The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-02-15
Moderate License.

Ufner has Intrnduced bllt~wNiSs
denOminates a moderate licenie Bill
to regulate the sale of intodcatHg
liquors. The principal featue 0fthe
bill is its restrictions, HeIsGs he
does not understand why apeBnn of
moderate means should rot engage
in the traffic as we'll as ore otlarger
financial ability, and beItles, if the
business is productive oflarge reve
nueS it will tend to moe firmly en-
trench it, because of the peclniary
gain derived thPrefr0m. The hill
provides that all IicpnSes shall expire
on the first day of May next ensuing
their issue AMI shall be for twelve,
zine. six or three months, and for no
other times ; that all persons desiring
to procure a license shall file with The
clerk, at least one month before the
time they desire the license to be is
sued, an application in writing in
which they shall state: First, the
name and residence of the applicants;
second, that the applicant is Il citizen
Of the United States and has been for
twelve months a b. ma fde resident
Of this State; third, the place of
birth, &C.; fourth, the name of the
owner of the premises, &c. fifth,
that the applicant is not interested in
the profits of any business conducted
elsewhere where liquors arc sold {;
sixth, that the kind of lirence de>ir-
ell, whether to sell spiriluouS and
fprmented liquors. or fermented liq
uOrs only, or whether to sell in Quan.
titles rot less than pint or by the
drink and in quantities less than a
pint, and if by the drink and In
quantities less than a peeF'
whether at a hotel or at sa!s WlnOt
part of hotel; seventh. the paIic-
ular place where the business is t. be
conducted eighth, that no peson
except the applicant is in any nan.
ner interested in the business NTH,
that he has not had lirence tOspll
spiritunuS or fermented liquors in
this State revoked. &c.. tenth. The
name of at least two reputable per-
sons who are willing to he suraies
upon bond, &c. The application to
be verified by affidavit, AMI snail
have a certificate annexed signedby
at least ten reputable, bona fide resi-.
dents of the neighbour God where the
business is 10 he conducted, in which
the persons certifying shall each safe
his residence and business, that h. is
over q years of age, how long he has
known the applicant that he heEeges
the statements in the application to
be true, and from his acquaintance
with the applicant he believes himtO
be proper person who can he IN.
trusted with the sale of srirituous
and fermented liquors. and he recon-
mPnds the issuing of the license sp.
piled for. Upon the filing of the APP
plication The clerk shall give two
weeks notice of the application spec
ifying the kind of license applied for
and where the business is to he con.
Quoted. and stating that unless cause
he shown to the contrary by day to
be named in the notice the license
will he issued. Ifojection is flied in
writing, the application. ficate
judge of the court who shall hear the
matter and determine whether license
shall he issued. A bond Is required
before the license can he issued.
Fora lirenSe to sell spiriluous and
fermenteG liquor by the drink at a
saloon or any other place other than
a hotel the fee is $500. For selling
fermented liquors only. $l50. For
selling at hotel the license is regu-
lated by the rental value of the
premises ranging from $50 to $500.
No license shall be issued to sell bv
the drink at a store, and the license
to sell in quantities not less than a
pint is regulated by the stock of Ila.
uors kept on hand ranging from fifty
dollars upwards. The license for nine.
six or three months shall lie for A, !
or + of the above amounts. No l;qunr
shall be sold on Sunday, to a minor.
nor to any person known TO he affected
bv intoxication nor to any person
known to be drunkard, or intern.
perate habits; nor TO any person par
ent. guardian, husband wife. child,
brother or sister shall haye given no.