Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-03-18
Cigarette Bill
Is Amended
LEGISLATURE MODIFIED ORIGI
NAL MEASURE; BOND AND
LICENSE FROM DEALERS

The cigarette law passed couple
of weeks ago by the legislature and
signed by the governor, at the re
quest of Governor Davis was modl-
fed before the closing of the session
to permit the use of cigarettes by
adults and requiring a $500 bond
payable to the state Of Idaho and q
$50 annual license by dealers.
Following is the full text of the
law as signed by the Governor:
Section l. Any person, firm or
corporation bartering, selling or
having in possession for sale any
cigars, cigarettes, smoking tobacco
chewing tobacco or any tobacco or
product or compound Of tobacco IN
any form or any cigarette papers
or wrappers. or any paper prepared
or made for the purpose of making
cigarettes without having previously
secured from the Commissioner of
Law Enforcement of the state of
Idaho license permitting the same
as hereinafter provided, and without
having such license cousnicuouslY
displayed ut the place where goods
wares or merchandise Of the above
enumerated kinds or descriptions are
bartered, sold or kept for sale, is
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof. shall be punishea =
by fine of not less than s100 nor
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 imprisonment.
The Commissioner of Law En-
/ forcement of the State Of Idaho Is
/ hereby authorized and directed to
issue to any and all persons, firms
or corporations applying to him for
the same. and not disqualified un-
der the terms of this act, licenses
permitting the license to barter. sell
and have in their possession for sale
cigars, cigarettes, cigarette papers
tobacco and tobacco products and
compounds of all the various forms
hereinbefore mentioned. upon pay
ment to him by the applicant OF ar
annual license fee in the sum of S5t
and the deposit with him Of bond
payable TO the State of Idaho. l.,
the penal sum of $500, executed bS
sureties qualified and iusiifying q;
i is required of sureties on the bond:
of executors and administrators. t.
be approved by the Commissioner oi
Law Enforcement. which bond shall
be conditioned that the license will
in addition to all other fines ant
penalties imposed by law, pay ant
10 hn fafa nf dol ha nj
penal amount of said bond if he 1
convicted during the term of sale
license of violating any law of tn,
State Of Idaho respecting the barter
sale. gift or possession of tobacco II
any form, product or compound, ol
Of cigarettes, cigarette papers, or o.
violation of the provisions of Sec
1868 OF the Compiled Statutes o.
Idaho, az amended If the same per
son. firm or corporation barter sci
keep or have in possession for salt
cigars, cigarettes. cigarette papers o.
tobacco in anv forms. products oil
compounds hereinbefore mentioned
in more than one place, separate
license shall be required for eacf
such separate place. All the licenses
issued under the provisions Of thi
act shall unless forfeited as her
matter provided. expire on Decemba'
81 following the date of their IS
suance No deduction from th'
amount of the annual license f.
herein fixed shall be allowed on Il
censes issued for less than ful
year: provided however. that thi
amount cf the license fee for TIL
: year ending December 81, 1921 shall
! be the sum of $50. Licenses issuet
hereunder NAV be transferred bu
only on condition that the origina
license be surrendered to the Com
; missioner of Law Enforcement AM
: new bond deposited by transferee
conditioned in like manner as thu
, original bord: whereupon said Com
missioner of Law Enforcement shall