Milford chronicle., 1934-04-20
HOUSE WOULD EASE
DISTILLERY TAX
[COnfiEHed rom Firs. PaoTl

: VI thC OOAaW dAC A4AQuOE OOluuilbblOu
writing at the request Of Pierre S
dupont, the commissioner, said thu
board favored the bill because thl
amount of the present fee is exces
sive for a distillery having a larg,
production. He cited a case in vii.
mington.
IF the Interstate Distillers. Inc.
can secure a Federal license" he
wrote to Representative w. Jen.
nings Poore, chairman OF the COM
mittee on temperance, who had the
letter read in the House, "one will
be granted to them by the Delaware
Liquor Commission and they will
| operate a plant in Wilmington,
which. they claim, will have a daily
capacity of 5000 gallons of whiskey.
utilizing 1900 bushels of grain each
day. which will be purchased from
the farmers in this vicinity.
1.-THE license fee now amounts to
10 cents per gallon and. If the pro-
ductiOn reaches the point stated and
continues at that point for 300 days
per year. the fee which the Liquor
Commission would have to charge
them for operating would amount to
$27O.OOO per year. This is exclusive
of the tax on that portion of their
product sold in Delaware.
AT the rates suggested in the
amendment. their license fee would
amount to approximately $12.5O0 per
year. The tax for a similar opera
tion in the neighboring States of
which we have any knowledge varies
from $1,000 to $500 per year. The
rate in the amendment proposed has
also been changed to favor a small
producer. We would appreciate very
much favorable consideration of this
matter"
Vote $1,000 For Memorial Day
BY unanimous vote, the House
passed Representative KeltOn's bill
providing for an annual apprOpria-
tiOn of $1,000 to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars for observance of Me-
mortal Day.
Mr.. Kelton's bill to prohibit exca-
waiting on State-owned lands where
archaeological relics may be found,
except by experts with permit from
the Governor, was passed unani-
mously. The penalty for violating
this law was fixed at fine of 800 |
or 80 days in jail, or both.
Representative Jackson's bill to |
require residents to pay an annual |
license of $1.10 to hunt or fish was
defeated, but his bill to provide for |
a fractional hunting and fishing Ii
cense for nOn-residents was passed.
This would make it possible for nom
on payment of a fee of |
$3.50, to hunt or fish for five days,
without having to pay the annual Ii
cense of $3.50.
School Bill Favored
Representative Cleaver's bill to
provide for the election of school
trustees in all districts outside of
instead of having them
appointed by the resident judges,
vas reported favorably by commit
Zee.
Speaker Robinson introduced a
1ill to authorize the City Council of
Georgetown to adopt coming Ordi-
lances.
The House cOncurred in Senator
dcIntire's resolution which had
Deen adopted by the Senate calling
Ittention to the 15Oth anniversary
# the death of Caesar Rodney or
Iune 26, 1884.
On motion of Mr.. Poore, the
louise reconsidered its vote on the
ill introduced by Representative !.
ices. which had been defeated, TO
uthorize the State Tax Commits
ioner to appoint an appraiser for
he State in the settlement of all
states on which State taxes have
D be paid This restores the mea-
ure to the calendar and another
fort will be made to pass it later.
Representative Scott's bill to in
rease from ~ to "a the number of
IN fish that may legally be caught
4 any one day was passed by the
nanimous vote of the House.
Representative Abrahams' bill to
rOvide for the levying of a sales
TX to help finance a relief program
as reported unfavorably by COM
littee. Mr.. Rees' bill to authorize a
Ond issue of $1,500,000 for relief
urpOses was reported on its merits
J was Representative Green's bill
} provide for .an appropriation for
EDITIONS to the Ferris Industrial
,hool.
Representative Jackson's two bills
provide for a building program
nd his bill TO provide for an sp-
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ram were made a special order of
lsiness in the House at o'clock
thursday afternoon. The first two
ere reported on their merits on
lesday by committee while the
Ork relief bill was reported favor
ly.
Representative Kelly's bill to pro-
De for a new charter for Whining
n was reported favOrably by COM
ttee. with amendments. The orig
al act specifies that the Mayor and
Ivernor shall name a commission
draft a charter which would be
omitted to the voters at the next
neral election in November. One
the chief amendments, to be pro-
sed will specify that the commits
IN shall be named by the Mayor
d the City Council with the sec
m relating to the Governor elimi-
ted.
} made available, such bonds to
paid through the sinking fund in
nal DaVmenfa over a nQri0d Of |