The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-01-12

the state. The bill went to the gov
ernor for signature, and provides:
A state liquor control commissioner,
with power to make regulations for
the trade and to pass on licenses for
package sales. Private sale, both by
the bottle and by the drink in separ-
ate places, except that small towns
may establish municipal dispensaries
for either or both types of sale. Sale
by the bottle in licensed drug stores,
general food stores, and exclusive
liquor stores, one to each 5000 inha-
bitants for first class cities, bottle
sales in drug stores and exclusive
liquor stores, the number Of licenses
to be determined by the local gov
erning body in all other cities. Sale
by the drink licensed in hotels and
clubs one year old, and in cities, ex-
cept fourth class, in restaurants.
Limit of 200 in first class cities; Is
in 10000 population; 10 in 10000 po-
pulation or more; five in 5000 or
more; four in $500 population; three
in municipalities exceeding 500 popu-
lation and two in smaller towns. No
sale in restaurants in cities of fourth
class which, with villages and Dor
oughs, may license hotels, clubs or
exclusive liquor stores except that in
cities and villages having more than
5000 population and not more than
10000 the governing body may license
restaurants in lieu of exclusive liquor
stores. On sale from a. m. to IL
p. M; none on Sundays or on cleo
ton days before p. m. or on Mem
orial day before 3 p m. Off sale al
lowed on weeks days from a. m. to
8 p. m. except Saturdays which is
10 p. m. County option for all save
the three largest counties, but not
effective until May, 1895. Counties
which voted dry in the September IL
referendum, dry until electors decree
otherwise. Institution of a temper
ance education course in all public
schools. License fees for whole
salers, manufacturers and retailers
with maximum amounts fixed for Off
sale but authority to fix on-sale IL
cense fees left to local governing
bodies. Authority for commissioner
to fix maximum prices "from time to
time on all liquor sold at Wholesale"
Sale Of liquor on trains, airplanes,
boats and busses upon payment of
small license fee. Appropriation of
$4,000 for carrying out the act.
Compulsory temperance education
in Minnesota public schools was vot-
ed when bill ordering the state de-
partment of education to place a
course in alcohol and its effects upon
the human system in schools was sent
to Gov. Floyd B. Olson for signature.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
Minnesota exhibit at the 1884 Century
Of Progress exposition at Chicago
was approved by the house.
A 10-year effort to establish a tu-
berculosis sanatorium for Indians
ended when Governor Olson signed a
bill deciding 40 acres of land near
Walker to the federal government
which will Immediately construct a
$250,000 sanatorium.
The senate followed the house lead
on the matter Of extra mileage al
lowances when 1t voted a total Of ST.
3S4 to 33 senators who applied for al
lowances under the new limitation of
$3.50 total.
Both houses suspended their rules
to pass bill making Immediately
available an appropriation for i'm
provements at the st. Cloud Teachers
College. This is done in order that
federal aid promised for the projects
may be received.
A joint resolution of the legislature
will go to congress asking aid for the
dairy industry. The senate, on mo-
ton of j. v. Weber, passed the house
resolution. 1t asks that imports of
vegetable oils be restricted and that
steps be taken to reduce the produc-
tion of butter substitutes.
The house approved and sent to the
calendar two amendments to the In
heritance tax law, which it is hoped
will bring in 100000 year. They
are by Representative w. H. De
Parcq, Staples. One limits allowances
for living expenses to one year after
the death of the head of the family.
The other provides that, in case real
estate is held in joint tenancy, the
survivor shall pay tax on one half the
property.
Nine more minor bills have been
signed by Governor Olson, including
one raising the limit on Hennepin
county's levy for old age pensions
from 7 to 9-10 of a mill. He also
signed joint resolution urging the
United States Senate to ratify the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence seaway
pact, and a bill requiring certain pay
ments into the workmen's compensa-
ton fund where the injured employee
has no relatives. Payments up to
$500 for death would go into special
compensation fund used to help en-
ployees in special cases.
The house also adopted a resolution
directing the railroad and warehouse
commission to investigate long freight
trains and to order their length cur
tailed If they are found to be menaces
to public safety.
The pro-administration approved
Governor Olson's recommendation for
throwing big taxpayes into receiver
ship when they willfully evade assess
ments they are able to pay. Under
provisions of the bill, taxpayers with
more than $1,000 delinquent are liza