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


are reported to be very nervous over
the prospect at the present time. How
ever. the HeinZe MacGinnis forces have
| hardly enough votes to make the result
! OF a caucus appear any too faVorable
| themselves. ana it may be two or three
weeks before a call for one is circulated
for signatures, though it is believed that
the deadlock will not be broken until Il
caucus is held.
BILLS OF IMPORTANCE.
The Rosebud county bill will doubt
less meet with lively opposition in the
, house. However. it has passed the sem
! ate by good vote and has a favorable
| report from the house committee. Its
friends believe that its prospects for be-
( coming a law are excellent.
Another important measure to be taken
| up in the house during the coming week
is the meat and milk inspection bill in
! PRODUCED by Representative Hedges. 1t
! has been printed and returned by the
| committee without recommendation;
therefore. it is likely to create a lively
| fight in the house when it comes up for
adoption or rejection
Representative Kllgallon's bill. pre-
pared at the direction of the Montana
Liquor Dealers association. provides
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sell spirtuous, vinous or malt liquors If
4, if become law. it will not only affect
druggists and grocers, but also clubs
and societies The liquor dealers have
collected mass of figures and incident
al data to prove that their contention
is a good one. On the other hand the
druggists and grocers are making ready
to show that it is not fair to collect the
| same license from one who sells lQ-
uors merely in connection With a general
business as from person who sells
4 liquors only. The battle will be fought
out on these lines. The full text of. the
! bill, which is now before the house COM
nittee. is as follows: t
/ Section l. That Section 4063 of the
! Political Code of Montana as the same
| is now in force after amendment by
an act approved March 6. 1897, be and
the same is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows:
Section 4O63. Every person. firm,
company, corporation. society or club
of any description, who sells or offers
for sale, directly or indirectly, any
slrtuous. malt, vinous, distilled or
| fermented liquors or wines, must OBJ
| tain license therefore from the cpQn-
ty treasurer, as prescribed in T.. his
! chapter, and must make the follow
! ing payments therefor:
| In all cities towns. villages or camps
Which contain a population of ten tho4s-
and or over, and for distance Of one
nile from the limits thereof. three hun
q, ed dollars semi-annually. ;t.
In all cities, towns, villages or camps
which contain a population of three
thousand five hundred to ten thousand.
two hundred and fifty dollars semi an
| nually.
In all cities towns villages or camps
which contain a population of one thous-
ard to thirty-five hundred, two hundred
and forty dollars semi-annually.
In all cities, towns villages or camps
which contain population of three hum
dred to one thousand. two hundred dol
lars sem-annually.
In all cities. towns, villages or camps
which contain population of under
three hundred. or elsewhere, not pro-
vided for in this section, one hundred
and fifty dollars semi-annually.
In no case shall any license contem-
plated in this section be issued for a
| less period than six months and in all
cases where licenses are issued the same
must be paid for in advance semi-an-
nually, and all licenses herein provided
for shall be negotiable and transferable
in the county where the same is issued.
Section 2. That Section 4O64 of the
Political Code of Montana be and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4064. Every person who at a
fyed place of business sells any goods
wares or merchandise drugs or medi-
cines, jewelry or wares of precious met
ais. whether on commission or otherwise
and all butchers, must obtain from the
county treasurer in which the business
Is transacted. and for each branch OF
such business license, and pay quarterly
therefor an amount of money to be de-
tcrmined by the class in which such
person is PLACED by the county treasur-
Ell: such business to be classified and
resulated by the amount of the monthly
average sales made. or hiring done. and
a. the rate following: Those who are
estimated to make average monthly sales
to the amount: f'Fs
I. OF 100000 or more, constitute thu
first class, and must pay $75 per month
2. OF $4,000 and less than 100000
constitute the second class, and mus
pay $50 per MONTH ts.
). OF $4,000 and less than $4,000
constitute the third class, and must
pay $40 per month.
4. Of $4,000 and less than $5O,OOO
constitute the fourth class, and mus
pay $25 per month.
b. Of $4,000 and less than $40, 900. L
constitute the fifth class, and must pay
$50 per month. r