under the Liquor Tax Law by reduced State taxes for the year ending September 30, 1917, was $5,147,442.42, while there was paid into the State treasury as excise taxes coming from such county but $4,024,205.04; that is, New York county benefited from a reduction in its State tax through operation of the Liquor Tax Law $1,118,237.38 more than was paid into the State treasury as excise taxes from that county. The result is due to the fact that New York county's per cent of the entire real and personal property in the State which is assessed for State taxation is greater than the per cent of the entire excise taxes paid into the State treasury which comes from that county. Decrease in Drinking Places Under the old law for the year ending April 30, 1896, there were 7,330 places licensed in New York county for liquors to be drunk on the premises where sold. The number of liquor tax certificates in force September 30, 1917, for such drinking places was 3,975, being a decrease of 3,355 or 46 per cent, notwithstanding an increase in population of over 53 per cent since the enactment of the present Liquor Tax Law. ALBANY COUNTY Receipts and disbursements under the Liquor Tax Law for the year ending September 30, 1917, together with the net benefit to the county and the number of certificates in force: Amount received for certificates... Amount received for all night permits. Total receipts Paid rebates on surrendered certificates. $409 384 86 437 50 632 50 600 00 $411 054 86 2 661 15 Net receipts $408 393 71 Cities' and towns' share of net receipts... $163 090 11 The county received, as above.. 245 303 60 $163 090 11 The county's State tax is diminished 1.304 per cent of $12,586,356.93 (the State's share of the excise revenue) or Total net benefit to county. Amount paid by county to the State, as above... Excess of payment to State over reduction of State 164 126 09 $327 216 20 $245 303 60 164 126 09 $81 177 51 Comparative Statement Total number of certificates in force September 30, 1917 614 Total number of certificates in force April 30, 1896 (old law).. 1 218 Decrease in number of certificates in force 604 Net excise receipts for year ending September 30, 1917, as above Net excise receipts for year ending April 30, 1896 (old law) Increase in receipts over last year of old law..... $408 393 71 116 616 07 $291 777 64 ALLEGANY COUNTY Receipts and disbursements under the Liquor Tax Law for the year ending September 30, 1917, together with the net benefit to the county and the number of certificates in force: The county's State tax is diminished .239 per cent of $12,586,356.93 (the State's share of the excise revenue) or Total net benefit to county.... The benefit to county by diminishing State taxes, as above Amount paid by county to the State, as above. Excess of benefit to county over amount paid the 30 081 39 $31 408 94 $30 081 39 1 991 31 $28 090 08 Comparative Statement Total number of certificates in force September 30, 1917 11 Total number of certificates in force April 30, 1896 (old law). 65 Decrease in number of certificates in force 54 Net excise receipts for year ending September 30, 1917. as above $3 318 86 Net excise receipts for year ending April 30, 1896 (old law) Increase in receipts over last year of old law.... $2 099 55 1 219 31 BRONX COUNTY Receipts and disbursements under the Liquor Tax Law for the year ending September 30, 1917, together with the net benefit to the county and the number of certificates in force: The county's State tax is diminished 5.322 per cent of $12,586,356.93 (the State's share of the excise revenue) or Total net benefit to county.. Amount paid by county to the State, as above... The benefit to county by diminishing State taxes, as above Excess of payment to State over reduction of Comparative Statement 669 845 93 $1 123 519 84 $680 669 31 669 845 93 $10 823 38 Total number of certificates in force Septem- 1 069 1 406 Decrease in number of certificates in 337 Net excise receipts for year ending September 30, 1917, as above... Net excise receipts for year ending April 30, 1896 (old law) Increase in receipts over last year of old law... $1 123 519 84 166 718 10 $956 801 74 BROOME COUNTY Receipts and disbursements under the Liquor Tax Law for the year ending September 30, 1917, together with the net benefit to the county and the number of certificates in force: City's and towns' share of net receipts... $49 598 70 74 118 68 $49 598 70 The county's State tax is diminished .536 per cent of $12,586,356.93 (the State's share of the excise revenue) or Total net benefit to county. Amount paid by county to the State, as above. The benefit to county by diminishing State taxes, as above Excess of payment to State over reduction of 67 462 88 $117 061 58 $74 118 68 67 462 88 $6 655 80 Comparative Statement Total number of certificates in force September 30, 1917 147 Total number of certificates in force April 30, 1896 (old law)... 208 Decrease in number of certificates in force 61 Net excise receipts for year ending September 30, 1917 Net excise receipts for year ending April 30, 1896 (old law) $123 717 38 12 624 85 Increase in receipts over last year of old law..... $111 092 53 |