Show lew liquor stamp march 22 acting secretary of the treasury nettleton NeU lelon has issued the following circular announcing noun cing a change in the form of blui special a I 1 stamp for retail liquor dealers dealer 11 letters t era are frequently receive received I 1 elating stating that in many parts t of the country retail liquor de dealers era claim aim to bold a permit or license from the united states f for or carrying on oa their business that ia in many cases where the local law prohibits public drinking places the law is openly violated by persons claiming to do business under at least the moral sanction of a federal license and that this fact greatly retards regards the enforcement of wholesale restrictive laws and promotes disorder it should bo unnecessary to state that the united states government does not issue a license or a permit to any person in a any n y state to carry on the business of retail re t 11 liquor dealer congress having levied a revenue stamp tax of 25 per annum on the business of retail liquor dealers tho the commissioner of internal revenue endeavors to collect this tax where and by whosoever the busi business is carried on but no semblance of permission is given gi T en by the united sates S ates to be begin suc euch h business in any place contrary to local legislation A change has been made in in the form of the united states stamp issued to retail liquor dealers as evidence that they have paid euch such tax the new form which goes I 1 into to effect july next reads a the united states stamp for special tax internal revenue received from the sum suin of dollars for special tax oa on the business of retail liquor dealers at tor the period represented by the coupon or coupons hereunto attached and across the face of the stamp is inscribed the substance of section revised statutes this stamp is simply a receipt for tax paid the government and does not exempt the holder fro from in any penalty or punishment provided provide d by the law of any state or carrying on said business within such state and does not authorize the commencement or continuance of such business contrary to the laws of such state or in places prohibited by municipal law 11 it is in believed that th s action will leave no ground for further misapprehension |