Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-04-08
A STATE LIQUOR
LICENSE LAW
The Bill As Passed by the Leg
iSlature and Signed by the
Governor Imposes Tax
On Liquor Dealers.

As mentioned in last Saturday 5
BONANZA, the Legislature at its re-
cent session passed a bill providing
FOR a State license for the sale of
liquors, which has been signed by
Governor Sparks and is now a law.
We have received many requests
duling the week for information as
to the terms Of the new law. so we
herewith publish it in fun:
Section | provides that on the first
day Of July, 1905, and annually there.
after on January Lever person, firm.
company or corporation, manufact
uring or selling, either at retail or
wholesale, any spirituous. malt or
vinous liquors, shall, in addition to
the license now provided by law, take
out a state liquor license, which shall
not be transferable by sale, assign.
ment or otherwise.
Section 2 provides that the State
Controller shall have printed blank
licenses in sufficient quantities to
supply all the counties in the state,
duly numbered and bound together
M convenient form, similar to poll
tax books now issued bv the Con
troller. 1t also provides the form Of
the license.
THE LICENSES CLASSIFIED.
Section 3 makes the Sheriffs Of the
different counties collectors of the
licenses and authorizes that they is.
u a State retail license upon the
payment of $50, to any person, firm.
company or corporation engaged ia
selling spirituous, malt aud vinous
liquors in quantities less than five
gallons, and the word Retail shall
be written across the face of the
license in red ink. The license for
retail drug stores is fixed at $l2 per
annum,
Section 4 provides that any per-
son, firm, company or corporation
dlsposing of %spirituous, malt. or vim
BUS liquors IN excess Of five gallons
shall be considered a wholesaler or
reciifier, and shall pay a state LIQUOR
license OF 500 per annum and the
word wholesaler shall be written
across the face of such license in red
ink.
sHERIFFs MUST COLLECT.
Section D makes it a duty Of the
State Controller to prepare and for,
ward immediately after the passage
Of this act, blank licenses, and the
sheritfS shall at once proceed to is
sue the licenses and collect therefor.
Section 6 requires the sheriffs 10
make quarterly statements to and
settlements with the State Controller
OF the licenses issued and pay the
state Treasurer quarterly therefor.
Section Z makes it the duty of the
State License and Revenue Agent to
enforce the payment and collection
Of licenses provided by this Act.
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Section 3 makes it a misdemeanor
Tor any person, firm, company or
corporation to sell any spirituous.
malt or vinous liquor in this state
after the first day of July. 1905.
without having obtained, or made
application and paid for the license.
punished upon conviction bv a fine of
not less than 500 nor more than
S50O, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail in the county in which
the conviction is had for not less
than sixty days or more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm.
prisonment for each and every of.
Tense. Any sheriff failing, refusing
or neglecting to collect the state
license as provided by the Act shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor punish [
able as aforesaid, and shall upon con. I
thereof forfeit his office. and )
such conviction shall operate 10 I
create a vacancy in such Office. which
vacancy shall be filed as in the ease \
Of vacancies created in said Office
from other causes.
Section 8 provides that the law I
shall 60 into effect on the first day Of J
July, 1905, and that the licenses col \
ected in 1905 shall be pro rata ior
he remainder of the year. I