The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-06-06
ADAMSON ISSUES
LICENSE BULLETIN

State Bullion Tax and License Col
lector Adamson has issued a bulletin
explaining the various licenses to be
collected, from which the following ex-
tracts have been taken
Billiard and Pool Tables.
"From each proprietor or keeper of
billiard table, not kept for the ex-
elusive use Of the owner or his family
for each table, five ($5) dollars per
quarter year. Compiled laws of Ne
cada, section 1857.
1t is noted by this office that the
foregoing section is construed in the
majority of the counties as applying
only to what is commonly known as
"billiard tables l. e. those without
pocket apertures, and exclusive of
what is commonly known as "pool
tables,' i. g. those with pocket aper
lures. This question was submitted by
this Office to the attorney general, and
his opinion is as follows:
"The Century dictionary defines
pool as being game played on a
billiard table with six pockets. The
same word in defining billiard table
says a table built of mahogany or 9th
er hard wood; the bed of the table is
either slate or marble covered with
fine, green cloth; the railing surround.
ing the bed and rising above it two
to two and one-half inches, the inner
sides of which are composed of rubber,
covered with the same character of
cloth. Many billiard tables have six
pockets and are used for playing
pool The Standard die
tionary defines pool as 'one of the
various games played on six-pocket
billiard table. 1t is treated in Web
ster's International dictionary and
Encyclopaedia Britannica as kind of
billiards. The definition of the lexi-
cographers and encyclopedias, to the
effect that, whatever the game, the
pocketed and pocketless are alike bill
lard tables, cannot be ignored. -
The conclusion seems irresistible, that
the Legislature in the enactment of see
tion 1857, providing for licensing bill
lizard tables, had in mind and intended
by said expression to include thereun.
der all tables used in public resorts,
whether for playing billiards or for
playing pool. Such, you are advised,
is the opinion of this Office
Slat Machines.
uted to the various county officials by
the attorney general he gave an opinion
that slot machines for merchandise pre-
miums might be permitted to operate,
and the owenrs or operators remain
within their legal rights. This opinion
gave no information as to license re
quirements for the operation of slot
machines and this department. has tax
xxFtf "a of
general and quotes mis- reply as fol
lows:
''Your second request for an opinion
relates to the aomunt of license, if
any, which the several county license
collectors throughout the state, should
demand and collect from each person
who is permitted to operate slot
machine for merchandise premiums,
from the opinion heretofore rendered
by this office, upon the question of ope.
rating nckel.in the slot machines. I'm
der date of February 81, 1911, the ques-
tion of license being required was
not considered or passed upon in that
opinion. 1t is the duty
of all officers to see that
all prsons desiring to operate nickel
in--the- slot machines for merchandise
from the proper county official, grant
ing the right to operate such machines,
upon the payment quarterly of twenty
dollars for each machine or Device
Druggists State Liquor License.
"Your third question relates to the
construction to be placed upon the
state liquor license of $12, required to
be paid by all retail druggists doing
Ia, ofefa lar 10 of
the legislature of the state of Nevada,
entitled, can act supplemental to an
act entitled an act to provide revenue
for the support of the government OF
lie state Of Nevada, and to repeal Ger.
tain acts relating thereto, approved
March 80, 1891, and to all acts amen
datory thereof, and to provide for
state license upon the business of dis.
posing at retail or wholesale of spirit
nous, malt, or vinous liquors in this
state, and providing penalties for the
violation thereof Approved March
Is. 1905. Section | of said act reads as
folows: 'On the first day of July, A.
y. 1905, and annually thereafter on
January first every person, firm, com
pany or corporation manufacturing or
selling. either at retail or wholesale,
shall in addition to the licenses now
provided by law, take out state liqu
or license as hereinafter provided,
which license shall not be transfer
able by sale, assignment or otherwise,
Sec. of said act reads:
This act shall take effect on the first
day of July, 1905; provided, that the
licenses collected for the year 1908,
shall be pro rata for the remainder OF
said year, 1905, calculated at fifty dol.
lars per annum for retailers, twelve
dollars per annnm for retail drug stores
and one hundred dollars per annum
for wholesalers and retailers as here
in provided The foregoing section
fixes the state license at fifty dollars
per annum for retailers and twelve
dollars for retail drug stores Under
this provision OF the statute, YOU state