The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-11
LIQUORS. DEALERS IN.-s2.

| thousand tnha abitants, two hundred dol-
 lars; in cities, town or villages of more
 than one thousand inhabitants and less
 than three thousand inhabitants, two hum
 dred and fifty dollars; in cities or towns
 of more than three thousand inhabitants l and less than five thousand inhabitants, l two hundred and seventy-five dollars: in | cities and towns of more than five thou sand and less than ten thousand inhabit- | ants three hundred dollars. In cities and | towns of more than ten thousand inhabit-
 ants. three hundred and fifty dollars.
 Dealers in lager beer exclusively shall be
 charged one-fourth of the above rates
 and dealers in wines exclusively shall be
 charged one-tenth of above rates, Any
 person who pays for and takes out li-
 cense as a retailer shall not be re- quired to pay for and take out a
 license as a wholesaler except dealers in
 lager beer exclusively who shall only sell | the same at retail unless they have paid for and taken out wholesale dealers li- | cense. For wholesale dealers in spiritu- ous, vinous or malt liquors in any place, | three hundred and fifty dollars. For wholesale dealers in lager beer exclusive ly. one hundred and fifty dollars. but any brewery may sell the beer of it's own pro duction at wholesale without taking cut | this license, provided 1t has paid for a l license as a brewery.
 Any person dealing in said articles who l shall sell, barter or exchange or in any way dispose of or permit to be taken | spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in any l quantity less than one quart or who shall permit the same to be drunk by the glass | or single drink Tn or about his place of business shall be deemed a retail dealer. | And any person so disposing of spirituous
 vinous CT malt liquors only in the quan- | tity of one quart or more shall be deemed | a wholesale dealer.
 | liquor of the kind commonly called and
 known as Hopfenweiss. or Hop Jack. or | Malt Tonic or Malt Beverage and other | liquors of like character which are pro- duced either from malt, hops or grain or | other substances usually used in the pro- | duction of lager beer one-fourth of the | amount of the license charged for retail
 dealers in spirituous, vinous or malt l liquors in like places. For the retail of | spirituous, vinous or malt liquors on any | steamboat, CT other water craft or any
 sleeping, dining or buffet car. three hun dred and fifty dollars for which the State
 shall have a preferred lien upon such
 steamboat or water craft or cars named,
 such lien may be enforced in any county | through which the same may run by any | officer whose duty 1t Is to collect taxes. Such license when taken out in one | county shall entitle such steamboat or water craft or car to sell at any point
 in the State through which the same may l run except that sales must not be made
 in any prohibition county except to bona | ade passengers and while such boat or | water craft or car Is actually running | MERCHANDISE BROKERS-55 l-2. For each merchandise broker in cities
 of twenty-five thousand inhabitants or | more twenty-five dollars. In cities of five
 thousand inhabitants and less than twen-
 ty-ive thousand inhabitants, fifteen dol lars. In cities of live thousand inhabit-
 ants and less than ten thousand inhab-
 itants. ten, dollars. In towns of twenty five hundred inhabitants and less than
 five thousand, five dollars. In towns less | than twenty-five hundred inhabitants, two
 dollars and fifty cents.
 That subdivision. fifty-six of Section
 a22a0f the Codesas amended by act of the
 General Assembly, approved March 5. 1901.
 be amended so as to read as follows: MONEY LENDERS.-56.
 Every person, firm or corporation whose | principal business is lending money, and l who has fixed place of business for such purpose, shall pay an annual license of
 one hundred dollars and this bill shall ap- | ply to all corporations engaged in the | the laws of the State or any other State
 or county but shall not apply to banks or
 banking institutions regularly organized
 as such nor to any corporation which | shall pay the regular privilege tax re-
 quired of 1t.
 l MACHINE-sLOT.-56 1-2.
 For each machine, such as nickel-in-
 the-slot or other device of like character, whether the same is charged for or not,
 two dollars. This shall apply to phono- graphs, weighing machines, music boxes,
 etc.. having the nickel, or the penny in
 the-slot device Provided, this shall not
 apply to any device prohibited by law.
 Provided, further, that no person, firm or corporation leasing or using machines | from which the purchaser obtains the &C., | tual money value of the coin or money
 deposited shall be required to pay more l than twenty-five dollars State licenseT in | any county without reference to the nun Der of machines; and provided further,
 that no city or incorporated town shall
 exact license tax exceeding one-half of | the license tax levied by the State. Pro- vided further. that said maximum licenses
 hereinabove required may be paid by any
 person, firm or corporation, in which | event no other license tax shall be re- quired of him or them on any machines | so leased or used ty such person. firm | or corporation.
 That subdivision fifty-seven of Section
 4122 of the Code as amended by act of the
 Genera Assembly, approved March 5. 1901,
 be amended so as to read as follows: | NEWS COMPANIES.-57.
 Each person, firm or corporation en- gagged in the business commonly known
 as news companies, and selling books,
 papers. fruits or confectionery or other articles on railroad trains operated with
 in this State shall pay annually license
 of one hundred dollars and the payment | of this license in any one county in the
 State shall be sufficient and it shall not
 be required in any other county in the
 State. and provided further, that no coun- ty license shall be charged for upon any | license issued under this subdivision.
 And any news company which shall have
 paid the license specified In this sub-di-
 vision shall be entitled to receive from
 the State Auditor upon exhibition to | him of such license a certificate for each
 agent which 1t may employ for making | such sales. and shall, whenever an in-
 spection of the same is demanded by any | officer authorized to collect State reve- | nues exhibit the same to such officer as
 evidence of his right to do business. And | no agent of such news company shall car
 " on any such business or make any | such sales unless he shall have such cer-
 tifcate with him. Any agent of any such
 news company who shall make any such
 sales or carry on any such business with
 out having such certificate with him shall
 be subject to arrest and shall upon con | victiOn be fined ten dollars. Any news
 company which has paid for and taken