The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-06
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC..

regulate The sale snd dispossi "f iA'oN-
ica'iIg beverages :"
SECTION /. Be At eltdc.el ~ the Legi'>
lltire leemJiy # the Territory ef WG0i-
iag'oH. Ttat any liquor which will. if
d-.nk 10 Excess. produce drunk nness-
/ declared an intoxicating beverage
within the meaning Of this act.
Sec. >. No person shall keep house.
roon,. or ether place for the sale Of such
beverage 10 quantities less than one
gallon unless they shall be licensed so
to do by the p:oper authorities. as here
in .ftcr provided.
Sec 3 Such license. if such house.
room. or cthrr place Is within the lin
is Of aay incorporate city, town or
village. mu-; be granted by the NUM-
cip.l au,Lo ify Of such city, town Or
village having the power to enact ordi-
n.c AMI pass bylaws therein, and
n other autS.o rit., and it shall be sutti-
ci-n. e4.dtuce that such license WAS
granted if miIute Of that fact shall
appear in the usual record kept for re-
cording their proceedings; and such
license mag be granted at regular or
81 adjourned meeting; and such license
may be for any period fixed by said
boar,i no. less than three months and
not exceeding one year.
Sec 1 The one to whom such license
ia granted shall not sell any such liquor
in such quantities before lie has paid
into the municipal treasury a sum at
the rate Of not less than three hundred
dollars per annum aud no more Pro
citletl, ho,cerer. That if native wines. malt
liquor and eli Ter are the only intoxicat-
ing liquors sold at such place, chen the
sum paid shall be at the rate Of not
less than one hundred and fifty dollars
per annun. and no more: Prorided t'ur.
Tier. That if malt liquors only are sold
at such place, then the sum shall be at
the rate of not less than one hundred
dollars per annum. and no more.
Sec. ). In places outside the limits
described in section four. the license
mentioned in section three shall DC
granted by the Board Of County Com
miss.onefs of the county where such
place is situated. and the sum to be
paid FOR such license shall be the same
as required in incorporated cities, towns
ard villages, and for the same time
and all tho provisions of said section
three, 50 far as the same shall apply to
revocation of licenses. shall apply.
Sec. g. The authorities authorized by
this act to grant such licenses may at
any time revoke the same when the
place whore such liquors are sold be,
comes offensive TO the pubic generally:
IrOcuiot h""c,"e., That u.iu such Ii
cense is revoked the person holding the
same shall have a reasonable notitica-
ton of such intended revocation. and
he shall be heard in his own defense by
attorney or agent. ard he shall have the
right to produce witnesses 20 reb1t any
charge made against him, and after
consideration of all the evidence, both
for and against they shall decide the
matter according to equity and Justice,
wi:hou: regard to any religious belief
or idea aver,e to the traffic in intoxi--
eating liquors which they may enter
tain as individuals. And should any
such license be revoked. said authority
shall return ~ such person licensed o
just share If I'!a money paid by him, in
proportion to the time he was licensed
t. sell and - the time such license was
revoked.
Sec. \" license authorized bv this
. t is as. nao:e urlts by consent Of the
authority authorizing the same. aud
every person receiving a license under
this oct shall conduct and manage such
place in his OWN proper person Pro-
rided, That he may have employees
who are regarded by tho public as hon
est. fair aud just men, and no minor or
female shall be allowed to lolter or be
about such place of business.
Sec 8. Where liquors are sold III
quantities grester than one gallon. a
license at tue rate of one hundred dol
lars per aunum shall be paid, ard such
license shall be granted by the same
authority having power to grant retail
license he herein provided.
Sec. 9. The person obtaining the Ii
cense herein required shall. before SELL
ing. give bond running in the name
OF the county or municipality. as the
case may be, conditioned that he will
keep his house in q quiet, peaceable
aud orderly manner; and conditioned
further, that neither he nor his en-
ploye-s will at any time persuade any
one to drink t. excess in such place.
Such bond Shall hs in q sum no. more
than one thousand dollars and not less
than two Hundred and fly d lars, Us
the authority granting sich Ic.n,- may
dcem roper; and. further cr.l lioned,
tina: Z princi..a All. 'a"hfusiy keep
all :Se ,r,v:si u this act Such
'O-.'I n.u-t be >igne.. ny not less than
i"v ~ :"v,d ,ur'- les Should the
60 '" Il sHc' i. ID be broken. such
lie" . s...li IL te."k,l as soon as
Judg -, tas ben rendered by court
havin juri >d:ctio: FOR such breach. In
examining the surc;ies Gu slid bond,
tho auth ,i'y "r.utiny the License must
satisfy itself beyond q reasonable doubt
that he sar,ties are solvent parties and
are jointly worth the penalty of such
b'ni eve! and above their debts and
liabilities. and. on being so satisfied,
suca authority shall! receive and prove
sal ] bona.
Sec 10 Licenses TO sell Intoxicating
liquors heretofore Issued. and the time
for which such licenses were issued is
yet uuexpired. shall remain in force
until such time expires and no longer,
and b. governed hy present laws not
withstandins the provisions Of this
act.
See. l l. This act to take effec. and
be IN force on its passage and approval
by tie Governor