The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-27
REGARDING LICENCES.


Chinese hundrlcs, the taxation OF bicy-
Giles and liquor dealers In unincorporated
towns and villages:
For am act to amend sections i05 i,o6i,
4,e5j l,OS and i,OS OF the political code.
and to add to article 2. chapter y, title
~. part OF the political code a section
to be numbered i,OSi. regarding H.
ccnscs."
Section THAT section ios3 OF the polit-
ical code OF the state OF Montana be
be amended so as TO read as follows:
Section 4,OtS-EVcry person who sells
spirituous, malt. Ninous or fcrmcnicd H.
quors or wines I'm quantities less than one
quart must obtain "A license from the
county treasurer as prescribed In this
chapter and pay therefor the sum OF two
hundred and twenty-five dollars SENT
annually, ''exccut In villages of less
than one hundred population n
such village is more than three miles
from an Incorporated city or town. when
such person shall pay slOO seml-annuaily.'
Every person who sells spirituous, malt,
yinous, distilled or fermentcd liquors or
wines in quantities not less Than one
quart must obtain a license from the
county treasurer Of the county IN which
the business Is transacted and make
therefor the pay mcnt OF one hundred and
nifty dollars scmi-annually.
In no case shall any license cOntcmpla-
ted in this section be ISSUED for less pc
riod than six months, and no license is
sued under the provisions made Tor Class
Il of this section, shall cniitlc the holders
thereof to sell and spirituOus, malt. VIM
Gus, distilled or iefmcnted liquors or
wines in amy quantity to h. drunk upon
the premises where sold, must obtain "a H.
censu from the county treasurer as In
section IUo3 hcrcinhcfore provided, ana
must make payment OF the amount pre-
stribcd for Class A of this section.
All licenses provided In this section
shall he negotiable and transferable IN the
city or county where the same are Is
sued.
See. THAT section 1901 Of the political
code bc amended to read rs follows:
Section ioei-Evcry person who al
fixed place of busincss scls amy goods.
wares or merchandise t'cxcopt wines,
yinous, malt or sprltuous liquors. drugs
or medicines. tcwolry or wares or precious
stones or metals. whether on commission
or otherwise, and all butchers. must oh
tain from the county treasurer IN which
the business Is transacted, and for each
branch of such business, a license and
pay quarterly therefor AN amount OF mon-
ey to be determined by the class In which
such person is placed by the county treas
urer; such business 10 be CLASSIFIED by the
amount OF the monthly average sales
made. or hiring done, and at the rate fol-
lowing; For those who are estimated 10
make average monthly sales TO the
amount:
l-Of one hundred thousand dollars or
more, constitute the itrst class, and must
pay one hundred ana htty doildf per
month.
a-ufe s,vcnty-dVe thousand dollars and
less than one hundred thousand dollars.
constitute tine second class, and must
pay one hundred dollars per month.
S-Of iilty thousand dollars ana less
than seventy-nve thousand dollars, con-
sttute the third class and must pay sew
enty-fivc dollars per month.
i-Ot forty thousand dollars and less
twenty thousand dollars, constitute ihe
fourth class, and must pay hity dollars
per month.
5-uf thirty thousand dollars and less
than forty thousand dollars, consIitni"
the ntth class, and must pay forty dol
lars per month.
Tor twenty thousand dollars and less
than thirty thousand dollars, TO constitute
the sixth class and must pay thirty dol
lars per MONTH
1-Of ten thousand dollars and less than
twenty thousand dollars, constitute the
seventh class. ana must pay twenty dol
lars per month";
S-Of 1--WE thousand dollars and less than
ten thousand dollars constitute the eighth
class, and must pay ten dollars per
month.
g-Of two thousand 1--WE hundred dollars
and less than iiVc Thousand dollars, con-
slitutc the ninth class ana must pay i've
dollars per month
lU-uf all amounts over one thousand
dollars and under two thousand Ave hun
drcd dollars per month, constitute the
tenth class. and must pay three dollars
per month.
Ii-Of all amounts over four hundred
dollars and less than one thouFand dol
lars per month constitute the eleventh
class and must pay TWO dollars per
month.
12-Of all amounts less than -four hun
drcd dollars per month. shall constitute
the twelfth class. and must pay a license
OF one dollar per month.
13-EV,Ty person, company or corpora
ton selling oleomargarlnc, butterinc or
imitation OF filled cheese shah pay n IL
cpnse Of ten cents per pound Tor all Of
these articles sold.
li-EVory person who keeps public
weighing or platform scale for hire shall
pay "A license of ten dollars per year.
Livery person or persons engaged In
tho business of selling cigarettes, cigar
cite paper or material used IN ms king Ell
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