The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-09
BAR CONTAINERS MUST BE STAMPED
 AT EACH FILLING
Connecticut Liquor Dealers Get Official Information As to Working of War. Rev
 enue Law.
Secretary Fitzsimmons Notifies Members of Result of His Inquiry At Wash
 ington.
Special to the Farrner.) }

New Haven, Jan sESecretary T. F. Fdtzsirn1anons of the Connecticut Wine, Liquor and Beer Dealers association is sending to all members important information regarding the special rev. enue tax and urging the menRers to comply with the law as speedily as possible in order to <avoid confusion and possibly severe penalty. There appears to be some uncertainty con- eefndng the requirements of the law and the recent increase in the revenue tax. From w. H. Osborn, comnis- sioner of Internal Revenue at Wash ington, D. C., Secretary F1tzsinnnons has received first hand information which explicitly defines the require nnents of the law.
 Comnaissioner Osborn says bar bot ties or containers from which sales by the drink are made, must be stamped and the stamp effaced and obliterat ed when emptied. New stamps must be affixed at each ref1lling. From this it is apparent that the package froGn which the drink is poured over the bar must be stamped Itwould not be sufficient to stamp a. jug or small keg, fill a bottle from the kegs or jug and then sem from the bottle by the glass.
 This means that the retail liquor dealer when selling claret, white wine, Ealnine wine, MosseIIes bort, sherry,
 
 wines must affix a 1-4 cent stamp to each quarter pint or less 1-2 cent stamp to each half pint or more than quarter pint I cent to each pint or more than half pint; 2 cents to each ql1art or more than pint; an other SaTy to attach the stamp to bottles kept in stock butt the stamp must be affixed before the sale is made over the bar or when the bottle is redIled. Failure to follow blle law leaves the offender liable to a fine or innpris- onment or both.
 On all cordfaas liqueurs or similar Hweetened compound, such as Swedish punch, Kalnnae1, rock and rye, char Heuse, benedictine, apricot brandy, Creme de Menthe, white or green, A1arasFchino. Italian or French Yer mouth or light wine connpollnds, Buchl1 gin. Sloe gin. ginger brandy, Lash's bitters. all kinds of cocktaiIs, Hostet- ter's bitters, pepsin, Boonekamp, Fer net, Angostura, Dqnbonnet and Irish moss, the stamps must be 1 1-2 cents on each half pint or less; 3 cents on each pint or more than half pint; 6 cents on each quart or more than pint, and 24 cents on all other con tainers
 On all domestic and imported cham pagnes, sparkling burgundy and on all other domestic, imported and carbon ated wines the following stamps must be affixed when the cork is drawn and the wine ready to serve; 5 cents on | half pint or less: 10 cents on pint or more than half pint; 20 cents on quart or more than pint, and on all other containers 20 cents. 1 Proprdetors of bowling alleys or bill Hard roofRs must pay $5 for each table Tor alley. Every building or place
 where bowls are thrown sor where games of, billiards or pool are played l and that are open to the public with Or without price shaM be regarded as Ia bowling alley or billiard room re- fspee eetfvelys This means that every
 bowling alley Of billiard or pool table no matter where it Is in use will be itaxed.