Salt Lake Times | 1891-05-27 | Page 1 | Concerning "Original Packages"

CONCERNING "ORICINAL PACKACES." Tha GaTtrnmtiit ! Not I. leant Liquor Nailing-. Chicago, May 21. Following tho decision of the supreme court iu the "original package" case an interesting circular comes to the collector of this customs district from Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mason. Ma-son. The commissioner states that he has received many letters stating that in many parts of the cotiutry retail liquor dealers deal-ers claim to hold a government license to sell liquor and defy the local or state prohibitory laws. The commissioner says tho belief evidently is current that the United States licenses liquor selling and adds: "Once for all, this olliee wishes it understood that the government doe not license liquor selliug of whatever description and only puts a yearly tax on liquor sellers, and does not seek to interfere in prohibition pro-hibition districts."