Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-04

proven before the criminal court or aay Metro
lohtan Police magistrate to be stolen or the
proceeds OF crime, the same shlli in due form be
restored to the owner, and the broker receiving
the same shall forfeit whatever sum may have
been advanced thereon.
Sec. q. That hereafter dealers in iunk and
secondhand articles of furniture wearing an
Parel, or other goods, shall keep book i'm Which
shall De entered, in legibly written English lam
guage anu nguIes, the names of all persons from
whom purchases are made. their residence or
places where they can be found, and description
Oh color, eyes, hair, height. and general appear
alhce, me artcles purchased, and the sums paid
tee,etor, which shall be open to the inspection
oi ,he ofncers OF the Metropolitan Police, under
cruer from the superintendent, whenever re-
qnired; and any person 50 dealing, who shall
rIoiate any or the provisions of this section,
shall forfeit and pay to the Jurisdiction i'm which
the same Is committed the sum of fifty dollars
Tor each and every offence.
Sec. u. That it shall be lawful for the Board
OF Metropolitan Police to establish hackstanis
prescribe rules regulating hacks and hackmen,
and fix the rate Of compensation for carving
passengers within the District of Columbia: and
for any violation of the rules or Regulations thu
established and prescribed, the party or parties
SO offending, upon conviction before any Metro
poiitan Police, magistrate, shall forfeit and pay
line not exceeding ten dollars for each offence,
or In default OF payment be committed to iaii
for period not exceeding thirty DAYS
:, sec. ~. That from and after the expiration of
licenses already granted, licenses to sell intoxi-
eating liquors by the glass or drink, or in any
quantity to be drank upon the premises shall
run from the date at which they are lawfully
granted till the following thirty first OF October
when they shall all expire; and it shall be nm,
lawful for any person or persons keeping an or
dinaIy, restaurant, saloon, or other place where
sPlrInous OF fermented liquors are sold in the
district OF Columbia, to sell, give, or otherwise
dispose OF any intoxicating liquor or liquors
without license approved by the board
OF police; and hereafter NO such lie ms,
shali be considered legal by any municipal au-
tfority or authorities having jurisdiction with
In said District until the same shall have been
approved by the board OF police and SO certi-
fed by the secretary thereof under the Office
seal; and it shall be unlawful for the said Metro
poiitan Police board to approve any license or
application for license to allow any person or
persons to sell Intoxicating liquors within The
District of Columbia in any ordinary, sal DON
restaurant, or other place where such LIQUORS
are sold by the glass or drink, or in any GUAM
nyto oe drank on the pre- misses. who have been
convicted and fined by a Metropolitan Police
magistrate for so selling, giving away, or other
wise disposing Of any Intoxicating LIQUORS be-
tween the hours of midnight on Saturday and
SIX O'Clock Monday morning, or on other days of
the week between the hours of midnight and
SIX clock the following morning or for keen.
ing any such ordinary, restaurant, saloon. or
o,ner place where intoxicating liquors are sold,
open between those hours, or on election or
other public days when the board or police shall
ORDER them to be closed, for SO selling or giving
al any Time to minor or minors, or to a soldier
or soldiers, or to a Isailor or sailors, or a
marine or marines, or to a woman or women. ar
for riotous, noisy or other disorderly conduct in
sa1d ordinary, saloon, restaurant, or other such
pace where Intoxicating Iiuaors are sold, or TO,
.ioiaure 80 Ordinance relating to the sale of
intoxicating liquors of the municipal authorities
having jurisdiction in the case, within less than
one year after such conviction and fine, unless
the Judgment of the police magistrate in the
case shonld be reversed by the court of the Dis
trict Of Columbia having Jurisdiction as herein
after provided for; and it shall be unlawful for
the said board to approve a license to keep bar
IN any grocery store, or to license more than two
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one side OF square, or to license any such place
where two respectable householders living on
the same side Of the square on which it is pro-
posed to open or continue such place where
liquors are sold object in writing to the granting
OF such license. And it shall be the duty Of the
police board to revoke every license and close
the place of business of every offender coveted
as aforesaid Immediately after such conviction,
and not approve license permitting such of
fender to sell anywhere, or any other person or
persons to sell in the place where the offender
was selling when convicted, in less than one year
after such conviction.
= Sec. 80. That every person legally licensed to
keep an ordinary saloon, restaurant, or other
place we're intoxicating liquors are sold, upon
CONVICTION before Metropolitan Police magis-
trate OF either Of the offences named in the pre-
cedlng section, and every person convicted OF
selling, giving away, or otherwise disposing of
any intoxicating liquors without license shall,
upon such conviction, pay fine of twenty dol
lars, which shall be paid before the person fined
shall be released from custody, or security given
iOI It's payment, satisfactory 10 the magistrate
imposing the fine; and in default of such pay
N. o. of fr-niehirn sroh snrurity the maCis-
United States jail IN this District till the fine is
paid or such security for payment is furnished.
or until he is discharged by order OF the Supreme
Cont of the District of Columbia, which shalt
not be done till the persons fined shall have been
imprisoned period of not less than sixty days.
The magistrate imposing the fine is authorized
70 pay one-thrd OF il TO the informer and take
his receipt for it, which receipt and the remain
ing two-thirds OF the tine shall be tr ansmitted
to the treasurer of the police board in accord
ance with existing law. The treasurer of the
infCrmers receipt and tor the money paid him,
place the informer's receipt on file in his effice,
and dispose of the money as the law requires
If any person convicted of selling liquors with
out license or otherwise contrary to law shall
consider himself unjustly convicted, he may by
previously paying all costs and the clerks fees for
docketing the case, and giving security satisfac-
court as well as the fine imposed appeal 20 a
judge Of the supreme court of the District OF
Columbia, who, upon summary hearing, may
magistrate as in his judgment the due execution
OF the law requires; and during the tendency of
said appeal the ordinary, restaurant, saloon, or
other place where liquor is or has been sold by
the appellant shall be closed LII the judgment
OF the police magistrate shall be revoked IL shall
be lawful for the police board in its discrestiOn
TO permit the person or persons whose convic-
ton Is 80 reversed to sell until the expiration of
the license under which he was selling at the
time Of such conviction unless he should be con-
victed Of subsequent offences against law; but
no fine he may have paid prior to the appeal to a
judge Of the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia shall be returned or paid back to him;
and it shall not be lawful for the municipal
authorities Of the District or either of them, to
remit any fine imposed by police magistrate
for the violation of any liquor law or ordinance
in force in the District, or to reimburse the
amount OF such fine by an appropriation of
money or in any other manner.
Section 81 enacts that no license shall be
granted to any person or persons to keep an Or
binary, tavern, saloon, restaurant, or other
place where Intoxicating liquors are sold by the
glass or drink, or in any quantity to be drank
on the premises within the District of Columbia,
except on the payment of at least two hundred
and fifty dollars by the person applying there
for. and the Board OF Police may require the
payment of a larger sum, Ii in its Judgment the
public interests require Il; and every person re-
ceiviDg license to sell as aforesaid shall have
it framed and hung in a Conspicuous place in
his ordinary, saloon, restaurant, or other place
where he Is licensed to sell as aforesaid, and
keep 1t SO framed and hung as long as the Ii
cense continues in force under penalty of for
fixture of license. And it shall be lawful for
the police board, and it shall be its duty to
withhold its approval, of any license or appli-
LEGATION for license, if ii shall be deemed best
for the public interest, and to close any place
where intoxicating liquors are sold without a
legal license, or which shall been licensed,
when the public health or peace or welfare in
the judgment Of the board requires it.