The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-04
hotf for selling spirits by retail without II
cense, and Bryan Reilly for selling by the
/ drink md hu the retail without licensc.

hotf for selling spirits by retail without IL
cense, and BRYAN Reilly for selling by the
drink and by the retail without license.
The law says: "a license to sell to be
drunk at the place where sold shall be
known as a bar-room license, under which
no wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, nor
any mixture thereof, shall be sold to be
taken away from the place OF delivery, but
shall be drunk there.
Anv person desiring to carry on the
business OF retail quor-merchant. and
also that OF a bar-room keeper, shall obtain
a separate license for each, and comply with
all the provisions OF this act in relation to
both privileges.
ANY person violating the provisions OF
this section shall be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and shall be fined not less than
twenty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, and be imprisoned not less than,one
month nor more than twelve months" !"
page 302, Acts 1871 81
Under the old law q bar-room keeper vd
not have the right to sell liquor to anyone
to be removed from his premises.
POLITICAL.
There was a meeting OF the ~iiquor-deal-
ers Of the city at Sauer's Hotel, on Broad
street, yesterday afternoon. There were
forty or fifty present. Colonel j. b. Young,
counsel OF the Protective Association, re-
commended that the arrangement between
himself and General Field, attorney for Mr..
johnson, relative to the dismissal OF the
patcnt-right suit, be ratified :twhich was
accordingly done. So the. suit, Which was
decided against the liquor-dealers on the
preliminary hearing, will be dismissed.
General Field will not proceed against the
lquor-dealers' bond for damages OCCASION
ed by the injunction.
The general meeting OF the liquor dealers
Yesterday evening appointed committee,
consisting OF Messrs. Herman Myers, II.
NTesterhotf, John Murphy, George Robin
SON, Joe Mittendorf, and NJ. c. Crowds, to
confer with committees from the working
mems societies and all organizations op-
posed to the Moffett lquor-Iaw. This COM
mittce will form the nucleus of an organi-
cation which is to recommend ticket for
the House and adopt measures for electing
the same. There was full and free express
sion OF opinion in regard to the Motfctt law.
There was not voice raised in its defence.
1t was regarded as wholly indefensible. The
dealers were unanimous in opinion that 1t
was 4 great outrage upon them. Several
speakers announced their purpose to vote
for no man not known to be opposed to it.
What they want, and will demand, OF those
asking their support is an effort for the
prompt repeal Of the law, and that their
business shall not be singled out and made
odious by special laws; but at the same
time they say they will cheerfully bear their
due proportion of the public burden ii laid
upon them in proper way.
The sentiment Of many liquor-dealers is
in favor of "frec fight" They are cam
did enough to say that il men are nomi-
mated who favor the continuance OF the
liquor-aw they (said dealers) cannot vote
for them. Several with whom our reporter
talked expressed the hope that the City
Committee would tonight agree not to
cause nominations to be made. for the rea-
son that they could not pledge themselves
to abide the result.