The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24
SPECIAL LIQUOR BOARD
APPROVE LICENSE plan
Special Committee Named to Present Plan for Handling
Liquor Situation Presents Its Findings and Recommends
tons to Governor Olson

A statewide liquor licensing system
permitting sale Of liquor in packages
by drug stores and by the drink in
hotels, restaurants and clubs, was re-
commended late Friday by the state
liquor control committee which adopted
the report of its executive committee
by a 22-to-9 vote after an all-day
session at the capitol
The report now goes to Governor
Floyd B. Olson, who in turn will pre-
sent it to the legislature, which prob
ably will be in special session to be
called next month.
The final recommendation ended the
work of the committee of sixty members
picked from all sections of the state
and headed by Leslie B. Harrington of
ST. Paul.
The general committee voted down
attempt after attempt to make drastic
amendments to the report of the execu-
tive committee and turned down by a
23-to-7 vote an attempt by Senator
Victor Lawson of Willmar to have
adopted substitute report under which
the present 80 per cent alcoholic con-
tents law would be left intact with the
sale or use of stronger liquors prohibited
in Minnesota.
The two other drastic recommended
tions which were attempted to be SUBJ
stituted for the, committees report
would have provided that no consump-
ton of liquor be permitted on the
premises where sold, and the re-
establishment of the county option
system.
The motion for the return of the
county option system was introduced
by DR.. John C. Acheson, president of
Manchester college, St. Paul, and was
turned down by 20-to-10 vote.
In the committees report, county and
local option is eliminated so far as
package sale of liquors is concerned,
with on sale permitted in all counties
unless the county's voters decide other
wise.
An attempt to change the report per-
uniting sale of liquors by the package
in retail drug stores only was made
on several occasions. Fred Osana of
Minneapolis made a motion that the
sales be licensed through privately
owned liquor stores instead of drug
stores, but received supporting vote
of only five members
The final vote to adopt the complete
report of the committee with only two
minor amendments entered, came after
George Darby, Owatonna newspaper
publisher, moved that the rules be
suspended with a final motion for
adoption made by Fred Schilplin, st.
Cloud newspaper publisher
A state dispensary system advocated
by George Leonard of Minneapolis was
turned down by 26-to6 vote of the
committee, with fifteen not voting.
Under the recommendations as fl
nally adopted a liquor commissioner
appointed by the governor with advice
and consent of the senate for a six-year
term and $7,500-a-year salary, would
have control over regulation of liquor
sales.
No person under 81 years of age
could be sold liquor, which would also
be denied to persons intoxicated.
A licensing system with manufac-
turers paying license fee of $4,000 a
year, wholesalers $500, distributors $3.50,
and dining cars and airplanes $40 an
nually, was recommended. The fee for
an off-Sale license by retailers would be
500 a year with surety bond of
81 900 and for on sale $3.50, with a
$4,000 surety bond.
A tax would be applied on all liquors,
with 10 cents gallon on beer con-
tanning more than 80 per cent alcohol.
10 cents a. gallon for light wine, 60
cents gallon for sparkling wines con-
tanning Z to Is per cent alcohol, 40
cents gallon on fortified wines with
alcoholic content, go cents gallon on
liquors containing approximately 40 per
cent alcoholic contents and go cents a
gallon on whiskey.
The taxes would be administered by
the commissioner of liquor control by
means of stamp tax and the receipts
allocated go per cent to local agencies
and 40 per cent to the state tax adj
ministrative purposes, with any balance
remaining of the states share to be
placed in the revenue fund.
(By g. B. Wollan0
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