The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-19
STORAGE BILL
-, HOUSES AND IN GOV
ss,oR's HANDS
!, . w, on pr"ss''.. ana
|'' handling Liquor In
g., 20, option Precincts

T,1as. May 10 "s
~, blll by Messrs' Meade and
,,.n oossed the house last week
,,,e this morning, and haf
!. b, governor cha s,o,s
70 TIA, .rticle 5o60a and article
4, revised civil statutes OF ieN"s'
~ in The caption OF this act
IA % as TO hereafter read as
,aa tha, article Sodoi be added
l.ps.r to read as herein express
!, uso,. Hereafter there shall be
,,ou, every person, firm, cor
,s.,eistion OF persons selling
,,oo,u or malt liquors. or med
,s,rs capable OF producing in
/, this state. not located in
:, subdivision Of a county. JUS
~, ci,y or town, where local
!, farce under the laws OF Texas,
Il ix Of $500 on gach separate
iss,.,t As follows. For selling snrh
I. dedicated bitters IA quantities
Y, s.lIoa or less than one gallon;
slIlns such liquors or indicated
|. quantities Of on gallon or more
!. slllon, $500; provided, that IN
3. rallOn the same may be made
,s,,p, liquors In unhroken pack
,-,,.tlng not less It-an one gal
: ,,Ilng malt liquors exclusively,
"a here shall be collected from
,ns firm, corporation or asso-
!, 4 srsons, for every separate es-
s,ss selling such liquors or medi =
lrir within this State, ana located
county. subdivision ri Il county.
ratuc,, town or city in which To-
IN Is In force under the laws. the
I NV, provided the same shall not
IN such locality except on prescrip-
d /, compliance with the laws gov
an 10 such localities, provided fur
81 nulhing in this article shall
as,ued as TO eXemp, druggists who
rssvous liquors, yinuus or malt
4 n nedlcsted hitiers capable n:
n, in,uxication on the prescription
sncial or otherwise in either To-
y lboye set forth. from the payment
III herein imposed provided fur
M this article shall not apply 70
IL BY druggists Of lnctures and
a.pounds, in the preparation of
kssh liquors or medicatcd bitters are
.. sold on the prescription of a
n otherwise. aud which tinctures
cpuris are not intoxicating bever-
Npied In the evasion OF the pro-
tg this chapter nor the local OPP
NsOC Every person, firm, cor
or association OF persons desir-
Pegagc In the sale OF spirituous.
~ nal, liquors or iuedlcated bitters.
~ producing intoxicatiom, in this
IL ss forth in article 5O60a OF this
p shall. before commencing the
inth liquors or melicated bittcrs,
v tie county clerk Of the county
q be or they propose to sell the
application under oath. on forms
y By the comptroller. and shall
= The place in which it lie proposed
~ II the sale OF such liquors or
n hiiers, II any city or town in
rFes are named and houses mum
us street and number of house
rma, and The quantities in which
Y Wy pfopose TO sell, whether one
tsSn'fe or one gallon and less than
nn or whether they desire to sell
seN exclusively; provides. in To-
2 nss local option IS IN force, not
w zoe quart shall be sold at enc
1e same person; and shall also
40 application whether said Ii
dedicated bltters ARE to be sold
s'a On the premises or to be sold
AH!on In loca, option county,
49, OF a county Justice precinct
,sa'!i and shall pay to the collector
y ihe county Ia which such
NJ be made, The fun amount OF
~ nk herein levied and such as
sihd by The commissioners
hea county. and thc city or town
ales are 10 be made. aud shall
-, @ ss sad clerk a bond as required
- ''plg and j0bui Of This rh1nt.,.