The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-03-02
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CLOSING DAYS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.,
AIdersOn's Bill will NOT PaSS-Ihe
Ways n Means ven Sill In
creaSes the License all Along the
Line-Kead the List and See How il
Affects YOn.

HELENA. Feb. oj.-[Special Core
%spondence. senator Metzel. in con-
versation with the MADISONIAN CORE
spondent, expressed himself as conf
dent that Alderson's bill to cut of a
portion of Madison county and annex it
to Gallatin. is as dead as q door
nail
The revenue bill-amendingthe code
introduced by the committee on ways
and means. with but few exceptions.
raised the licenses from the code tir-
ures. The code placed the licenses 10
high. but the new bill. in a number of
instances. sees the code and raises
it."
Billiards. pool and ~baggatelle tables
are to be charged $50 4 quarter. an
advance OF $50. and bowling alleys
SO quarter. Just double the present
rate. Instead OF 81 a day or So a
month, theatres are to be charged So
and S25 respectively: single exhibitions
of opera or concerts. not in a theatre
paying a monthly license. 50, instead of
81: variety and concert hall. whether
an admittance fee is charged or not.S75
a month, an increase of $50: minstrel.
tragedian or other shows not specially
provided for. &Jinstead of 81 for each
performance. when not in a regular
theatre: circus and menagerie. not in
GLIDING inside shows. $50 a day. an in
crease of $50. No license is charged
for amateur affairs or those for school
on charitable purposes.
The retail liquor licenses provided
in the code are $50 a month where the
business is $40. coo a month on more:
$50 where it is between :. 1000 and $40
600, and $40 where it is under s.. GOO.
The bill makes Il different rating: In
places containing 10.0 600 inhabitants or
more. 1915 is charged semi-annually:
where there are from 5000 to 10. 600
people. S237.o0 semi-annually: where
there are from $500 to 1000 people.
500: where there are from 1000 to .
800 people, $40: where the population
is from 300 to Loco the licenses is $50
s~emi-annually. and in places OF less
than 300 inhabitants. 500.
Merchants are licensed according TO
the amount of average monthly sales,
as follows: 500, 900 a month. $40 a
month. an increase Of SO: from SO. 900
-, GJnn 900 , ,,,o,+l 600 "a -, ,,...u-
of $50: from 500 600 to $50 month
500. an increase OF So: from $40. 600 20
10000 q month. 1913, an increase of So:
from $50, 600 to $40. 600 Il month. &21.J0 {.
an increase of So 80: from $50, 600 to $50
600 a month. 80. an increase of s.:
from so, 900 to 500. coo Il month. SIG. 80,
900 q month, ST.. an increase OF 81.
from 50. 800 to So. 600 a month. s. $50. an
increase of 81: from $I,2JO to $500 Il
month, SIS 30, an increase of fifty cents;
or less than 81, $50 a month. $40. an
increase of forty cents.
Some licenses are imposed by the
III "AilSi q IOU !I1ItuSO III JIG NOoS
list. Sellers of oleomargarine. butter
inc or imitation cheese must pay $50 a
quarter in addition to their other
licenses. Those who keep weighing or
platform scales for hire are expected
to pay SO a year license.
Foot peddlers SO a quarter, an in
.,.nnsn of 81 .nI uba.. thn,- X, ..
horse and wagon, $50, an increase Of
So: where two horses are used the
license is $50 "a quarter, an increase Of
$40. Peddlers of the agricultural pro-
auctions OF the state or articles manu-
featured by them are exempt from
these licenses. A reduction is made in
the licenses for race tracks. The code
made the license 800 a day during
racing. The bill makes it S25.
In regard to brewers and wholesale
dealers in malt liquors Il new classiti-
cation made. which raises the license
from G6 per cent. to l23 per cent. The
code imposed a monthly license of $50
iiNi tiiS ~ diilottlIlCu " III WV vi
more: SO where the sales were be-
tween 800 and 81. 900. and So if less
than $500 Il month. The bill makes
the license SlC0 4 month when the
sales amount to $1,000 or more a
month: $50 a month when the sales
are between 81, 900 and ST. 200 a month:
$50 when between $500 and 81. 200 a
month. and Sl5 if less than $500. The