The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20

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sessed and there shall be collected
and paid to the State Treasurer upon
all liquor sold within the State or
| offered for sale or held In stock tor
sale the following excise tax, to-wit:
ca 10 cents per wine Gallon on
or less Of alcohol by weight:
| COZ 10 cents per wine gallon on all
vinous liquors 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 AZ defined IN this oct.
ssction .. DENOMINATION or
toned in this act shall 30 in denom-
nations Of eight ounces, sixteen
| ounces, thirty-two ounces, sixty-four
ounces, one hundred twenty-eight
ounces. or multiples Of one wine gal
lon. Any original package eont.in-
the exact denomination ~ stated shall
be taxed on the basis Of the next
highest denomination.
Section 10. DISTILLERIES. To
encourage the use Of the agricultural
products Of this state in manufac-
turing liquor it is hereby provided
that any person, firm, corporation,
partnership or association shall have
| the right to establish within the State
Idlstilleries for the manufacturing
that so per cent Of the raw products
used by such distiileries in the manu-
featuring OF liquors are agricultural
products raised in the state of North
Dakota There shall be no license fee
required for such manufacture. Such
diStilleries may wholesale said liquor
on the payment Of license fee re-
quired by wholesalers az herein pro-
V1ded. No distillery operating within
or with the state shall be licensed
to engage in the retail sale OF liquor
within the State. Provided, however,
that such distilleries must be licensed
under the laws of the United States.
and must manufacture, label and dis
tribute liquor IN accordance with the
lays Of the United States:
REQUIRED. For the purpose Of Ii.
censing retailers and raising revenue
! the governing bodies Of each munich.
pality in this state shall have the
power and authority and 1t Is hereby
made their duty to license retailers OF
require the: payment Of an annual
license fee from such retailers in the
| sum OF not less than 800 and not
more than $500 for each license OF
retailers in their respective jurisdic-
tons, with power to make reasona BILE
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act. to regulate the business Of VEN
doris 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
shall be uniform.
Section IL. LOCAL OPTION. At
any time when this act 10 in force
nd nff
any municipality in the state may
cause to be submitted to the electors
of said municipality the question as
to whether or not the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquor shall continue to be legal
In said municipality. This act shall
parts Of the state and in all munici-
palities from and after its passage.
provided, however, that IL a majority
OF the voters in any municipality
| desire that the right to determine the
question of continuing or not contin-
| cipality be voted upon, 1t is hereby
provided that whenever a majority OF
| the voters residing in such munich
patty shall sign = petition and file
| the same with the Auditor or Clerk
OF such municipality so days prior to
ipal election. and ask therein that the
| question of permitting the retail sale
OF liquor to continue In said munic-
| ipality be voted upon, the City Auditor
or Clerk shall cause such question to
be submitted to the voters Of said
municipality at said election by a
special ballot by which each voter Is
given an opportunity to vote either
| Tor or against the sale OF liquor in
such municipality. II at said election,
| the continuance Of said sale it shall
be illegal and contrary to law to sell
liquor at retail in said community
from July LIST following said election
until the question Of submitting said
question to the voters is again voted
! 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 liquor in said municipality the
retail sale OF liquor in said munich
bill. shall! become legal from and after
the LIST OF July following said election.
Section Is. CLOSING HOURS
DELEGATION OF POWER TO MI
NlCIPALITIES. No liquor shall be
sold on election days and the govern
hereby authorized to designate reason
able hours for closing and the days
OF the year on which liquor cannot
be sold. and also provide for suitable
punishment for the violation of such
ordinance.
Section II. SALES IN BUSINESS
DISTRICT ONLY. No liquor shall be
sold except within the business dis
trlct OF any incorporated city or viii
lage. The business district shall be
defined BY the governing body of each
city or village BY resolution or ordi-
nance.
Section i. no SALES TO IN
COMPETENT PERSONS. No liquor
shall be sold or served to students of
the Common. Public or Parochial
Schools in this State. nor shall 1t be
sold to any person under the age of
habitual drunkard. And in case the
wife OF any head Of a family serves
written notice on a retailer that
her husband, by reason OF drinking
habits is harming his family. it shall
be illegal for such retailer to sell
liquor to such husband while such
written notice is in force and not
withdrawn.
Section Is. LICENSES LIMITED
AND NOT TRANSFERABLE No liz
sale shall entitle the holder thereof
to carry on said business al more than
one location under any one license and
each license issued shall contain the
legal description of the place where
the holder thereof operates his IL
shalr be transferable except in the
case Of the death OF the licensee. dur
ing the term of the license. in which
case the heirs of the deceased shall
succeed to the rights OF the unex-
pired portion of the license.
Section II. LEGALIzlNG $50
BEER. This act shall not apply to
beer containing less than 80 per cent
OF alcohol by weight nor to any exist
ing laws regulating the sale of such
commodity. Beer or malt liquor con-
tanning not to exceed SIS per cent OF
alcohol by weight 10 hereby legalized
and may be sold. imported. trans.
ported and possessed BY those entitled
thereto and by those licensed under
existing laws and subject to existing
regulations and taxes in the same
manner and upon the same licenses as
are applicable under the law relating
to beer containing not to exceed 30
per cent Of alcohol by weight.
Section Is. BOOTLEG LIQUOR
PROHIBITED. Bootleg liquor as the
term is commonly understood, Is
hereby declared illegal and may not
be sold by any license under the pro-