Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-05

Measure introduced by Senator Nc.
/ Mipan Today.
RESTRICTIONS WHICH II n PRoPosKD TO PUT
UPON TEE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. LICENSE ZEE OF
$1,000 AND A BOND REQUIRED FROM EACH
DkALER-orHxR PRov1sIoSs OF TIE BILL.
Senator Mcmillan today introduced the high
license bill, which vas sketched in The STAR
few days ago. The bill provides that on and
after the LIST day of November, 1892, no
person shall sell, vend, deal in or dis
pose Of any spirituous. vinous, fermented,
| or malt liquors as beverages for any use or
purpose whatever in or at any building or any
place within the District of Columbia, without
first having obtained license in the manner
Section 2 provides that no person shall be
licensed to sell liquor:
Who is under twenty-one years Of age.
2 Who has been convicted of a violation Of
any provision Of this act within one year last
past before the day Of his application for such
| license.
8. Who has been licensed under the terms of
| this act and whose license has been revoked by
| the Comm issioners Of the District of Columbia
| or by the Police Court Of the District of CO.
| lumbia within one year last past before the
| date of his application for such license.
| 8. Who does not intend to superintend in
person the management Of the business licensed
| and who will not when SO licensed so superin-
| tend in person the management of the busi-
| ness SO licensed.
s. Who does not intend to carry on such bus
| mess for himself and not as agent for any
other person and who will not, when so
| licensed, so carry on such business for HIM
| self and not as agent for any other person.
! 6. Who is at the time Of making his applica-
| ton for such license the owner of or licensee
named in license issued under this act
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business, or who will when so licensed carry
on his business within 400 feet of any portion
Of lot on which. is a public school
house owned by the District of Co
lumbia; or within 400 feet of any
| on which the school or church is built to the
nearest portion Of the lot on which the house
| or place in which such business is conducted is
located, or within one mile from the grounds
| Of the Soldiers Home.
his application is located in either the city of
Washington or the city of George
town shall! not present to the said
Commissioners the written permission OF
majority Of the residents keeping house
| on the side Of the square where it is de-
| sired to locate such business and on the
side OF the square fronting opposite to the
| same, and if the corner house is specified such
| signers will be required in all cases on
both sides of the square in which the said place
OF business is situated and the contiguous side
OF the squares fronting opposite such
house. The fact of such ownership of
| real estate shall be certified by the as
| SCISSOR of the District Of Columbia and the fact
of the required residence and the genuneness
Of the signatures of both property owners and
residents shall be ascertained and certified by
the lieutenant Of the precinct which embraces
the proposed location.
9. Who. if the place of business specified in
his application is in the District OF Columbia
outside the cities Of Washington and George
town, shall specify a place within 1000 feet
from any other place, specified in license
already granted as place on or at which dis
titled or fermented liquors may be sold.
10. Who is employed in any capacity under
| the District government.
II. Who intends, if licensed. to carry on his
business or who will when so licensed carry
wherein thea.ricals or variety entertainment,
OF any kind are at the time Of
the application for such license, or
may thereafter be conducted or carried on,
theatrical entertainments given by persons who
do not engage In such entertainment or per-
Torrance profession or an occupation.
AFFIDAvIIs AND BONDS REQUIRED.
Section provides that any person desiring
license shall file an affidavit with the Commits
sioners, in which shall be stated his NAME age,
place Of residence. the exact location Of the
building and Of the room or rooms in which
business il proposed to be carried on, whether
or not he is the owner of or
hcensee named in any license then in force,
whether or not he has been convicted of any
violation OF the license Jaw, whether or not he
has owned or been named in license
which has been revoked. whether or not he
intends to superintend the business in person,
whether or not he intends to carry on
the business for himself or as agent whether
or not the room or rooms which he processes
to occupy are within 400 feet OF any public
school or church, within one mile of the Sol
diers' Home grounds or within 1000 feet of
any rooms licensed for use In the liquor bust
ness Numerous other points indicated in sec
ton 2 are also to be covered in ths affidavit
In addition to the affidavit the applicant for
license must file with the Commissioners a
bond. with two or more sureties (freeholders of
the District, who shall qualify in twice the
| amount of the bond), in the penal sum OF
81 900. This bond is to be forfeited if the person
licensed shall sell or otherwise dispose
Of any intoxicating liquors at any place other
than the room named in the license, or on the
Sabbath, or keeps a disorderly house, or per-
mits gambling with cards or with any other
means or device for money or its representa-
tive, or other thing ofyalue shall sell, barter
give away or otherwise furnish or dispose
Of liquor to any minor person, or to
any pupil or student in ahy public school, COL
lege, academy, seminary or other institution
of learning, to any Incorporate person or
drunkard. No person will be accepted as Sc
curity on bond who is on any other license
bond.
HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
Section provides that whenever an appli-
cant for license has filed his affidavit and
bond, together with the sum of 81 to pay for
the publication Of the necessary notice. and it
shall appear that the applicant Is debarred
from a license the Commissioners are to pub
lish notice Of hearing in that CASE and the APP
plicant shall, after two weeks. be heard in his
own behalf.
Section gives the Commissioners, after No
vember /. 1892, full discretionary power to
grant or to refuse licenses for dealing in dis
titled and fermented liquors. When licenses
have been granted the Commissioners certify
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