The Bismarck tribune., 1934-06-23

sessed and there shall be collected
and paid to the State Treasurer upon
offered for sale or held in stock for
sale the following excise tax, to- wit:
.(a) 1o cents uer wine gallon OF
vinous liquors containing 10 per cent
or less Of alcohol by weight;
OBJ 10 cents per wine gallon on all
vinous llquora containing more than
10 per cent Of alcohol by weight: :.
alcoholic beverages not above mem
toned In this section and containing
more than SIS per cent Of alcohol by
weight, including alcohol. and spirit
Gus liquors ~ defined in this act;
TAX sses!HH s2xr r. R:soINAroN se... .ssns OF
toned in this act shall be in denom-
nations Of eight ounces, sixteen
ounces. thirty.two ounces, eixty-four
ounces, one hundred twenty.o1ght
ounces, or multiples Of one wine GAL
lon lon. a Any ny. orieinsl .2 package contain.
the exact denomination - stated shall
be taxed on the basis, OF the next
highest denomination.
Section 10. DlsT1LIERIEs. To
encourage the use OF the agricultural
products Of this state In manufac.
turing tSr, LIQUOR & It !. ., hereby provided
partnership or association shall have
the right to establish within the state
dtstillertes for the manufacturing
and wholesaling Of liquor, provided
that 50 per cent of the raw products
featuring Of liquors are agricultural
products raised In the state Of North
Dakota. There shall be no license fee
required for such manufacture. Such
distfllerles may wholesale said liquor
on the payment Of q license fee re-
n hH, Vss1N4 la
vidcd. No distiiiery operating within
or with the state shall be licensed
to engage In the retail sale Of liquor
within the state. Provided, however,
that such distillertes must be licensed
under % the laws Of the United States.
tribute. liquor in accordance with the
laws OF the United States.
Section IL. MUNICIPAL LICENSE
REQUIRED. For the purpose Of Ii.
censing retailers and raising revenue
pality in this state shall have the
power and authority and It 10 hereby
made their duty to license retailers OF
liquor in such municipality and to
require the payment Of an annual
license fee from such retailers in the
more than $500 for each license Of
retailers In their respective jurisdic-
ttons, with power to make reasona BILE
regulations within the spirit of this
act. to regulate the business OF ven-
dors Of liquor At retail and to deny
and revoke licenses for cause subject
to review by the courts of the State,
and provide by ordinance for the
punishment Of any violations promul-
gated by said municipality, and ex.
cepting also that all such regulations
Section II. Local OPTION. At
any time when this act 10 In force
and effect the qualified electors Of
any municipality In the state may
cause to be submitted to the electors
Of said municipality the question as
eating liquor shall continue to be legal
In said municipality. This act shall
remain In full force and effect In all
parts OF the state and In all munich.
palities from and after its passage,
provided. however. that II majority
desire that the right to determine the
question of continuing or not contin-
uing this act In force In such muni-
cipality be voted upon, 1t Is hereby
provided that whenever a majority OF
the voters residing in such munici-
the same with the Auditor or Clerk
OF such municipality 50 days prior to
any regular annual statutory munic.
ipal election. and ask therein that the
question Of permitting the retail sale
OF liquor to continue in said munic-
tpallty be voted upon, the City Auditor
or Clerk shall cause such question to
be submitted to the votess Of said
municipality at said election by q
special ballot by which each voter IL
given an opportunity to vote either
for or against the sale Of liquor In
the majority of the voters vote against
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liquor at retail in said community
from July lst following said election
until tho question Of submitting said
on In said municipality under petition
proceedings under the terms of this
section and when and II, at any sue
ceeding election the majority of the
voters vote In favor OF the retail sale
Of. OF iiquor In said municipality the
pality, under the provisions Of this
bill. shall! become legal from and after
section 1a. CLOSING HOURS
DELEGATION OF POWER TO MU-
sold on election days and the govern
ing bodies of all municipalities are
hereby authorised to designate reason
able hours for closing and the days
of the year on which liquor cannot
De 8OI0, ana also provide for suitable
punishment for the violation Of such
ordinance.
Section IL. SALES IN BUSINESS
DISTRICT ONLY. No LIQUOR shall be
sold except within the business dis
trict OF any Incorporated city or vii
lage. The business district shall be
defined by the royerninE hodv Of each
city or village by resolution or ordi-
nance.
Section Is. NO SALES TO IN.
PERSONS. No liouor
shall be sold or served to students of
the Common, Public or Parochiai
In this state. nor shall II he
sold to any person under the age Of
Il years. nor to any indian nor to any
habitual drunkard. And in casa the
wife Of any head Of \ family serves
q written notice on retailer that
her husband. by reason Of drinkinr
habits Il harminr his family Il shall
be- illegal for such retailer to sell
LIQUOR to such husba nd while snch
written notice II in fore. ana mt
withdrawn. wv
section 1s. LICENSES LIMITED
cense to sell iiauor by retail or whole