Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
The SOUTH DAK0TA LICENSE
Amounts to Be Paid by the Dealers
in the Ardent.
Bouck's Measure Now a IIaw---Ap-
pointments Made by Governor
Lce---The Last Hour
az Pierre.

Pierre, March 9.-Bouck's license act
which will now go in force provides for
a general retail license Of 5000. Half
OF this goes to the county and half to
the state. a Wholesale b.cr license will
cost $500. for selling whisky, brandy,
etc, at wholesale 81 900. For the man
ufacture Of beer S400, for manufacture
ing spurious liquor 81 600. 1t IL also
provided that no person, firm or corpo-
ration paying a manufacturers license
In the state on brewed or malt liquors
Under this act shall be liable 10 pay a
wholesale dealers license on the pro-
duCt OF such mandatory. A person,
firm or corporation shall pay the license
herein provided in az many different
places as he carries on business. 1t will
thus be seen that while a brewery locat-
cd in the state will pay d $500 license.
outside breweries will have to pay $500
each for every local agency.
The saloon year begins July /, and
on or before that date each year every
person engaged in or intending 10 en-
gage in the sale Of liquor Is required to
pay the sum OF 5000 to the county trea-
sury. He must also make and file with
the county auditor in the county where
ii is proposed TO carry on such business
q statement I'm writing and on oath,
showing the name and residence OF such
person, the city. ward. town, township,
or precinct in which IL IL proposed 70
carry on such sale. Upon payment Of
the license money To the county trca-
surer said official shall deliver to such
person a notice printed on full size
printers cardboard, and in as large let
ters as practicable, which notice shall
contain a statement Of which license
has been paid and the penalty for sell
ing in violation of the provision Of this
act. Before commencing business said
notice and license shall be posted and
kept in a conspicuous place In the room
where The liquor is sold.
1t is made the duty Of every county
treasurer, sheriff or police officer 10
notify the states attorney OF any VIC
lation of this act. In case any county
treasurer, states attorney or other 0iii-
Ger willfully neglects or fails 10 per-
form his duty he shall be liable 10 a
fine Of 500.
Section - OF the law provides as fol-
lows:
II shall be the duty OF all vendors Of
malt. spurious or yinOus liquors under
the provisions Of this act ID keep the
windows or doors Of their respective
places of business unobstructcd by
screens, blinds, paint or other articles,
and not to have the windows located in
such manner as u prevent tn" free ana
unohstruCtod view from the main street
Into the entire room or place where any
&c the intoxicating liquors mentioned IN
section | OF this act are sold. There
shall be no partitions Of any kind in tn"
room whore a liquor business is conduct
cd, and no person, firm or corporation
conducting the business Or retailers as
mentioned in section . Of this act shall
allow any game Of cards or dice, or bill
lizards on pool, or my other game of skill
or chance whereby money or any other
valuable thing is usually wdgerei 20 ls
played i'm the room or place wherein IN
tOXlcating liquors are sold, on i'm any
other room or place adjacent thereto, or
in the same building, or in any manner
Whatsoever connected with said liquor
selling business, or any tables, chairs Gr
any kim Of seats allowed i'm the room
Or apartments in which such business IL
conducted. and any person offending
against the provisions of his section
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or. and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined I'm a sum OF not less than $50 or by
Imprisonment in the county Jail not less
than ten days, or both, at the discretion
Of the court. To establish a prima facle
case, it shall only be necessary to prove
the FROM windows and doors, or either,
Of the building in which the license was
800 4. H. 400 hA.4- lL-RR. = - at
cd contrary to the provision Of this sec
ton.
Saloons must be kept closed ON sun
days. ON all election days from 6
o'clock in the morning until 6 at night.
on all week days from II o'clock at night
until 3 o'clock the next morning.
The police constable or marshal are
compelled to visit all saloons under
their jurisdiction Al least once each
week.
No security for costs is necessary
when complaint is made to justice of the
peace or police judge of any Of the viola
tions Of this act, but witnesses shall he
examined rs in other cases and If the
oCfanse appears to have been committed
a warrant shall be issued.
Section ~ provides that "ail persons
engaged in the selling or keeping FOR sale
OF any of the liquors mentioned i'm his
act, whether as owner or as clerk.
~ Mt, servant or employe, Shall be
equally liable as principals for any VIC
lation of the provisions OF this act, and
any person or principal shall be liable
for the acts of his clerk, servan agent
or employe for any violation Of the pro-
visions of this act"
In addition to tho $500 retail license
referred to above, it shall be competent
and lawful for any township, precinct,
town or city to levy an additional IL
censc OF not less than 5000 o more
than 5000. The law does not specify
how this sum shall be paid-whether
annually or semi-annually.
The local option clause of the bill is
as follows:
section %. At the annual municipal
election held in any township, town or
city in this state, for general municipal
purposes, the question of granting per
mits to sell intoxicating liquors ut retail
within the corporate limits of such
township, town or city shall be submit
ted TO the legal voters thereof, upon pc
tition signed by twenty-five legal voters
OF Such township, TOWN tF city, 10 ne
filed with the clerk or auditor of such
township. town or city, thirty days be-
fore such election, which petition shall
state tina 4 vote is desired upon such
question. The question shall be submit
ted on a separate ballot conforming
with the general election laws Of the
state, upon which ballot there shall lie
printed the words, "Shall intoxicating
liquors be sold a. retlil?" before which
words there shall be printed the words
Yes and No" and any voter in favor
Of the sale of such liquors as aforesaid
shall mark the word Yes" with a cross
CN) ana any voter opposed to such shall
mark the word NO" with a cross CN),
and If a majority OF the voters Of such
township. town or city vote in favor Of
such sale Of intoxicating liquors at re-
tail the corporate authorities thereof
shall grant permits for such sale for
the ensuing year in accordance with the
provisions Of this act, but il a majority
of such voters shall vote against such
sale no such permits shall be granted;
provided. that for the purpose of deter
mining whether intoxicating liquors
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