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•fHttl he evidence of the faet* ; rein ¦tated If there l-e more tlmn one I rt»om or place on the premises, ear. ] imhoat v«i«sei, Imat or barge, at which ' tfnttli' In liqiurs la esriled on under aubdivlsion of this section, a lile ittonal t.T X Is nssessi-il for each auch i Klonal hnr. room or place laaiianc-e of ceriincstes a No liquor | rertUtcste ahull hert-atter be l-sued j ifflc In liquors, iinxler the provisions , '•tibdivlslon one of this section, for any i llaes In nny town village. Iwre^ugh Or unless or until the ratio of popula- i therein to the number of certifleates | ked under the prnvlsloiis of said aiib- j one shall lie greater than seven ' and flftv to one, and then only lant-fo the provisions of tbis sub •ion. !
The foregoing prohibition rhnll not r to any premises In ellieg hnving by 1st state census a popiihillon of more | flfty-flve thousand, In which such i le In liquors wns lawfully carried on \ le time within one vear immeellstely I "edlng the passage of this act, jirovid- . Iiirh trafTlr wns not iiliaiidoned thereat Ing Ihe .said [lerlnd. nor to any prem¬ iaea In sucti e Itles In which, during sal.: period of one year, or anv part tliereof, ¦urh tralTle In liquors has been tempo- | rarlly suspend, d, but not nbniidoned. Nor ; ahall thla prohibition npply to sue h traffic i In Uquora In connee lion wilh the bual- - neas of keerong n hotel, provide') the hotel biiildltig In which such frame shall : be cnrrleel on ahall eonforin to all the re- !
qnlrementa of clause N ot sectlnn thirty tt this chapter relative to a hotel situate In a city. Incorporated village of twelve hundred or more inhabitants, or within two mllea of the i-orpornte limits of either, except that. Instend of having ten bed looms above the basement, exclusive of those eicciipl<-d tiv the family and servants, •uch hotel huiiding shall contain. If In a ' city of the first or second eluss, not leas than two hunilrM>d such bedrooms, anel In any other pinec ahull e-nntnln not less than one hundred smh bedrooms, exe Iu¬ alve of those- nei-upleel by the family and , aarvants
In cities having bv the lii.«t state laiis a potuilMliciii of Hflvllve ihousanil lesa. anel In towns the number of ' place- for which c ertlllcitos nre Issued j linde;r the provisions of said subd I vision I one of this section shall bo redue-ed In I the manner hei elnii fter provided so that on and after Oi-tobe-r flrat. iiliietee-n hun¬ dred nnd seventeen, there shail not be In | any auch citv- or loWn mure than one such I place for each flve hundred nf the pnpu- ' Iatlon of such lit. or town The pro- j Vtslona of this subdivision shall not npply I to a c-lty or town in whii-ti the numlier of | places for whie;h such ceillflcates are is¬ aued nnel oiitHtnndlng on .September tliir- | .tIeth, nineteen hundred and seventeen. are less than su, h ratio of one fm- each , flve hiinclreil of poiiululion of sueh eit'.- or i town; nnr to a city eir tovvn in wtii'li a | aufficlenl numher of holders of sieh ver- | tlflcntes shall notify the slate ciuniiiis | aloner nf exc Ise in wrillng, prior to Sep¬ tember first nineteen biiiiored and seven- I teen, tluil ti'ev propnse to aliandoii the i places for wiiicU tiiey hold smli lertjli- j l'ates SCI aa to rediiee the nunilier of siiih plae e.i| in such citv or town belnw sU'h i ratio of one te) e:ieh live humlred of popu¬ lation thereiti In ilelerminiiig the iiuinber of sueli autlioir/.eil place.-,, the iireiiiis'-a oecuplel bv a am lal club, and now hold Ing 111 I'lititleil to bold a llciunr,' tax cer- ¦ title ale illld II uiii|ized on nr beTore April tenlli ninelc, 'I hundreid :i,i/n seventeen. . under the iiiembeisiilii c-orpuration law. or liuy law IU- vldiiig fir tiio iacnrporation tharc'f ill e-,::tiiice before Hie i n.-o-tnient j of said inoniliefi'biii c-orporatloii law, slnill • be •'-'-I'ld^'il. and tue piovisiiins of tint pampri'pfi s . ill tu;L apply lo such club. AVheTc the luimber of pWiecs In sucli elty or tiiwii. for vvMch ll'iiuir tax certincates , under siihilivlsion one of this section have been Isi^iied .-nid are oiilstaiiditiK when this , act takes efTect, c xmeds such railo cer- tiflratiiK sluill he issued fnr the niithorized number of pluces upnn the lerniinn tion of auch outst.-iiuliiig eeililieaies In the man- I iiej; f'lllnvvini; '
fit Iu a eltv having bv Ihe Inst st.ite census a pouiila ti'Ui of llfty'livi- thousand or less, the places for which such liquor tux c erlifli-;ites nre to be issued for the yenr beginning (lefeiber llrst. ninetei-ii ' hundred and sevi'iiteen. shall he ileler- tnlned by a commission to be nppninteil by Iho iiiay-r. ami in a town sm li places sitiall il,' determined by a cunniissiou to be npfiointed bv ihe town bi'iu-vi tliei-i,iif
f!l Within tweillv ibiys nfter the- taking effect of this act Ihe mayor of eaih of .such cities iiivi the Inwn board of e-icli of aurh towns sliali appnint a eniimiissinn to consist of three luenilieis who shall be , residents ami taxpayers of the cit.v or town and shall not be interested directlv or IndirecM.v.'in llie in.inuraetiii-e, prndiic- flon, distrlliiitiiin nr s.iii' of liquors The persons so apiiiiiitcd as luenibers of siic'i commission shall be pei-mns of gciod , sfuuling ill the- c iiinniiinily nnd shall h.ive had priictic: I ex-irieiiee in busirie'-i uf fairs and be .ft qu,-iintc.l with enniinerc-ial and BCH'lal coiiditlnnii in the city or town ; for which tliey are :ipjiciiiite,l Al I'aSt one of the persnii.s iippolnteil ,is inemiicis of such corniiiissi'iii In a town shall lielnng ' to the politii- '1 panv casting the liiolie-t number of votes in sin-h luwn inr the of¬ flce of governor at Ihe l.i.st preieiling gili era! elecllnn. ind one nf smh luemlie-s ' shall beioiif; tn tb" pnlitieal pnrtv casting : the next hichest luimijei nf voles for such , oflli-e Ht such elecllnn The mavor of each '. audi city aiul the supervisor of eaeb such town shall Iminedl,ifeiy u|ioii smh ap- polntmonts being luade flio a st:itement ' containing the nun,' s of Ihe pers uis ao ' jRPIwinted In the ntti, e ,,f tlie eiu- or town clerk and shall fnithwitb suhmlt tn the state cominlssiniier of exi-ls- a certlfled statement containing the naniet and pnst- , offlce addresses of hii'Ii pel-iuis Smh - etatement ehall b«< In thn form nud con¬ tain auch other Infnrmatlnn as mnv be preacrll>ed liv- the commlssiiuiei The com- mlasinner of exei.se shall iiivi"<l ijinl.- as to the quallflcntloiis of Hie persons so np- ' pointed and mav approve of such appoint¬ ments. In which cise he ahull notify the mnyor or supervlsnr nf sich fael. if sul- Isfled that aiiv one m- more nf such pe-- HOns are not quallfled to hci v .> as mem tiers of such eominission, he m i\ apimlnt other Persians to serve in their iihu-cs ai nieaibera of such cnmmisHlon The mav ir ' or supervisor shall cause notlci- of the appobitnieiif tn bi; given In (he persons so lippolnli'd. Immedi.-itely upnn reieivlng no¬ tice nf iip|ir«)v»l or llie desiguati«ji of members In pl ne of those appKliiteil by ' the mayor or towu b,i.iid, ns nbove pro¬ vided In case of a vticanev cau.sed bv retubal to serve or iKiherwlse siiwli va- eancv shall he filled In lhi» manner above nrovideel for the original iippoinfTnent But In any ease If there Is a v.i. an,-'- on any «uc-h coninilssion and It Is not so fllled. the atate commis.muinr of excise* may flll the Name Witbin ten .la>s ifUr notllli-atlon of tlu'ir H|ipointmeiii the nieisf- bars of auch idminlsKiiin skiiiil meet nt a time ahd phne to be deslKiiate'l bv the oOBunl.SKloner of excise, and shall org iiiUe by the electieiii of one inember a*, i h.ilr- man of th<- cominliwlon Siuli eonimiSNlnii may appoint a clerk and. NUbJect t,i thu approval of the commissioner of excise, fix his compensation
($) The cominlasloii go uppeiii.ted In each mt such 1-ltiee and towns stiall, before Au¬ gust tenth nineteen hundied und aeven- teeh. Investtga'r as to the- Icn-atlon of placeti within such elty or town where trafficking In ||<pairs Is enguged In under i liquor tax eertifli-aie* Issued under sub- | |i^4tVtalun une of this section and may lii- KaMJira aa to the conduct of smh business ' HpTaUeh places. riMtn the e-ompletion of ^imtt Inveatigatlon and iiumlry, which ; ahall tie on .ur l>efuie SeptemiMr flrst. i nineteen hundreil jtnd seventeen, the said ! eominlssieii shall deleriulne as lo the i placen witlijn auoh city or tuwn not ex i et<edlii|i thw ratio uf one for each flva m fctuidied of the rupulatioq thereof, wlieraf Iraffcktiig tn liquors may be c<MftlDua4 I t«Hw tbe axaulng year, baglt^tngr Oct**
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Mr flrat, ntt'efVen hunilrVd and saventenT unel-ir ii'itior taa eertiflcstes Issued iin.lei subdivision one of fhls section.
No iletermlnatlon shall be made hcf under If the numlier of pinejes In a e-tv .i town fnr which sueh eertlfli ates are i.; sued nnd eutslnneling on Sepiember fl*-st nineteen hundred and aevonteer, l:*"^ I --..' than the r.itlo of one for enrh flve hun¬ dreel of popejintlon. or If n sufflrlent num¬ ber of lioldcra of eertKlcnles In sudi eity or town shall h.ive nntlfled Ihe state com¬ missioner of evel;^e In writing, prior to Seplenlier first, nineteen hi.tfdred unci •eventeen, that t)ie> jiropose to nbnndon the phiees for whiih they hold smh cor- t!flrites,.s'> a« tn reduce the numb, r o' sueh pla-ea In such city or town below such lallii nf one to ench flve hundre el uf populalioii therein No certlflc-iite shall be Irrued In place of a e-ertiflcife, as to which n notice cf lulentlnn to nb,indciii h:is bee;, flle'l fu- I o purpose- of redm ins- Ihe tuiiu- ber of |il,i'es In a city or lown rithi-r be¬ fore or after the talcing effect of ihls ne i.
In a Inwii where a llqunr tnx cerlili' ato h IS been issiie-d uo'liir subdivision nr^e of this Sl -Hon auf liorlzlfig the (fa TleklnR In liquors bv the pe'seiii, fiersuns or enrp,»rn- lion naine'l in such cHitirieate. at a place to he de-signaled tlierein. in cim- tieciion with the buslne.'is of k->epiru? a •inlel for the iCi'commoelalInn of guests ilnring Ihe siirritn r nintilhs, the st.ite i-om- mlsslontr nf «X'is« mav on Hie ree om¬ mendation of tb'' town board of such town, Issue or cause to he Issued « re¬ newal of such llqunr tax c:ertl(ic ile. iier- mittiiig the eiintiniinnce of such trafliik- ing In liquors In connection with auth hci- tel until It slia'l be unlawful lo Issue, a llipicir t:ix certil1'-ale^ for such town, or fo,- su'ti hotel In sm b town under the pro- vlsi'iiis of seeti ,11 lilii lecn i,f this cliapter
Where n fnwn eonlalna one or more vil¬ lages or parts of villages, nnd tlien- are> two or more places In ench nf such vil¬ lages or parts of villages In such town, and In the ten Itciry of auch town out side of such villages, foi which certlfli-ntes under subdivision om- of th.s ae, Hon havo been lasue<I. the conimission in miiUliig Its determinallon hereunder shall rodiiee the nunilier of placi,s in each of sue h vll- lagea and parts of villages, nnd In the territory of siicli tow-i nulside of such yll lagea. as nearly as may be In proportion to the number of iilaees where traffle-king In liqunrs was engaged In ul the timo of the iiivestigadon. In no ease shall a transfei eif the business of tiafllcklng In liepiors be fiermltte'l from one villiiKo or [iiirt of a village in such town, or from the territory In sue h lown outside of such vlllugeM, to aii'itlier village or purt of vil¬ luge therein If by such transfer Hie nuii- ber of piacoB where tralllcking in Ii'iuors may be engaged in under sue h Hubdivision one of tills se, tinu,, in Ihi; \iliagef or part of village to wliic ll such tranafor ia made will exceed the ratio of one lo eacli liv.- hiindred of the pupulation of such village! ejr part nf villase- in such town.
The Slid (vmimls";.in shall. prepare a written slaleincnl ennlaining a dese-rif lion nf Hie places where such traflic-i.iii*? i:i liqunrs may 'le eontiiiiied, giving the strei-t aii'l numlier. if anv, and the names nf the hoklei-s of the liquor tax c-ertifl- ea(es under whi'h such triifll'-: in-.: w.is engaged in at the- timo nf t-ie Investiga¬ tion. Sueh st;itenieiit aball al.'.o eoiilaiii a like descripti'in of the places where trnf¬ licking In Ibpiiirs Is ctigaye'l In. for whidi li'imir tax cott itlciite.s are not to bo Is- ¦^iieel for the ensuing year In order to re¬ duce till- numlii'r of plac-es where trriflb !<- Ing in liijui i-s may be engaged in umler ruch subdivision to the ratio herein pre¬ scribed. Such st itcnieiit shiill be si.; '-I in triplicate by the membi-rs of the e om- nijssinn. ono of which Iriiilicates shull b" liled with the state commissioner of ex¬ cise, one with tbe c-erti,"icat« IssiiitiK: olli- i.er of Ihe countv in wliich such city or town is Biluate;l. and one in Hie nfiii-e nf Hie clerk nf the cily or of the tuwn e lerl; of the town.
Ill The determination of sui h e-ommis- sl'i'i shall he fln.-il and conclusive. In i-ase such commission sluill fail lo de-sigiiate on or before September lirst iiiiiete.;n hun¬ dred and se\ ,'iiteeii the places in smh city or town for which llqunr tax corlifl- ciiles may be Issiie-d. or in ease tbe nuivni- eif n eity or t'.ie tnvvii bo.-ird of a town re fii.ses or falls to appoint such i-nmniis- sioners. or if frir nny other cause such dealKnaticiii i.s not nmde. Ihe state cun- nilasinner of excise shall designate snid places
(fll The eornpeiisation of the nienihern of the comniissiiiu nf a cily or a town fnr the services perlHrined bv them as liere- inbefiire luov id. cl. shall be fixed li\ the eommissliiiier of exci-e and such i-nni- pensutinii Intcetliir wltli the expen.ses in¬ curred III the pel f'lrniaiiee .(if their iliities shall be pai'l u|..iii tlie audit of the' . nni- mlasioiier fiiim'"-'tlie laxes. fines and pen¬ alties coIU-ete'rt uiidi-r Hi,, provisions of this ehapte'i
(111 t,jqUor t 1\ eel-tllieal,,,; lUlllel- Sub¬ division one of Ibis seellnii shall he Is sued in eaih such cily or tuvvn for the places de-lnnateil as above luciviiie'd us the pic.i e» .s he I e- IraflicKiiig in liquor.s may be c,uilliiiu'il as above provided, for the year •leninnim,' ( i, tob,,r llrst, iiiMiteeii hun lieii and se,'. e,|!tei'n. and such iil;ie-es shall be tfie pl,u es wlieie trafll.-kiiiL; It Ii'iuors may be eng icesl in i-.such eily or town, siibleet to r,e provision., .if jiarn- ¦M-aph d of this sulilivision us to aliaii doiiineiit and traii-fer and to tlie iirovi- sions of sei-tlou tbirii-en of this clnipter u'lative tn bMiil milion Certifleates fm' additiniKil plai ea slmll not be Issueil in a iilv having by the last slijte census ii p-ipiilation of fiftc-llve thniisaiid or less or In a town, i-iitil the ratio belwecii the populntlon of sv,i b eity or town aud the iiiimiier of piai-n's llieri'iii for which smli 1 ei titlc-itcs b.ive been Issued and are out- K,.indiiiL: shall e-xi-eii'l tlb.- ratio of seven hundred and tiftv to uiic
171 The purpose iind Intent of the fore- iT'ilng prnvisions of this \iaragraph ts fti In ri-diice on Hud after (ictnber first, nine¬ leen humlred aiul seventeen, the nuiiili. r if places or iirenifJi.s in or on wlibh the liiismews of tra tlic lung in ll,|mir' may bo 1 iindiicieil iinib'r eertiflc-ateg lasiied under .-iihdlviHioii one of tills aeetinn III e-ities hiving bv- tlio last slate venaiis a pnimWi Il'ill nf tiftv live thousand or less ,iml lu I'lWiiN, to R ratio of nnt ex.eediiiK ono verlilli ated placi' or pri'nises fnr eaeh live hundred of Hie pniiululion of hucIi city or town; aad (2i tn prevent, al any ^line afl- 1" the l;iklng ctTe, t nf this ati the issii- .,i:ce of .1 eeitilic.ite in aibiiliyii tn tlinse herein pi,iyid«il fnr In'anv such c-ity or In n iiiilil tlio ratio betweili Ihe p.ipnla- timi of sm h e-itv nr town nnd the number of the phu r» 01 piciiilses sif.iated therein for whj, h si-.-h it-riillealos hive be eu is- :Miei| ,iiul are oiilstaiidliig kIiuII exceed tho I'linii nf seven liiin,!ie,| and llftv lo one
l-'l If Illo ti-.iftleklng in li,|mii-s shall bave 1 en siiH|ionileil in a »iwn or dtv because of the lesult of u vole on the Imal option nuesllons ,\f provided in seillun thirteon of Ihls clniplei-. and Hie electors of aucii lown or citv shull vole subsequently In I'.ivor nf the Issiiaiie-e iif liquor lax certifl¬ eates tlu-reln undei- siibdivlsion one of ihls sei'inn. the inimbt-r of i-eititiiatos Is¬ sued iin,'cr such subdivision. In such town or ci|v shall not excecl one for each seven hundred and fifty of the populallnn of Sll, h t i\vi In Kueh ,i mse If In n
tOA'ii the towi. txiard of such town shall wiHi'i thirty duvs ain-oeeiling the town meeting at which sueh vote was taken. it|i|>e!iliit n commisslnn as hereinbefore pru- V iiK-d which aliall. on or before August te-ilh nuci'eodlng such town meeting, de¬ termine as provldeil In this purugruph the pluies whers trameking In liquors shall l>e engaged In In audi town und for which sni-li lliiuor tax certifle-ateH shall l>« laaued If 'n a city having bv the litst state «-en- aua a poinilation of Aftv-flve thousand m less a coinnilssloii shull be appointed aa provided In subdivision one uf this iMtra- amph und ttie aame proceedhiK stiall be had us provided herein fur rediiclittf the lumbar of places for which liquor tax ^rtlfli-atea are to lie Isaued in auch city The pruvialona uf this paragraph relative • determloationa to ba made by th» c-ooi'
LltCIAL VOTTf M
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IBOAt irOTTCSA.
Ion appolntsd In a town, an to tha places for which liquor tax certifleates are to be laaued. shall apply, so far aa prac¬ ticable, to the determination by the r-om- anlaalnn to be apiKilrAed after the town meeting st which the vote was taken, aa above provided
d Provided, however, that at r, y time during the unexpired term of any liquor tax certlflente Issued for trnfflr In Uquora' under the provisions of sulidivislon .one of thla sertlon In sny premises In which such traffic may lawfully be rarrled on. ai I notice staling that such traffic In Uquora la abanelone'l nt thn premises named In auch cerllflcate may be flled with tha county treasurer or special deputy com¬ mlasloner of exclae of 'Jie county or bor¬ ough In which the certiflcated premiaes are located, wtiich notice shall also par¬ ticularly descrllie some other premisea In which It Is Infendi'cl to cairy on such traf- flc, which premises shall be situated In the aame city. tw)roiigh, village or town ns that In which the nlinndoned premises are locateel. In the e ase of a hotel, other than a hotel rontalnlrig less thnn flfty such bediooma In ritles of the flrst ct'vss. bik hi notkre shall he In writing nnd executed' and acknowledgrecl bv the certlflcate hold¬ er and the owner or ownera of tho certlfl-' cated premises anel by nny person to whom such eertiflcate may have tieenl transferred or assigned aa rollHternI ee- curlty for moneys loaned or any otheri obligation ineiirred. an'l in nil other canoa' auch notice shall be In writing nnd exe¬ cuted and acknowledged by tho certlflcate] holder or hy his duly mithorlzeel attorney and by any person to whom such rertlfl- cate, may have been transferred or as¬ signed as collateral security for moneys' loaned or any other ohilgntlon Incurred; but In any caa« such notice shnll be null anil void unlesa within sixty days from the fliing thereof such tnifllc In liquors shall be btwfillly carried on at the prem¬ ises described In such notice as the prem¬ ises In which It Is Intended to carry onj auch traffic, snd continued thereat for al period of not les.s than sixty days, and the| filing of a notice that becomes null niidj void ahall not ho deemed an abandon¬ ment of the tralllc at the premises de- acrlbecl In such liquor lux certlflcate. Aft¬ er tho filing of such notice as aforewald. the prohibit loh herein contalhed sliall not apply to the premises described In Bucli notice u9 the premises In which it In In¬ tended to carry on sinh trafflc, provided that an application for a certificate to carry on such traffic- In liquors thereat shall tlo mado In due form to the propel* officer, within .sixty daya from the filing of such notice, anel provided further that suoh trafflc is cemliniioiisly Ihoivafter carried on at said premises for a period not leas than sixty days Except In a case where such notle-e becomes null and Void HS aforesaid, no liquor tax eertlfl- oate for tra die- In liquors under the pro¬ visions of >ailidivls|on one of this see-tlijn shull therea.'ter be Issued for, and It nhall be unlawful to .•»ei trafllc In liquors In tho premises, desrrllied in such iKitlce as tho premises In which tbe Iraflic In llctuora h,as been abandoned, unless there nbiill aiibseqiienlly be flled another notice of nbandiinineiit. In the manner heroin jiro- vided, whidi not ice shaii ilescrllie such flrst abandoned luemlses as the premises In wlii(-h It is Intended lo again carry on such traflic In liiiunrs
e. Whenever the ratio between the popu¬ lation of iiny e-ity, borough, village or town and tlev number of smh premises situate therein for such traflli- In liniiors to w-Mch th" prohibilion preseribeel hi pnragiaiih a nf tlivs subdivision (bi'.s not apply, shall exi-eeil the ratio of seven hun¬ ilred and flftv tci one, ndditionai c-e-rt ifl¬ cates for trafllc- In liquors under the jiro- vlstons nf subdivisinn one of thia section mny b.- Is.sued. ns prnViileil in this chap¬ ter. In till- manner following: The ee-rtifl- cate iHsiilng oflb-er of the cniiiity or bor¬ ough In which, uny such city, hnre-iiigh, village or town is situated, shall upon tho written request of any person whej statea that he desires tn traflic in liquors there¬ in under Ihe provisions of siibdivialon ono of this siH'tl.iii. «lve public notice that on a eertain day iianied he will sell at public auction to the highest bidder nr bidders the eertillcate or i-ertilte-ates tn be sold In such city, borniuxli, town or village Such sale shull be held nt the ollic, of the oer- tlflc-ate-i.ssiiiiig oflleer of liie county In which such hnroiigh. city or town Is situ¬ ated Such ofhi-er shall designate tho time w-lieii such sale shall Im helcl. which shall be upon some duV between August flrst and .Septeiiilier tenth, of the year In which such sale is (o b.' m.ulc Such iiffl- cor shall cause public notice to be Kiven of the time and iilae-e of sucli sale. In a IJOroiigh or city smh iinlice shall he pub¬ lished once III each day for al least five days befnie tlic day of sale. In a newspa¬ per publislied therein In ease of a town, such nntlce shull li« piibiisbed at least once wilhin seven days before the day of tho sale in a ni-wspaper in sui-ii town, tt any, and if imt. such iintice>shall he print¬ ed und piisleil in at leist three puhlio places In suih town at least ten davs he¬ fore Hie day of the-sale The cerlifleate- Jssiiing iifllcer sh.ill at the time u|ipoiiit.»d receive liidn fron: tbe persons present at snch Bile for the cerllfli-^itos lo he Issued as provided Iierein In each city and town within his Jurisdii-tinn If more than ono certlflcate |s to he .sold In n bnrough. t-Ity or town, such cortiflcatea shall he Kiven serial numbers, from one to the number of such certillc-ate-s which may legally ho issued therein. .Such c-ertlfleates shall ho Sold In their ininierical ordi'i'. and each shall be issued to the persnn who bids the highest atnount therefor, but In no case shall a bid be rocetited which Is less than the amount of the liquor tax Imposed upon the- trafllc In liquor under said sub¬ divisinn line nf this section in the hnriMigh, elty or town for whidi such liquor lax certificate in to be issued. The certin.. eate-lssuliig oftlc-er ah:ilf keep a recvird of the names of the persons who bid for each of such certlfleiites and the amount bid by each o-f them Liquor ta.x certifl-' cules shall be, issued to the persuns who hid the highest amounts for siu-h certifi¬ cates and who shall make upplicatlons therefor on or before the flfu-eiith clay of Seeptemlior following. In the manner and c'ohtalning Ihe statoiuejita required b.v sec¬ tion flfteen of thi.s chapter, und who shall tile bonds as proviil«Hl In secfinn sixteen of aueh clia|i(i-i-. and pay the amount of their bids in tin- inuiiiu-r provided by see¬ tion nine of tills cbupler, and who siiall otiierwis,' comply, with liie provisions of this chapter. In no ca.se shall certlflcatea he sold In such nuiiibur lliat Iho total number of sui-li. i-eriificitos in such bor¬ ough, city or tovvn sh.ill exceed one fnr each sev(>ii hundred und flfty of >lie popu- lulion then-of. *-
If nt any lime subsequent lo the iitau- anco if :i cert itl<'ati' in a town as provid¬ ed herein the ci-rtlflcated premises are ubundoiied and the i-ertitkale Is transfer- led iin,|,,|' iiuiitgrapli d of ibLs HUbdIv isioii to preniises withiii ;i vil age havitig a Pupulutinn nf more than one thousand, in uuch tnivn there .shall be paid ad u tax. in addition to the umniint of the bid. an amniiiii ei|iilvHleiit tn the difference be¬ tween sueli bid and the amniint asses.Heet in aiid mibdivlslun one iqinii the traftlck¬ ing In ili|uor in auch village for the period lovered bv such i-ertlfle-ute
The anunints bid ul Hie sule coiidiu-ted aa herein provided and on account of >vhioh cerllflcates are issued as provided la this chapter shall l>« the taxes tu be paid In tbe yeur lieglniitiig ("K'tuber flrat, nineteen hundred unci iieveiiteen, and thereafter the taxea UHaessed for the privilege of tiuf- flaklng In liquors at the pl.iees named therein ghall l>e the same us thuae im¬ posed bv the provisions uf this ehaptor
f. In a tuwn or village having a popu¬ lation lesg tlutn seven hundred and flfty, and In whldi there aae no premisea to which the piuhibitloi^cuntalned In this subdivision dvMMk. nut apply, one liquor tax certifloate fur trafflc In Uquora under «ub- Hvislun vne of this section may. if sueh Irafllo Is permtuHlblc be Issued tu the per¬ son who shall offer tu pay the highest feaeuut tor tb* risht to trmtka uadar ontit
eertlflrate, provMed auch amount ihall at least equal the tax aaaeaaed upon aueh trnfflr In euch town or villaae. For the pur|iose of determining who la the high eat bidder for aweh right to trafflc. the cer¬ tlflcate Issuing officer shall conduct n pub- Mc aiirtlcin as provided In the prer-edlng paragraph and nil the toregolnn provisions ' contained In this anhdlvlslon relative to bidding for th» right to trnfflr In Ibiuors In any town or village shall be applie able to hlda for the right to traffic In aueh town or village having a population leas Ihan seven hundred and fifty
g The common council or other similar governing body of a city, and the honrd of estimate and apportionment In a city nf the flrst claaa having a populatlofi of more than one million, may by orcllnamn of regoliitlon aet apart and des< rlhe cer¬ tain portions of such city, not excee»llog In the nggregnte one-half of the territory of such city, v.'ithin which no places or premises In which Ihe trnffie- In lieiuors shnll be carried on. In addltlnn to tbo-n where such trafflc may he lawfully- ear rled cm Ht the time of the adoption of sm b resolution or ordinance, shall be authoriz¬ ed nnder liquor tax certlflcntes issued un¬ der subdivision one of this section, or un¬ der liquor tax certlflc ntea which have been transferred bees use of the ahniiilnnment of certiflcated premises In such city under paragraph d of this subdivision, or under llcpior tax ceniflcates which hnve lieen transferred or assigned under nny of th« provlalona of thin ehapter An ordinance or resolution may be adopted In like mnn¬ ner modifying or altering the bounelaries nf auch territory Sue h ordinance or rean- , liitlon ahull definitely describe by street, ward or election district, the portion of such city witliin which the Issuance of liquor tax certificates Is to be restricted A copy of such ordinance or resolution, certlfled by the city i-lerk or other pro|ier officer, shall he forwarded lo the stnte (-ommlssioner of exc ise, and n diiplli ate thereof, certlfl<-d In like manner shall ho forwarded to the eertiflcate Issuing offleer of the counly or borough In which the portion of such city described In aue-h or dinance or res»dutlon is sitiinted On and after the flilniic of such certlfled e-oplea of said ordinance or resolution no llcpior tax 1 ertlflrates shall tie issued under said sub- dlvlaloii one of thia .section authorizing the traffli' In Ibpinra at any places or promiaea within the- iimita of the district described In such ordinance or resolution, in addition to those places or premisea Ihi'rein where euch trafflc muy be lawful¬ ly carried on at the lime of the adoption of such ordinance or resolution, nor,,BliaII any llciiior tux cerllfliute he trunsferred to any place or premises within such elis¬ trict. after the time of such fliing, under the provlsiona of paragraph d of this sub¬ elivision, or under anv other provisions of this chupter; the prohibition herein pro¬ vided shull not apply tu u liutel conta.iniiig two hundred or more rooms.
Ill Issuance of cerliflcates under the provisions of sulidivision two of this see¬ tion .No llituor tax cerllflcate shiill here¬ after be issiieeJ fcjr trafllc in liquors, un¬ der the provisions of subdivision two of this section, for any premises in any lown, village, borough or clly, unless or iiiilii tho ratiej of population therein, to the numher of c-ertilli-ates lsaiie.<l under the pnivisions of said subdivision two. sluill be gi-eiit«.'r than seven tliousand tive hundred to one. and then only puisuaiit l'l the provisions of Ibis subdivisinn; but Ibis pr'hiliitii.n ah:ill not apply In any pioniies in which trafllc in lieiuors under the iirnvisions of sulniivisinn two of thi-" soctl'in vv::s hiwfiillv carried un ut soiim time vviHiin oiii> year Immedlatel.v preced¬ ing the [lassuTe of this act. provkled sue li traflic was not aliaiidoned Hiereat liuriiij said fierind nnr tn ii'iv premises -In whieh during saiil iieriod if one .vear, or Uny Ii:irl tlierenf such franic In liquors has been lcmpiir:tril.v susiiended, but nut nbaii ikiiied I'rnvi.leil, however, that ut any time eliiring the unexpired term of nnv llqunr lax eertillcate Issueil for trafllc in Ihpinrs uU'ier the provisions of subdivisinn two of Ihis section in any premlsen in whicli such trafllc may lawfully bo i-ai ried on, a notice slating Ihat sue-ii tralflc in lieiuors is abandoned at Iho |iren:ises named' in such i-crtlflcate may be tiled wltli the county treusuri'r of spenial (k'piity commissloni-r of excbse ef the cnuniy or borough in which the <'ertifl- cated premises are located, which notice shall also imrticiilarly describe some other premises in which il Is intended lo carry oil such traflic. which premises shall ba situated in the same city, biirough. vil¬ lage or town as that in whicn the abaii- elniied premises are hicated. Such iioiiie sh.-ill be ',11 wrn;:-" anil , xecuted nnel ai- kiiovvh ,ig,il by- the cortlflciUe holder or by his duly aiiMuirized atlorne.v' and by any 4ierson to whom such certlflcate ma.v have been ti-ansf.Trev'. or assigned ns collaUi-al security fir moiie..-s loaned or any other nUllgalion Ineiirred. Such notice shnll he llllll and void unless within sixty davs froinl the fliing: thereuf smh trafflc In liei¬ uors shall he lawfully c:iiried on at th" premises de.mrihed in such notice as the preinisos in vvhii-h It is intended to carrv on such traffli-. and cnntinued then-at for a period of not less than sixty days, nnd the liling nf n nniice that becomes null ' and void shnll not be deeined nn abaudnii- nieiit or (he trafllc at (lie prenilsi s I'e- si-rilied in .such lic|iior lax c-erlltlcate. Aft¬ er Hie llllMK- of such notice as aforesaid, the prnliiliit ion herein contained sluill ii"f apply tn the premises rio-^crilied in sueli noiii-e as the premises In which It Is In- , tended lo ¦-arr\ on such trafllc. provid'd that an npplicatton for a certificate t'i carry on such trafflc In liquors tliei-c:it shall be m-'ilo in dm, form tn the iiriqiof offleer, vvlthln sixty days from thu lUijJS ' of suoh notli-r>. and iirnvided fiither lir.vt such trafflc Is coiitiniinusly thereaftor cai- lied on al said premises for n period not , less Ihan six t.v days. Except In ii casii whero such notic** becomes null und void aa aforesaid, no li'iiior tax eertillcate for' trafllc In liquors under the pnivisions of HUbdlvision two of this sei Hon ahall there¬ after be Issued for. and It shall be unlaw- ' till lo so trafftr In Illinois in the premised desi-rllied in such nniice as the prem'SeJ in whi h the traflic In liquors has hei n abandoned, u'nless there shall siiliseiiiiept- ly be flled another nutice of abanelniimeet, ill the manner herein provided, whie'li no¬ tice shall describe such flrst alianil'ued premises ns the premises lu which If Is iii- temled to HL;aln carry on such trafth- In lli|uors Wheiii-ver tbe ratio between the populallnn of any citv, boiniigh vlllnge o.- town, and th«- niimber of such preniiseii situated therein fnr such trafflc in liuiiviri tn which this iirohihitlon does not jiiiplv. j shall exceed the ratio of seven thn'isand ' five hundreil to one, ;i.lilitteiiiai certll|e-:ite'« tor fr:ifl'.' In liepioi i under the prnvisloiiil of subdlvlHlnn two of this se'tlnr mav tnj sohl at piiMic auctinn and iasiied to tb i highest bidders therefor. In the saiiiH muniiir iis Is provided In paragraph e nf Hulidlvisi'in nine of this section for tbi' Issiiai'.-e of Mddiflonal certifleates under i the provlalona of sulidlvLsion one of thli sectlun '
II If a majority of the votes e-ust ai a ] special citv elee-tion held under and piir- fuaiit to the prov isions of the clt\- lo, id option law. upon local option queatlon ; number f'lur. relative to the traffle In Ii'i¬ uors under aubdivlsion one of sectlnn eight of this e-liHpter In connection witti Ihe busineaa of keeping a hotel, be In the affirmative', and a majority uf the vote* I-ast at such election on lucal option ipies- tlun number one. relative tu the trttfflv- In liquors Liider aubdivlalon one of sue-h aec¬ tion tu be drunk on the premises where suld be In the negative, liquor tax cer- tlfleHlesi under such yubdlvUlun may be Issued for places which are conducted us hotels at the lima of the taking effect of this act, but crertlflcatsa shall not be laaued fur places whare trafficking In llqiiurs Is lo be engaged In In connection with the busi¬ ness of keeping a hotel, in ad^tlou to the places csrtifloated priur tu the taking «f- fwt of thu act. unless the fioltH bulldlni( in which' suob traAo stutll be carried on *'M'' " '^ * ^'^^y "^ boruugh tiavlikg by tiM laat at*ta oeaauf a pepulattoit of oat tha
LCGAL HOnCM.
atfllfnn ar merw, eontain not leaa than one hundred and fifty bedrooms atKive the basement, exclusive of thoae oecupied by the family and eervanta; If In a city or borough having hy aald cenaiia a populn tion of leas than one million but more* Ihan fonr hundree! thouaand, unlesa aurh. hotel biilldinc shall contain not less than ene hundred iMch bedrooms; if In any oth¬ er borough of a city or If In any other eltv of the ftrst of aecond classes, unless atich hotel building shall contain not less than fifty aurh bedrooms; Hnd If In a citv of the third olaan. unless aurh hotel hiilldlng shnll rontftin i;ot lesa thnn twenty aurh bedrooms Pr«-.lded. however, that In im case shall new certifleates be Issued for the traffleklnB In llquorji In connectlnn with th* buslrv^sB of keeping a hotel in any such city, where the number of phi. ,-t In such city where tmfficking In lli|iiors Is engaged In ex-oceds the raijo nf one to ae\ en hundred nnd fifty of the population of such c-lty
T2 flection nine of aald chapter thirty- nine of the laws of nineteen hundred nnd nine Is hereby amended to read as foi lows:
I « Tnt. when due ind payable. The
aeveral amounts to he paid as taxes under this chapter, pxe-ept uneler seetleiii nlne-a. nre assessed, nnd shall be pnid In ndvanr, on the ftft.,entli day of September of emli year, and aalil assessmenls together wiib Htiy penalty Itial mnv become due by rea¬ son of the vli>hiticiTi of aiiy of the provi¬ aions of tills (hapter, sliall allacli to and opeiate as a lien on Ih^iroperty on nnd In aald premisea where such trnfflr In lliiunrs ia carried on or elsewhere belonging to the eon iralinn, ufiaoclallnn. c-oiiartneiship or peison from whom sue-h lax Is due V\b. n such traffle ahall l)e- coinmenied after the said flrat da.v' of October In uny year, said asse.ssnient shall, for the balance of the .vear, be In pniportinn us Ihe remainder of the year shall be In the whole year, e.\e. pt Ihat It siiull In no ease be for lean than one-half nt a year, or except for a sum mer hotel, le,Bs thnn thp wlmle atnount In a eity or town having more places where llciunr trafflcklng Is engaged In under sub¬ division one of section eight of thig chap ter, than one for euch five hundred of pnp- ulatlon of euch elty or town, according to the la.ii slate census, and the said amount shall attach and operate ns a Ilen aa aforesaid, at the date of such commence¬ ment. Such aiTinunt shall be paid in ad¬ vance at the time the appllcalion for a llqunr tax certlflcute shall be made, as provided In this e hapter
9 ;i. Said chupter tlilrty-nliie of the laws of nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by inserting therein a new sec¬ llon to he Ber-tlon nine-a thereof and to leud as follow-s:
9 !»-a. Tax on receipts of sales of liquors. 1. There ia hereby im[ioscd upon and us sessed against the businesa of trainckiiig ill II'|<|e^rs uniler a lic|Uor tax certilieate is¬ sued for (he y ear bi'gliinliig October llrst. nineteen hundred and seventeen, or for any purl thereof, and for any year there- ufter or any purt thereof, a tax at ihn fol¬ lowing rates: (1) If such eertillcate Is I.s- sued under subdivisioii.s one or four cif sec- , lion eight of this cliapter, such tax shall - be. at the rale of two per centum on the 'aiuount of the gross receipts of tlie s,-iles of llqunr at tlie iibice or on the tvreinises whore audi business may be conducted un ller sudi (-1 iiifle-ate during the perind e-ov ered tliere by. In excess nf ten tlnir-s bu; less than fifteen limes the aninunt of ihe tax paid elthe-r for the whole or a part of the year by Hie linlder of such cerlitlca'r: and ul the rate of tive i>t!r centum em the amount of such gross rec eipts In exc-ess of fifteen times tne aniount of the tax so paid I'll It sue h certificate la issue-d uudei SUlliliVi.sinIIS tWn or llve^of pucli seetinii. ' such tax shall be nt the rate of nne per centum cm tl,e aniount of fhe gre>ss iC eeipis nf the ,s.i.les of liquor at the place or on Ihe prciuisis, vviicre sucli biisiiiess may be condiicled under smh eertllie.ile flurinu- the period co\'-rcd I berebv-. In exr/-ss of len times but lts.>« Ihan flfleen time-s the aimiuul nf the t->* piiid either fcjr tin' wlmle or a p.-i rt of tiie yi>ar by the liolili-r of such eertlli.ate; and nt the rate of twi and one-half i»-r iiituin of the aiiiount of such gross receiiits in excess of tlfteeif tinies Ihe ann 111111 nf the tax so paid, pro viel(,d, however, that such tax .shall nnl be iiupiised on te-celiits from the sides of liquor made- to the lioldur of a liciuor tax certiticale unde-r this chapter, or s.T,|ffs In quantilies of five gallons or mnre nr sales lor deliver.v without the .mate. The tax hereby Imposed and assessed sliall lie iiaid at tho times .md in the manner here-iii alter pri-scribed. Sucli tax shall be cnl- lected hy the slate loinmisslnner of e\ el,se, and one-'cuirtli thereof sliall he paiu by hitn intn the stale treasury tn the credit of the >ioner.-il fund, as a part of the general Utx revenue nf the stale, and tho renuiindei- tlu'reof shall belong to (ho . i-Ky cir town In wliich the tralllc was lar- rii-d on fioiii wliii-li such lax vv.is rollei-t- ed. ami shull b.r paid by the i-oiiiiuissinnei- t'l the ffeasiire-r nr.fl.sc.ii oflleer of sui-h citv-. or Hii, suiieivlsiii- of (lie lown within len days from tin- ri-ceiiif thereof.
'J. The stato i-oiiiiiiissloner of excise shall enforce the provislnns nf this se^ctlun ami tor such purpose he Is iiulhorized In adopt ruli'S and rei,'llhUinns prescribliu.; the time' and iminner of making retqrns eif sales of llqunr.i and nf keetiing accounts nf sales and providlntc geiierally for ascertaining the nmount el' smh tax and ilie paynient thereof '
:i. l-:ach holder nf a llqunr lax <ertlfl- ralo aualnst wlmae buslneijs such tax Is inipcisod shall keep or cause In be kepi ; Iviio'cs nf ac c< iijiils. in tbe form ri-qiiiied bv the state c..)ininlssl,,ner of excise. sh,,vv ing
(1) The aiiiiiUnl. kind, and value of ' liquors on hand or tn stock, available for 1 u.-ie ill the businesa of ti.ifllcking in lliiunis under such certlflcate, ut the ooniiiicnco- 11,0111 of Hie peri,id covered Hieii b.v-:
(L'l I'iill anel ai-eurato acenunts of a|i piiroh.ises cf liiiu-irs during the year, ami ail liivoioea theionf received
(3l The sales uf liquois ut Ihe place 01 on the preniises wboie such busine.'*e mav be LOlutucted under such eertillcule, i-x- oop( sales where a wrillei) reeonl of ead; ¦ sale Is kept, when the gross sales shall be | doiernilned an cllrocted b,v tho CKHirnis- sinner:
(ll The uiiiouut. kind and value- of Ibiunrfc nil luind 01 In Klock ut Ihe ciuae ot" the period covered thereby, and
i5l Sudi otlie-r iteiiia and fae-ts relative to sales, uf lliiunrs as muv lie required by tlie slate colunusNiniier nf excise
•I. Kuh such linlUer of a liquor lax cer- tifli-ule shall make or cause lei be made, either monthly, quarterly. Keini-aiinuu: "r annual returna of the grosa feceiiil.'* nf sales of licjuors at tbe place or on tbe pieinises covered by such eertiflcate. fnr the preceding iiiniith. three munllis. six inuntliH or yeur. '
The stile c»>mniiBslnner of excise ehall determine the tieriod tn be covered bv such returiiH and muv preseribe Hie form there¬ of. Ile Hhull uMc-ertaln. fiuiii sudi returns und frum nuch other Informal inn as be may aoiiuiixs. the uniuunt of the tax. if uny. to be atjaessed as herein provldeel agaiiiNl the business in resiiect of which , such returns are luude. The oumrnlMsloiier Mhall thereupon give written nulii'e to the holder of the certlnoatu under which aueh j buainess waa e-onducted, specifying the { amount uf tux assessed against sucti liusl- | neas fur the periejd covered by such return and requiring the payment uf the tax so | assessed. 8uch tax shall be due and pay I able within tan davs after Ihe mailing uf | such iiutloe. The uaseasment uf ttie tux hereby Inipuaed ahall be subjet-t tu review by writ of cavtiorurl In the manner prc- scribsd by law Application for such writ must be made wlthlu ten days after the recelflt uf auch notice
i. The atate cuiuinlssluner of excise
may iiuviect or e^uae tu be Inspectad t^e
books uf acouunts. kept by each holder of
a oertltloate arhuse business Is sub>«ct to
lax, hereby Uiipwaed. at all reaaonable
fieura atMl may make or eiauae to be mada Inquiries aa to the recelpta from aalea of Uquora at the place or on the premiaes where such bualnesa la conducted, and na to all matters aa to which boolta or ac count* are required to ha kept, if tt t«e aareftalnetf to the astlsfactlon of the com¬ missioner upon aurh Inspection or Inquiry, that a return rhade sa hereinbefore pro tided la Incorrect he shnll give written noflca of auch fact to the holder of the rertlflcate. and re<iulre hltn to rorreet auch return A return not rorrecied In acenrd- ance with such notice shall be deemed a fraudulent return. The nmount of the tax HS Hsrerlslned up<in auch an inveatiga¬ tlon or Inquiry shall he due and payabin within ten days from Ihe mailing of a arltten notle-e apeclfying siirh amount
•. The Informntlon obtalneil ui>on nn In- spertlon of the tionks of accounts of the holder ot A llqunr tax certlflente. rs abnve provided, and the cnnlents nf returns hereinbefore required of such holder, shall not be disclosed 10 the (luhllc, exc ppt when necessary for the enforeement of the col¬ lection of the tax lieteby asseased. or In compelling conipilancij with, or In punish ment of offenaes under the provlBbms ol, Ihls secllon
7. The failure of a holder of a liquor tax certlflente to make a return aa required under the provlsinns of this secllon. or to pay the tnx assessed against the business conducted under smh cerllflcate, wttblh the lime prescribed by law or the rules and reaulationa of the commissioner of ex¬ clae Is BUffli-lenl greiund for the revocnfloii nr cnncelbitlon of such cerllflcnie ns piei- vlded In subdiv l.slon two of seetion twen¬ ty-seven of this I'liBpter If a llqunr Inx certlflente la revoked or cat.celled on such ground, no liquor tax certincnte shnll be Issued uneler subdivisions one, two. tour nnd flve of section right of ttfls chnptei authorizing the business of irnlTlcklng In liquors at Hie place where auch business wns engaged In under the liquor tax cer¬ tificate BO revoked or cancelled, or In any plnce to whicli such eertlfleata shall have been transferre<i under llie provlslcms nf this rhapter, until sui'h unpaid tax Is fully paid, with Interest thereon frnm tlie dale when Buch lax was due, at the rate of ten per centum per annum It It be aacer¬ talned lo the satlBfactlon of the commla¬ sloner fh,Tt n fraudulent return has been flled or the return flled was fraudulent as herein provleled. he shnll fnrthwlth bring a proceeding to revoke nnd forfeit the cer- tlflc.ite In accordance with subdlvlaion two of section twenty-seven of this chapter and an netlim may be brnught upon the bond ns provided In sectlnn Blxteen of this chapter .And In case such certlflcate Is revoked the certlflcate holder shull he subject to a penally of two hundred and flfty dollars In addition to the cost of the preiceeding
R. A liquor tnx certlflcate shall not be Issued for cnTidiictlng the bu.iiInesH of traf¬ flcklng In Unuors at any place or on any premises where It appears from the rec¬ ords of tbe departineni that taxes as- scBsed upon sui-b business at sucTi place or on such premises during the preceding year are not fullv paid .is herein required, nor ahnll a Itciuor tax certlfl'ate be Issued to any person or c-niporatlon vvho has failed to pay the t.ix :i.ssease(l as provided In tbis sectlnn npf'lnst a business condiicled bv hlm. or who ha.s been foiind guilty of sub¬ mitting a wilfully false or frnuduleiit re¬ turn, or tci (lie transferee nf a certlflcate, ibo tran-erferrir of which vvas Indefaull, or In renewal of anv •»uch cerllflcate.
9 4. Rectlon ten of ch:ip(er thlrt\--nlne of tho laws nf niin-teen hundred and n'nc, eu titled '-¦An ,-ict in relation to the tralllc- in liquors and for the bixntion aneJ regula- tlfln of Hu- same, and to piciv'de for local option, constiluting cliap'.er tliirty-f ur "f Ihe coii.-<olid,-ited laws." as aiii'iided by chapter four hundred and si.xtien of tho lawa of nineteen hundred and sixteen, ia hereby anieiide.d to read aa follows:
5 10. Oflicers to wiiom the tax Is to be . paid and how dlstrlliuted. The taxes as se.-esed, and all lines and penalties in¬ curred under this cliapter in courKies or borounh.s having a spei-liil deputy commls- stoiier of cxe-lse sluill be collected by and paid to hfni. In all other counties such taxes, flnes and peiialties slinll be col¬ lected by anel jMild to (he i-oun(y treasurer nf the county In which (he trafllc Is ear rled on. exc-ept that the taxes UBsessed under subelivlsions four and five- of sec¬ tlnn ei'.,'ht and under .•^ectinn nIne-a of this chapter, and all fines and penalties In cnii- ncctlon thire\vi|b. shall be coUecled by and paid to the state cinnmlssinner of ex else and by him tn the slate treasurer After ,Iune thirtietli, nineteen hundreil and eighteen, nne-foiirlh of fhe revei:u"a resulting from taxes, flnci and penailii-s under Uie provisions of ttils chnpter In eluding taxes assossed under section nine- n and before July flrsi, nineteen luindn-il and eiKlKeen. one-half of the revenues re¬ sulting from sui-ii (axes, and one-half of the revenues resulting from flnes and pen allies, under the iirnvisions of this chapter less (he ;imount allowed for cnilee-(liig the ijame, shall be paid hy the enunt.v treas¬ urers, and by the several special deput.v comniissioners rereiving the saiT^'e .\vlthln Icn davs from Hie recoipt theu-.-nf, to the treasurer of the stato nf New "york to the credit of tho peneral fund, as a part nf the general tax revenue of (he state and shall bev upprnprlatcd to the payment of t'le current general expenses of (he slate aim the.' renialndf-r thereof, less the amount al ' lowed for colloctliiK Ihe same, shall be long tn the triwn or city In which tlu traf¬ flc vvas cnrrle»d on from which reveiiuei; i were received, and shall be paid by the county treasurer of such c'liuntv-. or hy the 1 special deputy coiiimisalom-i' to the supe'l'- ' visor of sucli town, or to the lre.-\surer or ' fiscal offleer of such elty, within ten dnys , from the receipt thereof. All excise mon- , ey.i» collected by county treasurers ttinl 1 special depiilN- comnilsaloners of exciti' shall be dep'islted until the Bame shall be Ii;iid over to the state treasurer or locnl flseal otflcer ns Is herein provided. In bank or "tlior depositories desigiiatod by tli, •late t'ommissioner of excise, who shall re¬ quire from »-a< ll such bank or deiinsltorv a bond running 1(0 the people of th.e state, of New York 111 such penalty and wlHi such suretie.M as Shall he iipiirnved hv He ; said s(a(o coniinissloner. cnndKloiied thai such bank or deposltorv will safely keep all such mone-.H tbal may be so (Jer>oslie'l ill or beld by if on deposit and will prompt ly pay the same over hI any and all tliiiet upon legal <leinnnd therefor Ai-tlnii ni' said bond for any defuult or violatinn of ils ccindlll'iiis mav be lironght hv the slate ceiinnilssiniier of excise who shull distrib¬ ute llie am "Uiit of monev recnverod tn the locality and the state its their respective Inloresls may appeur Al the tlni^ ot making such rav"'eut the sjieclal deputv • oininlHslnner nr onuiily (reusiirer shni; furnish tn the otr cer of such eltv or town (Cl wlinni such piivinent Is made a writien stu(eiiiiiTi( uneler ,iiith alating when sudi ni'inev wns receive I and from vvhnm re ceived and that th. „«ateini-nl Inclu,li-s ull the monevM receivei". tn a d-ite naiiied in such, stalenieiit fluih revenues shall 11- apfiroprlHced and ex|>ended by sui-h town or city. In such niHimer aa Is now or iniiv here-after be provided by law for the uppropriii.tlon and exi>eiiiVlture of sums revived for «-xcl.se licenses or In sueli other manner as may heasafter be pro¬ vided by law: and uny purtlun of sueh revenues not otherwise apeclflcall.v appro priated by law may be -applied to the ordi¬ nary expends "' the clly ur tuwn. Any speolal deputv (-ommlssioner or oounty treasurer who shall neglect or refuse to apportion and pay over such moneya, as above provided, ahall. In addition to the fines and penaltlaa othtrwiar provided In this rhapter, be llaMe tu a nenalty of tifty dollars fur each and every uffeiiae. to be recovered In an aeiitlun by the oflicer en titled tu receive such exclae moneys brought by aucb oi|cer In the luuiis uf ths city or town entitled thereto, with roala. In addition to the money uiilaw- hiUy .wlthtekt; aad U any ape<ii*i to^mty
eemmlaatener or eountf traagurar ahaU wilfully make and verify a false atat*- ment under thla Bee:tli>n, he ilViall be gallt.r of perluf^-
I R fteotion twelve a of aald rhapter thirty nine of tha laws of nineteen hun¬ dred and nine, aa added by chapter too hundreil and sixty-three of the lawa of nineteen hundred and twelve, le hereby amended to read aa followa
I 12-a. Aaalgnmerta or trnnafera of eer¬ tiflcstes na collateral security to tie flbd In offlre of certlflc-ate Isaiiing oftlcer Bach county treasurer of a county or each ape¬ clal deputy commlasloner of exclae. II there be one. ahall receive and flie In hia offlce every Inatrument In writing, tendered to him. by which an iinexplre«1 liquor tax certlflcato Isaueil by him or by hla prede¬ cessor In office, or, except ns herein pro¬ vided, any other llcpior tax eertlfleata hereafter lasiied hy him or bis suceeaaof in offlce. Is asalgned or transferred by ths holder thereof to a person na c-ollateral security for moneys loaned or any ofhef obligation Inciirfvl, and Such county treas¬ urer or special depuiy. ns the ease may be shnll Imniedl'itely enter In n record book to he kept by him for that purpose the name.of the lertllhate hedder, the lo¬ cation of the premiaes for which sueh cer- tlflcHle was Issued, or to which aueh cer- tilicnte may have been transferred, under what subdivision of seetion eight the cer¬ tlflente wne lasiied, tha date wlien laaued. the name nnd the address of the aaalgnea ,ir transferee, the elate of auch assign¬ ment or transfer, the date auch assign¬ ment or tranafer was rec-elved and filed and the diite of tbe cancellation and dis¬ charge of the aame; auch county treaaurer or special deputy, ai tke case may be, shall Imtnedlafelv Indorse upon said aa- slgnment or transfer the date of the re¬ ceipt of same, the name of the holder of the rertlflcate. the name of the aaalgnee ot' trnnsferee, the numlier of the certlfl¬ cate, the location of the premiaea for which the certlflcate was Issued, or to which sue-h certlflcato may have been transferred, the date of the innuance of the same, under what subdlvlBlon af aec¬ tion eight the certificate waa laaued and the date of the assignment or tranafer; said Indorsement shall be signed by aald eounty treasurer, or special deputy. In whose office the same la flled and auch tn- doi^ement ahull be received In evidence In all courts uf thla state and ahall ba .-ompetent and aufflclent prima facie evi¬ dence of all the facts stated therein. An assignment or transfer of a liquor tax certificate made after the taking effect of thla act, ns collateral security for moneys loaned to. or any other obllRatlon Incur¬ red by, the holder of such certificate, shall be void, nnd no such assignment or trans¬ fer shall be thereafter made, except aa hereinafter provided In reapect to fhe as slgnment or transfer of a certlflcate ia- siied in lieu or In renewal of an assigned or transferred certlflcate
An assignment or transfer of a liquor tax certificate ns collateral security for moneys loane^d to, or any other obll;;a- Hona Incurred by, the holder of auch cer¬ tlflcate. on file In Hie offlce of the eertifl¬ cate Issuing offleer on the date of the tak¬ ing effect of this net, ahnll continue to lie security for the payment or Bntlafactlon (if such loans or obligations by such cer¬ tlflcate holder or his successor or succes¬ sors in Interest, nl the premises affected tliereby or al nny other premises to whlc h the- traftlc tn liquors may be transferred, and for the payment or satisfaction of nny additional loans lo, or obllgntlons in¬ curreil by. surh certlflcnto holder or hi.» successor or successors In Intereat. to and inc'liiiling cietnber tbirty-flrst, nineteen hunclri'cl and eighteen, prior to and includ¬ ing which date any certlflcate IsrucmI In lieu of nr In renewal of such assigned or trnnsfcrred certlflcato may In like man¬ ner be assigned or Iransferrod. Any such lii|iior tax c-(.-rtifleate. or an.v llciuor tax eerlidc-ate Issued In lieu of or In renewal thereof, so ussigned or transferred shall continue as security tor the payment of such loans or obligations, or so mm h thereof ns remnlns unpaid und unaatiafled on said thlry first dny of October, nine¬ teen hunelred and eighteen, to and In- clmllng the thirtieth dny of Septemher. nineteen l.undred and twenty-flve. prior to whi-h laiter dale any certlflcate issueil In lieu of or In renewal of nny such naaigned or transfe^rred cordflcate may be in like mnnner assigned or transferred After tho thirlleth dav of Se|ilember, nineteen bun- drill und twenty-flve no liquor tax certlfl¬ cate wh.'itsnever shall be assigned or transferred as cnllaleral seK?urlty for the pavment of monevs lo:ineil or any other (ibllgatlon Incurred, nnd uny such assign¬ ment or transfer shall he "void and of no fffecl.
5 ll Siiliellvlslons flve and eight of sec¬ tion flfte»«-n nf said chapteV thirty-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and nftie, ua intended by ehaptor six hundred and'flfty- four of the laws of nineteen hundred and lif leen. a'-e hereliy amended to read as hiUows.
5. And a statement that such applicant ana not lieen convic-ted of a felony; has pot been convicted of a violation of this '.iivi witliin three years prior to the dilo .if such application: does not. aa owner or igent. carry on or permit to he cprrled on, nor Is Interested In any trafflc, busi¬ ness or occupatlnn, the carrying on of A-hich is a violation of law-, nncl mny law¬ fully carry on audi trafflc In liquors upon tiucli premises, under aucij subdivision, aiiil Ls not within nny of the proliIbitloiM nf this chapter. Also how many buildings iilno-t' ntlis of tho enclosed cubic space of -which Is occupied as dwolUtigs the nenrT est eiUriince.s to which aro within ihren luinilreil feot measured In a straight lim;^ of the nearest entrance lo the premise* where the truffle In liquors is Intended to he (.arried nn, and whether the uppllcanl intends to trifllc In liquors under the cer liflcate opplieel for In uny building, yard, booth, or other pluce, which is on the same street or avenue and within tw-r* hundred feet of a btiildlng occupied ex¬ clusively as <a church or schoolhouae, and if either question Is answered afflrmatlvc- Iv that then- nre any auch dwellings, church or hcIiooi liiilldiiiga. then aald np- piicant shall also state whether such traf¬ flc In lieiuors was actually lawfully ear rled on In such premiaes on March twen- ' ty-thlrd. eighteen hundred and nInety-sIx, and if yes the dnte since which said premises tiave been continuously occupied for such traffic In lieiuors; ulso If the ap- pilcant IntendH to trafflc In llc|iiora under the cerlltliate applied for In any buildings. yard, bciolli. or other place, whlcti la on Ihe same street or uvenue and within two liundred feet of a building occupied ex¬ clusively as a church or scboolhouse. then said a|ip1lcrtiit shall state the date hIih o which Kiilii premises have been continn- niialv- Invs-fiiliy oee iqiled for auch trafflc In Ihliiors anel the date slne'e which a bulld- Ing or biiildings nn the saiqe street or uve¬ nue and witbin two hundred feet of said premises hus been occuiilecl exclualvely us u church or .ichoolhouae: ulao whether said premises were actually occupied aa a hotel on Munli twenty-third, eighteen hundreel and ninely-aix, and If yes, thu date aince which suid premiaea huve been conllnuuualy occupied fur a hu- (el, and If no, the date aince which the aald premiaes have been cuntlnu- oualy iice-upled for a hotel and the dale since which a building or buildings iin the sume atreet or avenue within two liundrevi feet uf said premisea have l>een occupied exclusively as a uhurehur school- house, alao whether any Itquur tax cartlfl- rate for traffic In llquura In auch premiaea haa been revoked or forfeited aince the nnt day of May ttineleen huadred and twelve: and If yes the date of the entry of tha latest flnal ordar revoking or the date of the lateat conviction or Judgment forfeltlngt the same, and wbather the vlu- latlon tor which auch revocation or for¬ feiture waa had waa that ttte i:ertlflcated premiaes had been suffared or permitted to lie disorderly ur that gambling had hsen suffered or permitted therein; also whetber any peraun has l>««n convicted since aaM date of a vtolattosi uf the pro- natona mt tlmomt ^ at trntttt^ Ulffir «|
