, 1885-02-21

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statement thereon, to the superior Autho-
rity. The holder of the license must take
out a Burgher Brief as rumshopkeeper
or publican.
The license shall only give the right to
keep one rum shop or one public house i;
they shall state in what place the rum
shop or public house is to be kept, also,
in the case Of rum shops, the place OF
storage, and no other place may be used
for selling or storing without the permits
sion of the Superior Authority, which
when given shall be inscribed on the
license.
RumShops must not be kept in any other
parts Of the towns than the following,
namely:
in Ch~ristiansted in Kings Street, Com
pany Street, the cross streets running
between those streets, and the two market
places.
In Frederiksted: in Strand Street,
Kings Street, Queens Street, and the
cross streets running between those streets,
but not further to the north than the
Custom House, nor further to the south
than Kings Cross Street.
5 10.
A license to keep a rum shop or puOllc
house is only valid so far as concerns the
person to whom it is granted, and cannot
be used by any one else. The widow OF a
Householder shall, however, as long as
she remains unmarried, be entitled, during
the residue Of the term for which the IL
cense was granted, to continue the buSl-
ness with the help of a man OF whom the
P~oIicemaster approves, and after the exp
ration OF the license to have it renewed
under the same condition.
Rumshopkeepers and publlcans are
bound to comply with the injunctions
which the Policemaster or the Superior
Authority may give concerning the mann
tenance Of order, the procuring OF fire I'M
elements, the use Of fire and lights, and,
under extraordinary circumstances, CON
corning the closing Of the rum shops.
II.
Sales must not be made in the rum shops
before 6 O'Clock a. IN. or later than s o'clock
y. m. On Sundays and Holidays no sales
must be made between the hours Of 8 a. m.
and 4 D.. m. Drink must not be served to
persons under 10 years of age, nor to
persons evidently intoxicated.
Is.
Public houses may be kept open both on
Week Days and Holy Days from 6 c O'Clock
a M. to II o'clock p. m.
II.
Neutrality-suspicious. are not allowed TO
supply drink to soldiers Of subordinate
rank nor to give them access to the rum
shop, when the said soldiers have been
forbidden by their superior officer to visit
such places ard information to that effect
has been given the rumShopkeepers
through the police.
A copy in English Of the present Ordi-
nance shall be posted up in every rum shop
and in every public house.
CHAPTER III.
CONCERNING TRANSGRESsIONS AND
COMPLAINTS.
If any person shall be found guilty of the
illegal sale Of distilled strong liquors, either
to be taken away or to be drunk on the pre-
misses, he shall be fined the first time from 10
to so dollars, the second time from 20 to
100 dollars, and so on, the fine being
doubled on each repetition of the offence.
Half of the fine suaIl go to the intormer,
should there be such a person and should he
demand it. Should the. informer be in the
service of the Police, the whole fine, how
ever, shall fall to the Colonial Treasury.
The Stock found i'll possession OF such
Offenders as have no right at all to deal III
cnirituO,S liOuOrS shall ALWAYS he cOnfSCa-