one year after receiving the same. Each
invoice shall state both the price actually
paid by the commissioner for tho liquors.
and the price at which they are sold to the
city or town.
!, Section 4.-The commissioner is prohibited
from borrowing money of any party or
parties of whom he may purchase liquors.
He shall not sell to municipal officers Of
this state any Intoxicating liquors, except
such as have been inspected or tested and
found to be pure, In the manner aforesaid,
under a penalty of not less than 3l00 OF
more thar $500. to be recovered by indiet-
ment.
He shall take of such officers for such
: pure unadulterated liquors snd for all malt
liquors sold them. ten per cent above the
cost thereof at the place whore they were
! by him purchased and pay the nams over te
the state treasur ON or before the first
day of January annually.
Section provides that tho commissioner
, shall make monthly reports of his doings tc
he governor and council.
Il Section 6.-The commissioner sha II, before
entering upon the duties of his ONCE give a
bond to the treasurer OF the state in the
penal sum of not less than ten thousand
dollars for the benefit Of the STATE as we'll a.
fol the benefit of such towns AS may be in
, iured by breach of tho conditions. and for
Z the faithful performance of his duties. and
compliance with such regulations and con.
ditions, as the governor and council pre-
, scribe.
section luther provides for tho pur
!; chase by each new commissioner Of tbs
stock of his predecessor.
Section provides that where loca
agencies are discontinued the state agen,
shall take back the stock on hand under
suitable regulations.
! Section S.-The commissioner shall keep 8
: sample of all spurious liquors used. label
: ling the same and marking them by number
e or otherwise, to conform with assayers
n ond aha1 kasD suoh eop,p1.,