Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
CIGARET LAW IS
A RIGID MEASURE
SALE OF pills" SURROUNDED
BY LOT OF SAFEGUARDS. NO
LIMIT NUMBER DEALERS

City officials have received from
the office of the treasurer of state,
copies of the new cigaret law
which is effective in Iowa on the 4th
of July. The synopsis of the law as
published by the state for the infor-
nation OF the public, clears up some
of the uncertainty which existed in
regard to it's provisions and makes
clear all the requirements to be COM
piled with by those who would sell
the pills" legally after the law be-
comes effective.
There is no limit on the number of
licenses which can be issued in a
town or city, that phase of the orig
inal bill not having gone into the law
as passed Anyone who pays the es-
tablished license and secures permits
can sell cigarets, but none save those
holding permits can sell them. The
issuance of permits in towns and cit
les is under the jurisdiction of the
city council. The issuance of per-
mits to dealers outside the jurisdic-
tion of incorporated towns or cities
is by the board of supervisors of the
county.
No permit can be issued until the
then applicant has filed bond in
the sum of not less than $1,000, con-
ditoned on the faithful compliance
with all the provisions of the law.
The bond must be signed by surety
company or by two sureties qualify
ing for double the amount of the
bond. Where personal surety is Civ
en- the same surety cannot be holden
for bond of another. The license
fee is 500 a year in cities of the
first class, SIS year in cities of the
second class and elsewhere $50 a
year. In Audubon, which is city Of
the second class, the yearly license
will be SIS. The fee is paid on or be-
fore the first day of July each year
and each license is for one place Of
business and one dealer. Fees for
permits are to be paid to the treas
urer of the city or town or county
issuing the same.
Sales may be made to any person
except that no person shall furnish by
gift, sale or otherwise, cigarets, Gig
aret papers or tubes to any person
under the age of twenty-one years.
The law applies with equal force to
cigarets, cigaret papers, wrappers, or
tubes, all of which are in one CLASH
fication under the law.
The dealer who sells to minors is
liable to fine of from SIS TO 500
for the first offense, a fine of from
500 to $500 for each subsequent Of
Tense or Imprisonment for not less
than one month or more than six
months or by both fine and impris-
onment. Minors are forced to give
information and, falling to do so,
are liable to fine of not less than
SIS or Imprisonment not to exceed
five days, or both such fine and inn
prisonment.
In addition to the permit fees,
dealers in cigarets are required to
attach stamps in all sales of cigar
cts. wrappers and papers, as follows:
On cigarets weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand, one
mill on each cigaret.
On cigarets weighing more than
three pounds per thousand, two mills
: on each ycigaret.
On cigaret papers or wrappers,
where in packages, books or sets,
one-half cent for each fifty papers
or fraction thereof.
On tubes, one cent for each fifty
or fractional part thereof.
The dealer when he makes sale
of cigarets, wrappers, tubes, ETC., be-
fore delivering to the purchaser,
must attach the correct number of
stamps and cancel them. These
stamps are secured from the state
treasurer.
Dealers failing to attach stamps
are liable to fine of from 500 to
$500 for each offense. Packages
can contain all the way from 5 to
100 cigarets.
Those violating the law and SELL
ing cigarets without permit will
be liable to mulct tax and their
place can be deemed nuisance.
NO SPECIAL SESSION