Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-01-24

city or county. Said fees when the license
is taken out after May LIST of any year, may
be prOrated, but no license shall be issued
for period less than quarter of year.
NO SCRE-e,s, SHADED WINDOWS OR SIDE
DOORS TO SALOONS.
The court granting the license shall re-
quire the llcensee to close, permanently, all
entrances to the licensed premises other
than one entrance from the front of the
house, and in all cities and towns this en-
trance shall be from the public street, and
the construction OF opening of any other
entrance shall of itself make the license
void, and in no instance shall there be any
interior communication between the
licensed premises and any sleeping OIL
dwelling rooms OF apartments.
The court shall require the icensee to
remove any screen, blind, shutter, curtain,
partition OIL painted, ground, Oh stain-glaSs
window, Oh any other obstruction that may
interfere with the view of the licensed
premises. No licensee shall place or MAIN
tain OF permit to be placed OIL maintained
upon any premises Used by him for the sale
OF SpirltuOuS, VinOuS, malt OIL breWed
liquors, OIL any mixture thereof, under the
provisions of his License any screen, blind,
shutter, curtain, partition Oh painted,
ground Oh stain glass windows, OF any
other obstruction, OF shall expose in any
window upon said premises any bottle, caSk
OIL other vessel, containing OF purporting to
contain Intoxicating liquor in such way
as to interfere with view of the interior
of the premises OF with view of the bust
ness conducted upon the said premises; and
the placing OF maintaining of such obstruc-
ton shall of itself make the license void.
OPEN TO THE POLICE.
The mayor OF the justice of the peace of
the city, or the justice of the peace of the
county, OIL any constable or police officer
specially authorized by either of them may
enter upon the premises OF any licensee to
ascertain the manner in which he conducts
his business and to preserve order.
SELLING TO MINORS.
Whoever by himself, OIL his agent, OF his
servant, sells or gives Intoxicating liquors
to minor, or allows aminOr to lOiter upon
his premises where such sales are made,
shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each
otfense, to be recovered by the parent OF
guardian OF such minor in an action Of
tort.
EXCESSIVE DRINKERS NOT TO BE SOLD
LIQUOR.
The husband, wife, parent, child, guar
dian OF employer of a person who has, OF
may hereafter have the habit of drinking
spirituOus OF Intoxicating liquor to excess,
may give notice in writing, signed by him
OF her, to any person, requesting him not
to sell Oh deliver such liquor to the person
having such habit. If the person so mott
fled at any time within twelve months
thereafter sells OF delivers any such liquor
to the person having such habit, OF permits
such person to loiter on the premises, the
person giving the notice may in an action
sum, not less than one hundred dollars;
provided, that an employer giving such
notice shall not recover unless he is injured
in his person OIL property. A married
woman may bring such action in her own
name, and all damages recovered by her
shall inure to her separate use. In case of
death of either party, the action and right
of action shall survive to OF against his
executor or administrator.
SALOONS TO CLOSE AT II O'CLOCK AT
No icensee hereunder shall sell OIL per-
NIT to be sold on the licensed premises any
spirituous, vinOus, malt OIL breWed liquors,
OF any mixture thereof, between the hours
OF IL at night and 6 in the morning. OF on
Sunday, Oh keep open his place of business
at those times; nor shall he sell OF permit
to be sold on the licensed premises, nor
shall he give, Oh permit to be given away at
any time any such liquor to any intoxicat-
ed person, OIL to minor, either for his own
use, the use of his parent, or any other
person.
NOT MORE THAN ONE LICENSED SALOON
TO EVERY ONE THOUSAND
INHABITANTS.
The aggregate number Of licenses of
class No. 3 shall not exceed, in any one
year, the proportion of one license for every
one thousand of the population of the city
OF county for which said license is granted:
and any license issued in conflict with this
provision shall be void. All estimates of
population hereunder shall be based on the
census last taken, whether by federal,
state, city OF county authorities.
No licensee hereunder shall, during the
period covered by his license maintain on
the licensed premises, or in connection
Herewith, OF adjoining thereto, any bill
lard OF pool-table, OF tenpin alley, or any
other game, or deal in groceries, either by
wholesale OIL retail.
It shall not be lawful for any person to
sell any splrltuous, vinOus. malt Oh brewed
liquors, OF any mixture thereof, at the
county seat OF the county, OF within three
miles thereof on county court day: Pro-
vided that this section shall not apply to
those cases where the county seat is an in
corporated town having a corporation court
and police force.
DEBTS INCURRED FOR DRINKS NOT COL
LECTABLE BY LAW.
No licensee, who shall sell liquor by less
measure than one quart, shall trust OF give
credit therefor, under penalty of losing or
FORGETTING such debt, and no action shall
be maintained OF recovery had in any case
for the value of liquors sold in violation of
the provisions Of this section, and defence
may be taken, in said cases, against such
recovery without special plea of notice.
LICENSE FORFEITABLE FOR VIOLATION
OF THE LAW.
In all cases of conviction under this act,
the license OF the party convicted, at the
option of the court granting it, may be.
forfeited on the first conviction, and shall
be forfeited on the second conviction of
any hcensee for violation of any of the
provisions of this act and in all cases
where the license is rendered void by vio-
lation OF any of the provisions of this act,
granting it., after ten days written notice
to the licensee OF licensees, and such notice
may be given by the judge of such court,
the commonwealth s attorney, Oh by any
citizen.
NOT TO INTERFERE WITH LOCAL OPTION.
All local laws fixing a license rate or fee
less than is provided for in this act, be and
the same are hereby repealed: Provided,
however, that none of the provisions of
this act shall be held to authorize the sale