Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

The Business Mems association held a
meeting last night and took up the H.
cense question. They declared in favor
OF high license for the pool rooms and
nickel-in-t he-slot machines, but other
forms of gambling were not touched
upon, as they will be covered by q sep
aratc law.
A second meeting was held this morn
Ing and two changes were made in the
bill reported. One of the changes pro-
vides that liquor dealers doing business
in communities of less than 500 inhabi-
tants shall pay monthly license of
SIS. The other change relates to the pool
rooms and 1t was decided that they
should pay license of 5000 per month
instead of $500 per quarter and $40 on
each set of races.
Judge o. w. Speer will take the bill
AS amended to Helena and endeavor to
secure its passage by tine legislature
The bin as reported last night is as fol-
lows:
House bill No. . An act in relation
to licenses, amending sections 4O62, 1868
4O64, 4O66, 4067 and 4072 of article IL,
chapter XIII, part Ill of the political
code of the state of Montana and re-
pealing sections 406S. 1882. 1888 and 1865
of article II, chapter XIII, part III of
Be it enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the state of Montana.
Section l. That section 4O62 of article
ii chapter XIII. part III Of the political
code relating to licenses be and the
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 4O62. Licenses must be obtain
ed for the purposes hereinafter named
for which the county treasurer must
require payment as follows:
]. Each proprietor of billiard, pool
or bagatelle table, not kept exclusively
for family use. for each table 1915 per
quarter, and for Il bowling alley ten
dollars per quarter for each alley
:. The manager lessee of every
theater (nOt variety or concert theater)
1--WE dollars per day for each day upon
which performance or performances
are held. or in lieu thereof a monthly
license of twenty-five dollars; for each
variety or concert hall theater, whether
an admission fee is charged OF not,
seventy-f1ve dollars per month; for each
sihge exhibition of opera or concert
singer mot exhibited in any theater
where monthly license is paid, three
dollars: for MINISTRIES. legordemain or
other shows not herein provided for, five
dollars for each single performance
tWhen not in a theater where q monthly
license is paidD for every circus or
menagerie, including side shows, one
hundred and twenty-five dollars per
day: but no license must be collected
for any amateur exhibition OF concert
for school or charitable or religious pur-
poses.
3. For each pawnbroker. tifty-five dol
lars per quarter.
4. For each keeper of an intelligence
Office ten dollars per quarter.
D. For each keeper of a shooting gall
lefy for gain, fifteen dollars per quarter.
q. Every person keeping a public
weighing or platform scales, for hire
ten dollars per year.
I. Each railroad company acting in
the capacity of a warehouseman for the
purpose of storing and distributing
goods, except in their capacity as COM
mon carriers. ten dollars per quarter
in each county in Which such business
may be carried on.
Section 2. That section 4O63 of article
IL, chapter XIII. part Ill of the political
code relating to licenses be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4O63. Every person, or associa-
tion of persons. selling vinous, malt. dis
titled any other Intoxicating liquors
or beverages, shall pay license there
for of seventy-five dollars per quarter
ana Wnen .lQuOfS are SOId by the drink
or in any quantity to be drunk upon
the premises or in connection Herewith
in addition thereto shall pay a license
for the room, place or stand where the
same is sold, as follows:
j. Where such room, place or stand is
situated in city or town having
population of two thousand or more
within the city limits or within two
miles thereof and not included within
the corporate limits of any other city or
town the license shall be SIS per month
for the same.
= Where such room. place or stand is
situated in a city or town having a popu-
lation of less than ten thousand within
the city limits within two miles
thereof and not included within the corr
pcrate limits of any other city or town,
the license shall be $50 per month.
Provided, that no license shall be re-
quired of any physician, surgeon apoth-
ecary or chemist for any vinous, malt or
spirituous liquors which they may use
Or sell for medicinal purposes.
Section B. That section 4O64 of article
ii. chapter XIII, part III of the polit-
cal code relating to licenses re, and the