Evening star., 1934-07-11
ID. c. Liquor Licenses 4 Times
Number When Dry Era Began
Present Total, With LdiU in Effect Fiue
Months, Is Double That Before
1912 Restrictive Act.

beer and light wine only, while other
places obtaining different kinds Of
licenses may sell hard liquors along
with the lighter beverages. These two
kinds of license are again divided
into of sale" where the sale is con-
fined to sealed containers, and ION
sale" where 1t may be consumed on
the premises. There are two other
special kinds of license, one for drug
stores desiring to sell liquor on pre-
scription, and a special temporary
license for the sale Of beer and wine
at banquetS, picnics, etc.
Licenses Listed.
Up to July 7, the number of IL
censes issued under these various
headings, and the annual license fee
for each class, follows:
Wholesalers class A, for the of
sale of all kinds Of alcoholic bever-
ages, 81 licenses, at an annual fee of
s., 500.
Wholesalers B, of sale, beer and
wine only, 26. at $3.50 a year each.
Retailers A. all kinds. off sale, 800
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Retailers B, wine and beer, off sale.
433 licenses. at 500 year.
Retailers c. all kinds, on sale in
restaurants, hotels and clubs, 224
licenses. The license is $500 for res
taurants and smaller hotels, 81 900 for
hotels of 100 or more rooms, and $3.50
for clubs. There are smaller license
fees for railroad cars and marine
vessels.
Retailers D, wine and beer only. on
sale. Ais licenses, at 5000 year each.
Retailers E, for sale on preScrip-
ton, SO licenses, at $25 a year each.
Retailers F, temporary beer and
wine permits for special occasions, l9.
This class of license is SIS day.
Four Manufacturers Licensed.
Thus far there have been two man
ufacturers' class A licenses and two
manufacturers class B issued. Glass
B is for brewerieS and the license fee
Is 81, 500 a year. Glass A is for rec
tifying plant, distillery or winery.
For rectifying or distilling plant the
license is $500, except diStillery for
manufacture of alcohol where more
than so per cent is sold for non-bever-
age purposes, in which case the fee is
$1,000. For a winery the fee is $500.
All of these licenses total sos, in
Guiding the 19 temporary class F per-
mitS. 1t will be seen, however, that
858, or more than half of the total
number. are for the sale of beer and
wine only, and officials believe this
differentiation in the law between hard
liquor and beer and wine probably
has something to do with the increase
in the total number licensed now as
compared with pre-prohibition days,
particularly in view of the much lower
license fee required for places selling
only beer and wine. An off-sale beer
and wine license is only $l00 and this
-443. The on-sale beer and wine
license is 5000 and there are AIS of
these.
639 Service Permits.
Comparing the two eras from the
standpoint of "on-Sale" licenses, there
are today 639 establishments licensed
to serve alcoholic beverages on the
premises, as compared with approx
mately 500 bar room licenses Just prior
to the 1918 law and 269 in 1917. just
before local prohibition. OF the 639
licensed so far this year for "on-sale"
business. 224 are restaurants, hotels
and clubs. which may serve hard
liquors as we'll as beer and wine. The
remaining AIS have the limited beer
and wine license, at much lower
license fee, for which there was no
corresponding form Of license 20 years
ago.
The total number of of sale"
licenses OF various kinds issued under
the new law total 8l6. Fifty-three
of these are for wholesale distribu-
tors, leaving 443 licensed to sell beer
and wine and 800 to sell hard liquors
as well as beer and wine. Under the
law which preceded local prohibition
there was a wholesale license for the
sale of liquors in sealed containers
to be consumed off the premises. Ac-
cording TO the Commissioners re- |
ports, there were 80 of these licenses |
in 1917 and 125 in 1912
Some May Drop Out.
1t may develop that some Of the !
places that joined in the first rush to |
obtain licenses following repeal will |
drop cut after the first year, but Of
ficials of the Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board say this will not be def |
nitely indicated until the time comes /
for annual renewals.
The Districts revenue collections /
under the present liquor law amount .
ed. up to June 80. to 1902, ,l3l, in
Guiding both license fees and local
taxes. OF this total. the license fees
produced S633. .744. not counting IL
censes issued during the first week
Of July. The remainder, $26s,3s7, |