Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-23
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
RarrOOlns in the District.

Rarr0Olns in the District.
BILL INTRODUCED BY Mr.. HoAR To-DAY-REGu-
LATIoNs PROPOSED FOB THE GOVERNMENT OF
LIQUOR DEALERS
MI. Hoar to-day introduced, By request. stating
that it was prepared by lawyer, bill to regulate
barrooms in the District 1t provides that no per-
son shall keep barroom except under authority OF
regularly issued license that any place, except a
drug store, where distilled or fermented liquors, or
Wines and cOrdialS sold In quantities less than
q pint. shall be regarded as a barroom, and every
drug store where liquors are sold as beverage
shall be considered barroom. The license Shall
be kept consp1cuously posted on the premises, and
II Is the duty OF the chief OF police to see that no
person carries on the business without license.
Liquor shall not be sold or given to minor or in
toX1cated person, or to any soldier or sailor bar
rooms shall not be open on Sunday, or On any
day between midnight and a. m Applications for
license shall be accompanied with certificate that
the amount required Tor 1t has been deposited with
the collector and also with the written permission
Of majority OF the real estate owners and a ma
Jority OF the residents keeping house on the same
side OF the square where 1t is desired to locate and
keeping house On the side Of the square fronting
opposite. The assessor shall transmit the applica-
tion to the Commissioners with his certificate
whether the persons signing are really real estate
owners and majority OF the residents, etc. In the
square; and it is made the duty OF the police to
certain whether tt signers are bona de real estate
owners and residents OF the square named, and
whether they constitute majority; and where the
applicant already keeps barroom the police shall
' .Rs place n.y.. ana s5st
the appcon for shah not be
The license issued shall contain full name OF party
to whom granted, date, etc, and shall be for one
year, expiring the 3st Of October or for the un-
expired portion of the year ending In that date.
The license shall be valid only for the places re-
ceived and shall not be transferable but no license
shall be granted for bar-rOom on the same side of
any square, or on the opposite side to any build
ing, park or reservation owned by the government
or occupied by any department, bureau or office OF
house. The commissioners are required to give
due consideration to any protest setting forth that
q license has been granted not In strict con-
formity With the law, and II satisfied it has been
pretor Of bar-room shall pay annually $500, and
each and every violation OF this act the
party convicted shall be liable to a nne
second conviction within the same license year
Shall in addition to fine, work forfeiture OF the
license, and TO no person who has thus forfeited
shall license be granted for that or the next sue
ceeding year. The Police Court shall issue war
rants, upon complaint, and such warrants may be
addressed to any policeman, and the fines, penal
ties and fOrfeitures shall be imposed through the
Police Court 1t Is also provided that no informa-
ton as to violations OF this act shall be Quashed
on account Of "misnomer, technicality, or mere
clerical errors, when the matter complained OF is
stated so as to clearly Indicate to the
party accused the matter or thing he Is called
upon to answer" but all such errors may be
amended in the Police Court In cases OF appeal
where the accused shall be convicted by the higher
court, and fails to pay the fine, he shall be COM
mitted to the workhOuse for not exceeding ninety
days, but shall be discharged at any time, within
the period, he pays his fine One-half OF nnes shall
60 to nformers. All acts and parts OF acts incon-
sstent with this act are repealed. Referred to the
District committee.