Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-17

BY request Of the District Commissioners
Mr.. Hemphiil introduced in the House today
an important bil regulating the sale Of distilled
ana fermented liquors in the District II pro-
vides as follows: After November 4, lsg2. no
person shall engage n dealer in distilled
malt or fermehted liquors, wines or eordiAls
without having first obtained license signed
by the assessor of the District and approved by
the District Commissioners. Licenses shall DO
Of two classes wholesale and bar room licenses.
Wholesale licenses shall pay annually $500; shall
authorize the sale Of liquors in quantities not
less than one pint. not 80 be drunk on the prem
Uses where sold. The license shall not be
granted until il is shown that the place where
the liquor Is 20 be sold he properly arranged
for selling such liquors ms merchandise.
Every place where liquors are sold 20 b
drunk on the premises or in quantities less than
one pint shall be regarded as a bar room. and
the possession Of such liquors shall be prima
facie evidence Of bar room within the mean.
ing OF this act
BAR ROOM LICENSES
The proprietors of bar rooms shall pay an
annual license Of 5000 and deposit that amount
with the collector OF taxes with their apphca-
tion Tor the license. In the cities Of WASH
ington and Georgetown the proprietor OF
the bar room must present 20 the Com
mlssioners the written permission OF
majority of the persons owning real
estate and majority of the residents keeping
house on the side of the square where IL ~ de-
! sired 10 locate the business aud IL the bar room
Is TO be located on n corner the signatures will
be required in all cases Of a majority of such
persons on both sides of the square and the
contiguous sides of the squares fronting op-
posIte such bar room.
The fact OF the ownership Of real estate shall
be certified by the assessor and the genuine
| ness of the signatures shall be certified by the
police lieutenant of the precinct
Liquors shall not be disposed Of 10 any
| minor. intoxicated person. habitual drunEard
| or inmate Of the Soldiers Home, or on Sunday
| or between midnight and O'Clock a. IN OF any
day.
PENALTIES PROVIDED.
Violation Of any of the provisions of this act
shall be liable to fine of not less than $500 nor
more than 5000, and upon conviction OF sec
ond offense TO a fine OF not less than eco
nor more than $1,000 and TO imprisonment
| in the Washington asylum at hard labor
until the fine is paid, not less than
| six months or more than one year. and the
| license shall he revoked Any one who aids OF
abets the violation of this act shall be subject
TO a fine of S25 to $50 and imprisonment for
| sixty DAYS
Prosecutions under the act shall be on infor-
nation filed in the Police Court by the attorney
OF the District. and IL the information. 10 de-
fective II may be amended At any time before
| final sentence is passed.
Licenses shall not be granted to the follow
| ing described persons or places: Within zoo
| feet of any public school church: TO any
person convicted within the two preceding
years Of having sold liquor without license.
All persons holding licenses shall permit any
| member OF the police force or duly authorized
agent of the Commissioners TO at any time
make full examination of the premises q re-
| fusal TO do so being deemed q sufficient causs
to reject the application.
| No license shall be granted 10 any employe
| of the District or TO any person who by reason
| Of any other employment will be absent from
| the licensed place during business hours No
license will be granted to any person within
/ 900 feet OF another licensed place. No female
| can dispense any liquors at any licensed plsce.
| After November i, 1892, the Commissioners
shall have full discretionary power 10 grant
| and refuse licenses for both wholesale and re-
tail dealing in liquors
/ As TO APorHEcARIFs.
Apothecaries shall not be permitted 10 sell OF
in any way dispose Of distilled, fermented or
vinous liquors in quantities iess than
one pint to any person except
| ing on prescription OF duly
registered physician, which shall contain the
name of the person prescribed for, shall be
| used but once and within twenty-four hours
| from its date and not afterward. They shall
not be sold in quantities of less than one
pint, nor in that manner until o wholesale ID
cense has been obtained.