The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-30
FOR HIGHER LICENSE
Outside Brewers Asked to Contribute to
burdens of Government.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 29.-(SpeciaD-One
Of the most important bills introduced
this session was the one introduced this
morning Ivy Representative May of Kay
county. 1t was drawn by A. A. Byers
of Ponca City, who says its intention is
the equalization of taxation and the re-
lief Of those classes who now contribute
nearly all the money that goes to support
the territorial government. The bill reads
as follows:
Be il enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory OF Oklahoma:
Section /. That section eight (S) of ar
ticle one % Of chapter forty-seven. GO
Of the statutes of Oklahoma entitled IL
quors,' said article one ID being entitled
AN act 70 regulate the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors. be and the same is here
by amended 10 read as follows:
Sec. s. That all persons selling liquors
at wholesale shall be subject TO all the
PROVISIONS of this act, except those per-
sons engaged in the selling at wholesale
spirituous and vinous liquors only shall
be required to pay in each county within
the territory where they wholesale such
liquors, a license fee Of one hundred dol
lars per annum, or for any part OF the
year they may so sell and no more. And
no wholesale dealer in liquors shaE en-
gage in the retailing thereof without COM
plying with the law applicable to retail
dealers in addition TO the license fee re-
uuired by this section. Wholesale dea--
ers in spirituous and vinous liquors shall
not sell inles quantities than four and
one-half gallons. All persons engaged
in selling beer or malt at wholesale shall
each be required 10 pay in each county
within the territory where they so whole
sale beer or malt license fee OF five hun
J,.aI Irlf v,ar INN n
of the year they may so sell, and no
more. Any person violating any OF the
provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined In any sum
not less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than thirty days nor
more than six months or both such fine
and imprisonment, at the discretion OF
tht court. All fines collected for the vio
lation Of this section shall be paid into
the proper treasury for the benefit of the
public schooi fund, as provided elsewhere
in this chapter.
Sec. 3 All laws and parts Of laws IN
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be
in force Immediately from and after its
passage and approval
At the present time, according 70 the
statements made by the friends of the
bill, the wholesale beer and liquor firms
apart from those resident in the territory
pay towards the burden Of government
about $500 while under the proposed
bill the income would be increased 10
$50 900 annually. or more than twice as
much az the cost Of the legislature. This.
It is alleged. would come altogether from
products produced outside OF the terri
tory and consumed within the territory
as d luxury. AS il is now nearly all the
money paid for beer in Oklahoma goes
abroad and the trainers OF he bin be-
lieve that more Of it ought 10 be kept az
nome. There IS no question bu; what
the bill will pass the lower house. but IS
fate in the upper house Is more uncertain.