The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-11
I1oIToRs DnAIpRs IN-52

/ or malt liquors in cities and towns or viii
lagos or other places Of less than one
thousand inhabitants, two hundred dol
| lars; In cities, town or villages of more
than one thousand inhabitants and less
than three thousand inhabitants. two hun
dred and fifty dollars; in cities or towns
of more than three thousand inhabitants
and less than five thousand inhabitants,
two hundred and seventy-fiye 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 Ii
cense as 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 a wholesale dealers IL
cense. For wholesale dealers in splrtu-
Gus vinous or malt liquors in any place.
three hundred and fifty dollars For
wholesale dealers in lager beer exclusive
| ~, one hundred and fifty dollars, but any
brewery may sell the beer of its own pro-
duction at wholesale without taking out
this license provided it has paid for a
license as a brewery
Any person dealing in said articles, who
shall sell, barter or exchange or In any
way dispose of or permit to be taken
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors In any
quantity less than one quart or who shall
permit the same to be drunk by the glass
or single drink IN or about his place of
business shall be deemed a retail dealer.
And any person so disposing of spirituous.
vinous or malt liquors only IN the guam
tity of one quart or more shall be deemed
a wholesale dealer.
For retail dealers in any malt or other
liquor of the kind commonly called and
known as Hopfenwelss 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
| liquors In like places. For the retail of
| sprituous, vinous or malt liquors on any
| steamboat, or other water craft or any
sleeping, dining or buffet car three hum
| bred and fifty dollars for which the State
| shall have a preferred lien upon such
| steamboat or water craft or cars named,
| Sucn lien may De enIOTceu III 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 enttle such steamboat or
water craft or car to sell at any point
in the State through which the same may
run except that sales must not be made
In any prohibition county except to bona
fide passengers and while such boat or
water craft or car is actually running.
MERCHANDISE BROKERS.-55 1-2.
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 TWEEN
ty-fve thousand inhabitants, fifteen dol
lars. In cities of five thousand inhabit-
ants and less than ten thousand inhab-
tants, 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
4122 of the Code as 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
who has a fixed place OF business for such
~
one hundred dollars and this bill shall ap-
ply to all corporations engaged in the
said business whether organized under
| 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-
CURED of 1t.
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-sot device. Provided, this shall not
apply to any device prohibited by law
Provided, further. that no person. firm or
corporation leasing or nsing machines
from which the purchaser obtains the ac-
tual money value of the coin or money
deposited shall be required to pay more
than twenty dollars State license in
any county without reference to the num-
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
herelnabove required may be paid by any
| person, firm or corporation, In which
event no other license tax shall be re-
quired of him them on any machines
so leased or used ~ such person, firm
or corporation.
| That subdivision fifty-seven OF Section
| 1922 of the Code as amended by act of the
General Assembly approved March ., 1901,
be amended SO as to read as follows;
NEWS COMPANIES.-57.
| Each person, firm or corporation en-
IN, known
as news companies and selling hooks,
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 1t 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 sub division.
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 Ii 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
ny on any such business or make any
such sales unless he shall have such GER
tihcate 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
out a license in any county to sell cigar
cites cigars and tobacco. or playing