Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-01-24
LICENSE LAW.

LICENSE LAW.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the Leg
iSlatire assembly Of the Territory Of Wash
inyion, That if any person shall here
after sell any goods, wares or merchandise
at auction or public cutlery, or shall sell or
barter such goods, wares or merchandise
from travelling boats, wagons, carts or We
hic.es Of any kind, without first having
obtained license therefor from the board
Of county commissioners Of the county in
which such goods are sold or bartcred,
such person shall be deemed guilty of
misdcmcanor, aud upon conviction thereof
shall he fined not less than five no more
than fifty dollars, and stand committed to
the county Jail Of the county in which
such conviction may he had. until such
fine and cost of prosecution shall be paid.
or they may be discharged by due course CT
law: Proriletl that this act shall not be
so construed as to apply to ca-goiny crafts;
or to administrators or executors selling
property of deceased persons, or to private
individuals selling their house hold prop
erty or furniture or farming tools, imple-
or raised by such person, either at public
auction or private sale.
SEC. ,. If any person shall sell or dispose
of any spi.ituous, malt, or iermentcd liz.
uors OIL wines, in any quantity less than one
gallon, without first obtaining license
therefor as hereinafter provided, such per
son shall, for each and every such otfensc,
be liable to a fine Of not less than five nor
more than fifty dollars, with costs of pros
ccution.
Src. 8. The county commissioners of
the several counties in ihi, territory, shall
have pawcr to grant license, or by order
of their board to direct the county auditor
to issue license To any person to do any
business designated in tho first section of
this act for such sum not exceeding TWEEN.
ty-tisc dollars per annum rs they may deem
proper and expcd.cnt.
SEC. I. Said county commissioners, in
their respective counties, shall have power
to license persons to keep drinking houses
or saloons therein, at which spirituous,
malt, or iermentcd liquors and wines may
be sold in less quantities than one gallon;
and such license shall be called retail H.
cense upon the payment by the person ar-
plying for such license, of the sum of three
hundred dollars Il year into the county
treasury, aud the execution Of Il good and
sufficient bond, executed to such county
in the sum of one thousand dollars, to be
approved by such county commissioners or
the county auditor Of the county in which
such license is granted, conditioned that
he will keep such drinking saloon or house
in quiet, pcaccab,e, and orderly manner:
Prorided, the foregoing shall not be SO
so construed as to prevent the county COM
mis.ioners of any county from granting H.
censcs to drinking saloons or houses there
in, when there is but little business doing,
for less than three hundred dollars, but in
no case for less than one hundred dollars
per annum.
SEC. S. Said county commissioners in
their respective counties shall also have
power to grant licenses to persons to sell
splrltuous liquors and wines therein in
greater quantities than one gallon, to be
called wholesale license upon payment of
the sum of not to exceed one hundred dol
lars per annum into the county treasury
by such person so desiring such license
also, upon payment of not to exceed like
sum into the county treasury by any per-
son desiring grocery license to sell lager
beer to grant such person such license to
sell for the period of one year. Also, up.
on the payment of such sum as the county
commissioners may establish and fix, By
order duly entered in the record of their
proceedings, not exceeding twenty-five
dollars per annum for each billiard table,
pieeon-hole table, or bowling alley, grant
a license to any person applying for the
same and giving such bond not exceeding
two hundred dollars, as such commission.
ers may require: Prorided, no person
shall be required to take out any license to
sell anywine made from fruit produced by
such persons own labor, in this territory.
SEC. 6. Any person who shall sell
spfrltuous liquors or wines in greater guam
titles than Que gallon, or shall retail lager
beer, or keep billiard table or tables, or
bowling alley or alleys for hire, in any
county in this territory, without first taking
out license therefor, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdcmcanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars nor less than five
dollars, and shall be committed to the
county Jail of the county where such of.
Tense may be committed, and be placed at
hard labor until such fine and cost shall be
paid or they may otherwise be discharged