The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-08-23
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF
RHODE IsLAGD.
Passed al Special Session, July, 1889
CHAPTER SIC.
Passed August /, 1899

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SECTION 1. No person shall at any time
manufacture or sell, or suffer 30 be manufac-
tured or sold, except for the purpose Of ex-
portation, or keep or suffer 10 be kept on his
premises on possessions, or under his charge.
for the purpose of sale, within this State,
any ale, wine, rum or other strong or malt
liquors, or any mixed liquors, "a part of
which is ale, wine, rum, or other strong or
malt liquors, unless as hereinafter provided.
Wherever tho words Intoxicating liquors
shall be used in this act il shall DO deemed
To include ale, wine, rum, or other strong or
malt liquors or any mixed liquors, a part of
which is ale, wine, rum, or other strong or
malt liquors, or any liquor or mixture of liq-
uors which shall contain more than two per
cent, by weight, of alcohol, or any liquor
or mixture of liquors which shall contain
lessthan two per cent. of alcohol, if the
same shall be intoxicating.
SIC. 2. The Town Councils Of the several
towns, and the Boards of Commissioners as
hereinafter provided, may grant or refuse 10
grant licenses 10 such citizens resident with
IN this State for the manufacture or sale Of
pure. splrituous and intoxicating liqnors
within the limits Of such town or city, as
they may think proper. Whenever any Ii
censo for the sale of spirituOus or intoXicat-
ing lpqors shall be granted the same shall
be granted To expire on the first day Of May
next succeeding the granting Of the same,
u,
and such citizens resident may obtain at any
time, in the discretion of the persons author
lied 10 grant licenses, n license TO expire on
the first day of May next succeeding the
ginnting of tho same, and pay therefor
price which shall be in proportion 90 the
length of time which the said license so
granted shall continue in force, bears TO the
price OF license for year; but no license
granted under the provisions of this chap
ter shall authorize any person TO sell any
tpirituous or Intoxicating liquors on Sunday,
or TO any woman, except ns hereinafter pro
Nided, or To any minor, or person of nOtori-
ously Incorporate habits, or 10 sell or furn-
lsh intoxicating liquors To any person on "a
pass book or order on store. or TO receive
from any person any goods, wares, merchan-
disc or provisions in exchange for liquors.
Before granting licenses To any person under
the provisions of this chapter, said council
or board shall give notice, by advertisement
for at least two weeks in some newspaper
published in tho city or town where tho mp
plicant proposes TO carry ON business, or if
there be no newspaper published in said city
or town then III some newspaper published
in the comfy of the name of tho applicant
for said license and the particular location
for which the license is rcqucstod and shall
give opportunity for remonstrants To- bo
heard before them as TO the granting thereof;
and no license shall bo granted under this
chapter 10 authorize the sale of any such
liquors, at any building or place where tho
owners or occupants of tho greater part Of
the land within two hundred feet Of such
building or place shall file with tho board
having Jurisdiction 10 grant licenses their
objection TO tho granting Of such license;
and before any license shall bo issued under
the provisions OF this chapter, tho person
applying therefor shall give bond TO tho
town or city treasurer in the penal sum of
ono thousand dollars, with Mt least two sure
ties satisfactory to tho said Council or Board
which surotios shall bo residents of the town
or city whero tho liconseo proposes 90 do
business, conditioned that he will not violate
any OF tho provisions Of this chapter and
for tho payment of NIL costs and damages
incurred by any violation of this chapter;
and lac shall also pay for such license 90 tho
town or city treasurer, tho sum heroin-
nfter named, three fourths thereof for
tho uso of such town or city, and ono
fourth TO bo paid over by tho town or
city treasurer to tho general treasurer for
the use of the State.
SEo. 3. The mayors of tho several cities
shall immediately after tho passage OF this
net appoint three Commissioners, who shall
hold Office until tho first Monday in April,
A. ID. 1890, md in the month of March, 1890,
said Mayors shall appoint three Commits
sioners, one TO serve ono year, ono to servo
two years, and ono TO servo threo years
from the first day OF April next succeeding
then appointment and thereafter III tho
ono commissioner TO Serve three years from
tho first day of April next succeeding his
appointment, which said commissioners shall
have and exercise all the powers and duties
conferred upon Boards of Commissioners nnd
Town Councils by the provisions of tins
chapter. Said commissioners shall receive
such compensation TO be paid by tho several
cities rs the City Councils of said cities shall
determine.
Aud said Mayors in caso of vacancy in said
Boards of Commissioners 10y donth, rcsigna,
tion or otherwise, shall have power to fill
such vacancy by appointment OF u tommls-
sioner 90 serve during the residue of the un-
expired term caused 10y such vacancy. Tho
Town Councils of tho scvoral towns may
in tho month of April rnftor the fifteenth
day thereof III any year, elect thrco Commls-
sioners 10 servo for the term of one year and
until others arc elected and qualified in their
stead Such Commissioners shall receive
such compensation as tho Town Council may
determine. not exceeding, however, 1--WE dol
lars for every day actually employed, To DO
paid by said town. Vacancies shall bo ohlled
by the Town Crunch. Tho Commissioners
elected or appointed under the provisions of
this act shall have and exercise oil tho pow
crs and duties conferred upon Town Coun-
ellis by the provisions of this chapter. Tho
Board of Commissioners may elect one or
their members as clerk, who shall keep and
have custody of all the records OF SAID board.
Copies of the ocords of the boards of Com
missioncrs or of any Town Council, duly
certified by the respective clerks thereof,
shall be received Ms evidence of any OF the
proceedings of the boards, and the cortih-
Gates of said clerks that IL does not appear
by such records that n person named III said
certificate held license under this chapter
shall be evidence of tho facts therein con-
tanned. The Commissioners shall annually
on or before the first day of February make
report TO the General Assembly, which said
report shall give tho number of licenses
granted by the Commissioners, with the
names of the persons licensed and the
amount of money received therefor. The
MAYORS of the several cities and town coun-
ellis of the several towns may MT any tmo
and for cause remove any of the Commits
sioners. Members of town councils shall
he Ineligible for election rs such Commits
sioners.
Src. 4. The electors of the several cities and
towns who are qualihod TO vote in the cleo
ton of all general officers, shall at each elec-
ton of general officers, cast their ballots for
or against the granting of licenses for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors, pursuant 10 this
chapter: Provided that no vote shall be TAX
On ON this question i'm any city or town un-
less number of the qualified electors equal
in cities 10 10 per cent. and III towns 60 10
per cent. of the vote east for general officers
nj the election next preceding shall petition
the City or Town Clerk, therefor at least 20
days prior 90 said election, and the City or
Town Clerk shall upon such petition insert
proposition providing for taking such vote
i'm the warrant calling the town, ward or dis
trict meetings, and shall at least fifteen days
previous 20 the day of said election file with
the secretary of state n certificate that tho
question, will this town Tor cityl grant Ii
censos for the sale of intoxicating hquors"