Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-03-10

time sent message to the Legislature
requesting that the bill be so amend
ed as to carefully regulate dealers in
, tobacco in the state, but to permit
sale of cigarets to adults.
SPEAKER FOR AMENDMENT
When the amendment reached the
house, after passage by the senate,
the speaker took the floor on
behalf of this bill, and though he
was aided by ex-service men who had
bitterly opposed the former measure,
the vote was far from unanimous. 1t
was Sc to 10.
The bill places all dealers in tob ic
co under $500 bond and a license
for which the fee is $50 a year
Speaker Johnson frankly told the
house that this bill was a
compromise measure agreed upon
by the governor with senate
and house leaders. He said he
had agreed to accept it only after de-
liberation, but because urged by young
friends who had served overseas in
the late war he had given his word
and would stand by it. Then he point
ed out the merits claimed by its
authors to the bill.
They believed, he said, that it would
really do what all had hoped the
previous measure would do-keep Gig
arets away from young boys.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
The text of the bill follows:
Section l. Any persons, firm or
corporation bartering, selling or hav
ing in possession for sale, any Gig
ars, cigarets, smoking tobacco chew
ing tobacco, or any tobacco or. pro
duct or compound of tobacco in
any form, or cigaret papers or
wrappers, or any paper prepared or
made for the purpose of making
cigarets, without having previously Sc
cured from the commissioner of law
enforcement of the state of Idaho
license permitting the same, as here
in provided. and without having such
license conspicuously displayed at
the place where goods, wares or mer-
chandise of the above enumerated
kinds or descriptions are bartered,
sold or kept for sale, is guilty of II
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than 500 or more than $500
or by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period of not to exceed six
months, or by both such fine and inn
prisonment.
The commissioner of law enforce
ment of the state of Idaho is hereby
authorized and directed to issue to any
and all personss firms and rorpora-
lions applying to him for the same
and not disqualified under the terms
of this act, licenses permitting the
licensee to barter, sell and have IN
his possession for sale, cigars, cigar
cts. cigaret papers, tobacco and
tobacco products and compounds and
all the various forms hereinbefore
upon payment to him by
the applicant of an annual license fee
in the sum of $50, and tine deposit
with him of a bond payable to the
state of Idaho, in the penal sum OF
$500, executed by sureties qualified
and iustifying as is required OF sure
ties on the bon Is of executors and adj
to be approved by the
of law enforcement,
which bond shall be conditioned that
the license will, in addition to all
other fines and penalties imposed by
law nav and forfeit to the state of
Idaho the full penal amount of sad
bond. if he is convicted during the
term of said license of violating any
law of the state of Idaho respecting
the barter, sale, gift, or possession OF
in any form, product or com
hound, or of cigarets, clgaret pa
pers. or of a violation of the pro-
visions of section 1868, of the com
piled statutes of Idaho, as AMENDED.
LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE
If the same person, firm or cor !
barter, sell, keep or have III
possession for sale scigarss eigarets,
,igaret papers or tobacco in any OF
the forms, products or COMPOUNDS
mentioned, in more than
,ne place, separate license shall be
required for each such separate place.
Ali the licenses issued under the pro
visions of this act shall, unless tor-
seited as hereinafter provided, ex-
Dire on December 81 following the
late of their issuance. No deduction
from the amount of the annual IL
.ense fee herein fixed shall be allowed
IN licenses issued for less than run
1car; provided, however, that the
amount of the license fee for the year
,rdino Dec. 81. 1921, shall be
he sum of $50. Licenses issued here
Inder NAV be transferred but only on
condition that the original license De