The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-01-12
WOULD AMEND
LICENSE LAWS
BILLS INTRODUCED AT BOISE
GASOLINE TAX MEASURE
INTRODUCED.

Boise-Repeal of the section of the
1921 session laws providing for the
payment of a license and putting up
of a bond for the sale of tobacco is
provided in two bills introduced in
the state legislature. One of the bills
was presented to the senate by Sen
ator Crooks as No. 13, while the other
was introduced in the house as No.
IL by Representative Keaton of Bene-
wah county. The 1921 legislature
passed law providing that persons
and firms selling tobacco would be
compelled to take out a license cost
ing $50 and would also be compelled
to put up bond for the observance
Of the law. Under this law the bu
reau of license has taken in during
the epast two years revenue totaling
over $160,OO0. The 1921 measure pro-
vided that the license for the balance
of that year should be $50 and later
year $50 The bond required for the
observance of the law is $780, In
1921 the license bureau took in about
$4,000 on licenses and in 1922 l,645
dealers were licensed, the fees being
$82,250. The argument which has
been made by proponents of the re-
peal is that the license works a hard
shin on the smaller dealers and groc-
ery stores which had formerly
handled tobacco and also that it did
not help in enforcing the law regard
ing sale of tobacco to minors. The
license law has been classed as a
special tax class.
The charitable and penal appropria- |
tion bills in the house, carrying $780, !
977 and two or three other measures
Of which duplicates were submitted |
to the senate by the administration |
have been introduced. There was al
so introduced a bill by one OF the
members of the printing committee
for regulating the terms under which |
all state printing shall be purchased.
All appropriation bills except minor
ones for special funds and any which !
nav seek moneys for erection of
buildings or other capital additions
at institutions have now been sub
nitted by the administration.
The printing bill which bears the
number and name OF house bill lo,
" TAYLOR, would designate the secre-
.ary of state as purchasing agent Tor
Ill state printing, binding and sta
ionery and would require him to az
rertise for bids on all such work and
@ let contracts in every case to the
owest bidder
The senate yesterday adopted the
'eport Of it's mileage committee and
authorized that members be paid lO
,ents a mile for transportation to ana
rom Boise The committees report
otals S2,81430. Lieutenant nt-Governor !
3aldridge has announced the follow
ng committees:
Printing-Archibald Vaillancourt,
yoffin. S. B. Clark and Sutcliffe.
,ules. Thomas, A. Whitten, Callahan,
lanes and Rigney. Invitations were
eceived by members of the senate
0 attend a reception for them to be
endered by Governor and Mrs. Moore
t their home Saturday night.
A bill providing a gasoline tax OF
wo cents a gallon backed by the ad-
was introduced in the
ouse by Jarnagin, republican, Lewis.
he bill exempts gasoline purchased Z
Or use in tractors and gas engines |
ther than vehicles and if enacted is I
xpected to Weld an annual revenue s
{ 1924 900, which would be used Tor
ighway projects.
A measure before the senate by =
insey, republican, Lincoln, would re- :
uce the penalty for failure to pay ?
axes. It provides an additional ad- !
ition of two per cent penalty instead
{ six per cent and the reduction OF
,e present rate Of interest from !.
ye1ye to ten per cent per annum.
Mrs n r.. Cahoon Of Great Falls, 5