The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-01-11
CITY NAY REFUND
UNEARNEDLIQUOR
LICENSE MONEY
Attorney General Lyndon A.; Smith
Rules That Supreme Court Decision
in Bender Case is Applicable.
ANSWER TO COUNTY ATTORNEY
Means Return of approximately
$4,000, Should Aldermen Desire to
Comply With Likely Requests.

Should the members of the council
so desire, saloon men who were forced
to suspend business on December /,
1914, by order of the government be-
cause Of the 1855 treaty, may collect
unearned license money from the Be
midi treasury
At least this is the contention of
Clifford L. Hilton, chief assistant at
torney general, in reply to a query
made by Graham M. Torrance, coun-
ty attorney, who sought information
that he might properly direct action
of the board Of county commission
ers in returning money to the owner
of county saloon which had been
closed by the government agents.
How Hilton Holds.
Mr.. Hilton holds that the Bender
VS.. City of Fergus Falls case, lis
Minnesota, 66, is here applicable
The court held:
Section 1886 R. L. 1905, pro-
viding for the refundment to
certain cases of money paid for
licenses to sell intoxicating Ii
qour, held to vest in the NUM- &
cipal officers discretionary au-
thority only, and is not manda-
tory" -
Would Refund About $4,000.
Should the money be refunded, the
saloon men would collect as follows:
The Brinkman saloonzis hardest hit
on the refund proposition, this Ii
cense not expiring until October 10
of this year. Other expirations are
as follows:
McKinnon Brothers., license expir-
ed December IA, 1914, amount due if
refunded, approximately $41.66. .t,st5,};,
~ George Tanner, license expired De-
Il 8 l4ySa1no unts:Ilue fire.
funded, approximately $1O4.1S. --
Tom Mccarthy, license expires
January "a, 1915, amount due if re-
funded, approximately $14684
John E. Groom, license expires Jan
uary "a, 1915, amount due if refund
ed, approximately $146.S4.
F. Gustafson, license expires Jan
uary 81, 1915, amount due if re-
funded approximately $167.69.
McNabb Would Collect $4,000.
J. w. Oppie, license expires jan
uary 81, 1915, amount due if refund
ed, approximately $167.69.
John Bye, license expires February
1, 1915, amount due if refunded, ap-
proximately $167.69.
Andy McNabb, license expires Feb
ruary %, 1915, amount due if refund
ed, approximately $4,000.
Lars Lind, license expires Febru-
airy %, 1915, amount due is refund
ed, approximately $230.60.
Gennes & Layon, license expires
March 1, 1915, amount due if refund
ed, approximately $4,000.
Matt Thome, license expires April
Fl, 1915, amount due if refunded, ap-
proximately $315.S3.
Maloy's Not Until April.
j. E. .Maloy, license expires April
%, 1915, amount due if refunded,
approximately $336.6S. --..
Harry Gunsalus, license expires
April 20, 1915, amount due if re-
funded, approximately $336.68.
Larkin & Dale, license expires May
8, 1915, amount due if refunded, ap-
proximately $357.53. ...
E. K. Anderson, license expires
June 1, 1915, amount due if refund
Cd, approximately $500.
Frank Lane, license expires August
1, 1915, amount due if refunded, ap-
proximately $666.66.
Andrew Dahl, license expires Au.
gust II, 1915, amount due if refund
ed, approximately $707.22.
Fred E. Brinkman, license expires
October IS, 1915, amount due if re-
funded, approximately $895.SS.
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