Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-22
The Liceuse Question.

MI. Nlckers, from the Senate Committee on
red the bill ''to provide apenalty for violating
the laws Of Congress or the ordinances OF the
cities OF Washington and Georgetown and Of
District Of Columbia" reported it with an
amendment, reading as follows:
That IL any person shall violate any Of the
provisions OF the third section Of the act of
Coo gress approved on the lid Of July, 1855, en-
titled IAN Act to amend the acts approved 9th
August, 1861, and July, ls62, establishing o
Metropolitan police In the District Of Oolum.
bia, to increase the eniclency thereof, aad for
other purposes" the person so offending shall,
upon conviction, for each and every offence be
fined In the sum Of $40, TO be collected as other
fines are collected In the District Of Columbia.
one.third to be paid to the informer, who is
hereby made q competent witness, and the re.
mainder to the authorities Of the cor pofate it,
risdicuon in which the offence may be commit.
ted: and 1t Is hereby made the duty of the Board
Of Metropolitan Police to close the place Of bus
mess OF such offender from and after the date
OF his con victi0n.
Sec :. That If any person who obtained. or
Intoxicating drinks in the cities Of washington
or Georgetown, or in the county Of Washing.
ton or in the District Of Columbia, shall keep
dlsorder}y house, or such as, in the opinion OF
the Board OF Metropolitan Police, shall be an
existing evil or nuisance, and they shall deem
1t necessary for the public peace or health TO
abate the same, they may close such place OF
business and revoke the license granted, and no
except on the payment of $780, aud In that and
all other cases of application for license. they
may exercise sound discretion, aud ihave
power to grant such license, or reject such ap-
phcatiop, if they shall have good reason to
believe that the person applying for license is
an unfit and improper person TO receive the
same.
Sec. 3. That the said Metropolitan Board OF
Police shall have the power to issue, classify,
and tx licenses, for taverns, hotels, and res
taurants; for retailing goods, wares, and mer-
chandise, and sprituous liquors and intoxica-
ting drinks, in proportion to the amount Of
business. the person applying for license is
likely to do; The maximum TO be charged for
any license not to exceed $3.50, and the mini
mum TO be so charged as not TO be less than
800; and that all liquor licenses shall expire on
the 3lst Of October of each year.
Sec. T. Ina the seventh section Of the act
approx: 18th June, 1864, entitled "An act to
amend an act entitled AN act to define the
powers and duties OF the Levy Court of the
county OF Washington, j. O." and all other
acts or parts Of act Inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act be, and they are hereby,
repealed.
REGULATIONS FOR LKNr.-Ash- Wednesday,
the first day OF Lent falls on the 10th OF Februa-
~. Archbishop Spalding has isaued the fol.
lowing circular in reference to the obser vance
of the season in the diocese of Baltimore: l. All
the faithful who have completed their twenty
first year, are, unless ultimately dispen seJ,
bound TO observe the Fast OF Lent. 3. They
are to make only one meal a day, excepting
Sundays. 3. The meal allowed on fast days 10
not to he taken till about aoon. 4. At that
meal If permission should be granted for
eating flesh. both flesh and fish are not to be
used at the same time, even by way OF season.
collation. is SLOWED in the evening; no general
rule as to the quantity OF food permitted at tins
time Is or can be made. But the practice of the
most regular Christian is, never. to let 1t ex.
coed the fourth part OF an ordinary meal. 6.
The quality OF food allowed at a collation. lie, in
this diocese, bread, butter. cheese, all kinds OF
fruits, salads, vegetables and fish. Milk and
eggs are prohibited. Z. General usage has
mcde it lawful to drink in the morning some
warm liquid, as TIA, coffee or thin chocolate,
made with water. 3. Necessity and custom
Of butter in preparing fish, vegetables, &c. Q.
The following persons are exempted from the
obligations Of fasting: Yolng persons under
twenty -one years of age, the sick. nursing
women those who are obliged to do hard labor
all who, through weakness, cannot fast with
out great prejudice to their health. TO- BY dis
pfnsatioh the use officsh me at will be allowed
al any time on SUNDAYS, and once day on
days, with the exception of Holy Thursday
and the eecond and last Saturdays OF Lent IL
PersoDs dispensed from the obligation Of fast
ing on account OF tender OF advanced age, or
hard labor are not bound by the restriction Of
using meat only at one meal on days on which
it, use il granted by dispen sation. Others dis
pepsed from the fast for other causes, as well
as those who are Obliged to fast, are permitted
TO use meat only al one meal.
FIFTH WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB.-Tnis
club held a meeting last evening in the Colored
Baptist Church, on 4th street east, near Sou tn
Carolina avenue. II. Maryman In the chair. aud
u. T. Wayne secretary A vote Of thanks to
the delegates who represented the Fifth Ward
in the Colored Con vention recently held in this
city was unanimously adopted, and a resoIu.
ton recognizing the club as the original Re.
publican club of the ward, and expressive of
the confidence Of the club in H. Mary man as
president thereof, was offered and finally
Withdrawn, after long deblte, during which
VIM Brown, the mover Of the resolution, char
acterized those who disputed the legality OF
the club as "spurisus and bastards,'' which
brought several members TO their feet, and
among them one who invited Brown outside TO
settle that question That banter caused con.
siderable commotion, during which the Presi.
dent was beard repeatedly calling the attention
OF the meeting to the fact that they were in the
house Of God, and should conduct themselves
with becoming proprietv. Things began to
look business.like in the way of general nuss
when Rev. Mr.. Dyson of the Seventh Ward,
who bad just come in, was invited to address
the meeting, which he did, counselling bar
mcDy and unity Of action. Adjourned
D
CENTRE MARKET.-The House Commute on
the District Of Columbia further considered
Yesterday the question Of the removal OF the
Centre market-house from Its present location,
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street. Messrs. Il. +. Bacon, ID. Gilman, ]
II. Ssmmes. job Angus, F. ID. Stuart and other
the committee in opposition 70 the Senate bill,
which provides for the removal of the market
house TO different locality. These gentlemen
advocate a bill which will secure the erection
OF handsome stores and warehouses along the
line OF Pennsylvania avenue, and they propose
TIE erection of . market.house in the rear of
these buildings. The Committee took the sug.
gestIons under consideration.
FRERDMRNs' SAVING AND TRUST Goa
meeting OF the board of trustees of this Compa-
ny was held in this city yesterday afternoon.
Reports for the past year were read by the act
nary, from which IL appeared that the COM
pany has paid during that time $1,000 IN
interest to its depositors. The assets OF the
company are entirely in Uni'ed States bonds
and cash, and amount to S956,00. The affairs
of the company were found TO be In a thriving
condition; the deposits in the Washington
branch alone amounting 10 over 100000. Hon.
y }. Bowen, DIR. A 7. Augusta, John A. Cole
and L. r. Tuttle, Esqs., OF this city, and Col j.
J. Low, OF Charleston, 5. c., Were elected to
fill vacancies in the board.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-A meeting of this
Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Al.
dermen's chamber. City Hall. Present-Doc.
tors Wheeler, Reyburn, Purvis. and Messrs
Tilley, Cate. Emery, Dixon, and DIR. Dexter, the
Board considered and adopted a report regula.
ting sanitary affairs and prescribing certain
duties to the sanitary police, and ordered the
secretary to transmit the same to the Councils,
TO enact IT INTO law. A committee was an.
pointed by the Chair to consider the subject Of
deodorlzipg and disinfecting night soil, and to
hnd suitable place to have it deposited; after
VIII ich the Board adjourned.
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