The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-07
THE NEW LAW
REGULATING
LIQUOR SALES
SECTION COMPELLING THE CLOS.
ING OF SALOONS AT 9 O'CLOCK
INCORPORATED IN THE GENER-
AL REVENUE BILL, WHICH
MUST BE APPROVED BY THE
GOVERNOR.

The general revenue bill. carrying
provisions for the raising of revenue
in the state for the next two years.
contains a clause regulating the sale
of liquor and causing the saloons in
all sections of the state to close not
later than p. m. and remain closed
until o'clock the following morn
ing. Another bill passed containing
similar clause, but 1t is stated the
governor will veto the measure, but 1t
is not likely that he will disapprove of
the general revenue bill. 1t is claimed
by some that the clause is in conflict
with a bill which has been passed CIV
ing cities the right to regulate saloons
and that ii will be imperative in
cities. That portion Of the general
revenue bill relating to saloons is as
follows:
Dealers in spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors shall pay license tax of one
thousand ($1,O00.00) dollars in each
county for each place of business, and
each bar or place where liquor is sold
to customers shall constitute sep
arate place of business under this act,
and require a SEPARATE licenSe: five
hundred ($60O.0O) dollars shall go to
the county and five hundred ($500.00)
dollars to the state; and any incOr-
porated town or city shall require an
additional tax of (S250.00) dollars;
provided, that whenever any such
place of business is located outside of
the corporate limits of any city or
town, the owners or owners of such
| business shall pay county license tax
to the county where the business is
| located equal in amount to the sum
total of the license tax that would be
/ assessed for both the municipality and
county for each such place of business,
i If such business were located within
/ the limits of a city or town; provided,
| further, that no fractional license
| shall be issued for state, county or
| municipal purposes to dealers in
! spirituOus, VinOus or malt liquors. The
| dealers paying the same and receiving
| a license therefor shall be authorized
| to sell spirituous, vinous or malt
/ liquors, or any such liquors, but Meth
/ er spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
! shall be permitted to be sold unless
| said license tax is first paid and a Ii
CenSe therefor taken out; and, proVid-
/ ed. further, that no such license shall
| issue until a permit to sell such
| spirituous, vinous or malt liquors has
| been procured for the district which
| such license is sought. as is required
! by the constitution and law of this
| state. If any collector of taxes shall
| allow any liquor license to be paid for
| in installments or if any collector of
! taxes shall issue and license without
| having first been paid the face value
of said license, such collector of taxes
shall be removed from office by the
governor.
| Sec. 6. That distillers of spirituous
and brewers of malt liquor shall pay
to the state a license tax Of five hun
dred ($500.00) dollars in each county
for each place of business; provided
that nothing in this act shall be so
/ construed as to require a license tax
! from any person who shall manufac-
! ture wines or brandies from sweet
potatoes or products of vines, fruit
/ trees or strawberry bushes and pine
! apples grown in this state; provided
/ that no license shall be issued to any
person to sell or distill spirituous, vim
! Gus or malt liquors in any county or
! election district when such sale has
been prohibited in pursuance of the
constitution and laws of this state;
provided, further, that no license is
sued to dfstillers of spirituous and
brewers of malt liquors shall be SO
/ construed as to permit such distillers
I or brewers to sell the products in
quantities of less than fifty gallons of
! spirituous or ten gallons Of malt
| liquors either in bottles or casks, ex-
cept to regular licensed liquor deal
/ erS.
! Sec. 7. Persons associating them
! selves together as a club, whether in
| corpOrated or not Incorporated, in
| Guiding social clubs incorporated by
! orders of circuit judges after their
| charters have been found for objects
! authorized by law and approved by
/ such judges. organized for lawful
| purposes and not for the purpose of
/ evading the payment of license taxes
| on dealers in spirituous VinOuS or malt
/ liquors, before serving or distributing
to their members and non resident
! guests, spirituous, vinoUs or malt
/ liquors or any preparation Thereof,
whether such service or distribution be
made upon contribution to the club OF
| money, or by check or other devices,
shall pay to the state an annual IL