Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-16

{ - ''.c i''lilcf - the Times Disr1.~
! Sir-the prohibition bill. known as
senate bill No ISIS. Just reported ~.
'hn COMMITTEES on Moral a-J SOCIAL
! welfare. primarily, simply r-.ui,ic4
me consumption OF liquor: scconGarilv.
creates new department OF tho adj
iininiStrat;on, headed by a commissioners
! 70 enforce TINS Prohibition law. Nv
us method of regulating the con-
sumption o: liquor, the State loses
about 100000 lu revenue Th. cS-i-
! mated cost o.: maintaining this new
department is ahou, 100000 Although
loss Of about $Soooog for this expert
nehI v" StiN win not hayc prohibit
! uon. II, nn iouut viii he enforced
temperance, since n0o quart. or thi-tv
"o ounces Of 'ipu1g per month allows
OH! about or" ounce of liuvur nor
DAY :oT each family
II prohibition is ~fr:,, u.h,. no. .~o
won't tho citt-rr. of 80 $50. t
,,nr any a, alln Trs, ,. n-f. -, - -
pose to limit tho r,.r.h,acs az ,i,,'n[S
could be moro cr.tnIv ans aTi,in,,i,.
regulated IN Tho Sra.. .han rm,,o. 80
plan OF tho pronns.1 Li,l 81 ,.ia,,
large revenue 10 III. S,,,. 81
Ton or .,.,,
=.ctiops of t,o :" 'iierent
$50 - ''S nlEhcst
th, "o,lr;. s,.it t''ct'" pE
az - r, - IH|"Iscncht
7,h.s. Gc.',m,'.,i .ioI1I eiiore.
,.f.r h",d -, .u..|" 20 i"T
possibly as mus. as :so'0eG oarh. ~
~ forfeited for am violation Of the
law. y tax Of 10 nor cont on all tho
uurrhascs Of lcurr nv svc,, Gn,icre
though n hcavy tax could he 70,
l.lrcG and collected Cynsuucrs OF
'rUo. for WHOM. tho stat. intends 70
i.rrivc ,isclf Of revenue. of ahou, $500
o1o, would pay tlls ,ax. WHY. rs il
n0w seems r"rrssrrv. should al the
citizens ~ ;ho state share This bcnv,;
uurlcu ~ possible an increase in
-lvce oC 20 cents per SlQn, equivalent
% arm ir roose pF - TO 20 per cent
.|losc WHO consume the liquor ara for
rhol! 'ne l.w viii he enacted should
aluue Jaw th., Npcnsc OF The nd,niuis-
,-atlir Of tho law rc-ulatiug it's use.
.n4 Should b. taxed FOR tho privilege
.,l driuEiur li0Unr. 10 make up grnc
Of the revenue tie state will lose on
count of abCliShi0c tho saloon.
The dc:l., within, the STATE could
30 required TO pay tho salary OF Il
putty &C the Commissioner 90 Moral
IE,Iturc, who would be required Ia SUI
g.rNts. the business Of such dealer
p,a SEQ that tho las is strictly ad-
hnrnd 20 AMI that the purchases of
~ -h consumer : limited In quantity
ass prescribed !n the proposed bill
TA!s officer could administer the oaths
uc ~" consumers as provided for IN
ru, bill for shipments from out OF tho
S't,tc.
q. would no, T.. noas;b,a ,,ndo, ,his
.t.-,n,,cmcr, ,o. - S.a,n m cn,inc+ al
80 rho sSnn nnn >y.,wi,hSto,dfrt. tbc
rnns,,,np.ion ~ ,rnor u,,dc- IN. n-o.
y-s.d Iay uin h. rcdurna 10 a mini
r.1,., !, mimi hr poeeii,,o ,,DSn- this
MAN 10 coll.., g, rovcruc or from,
,'.n QUO 20 ;"oo ON nv. moro ana tLc
.., az tho ahr,.nis.ra-ion of ,rc ,nw
.rr ,x.cr, nf $50 400 tn i-n ono I,
,,,,i1 hn s,'l rr,,hnr -cd,,c.I ~ M
i,uo- ., an co,,ld hn nurrhascd o,,t
&C .be u,o,c ,rln -o,.r,,c would .I.o
l,. irr,c,eca nc ~ - 90 IA nor cop,
,hcn could bn collected q, nj, tho
1fo,io- couvu-osd In mis- sue The
-as. ~ al,oIris.r,,,,- rc.,,,, no iodine
al tor no -.,eo- IN. M ,r,,.nor,.
30, co,,,,,.,,. o,. -ntIro,5 ,.n,,h 80.