The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-06-14
One HARDSHIP IN
LAW EXISTS
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Owners Of restaurants, clubs and
hotels were still hopeful To-day,
though, that when the special ses-
sion Of the legislature Is caleld by
Governor Cross to consider q
sales tax or some other revenue
raising measure 1t will also be per-
missable to offer an amendment to
the 1885 liquor act permitting sale
over the bar.
AS q result Of the apparent fall
ure OF the legislature to wipe out
the gross sales tax, proprietors Of
establishments dealing in alcoholic
beverages will be obliged not only
to pay greatly increased license
fees but will also have to add to
the fees four per cent Of their gross
sales. This will bring the total cost
of operating beverage places year.
ly to a very high figure, It IL esti-
mated.
TAX Causes Hard Work
Also, with the four per cent
gross sales tax retained, proprietors
OF drinking establishments will
have to continue as they did the
past two years and keep separate
totals Of liquor and food sales and
maintain a purchase journal on all
beverage purchases. In other
words they will have to continue
to keep a bookkeeping system sat-
isfactory to the state tax depart-
ment for otherwise they will be
subject to suspension Of their IL
censes.
Many owners OF beverage places
were asking to-day how they were
going to get their $1,000 bonds
back. No bonds are required un-
der the new act which goes into eff
feet on July LIST. It is understood
that the bonds will not be returned
on the present permits until the
state department has placed it's
stamp Of approval on the tax rec
ords Of each establishment in
volved. However, this is not ex-
pected to delay local establishment
owners from getting their licenses.
The delay will be caused by the
liquor control commission which
does not expect to be able to func-
ton until sometime in August. The
new system made necessary by
the recently enacted law must first
be set up and this work will take
some time.
Attorney General in Dispute
Hartford, Conn, June 14.-(UP)
The liquor control : commission
to-day awaited an attorney gener-
ais opinion as to it's method Of
procedure undner the revised setup
which permits sale of hard liquor
by the drink in hotels, restaurants,
clubs, boats and trains.
The bill, signed by the COVER
nor late yesterday, becomes effec-
tive July ] but 1t was believed II
would be September 1 before the
commission could get the new sys-
tenn in full operation.
Meanwhile the control board re-
quested Of Attorney General Ed
ward j. DAILY a ruling whether
present permit holders could con-
tinue under existing permits until
the new ones were available. An
opinion also was asked whether the
commission could direct the COM
troller to make rebeates to per-
sons not intending to renew their
licenses.
All Must Advertise
The new permits will be avail
able about July Is but before they
will be distributed all applicants
must advertise their applications In
newspapers circulating in the town
In which the permit is to be used
for two successive weeks.
The law provides for remon-
strances within three weeks from
the time Of filing the application.
Hard liquor may be sold in no.
tells, restaurants, and clubs between
Q a. M, and 10 midnight, except
election days. Good Friday and
Christmas with Sunday sales in ho-
tells and restaurants subject to
local option.
There was no limit placed on
boat and train permits.