The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-12
COUNCIL MUST
PASS ORDINANCE
TO ALLOW SALOONS TO REMAIN oP.
EN- UNIT IL e. EVEN O'CLOCK.
MAY LIMIT NUMBER ANY TIME
New Law Allows Saloons To Be Cut To
One For 500 People When Council
Chooses To Act.

Several important laws were passed
by the state legislature during the last
session and among the most important
is that regulating the liquor traffic.
There mas been so much talk about
what this law contains and so many
different versions given at out town
that The Diamond Drill has secured a
copy OF the law and publishes IL intact
herewith
Our sreaders Should read this over
carefully and then they will know just
what they are talking about when they
speak upon the question. The law in
full is as follows.
An act to provide for the taxation,
licensing and regulation Of the bust
ness Of manufacturing, selling, keep
ing for sale. furnishing, giving or de-
livering spirituous and intoxicating
liquors ana malt brewed or fermented
liquors and vinous liquors in this state,
ana to repeal all acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of
this act
Section 1. In all townships, cities
and villages of this state, there shall
be paid annually the following license
fees upon the business ct manufactur-
ing. selling or keeping for sale by all
persons whose business, in whole or in
part, consists in selling or keeping for
sale or manufacturing distilled or
prewed or malt liquors or mixed liq-
uors. as follows Upon the business OF
selling or Offering for sale spirituous
OF intoxicating liquors. or mixed liq-
uors by retail. or any mixture or COM
pound, except proprietary patent medi.
inees-which in whole or in part con-
E'sists of spirituous or intoxicating
liquors, and any malt, brewed OF fer
mented liquors five hundred dollars per
annum, upon the business of selling
only brewed OF malt liquors. at whole
sale or retail. or at wholesale aud re-
tail, FIVE hundred dollars per annum
upon the business OF selling spirituous
or intoxicating liquors at wholesale,
i've hundred dollars; or at wholesale
and retail, eight hundred dollars per
annum upon the business OF manufact-
uring bfewed or malt liquors for sale,
sixty-hve dollars per annum upon the
business OF ..manufacturing for sale
spirituous or intoxicating liquors,
eight hundred dollars per annum. No
person paying u retailers license fee
on spirituous or intoxicating liquors or
brewed or malt liquors under this act
shall be liable to pay any license fee
on the sale OF malt. brewed or fer
mented liquors No person paying a
manufacturer license fee ON brewed
or malt liquors under this act shall be
liable TO pay wholesale dealers
license fee ON the same Provided No
license fee shall be required for the
manufacture of denatured alcohol. ANY
person or persons. partnership or cor
poration, being non residents OF the
state OF Michigan, who shall in this
state sell the liquor referred to IN this
act at wholesale by or through agents,
salesmen OF other persons soliciting or
Niolng business in this state. shall pay
the same license fee as is provided In
this section for resident person. per.
sons, partnerships or corporations.
Such license fee shall be paid by said
nonresident person, persons. partner
ships and corporations into the state
treasury TO the credit OF the general
fund. The auditor general shall issue
10 such person, persons, partnerships
or corporation 50 paying saiu license
fee, n receipt which shall authorize
such nonresident person, persons.
partnership corporation. TO sell such
liquors at wholesale in the state of
Michigan in compliance with the pro.
visions Of this.act. and copy OF such
receipt xev'fed by the auditor general
Aall-be -plaoed in the hands OF each
Agent. salesman or other person solicit.
ing or doing business in this state as
the representative OF the nonresident
person. persons. partnership or corpor.
alton paying the tax Provided. That
such nonresident person, persons,
partnership or corporation shall. before
commencing such business and on or
before the first day OF May in each and
svery year thereafter, make. execute
and deliver 10 the treasurer OF the state
OF Michigan. a bond. the sufficiency Of
which shall be determined by the
auditor general and attorney general
~ the state OF Michigan. 10 the people
fof the state Of Michigan in the sum Of
three thousand dollars with sufficient
surety. which surety shall be any sur