The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-15
ANOTHER BLOW
TO ''PIGGERS'

III PlGGEkN
As finally passed by both houses
Representative Haugen's bill No.
1876, read as follows:
All persons holding federal liqu-
or licenses in this safe will be re-
quired to register the same with
the county auditor and pay a regi-
stration fee of $40.
The holders of all such federal
tax receipts or licenses will also be
obliged to publish for three suces-
sive weeks, in each of the official
county and city newspapers, no.
tice giving the name Of persons to
whom the government tax receipt
is issued, date of same, description
of property where same is posted,
number of lot and block, and
specifically describing the room
where notice is posted. Such no.
tices are to be published for three
successive weeks in each newspa-
paper, and failure to do so consti-
tutes misdemeanor. If the par
ty in whose nome the license is is
sued fails to make the publication
and registration required by the
act it becomes the duty of the
owner or lessor of the premisis on
which the government license is
posted to do so under penalties.
The object Of this act is evident
ly to give the widest publicity to
the holding Of a federal license to
transact an unlawful business in
this state, and particularly describ-
ing the place or premises wherein
or whereon such license is posted.
As there are about LOO federal
licenses out in this state, if they
comply with the provisions of the
bill, the general fund of the vari-
Gus counties will receive something
like $1,000 in filing fees and the
official newspapers Of the state will
have quite a revenue through the
publication provision, unless the
peace officers should get busy,
which is very likeloto occur-with
the information such publicity
would afford. "a
/. If this bill BONES law and its
provisions can be enforced there is
little doubt but that the number
of government licenses in this state
would dwindle very materially.
Publicity of such matters would
tend to put quietus on blind pig
ism.
The full text of the bill is as fol-
lows:
"A bill for an act providing for
the publication and registration of
special tax receipts or licenses
from the government of the Unit
ed States to sell distilled, malt and
fermenten liquors, issued to per-
sons in North Dakota, the pay
ment and collection of registration
fees and publication fees, regulat-
ing the posting and exhibiting of
such tax tax receipts or licenses,
prescribing the duties of officers
and owners and lessons of property
in relation thereto, prescribing
penalties for failure to perform the
duties prescribed and other regu-
lations pertaining to the sale Of
intoxicating liquors.
BE it enacted by the legislative
Assembly of the state of North
Dakota:
Section l. Every receipt, stamp
or license showing payment Of the
special tax levied under the laws
of the United States upon the
business ofselling distilled, malt or
fermented liquor, issued to or held
by any person, firm or corporation
in this state, shall l,e registered
and published as in this act re-
quired.
Sec. Q. Immediately upon post
ing or displaying the special tax
receipt or license mentioned in sec
tion If this act as required under
government regulations, it shall be
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