The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-10
GoTHENBERG LIQUOR SYSTEM.

nv Hawaiian Commissions report
made in 1896, permits distillatlon py
any respectable person who owns OF
leases ground and pays tax for II, eX-
cept persons who might become inspec-
tors: licensees must not have been con-
victed of any crime.
The period of licensing Is restricted
to the months between October and
May and the product is subject to a tax
of twelve and half cents per quart.
A rebate Is allowed for export brandy.
At least IS per cent. must be stored
to insure payment of the tax.
A complete detailed statement Is
J made to the Government.
Illegal distillation is punished by fine
or Imprisonment not exceeding SIX
months.
The principal provisions of the retail
and bar trade law are; practically,
those of the Law of 1856, but the last
act is that of July %, 1894.
1 Sale by wholesale must not be less
than 264 quarts; by retail the amount
may vary from sixty-six quarts to
about quart.
Spirits at wholesale or retail are not
! allowed to be consumed on the prem
ises.
6dT safes lhdy NC Pei iiiiNeSo 40 49,
small quantities as desired, either to be
consumed on the premises or taken
away.
The holder of license for sale by
retail or bar trade must be a man of
good character, possessing the conf
dence of others, and must be able to
write and cipher, and be his own mas
ter.
iS oil RI he
run in connection with this, except the
J sale of wine.
Apothecaries and long list of others
are not allowed to hold licenses.
In case any of the former privileged
licenses are surrendered, they are not
resumed.
Licenses are not transferable.
Licenses are granted by the chief ex-
ecutive officer of the town, after con-
sultation and examination of the char
acter of the applicant.
Particular attention is paid to the 10
cation and characters of the places
where liquor may be sold.
Complete local option is also allowed.
4 If the local authorities have declared
against the issue of any license, the
3 governor may not authorize such IL
q censes in any such locality
Z In point of fact only thirteen out of
1 ninety Swedish towns continue to sell
q licenses at auction. The others have
& adopted the Company or, as more gen.
orally known, the Gothenberg plan. AS
i has before been said, this is monopoly,
\ conducted by a company. A certain
Il number of licenses are awarded the
a,company and minimum tax is fixed. If
h the company should refuse to pay so
z much, the licenses are sold to individ-
Suals, but in fact, something over the
minimum amount is nearly always
&paid A period of three years is usually
fixed for the continuance of the monop-
Holy. 1t may not surrender its. privileges
Nbut upon consent of the governor, may
Y transfer to individual dealers some of
4the licenses to. sell at retail or over
lsthe bar. Such concessions generally
Scover large hotels, clubs and cafes,
y The most important feature of the
System, however, is the restriction of
gsprofits to a small per cent, upon the
sfamount actually, paid in of the capital.
1.-THE accounts are carefully examined
Eievery year by the local authorities; GER
lAtain expenses necessary for the car
frying on of the business such as
y salaries of bar tenders, who are not al
Flowed commission of any interest
Z whatsoever. in sales, and others as re-
pairs, proper fittings OF. rooms, etc. = are
1lallowed. Then the percentage on the
capital is deducted after which all of
Slthe remaining portion of profit is divid-
Gsed; portion, perhaps a half, to the
municipality; fifth, more or less. to the
county authorities, and three-tenths to
1.-THE general government. In some in
sstances small portion is paid over to
SsS-he agricultural society. Encourage
Ssment is given to the establishment of
lcompany systems by allowing the local
community larger proportion of prof
Its than in cases where the licenses are
i sold to individuals.
a Brandy Is not allowed to be given
away with sales of goods in any sort If
Il business. Any violation of this proyi-
l5ion is punished severely.
a No credit is allowed for retail or bar
I%sales in quantities less than twenty-ona
quarts; if credit is allowed, the debt
may not be collected.
81 Licenses may be revoked for non
.Gompliance with the law.
s The number of saloons or places
,swhere liquor is sold is kept as low as
fDossible until, at the present time. in
bout one to every 1413 inhabitants,
against one to every ESQ in the cities
9bf the United States. In Sweden. in
4 he country districts, there is now
about one license to 20,S39 of the in
sAabitants, and the consumption of
kpirits has decreased from 142 quarts
IN 1874 to 6.S quarts in 1892.
81 No liquor may be sold to minors, to
81 abitual drunkards, or any one show
ing signs of intoxication.
Isl Places must be closed early during
tsyeek days and kept shut Sundays and
"a olidays.
81 Gambling games Of chance, 1ewd wo-
men and immortality generally are not
Allowed at the saloons
ST It is made the interest Of employees
!, restrict instead of to encourage sales
S. The bylaws and rules of companies
are subject to supervision and manage
z pent by central bureau of the gov
Eminent.
3 Saloons and places where liquor Is