St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19
Act No. l76
House Bill No. BOT.
House Bill No. 95
By Mr.. Shattuck:
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By Mr.. Shattuck:
AN ACT
To regulate and license the business
of conducting a barroom, cabaret,
coffee house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon,
grog shop, beer house, beer garden
or. other place where alcoholic or
splrituous, vinous and malt liquors
or intoxicating bevel ages, bitters or
medicinal preparations of any kind
are sold, directly or indirectly, in
quantities of less than five gallons,
and to provide penalties for viola
tons of this Act; to limit the effect
and operation of this Act to cities,
towns, villages and parishes of the
State of Louisiana where the sale of
liquor is permitted; to prevent this
Act from affecting, modifying,
amending or repeating any existing
special or local Act or Acts prohib-
ting or restricting the sale of liquor
from or within any locality Or local
tiles in this State.
Section /. Be it enacted by
the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, That here
after for every business Of con-
Quoting a barroom, cabaret, cof-
fee house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon
grog shop, beer house, beer gar
den Or other place where spirit
uous, vinous or malt liquors, or
intoxicating beverages, bitters
or medicinal preparations of any
kinds, are sold, directly or indi-
rectly, in quantities of less than
five gallons, the license shall be
based on the annual gross re-
ceipts of said business, as fol-
lows: to-wit::
First Glass: When said gross
annual receipts are $4,000 Or
more, the license ahall be 81. 600
! Second Class: When said gross
annual receipts are $40, 900, or
more, and less than $50, 600, the
license shall be 81, 400
Third Class: When said gross
annual receipts are $4,000, or
more, and less than $40, 900, the
license shall be 81, 200.
| Fourth Class: When said gross
annual receipts are $50, 900, or
more, and less than $50, 900, the
license shall be 5000.
Fifth Class: When said gross
annual receipts are $40, or
more, and less than $500 the
license shall be $500.
Sixth Class: When said gross
annual receipts are SIS, 900, or
more, and less than $4,000, the
license shall be $500.
Seventh Class: When said
gross annual receipts are less
than SIS, 900, the license shall be
5000.
Provided, That no license shall
be charged for selling refresh
ments for charitable or religious
purposes; provided, further, that
no establishment selling or Civ
ing away or otherwise disposing
of spirits, wines, or alcoholic or
malt liquors in less quantities
than five gallons shall pay a
license of less than $500; provid-
ed, further, that for the bust
ness of selling malt and vinous
liquors exclusively in quantities
less than five gallons, the license
shall be one half of that above
provided for the general sale of
alcoholic beverages; provided
further, that nothing in this Act
shall be so construed as to exempt
druggists who sell alcoholic, vine
GUS or malt liquors or other in
toxicating beverages on the pre-
scription of a physician or other
wise from the payment of tn
| license herein imposed; provided
further, that this Act shall not
apply to the sale by druggists of
tinctures or drug compounds in
the preparation of which such
liquors or Intoxicating beverages
are used and sold on the pre-
scription Of a physician or other
wise, and which tinctures and
compounds are not intoxicating
beverages prepared in the eva
sion of this Act nor Of the local
option law.
Section 2, Be it further en-
acted, etc., That it is hereby
made the duty Of the Police Jul
ries of the several parishes
throughout the State, Of the City
4 Councils and Boards of Alder
men of the various cities, towns
and villages throughout theState
to levy and colledt a license OF
not less than$500, on the business
= Of operating a barroom, cabaret,
cafe, coffee house, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, grog shop, beer
garden, or other place, where
spurious, vinous, or malt liquors
are sold, directly or indirectly,
provided, that for the business OF
selling malt and vinous liquors
exclusively the said authorities
shall not levy and collect a Ii;
cense Of more than one-half OF
, that provided for the genera
: sale Of alcoholic beverages as
set forth in Section l of this Act
Section 3. Be it further en-