The evening world., 1892-01-29
The Bill Drawn by the Liquor
Dealers Counsel introduced.
Moderate Provision for Sunday Sell.
ing Is Included.
Police 'Spy" System Blocked
Other Proposed Changes.

the Assembly, To-day introduced bills reyis-
ing and consolidating the laws regulating the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors.
The bill contains iOrty-three sections and
was drawn by counsel FOR the state Wine,
Liquor and Beer Dealers Association.
The frst seventeen sections relate to the
constitution ana the duties and powers OF Ex-
else Commissioners.
section eighteen provides that Boards OF
Excise shall not grant any license to any
person unless over twenty-one years OF age
citizen OF the United states resident in his
state and OF good moral character, approved
by the Board.
Nor to any one to sell strong or spirituous
liquors, wines, ale or beer In any building
used as court, or in any building used or oc-
cupied wholly for state, county or municipal
purposes.
Nor II the license OF any former licensee, OF
the premises sought to be licensed has been
revoked or annulled, unless the applicant
SATISFY the Board that such former licensee
has not and Will not have any interest In the
business sought to be licensed.
The requirement as to citizenship shall not
apply TO any person now holding a license.
Section 10 provides: A Board OF Excise
may, when authorized by law and not other
wise, grant TO one or more applicants there
fore one or more OF the following kinds OF
licenses, upon liking and receivin. fee
therefore as follows:
First-A license to keeper or keepers OF an
Inn, tavern or hotel having, IL in a city, at
Inn, tavern or hotel OF strong or spiritu-
Gus liquor, wines. ale or beer, TO be
drank on or on the licensed premises,
Which Which shall be known as hotel
license, and for which the fee shall be,
II such premises shall be In city not less
than $50 nor more than $3.50, and II such
premises shall be In town not less than $50
nor more than $3.50.
Second-A license to the keeper or keepers
OF saloon permitting sales therein Of strong
or spirltuous liquors, wine, ale or beer, to be
drunk ON the premises, which shall be known
as saloon liquor license, and for which he
Zee shall be, II such premises shall be in u
city, hot less than $50 nor more than $3.50,
ana II such premises shall be In town not
less than $50 nor more ihan $3.50.
Second-A license to the keeper or keepers
ol saloon, permitting sales therein or ale
and beer only, to be drunk on or OF the IL
censed premises, which shall be known as u
saloon, ale and beer license, and FOR which the
Zee shall be, II such premises shall be in Il
city, not less than $50 nor more than $50,
and II such premises shall be In Il town, not
less than $50 nor more than 500.
Fourth-A license to the keeper or keepers
or store, permitting sales therein In un-
broken packages only Of strong and splrltuous
liquors. wines, ale, or beer, not to be drunk
un licensed premises, which shall be known
as storekeeper's license, and for which the
lee shall be, II such premises shall be In q
rlty, not less than $50 nor more than $3.50,
and II such premises shall be In town not
less than $50 nor more than $3.50.
flith-A license TO the keeper or keepers OF
drug store, permitting sales therein only
upon physicians written prescription, to be
but once used, or strong or Splrituuus liquors,
wines. ale or beer, not TO be drunk Oh the
licensed premises, which shall be known as u
druggist license and for which the fee shall
A druggist shall not be licensed under the
subdivision, unless he is a duly licensed phar-
Maclst.
slxth-A license to the keeper or keepers of
an eatlng-hOusc, having upon the premises
sought to be licensed at the time the license
is granted the necessary implements and
facilities for cooking preparing and
therein OF strong or spirituous liquors,
wines, ale, or beer TO be drunk only on the
licensed premises and by such guests only as
al the time OF such sales, shall be furnished
with seats IN such eating-house and with
1ood supplied and sold to them by the keeper
thereof which shall be known as an eating
house license, and Tor which the lee shall be,
II such premises shall be IN city, not less
than $50 Tor more than $3.50, and II such
premises shall be In town, not less than $50
nor more than $3.50.
Scventh-An additional license may be
granted upon application. when IL shall ap-
pear that public necessity requires that such
licensed premises remain open between the
hours or and o'clock III the morning, and
iur which the fee shall be not less tlan $50
nor more than $3.50.
Eighth-No license granted by any Board
OF Excise shall autnorisc the sale II strong OF
sp!rituous liquors. wines. ale or beer In guam
Titles VI iive gallons or upward at Il time.
Every such license, except special license,
II granted by the Board of Excise of
,,o city, shall expire, one year IRON
granted by the Board Of Excise Of town
shall expire on the first Monday OF May next
succeeding the date of granting It, put II
granted Tor less than year the Tee there
Tor shall be reduced proportionatcly.
Section 20 provides that a Board OF Excise
shall not grant license until the applicant or
applicants therefor shall have presented to.
signed and sworn to, stating the name OF
every person Interested III the business for
which license is sought, and shall also have
nled bond IN the penal sum OF $3.50 cohdl-
II Il license be granted the licensed prem
ises snail not be allowed TO become disorderly.
Gambling is not 10 be allowed, nor shall the
provisions or the Excise law be Violated.
section "a provides that where an applica-
tion Tor license Is denied by the Excise board,
such applicant, who may be refused license,
shall have the writ OF Certlorari TO review the
action OF such Board.
lf the Court shall, upon hearing, determine
that such application FOR license has been
by such Board arbitrarily denied, or denied
without good or valid reasons therefor, such
Court may make an order commanding such
Board to grant such application and u issue
a license TO such applicant, upon payment OF
the proper license fee.
The bill provides a means for the transfer
OF II license upon the death or a licensee, for
the transfer OF license by permission OF an
Excise Board, and for the revocation OF a
license by force OF criminal conviction.
Licenses may be revoked II the ilcensec has
been convicted OF n felony during the term
OF his license; II the license has been obtained
by raise representation II judgment has been
rendered against the licensee In civil action
and the amount not paid within sixty days;
ir the liCensee shall allow agirl under sixteen,
no. a member OF his family, to sell liquor; or
II the licensee shall otherwise violate the
law.
The revocation OF licenses by Boards OF EX-
else Il renewable under a writ OF certIorari
TO be granted u any licenSee.
The Comptroller is authorized under Sec
tion 80, to grant yearly licenses to persons,
associations or corporations engaged In the
transportation OF passengers within the limits
oI the state, permitting them 10 sell strong
or spirituOuS liquors. wines, ale or beer TO
such passengers while In transit, without
license by any Board OF Excise.
II shall be granted upon such terms, condi-
may deem proper and upon payment OF such
sum as he shall Tx, not less than $50 for each
ana every car, boat or vessel In which such
sales are 10 be made.
Moneys received shall be paid into the
State Treasury.
Illegal sales, with or without license and In
violation or licen G, are made misde-
mcunUrS.