Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-14
Number Of Certificates
Issued in Maine
And How They Are Divided
Among the Counties.
In 1905 There Were 1893, in 1906,
0nIy 495.


| ,i,,or Tho United States special liquor
~ in Maine. \ year ago 1893 per-
cons we're paying this taX-shoWlhs
/ what enforcement Wouiu co.
done. .+a,
In the former period when the total
,n,hcr was more than three times the
nresert number. IS per cent. OF the
tax certificates were issued for the
sale of spirits. Now only 81 certificates
arc issued in Maine for the sale OF
spirits and Is of these are to authorize
citv and town liquor agents OF the
40S parties in Maine who pay the spe-
cial tax for the sale OF matt liquors, a
large number are not violating the
State liquor law, since they handle
beverages containing from one TO
three per cent. of alcohol, an amount
not commonly considered Intoxicating
by our courts. although requiring the
pavncnt Of the federal tax. This OK
celIent record measures the steady
gain Of temperance during the past
five wears and is attributable 10 the
Increased faithfulncSs of magistrates
and greater activity of regular oflcials
as much as to the efficient enforce
ment commission.
The taXpayers are divided as fol-
lows among the counties, cities ana
towns:
Androscoggin. SO; Auburn. ); Lew
iston, -; Lisbon Falls, 4; LiVermore
|; Livermorc Falls, 4; Mechanic Falls.
l; Webster. |.
Aroostook, :; Caribou, |; Pressure
Isle. |.
Cumberland. %; Portland, 50; $.
Portland, l.; Steep Falls, /; West
brook. 4.
Franklin. II; Pennington. :: jay, i;
n. jay. /; Oquossoc, :; Phillips, /;
Riley. l.
Hancock. Il: Bar Harbor, s; Bucks
port. |: E,'!s" Ortiz. |; Hairs Quarry. i;
Stonirgt"9- :.
Kennebcr augusta. Il; Chel-
sea, /; Gardi ler. =, .allowell. |; Ran
dolph. =; Togus. /; Watcrvillc, IS;
Winthrop, /; L. Winthrop. |.
Knox. SO: Camden, A; Rockland. -;
Rockport >; Thomaston |; :. Thorn
aston. >; Union. l; Ninalhaven, l.
Lincoln, ); Boothbay Harbor, ;
Damariscotta, /; WaldobOro, l; Wis
cassett, ,.
oxford, SO: Bethel. /; Canton, i;
Greenwood, /; Mexico, ,; Norway. +;
oxford. /; Roxbury, L; Ridlonvillc. p;
Rumford Falls, As; Smiths Crossing,
2; Wilson's Mills, l.
Penobscot, 80; Bangor, IS; Basin
Mills, 1; S. Brewer. l: Hampton, / !;
f. Hampden, >; Hermon. l; Hudson,
l; S. Lagrange, l; Milford, !; MILL
nocket. g. Oldtown, ;.
Piscataquis. 8; Brownville, l; Dover
II: Greenville Junction, >; kineo, |;
Milo, .; Milo Junction, l. Monsoon, L;
Sagadahoc, IA; Bath. II; Phipps-
burg. /; Richmond. 1; Topsham, l.
Somerset. SO; Bingham, /: Fairfield
); Hartland. 3; Jackman, 4; Madison
I; Pittsfield, 8; Skowhegan. 16.
Waldo, 10; Belfast. g. Frankfort, \;
Prospect, /; Searsport, ,; Stockton
Springs, 9.
Washington. 10; BaileyvilIe, /: Cal
ais. /; Cherryfield, /; Eastport. >; Luz
bee. /; Machias. /; Midtown, /;
Sprague's Falls, ,.
York. e.; Bar Mills. |; s. Berwick, >;
Biddeford, SO; Cornish, 3; kennebunk
,; kennebunkport. /; Old Orchard
10: Sanford. I; Wells, /; York Beach
A.
| 1t will be observed that more per-
sons pay the tax in Rockland than il
Lewiston and that Rumford Falls has
paid As many as Lewiston, even, sur
passing Bangor by five.
Aroostook and Lincoln are the ban
ner counfics-only two and five re-
pcctively-probably all of then
agencies.
The order Of demcrit Is Cumbcr-
| II,
bee. Somerset. Knox. Androscoggin.