The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-09-16
Be authority.
To REGULATE THE SALE OF sPIRITUoUs LIQUoRs.

SECTION l.. The several laws and parts of laws mentioned in
the Schedule hereto to the extent to which they are therein ex-
pressed to be repealed are hereby repealed except as to any
committed and liabilities incurred before this Act shall come into
operation shall be prosecuted and all licenses issued under the
authority of the said laws shall confer the same right as if this
Act had not passed, but no more; Provided that persons hold.
the Penal Code may surrender such licenses in exchange for
license fee prescribed by this Act.
SEC: 2 The following words unless where the contrary appears
from the context, re used in this Act with meaning hereby IS
signed to them respectively.
"spirftuous Liquors" shall mean any wines, spirits, ale, cider.
an intoxicating nature, Sunday shall mean the tune me between %W en
the s morning ing OF II the eo succeeding e. nRsn Monday nd HI Majesty " NJ with
the advice and consent of his Privy Council
But nothing in this Act shall apply to any person selling any
spirituous or distilled perfume bona fde as perfumery; nor to any
duly qualified and licensed physician or surgeon, chemist or drug
gbt who may administer o sell any spirituOus liquors for mediei-
SEC. Z. The licenses issued under this Act shall be signed by
y MrnSter u te au inferior net OF n enfa @ Icn ne ne f@ ane 0s nr
provided, and shall be in force for one year from the date of issue.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall manufacture for sale any intoxicating
exceeding Five Hundred Dollars, and in default of payment of
such fine shall be imprisoned at hard labor for a term not exceed
SEC. 5. whoever shall dhdI any spirhuous Liquor in this
proved ON the 18th day of July, a. d. 1874, entitled Z" An Act
Mills for the manufacture Of sugar Licenses to t distiG spirituous
Liquor shall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor
more than one thousand dollars and in default of payment of
such fine shall be imprisoned at hard labor for any term not ex-
SEC. 6. All spirituous Liquors imported under the name of
RSTu relating o. to duties duties shall IT be liable able to To- seizure, condemnation and
sale for the benefit of the Public Treasury.
except as provided in section 5 of this Act OF having been used in
dstillinQ spirituOus liquor Or other intoxicating drinks " sub
stances within this Kingdom, and also all sPirituous liquors and
all other intoxicating drinks or substances manufactured for sale
ment, and may be seized and taken possession of by the Marshal,
and ali articles 80 seized by any other officer than the Marshal,
Deputy Marshal or Sherifs, shall without delay be delivered into
the care of the Marshal, Deputy Marshal or Sheriff nearest the
place of seizure who shall cause a notice OF such seizure
or some person authorized to claim possession thereof shall,
within twenty days from the day OF such notice OF seizure
o sen 6 q a. I forfeited bdpt to the Hawaiian avail government Sa and in all
cases where the owner Or some person claiming III right Oh pos
session shall file a written claim 1nas a herein re Gb PrGTld 6ov III sM ~ De r "a
ery in possession, to furnish to the Attorney General a written
statement of the facts who is hereby authorized and required to
take legal measures to have the question determined whether the
property seized has been forfeited in accordance to the provisions
SEC. 8. The Minister of the Interior shall have power to
grant a wholesale vending license for spirtuous Liquors to any
person having a license to sell goods, wares and merchandise at
wholesale applying therefor in writing, and stating in his appli-
cation the name OF the vendor and where TN applicant mtehu |"
establish his place of business. ..no uou J. ou
consist of selling the same in quantities not less than the packages
originally imported and in no other manner. Provided that no
part thereof shall be drank IT used on the premises where they
are sold o r in any 3 5n M mouse nerD or r 9H t5e Uarty SoIdinp suI6
license, or any other person or persons whatsoever through rs
fsen penalties Ities1 Of 4 the lava law and his bond.
suIritnous Liquors the applicant shall pay for the ia of the
Hawaiian Government Two Hundred an roland and IF Fly tTe D noasnaaLIst,y IN ~ gI v
Thousand Dollars with at least one sufficient surety to be approved
SEC IL. The Minister of the Interior shall have power in like
manner to grant licenses to be called :" dealers ten Licenses i,ftne tnu any
upon such person applying therefor in writing and stating IN his
tends to establish his place of business.
SEC. IL. Any person having obtained Il license IN accordance
with the preceding section may sell ardent spirits in quantities
not less than one gallon, wines, aes and other liquors containing
alcohol in quantities not less than One Dozen bottles. Provided
that the same and 10 part thereof shall be drank o used on the
premises where they IT sold or in any other house O II premises
contiguous thereto, procured or rented for that purpose by the
PARTY holding such license or any other person n persons whatso-
ever through his agency under the penalty Of FORGETTING his license
and mourning the penalty of the law and his bond
SEC. -. Before granting such license to any person to vend
wine. aa and other spirituOus liquors Is prescribed in Sections III
and IL of this Act, the applicant shall pay to the Minister OF the
Hundred Dollars, and give IL bond to the Minister of the Interior
i'm the penalty of One Thousand Dollars, with mt least one surety
to be approved by the said Minister:
Sc IL. The Minister Of the Interior shall have the power
to- grant licenses to retail spirituous liquors, upon application in
writing, stating the nam of the vendor and where the applicant
intends t. establish his place of business in each district.
SEC. Is. Before the granting of a retail license To vend spiritu-
N liquors IS contemplated in the preceding Section, the applicant
shall pay to the Minister of the Interior, for the use of the
shall give a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, with one
suficient surety to be approved by said Minister.
SEc. IS. Such last mentioned license shall authorize the
iieensee To sell and dispose of any spirituOus liquors by the bottle
or glass ON the premises therein specified between the hours Of
Ave O'Clock in the morning and eleven O'Clock at night on every
day except Sunday.
SEC. II. The Minister of the Interior, by and with the
consent of His Majesty the King in Privy Council, shall have the
and it shall he his duty to fix the limits o r boundaries
within which those obtaining a license contemplated by this Act
sbau carry o n and transact such business, and shall cause public
notice to be given of the same, and he shall designate IN the
license the house o store % place in which such licensed person
shaU he authorized to pursue his business, and the license 81
Granted shall not be transferable except "a hereinafter provided,
ar held 10 authorize such business to be carried on by any person
or persons or at any other place than such A. may be designated
in the license. Provided that until His Majesty i'm Council shall
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