Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-02-24
The New Liquor Law.


Be it enacted by the Legislative As
semJly Of the Territory of Washington:
SECTION l. The board of county
commissioners of each county in the
Territory of Wa shington shall have
the sole and exclusive authority and
power to regulate, restrain, license or
prohibit the sale or disposal of spirit
uous, fermcnted, malt or other in
toxicating liquors outside of the cor
porate limits of each incorporated city,
incorporated town, or incorporated
village within their respective counties.
Providing that the annual license fee
for the sale of spirituous, fermented,
malt or other Intoxicating liquors
| shall in no instance be less than three
hundred $4,000 dollars, or more than
one thousand ($1,OOO dollars, which
said license fee shall be paid annually
in advance to the county treasurer,
who shall pay ten (lO) per cent, of the
amount into the general fund of the
Territorial Treasurer, thirty-fve (35)
per cent. into the county school fund,
and the remaining fifty-five per cent.
into the general county fund. Pro-
vided, further, that no license shall
be granted to sell spirituous, fer
mented, malt or other Intoxicating
liquors by said county commissioners
within one mile of the corporate limits
of any incorporated city, town or vii
lage.
SECTION 2. The mayor and council,
or other governing body of each in
corporated city, incorporated town, or
incorporated village in Washington
Territory shall have the sole and ex-
elusive authority and power to regu-
late, restrain, license or prohibit the
sale or disposal Of spirituous, fer
mented, malt or other intoxicating
liquors within the corporate limits Of
their respective cities, towns or vii
lagos; provided, that the annual
license fee for the sale of such spirit
uous, fermented, malt or other in
toxicating liquors shall in no instance
be less than three hundred $4,000 dol
lars or more than one thousand ($1,.
OOO) dollars, which said license fee
shall be paid annually in advance to
the treasurer of the city, town or vii
lage, who shall pay ten (1O) per cent
thereof into the general fund of the
Territorial Treasury, and hand the r.
naming ninety per cent. into the =
eral fund of the city, town or will. ,
treasury.
SECTION 3. In granting the license
authorized by this act the proper au-
thorities shall exact from each appli.
cant y bond to the cum of one thou
sand 81, ,OOO dollars conditioned that
the applicant shall keep an orderly
house and will not sell liquor to mi.
nors. He shall in case of violating the
terms Of the license forfeit the same
and be subject to the other penalties
provided by law for illegal selling oi
spirituous, fermented, malt or other
intoxicating liquors, the authorities
granting the license shall have full
authority and power to declare it for.
feited for tho violation of any OF the
terms upon which it was granted.
| SECTION 4. Amy person who shal
sell or dispose Of any spirituous, mall
or other intoxicating liquor without
having first obtained license from
the proper authorities shall be deemed
guilty Of a misIemeanor, and upor
conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding one Thousand
81 ,O0O dollars or imprisonment in th,
county Jail not to exceed six months
or by both fine and imprisonment fol
each offense.
! SECTION 5. Nothing in this act shall
be held or construed to allow any per
. son, firm or corporation to barter, sci
or otherwise dispose of any spirituous
malt, fermented or other intoxicating
liquors without first having obtained
a license therefor, as required by th'
provisions Of this act, except rs pro
vided in section six of the same
. SECTION 6. Nothing in this act sial
; be construed TO apply to any pl,arma
cist or druggist so as to prohibit hin
from or punish him for dispenses o
any spirituous, fermented, malt or 9th
, er intoxicating liquors in good f.ditl
upon the written prescription of an.
reputable physician, and nothing il
this act shall make it unlawful 70
such pharmacist or druggist to sci
pure alcohol for scientific or mechan
ical purposes to any reputable mechan
ic or scientist upon his written certif
cate, which must be filed with the otl
er prescriptions of said pharmacist o
druggist, that said alcohol is to b
used for the scientific or mechanics
> purposes specified in said certificate
and for no other purpose, and nothin
in this act shall make it unlawfu
for any pharmacist or druggist to Sc
pure grape wine to any regularly Oh
: dained clergyman or other church o
: ficer of any recognized religious d.
: nomination for sacramental purpose
. upon the written certificate of sal
r clergymen or other church office
q which certificate must be filed wit
the other prescriptions of said pharm'