Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02


said may designate in said permit
Sec. Z. That no license under this act shall
De issued for q greater period than one
year. and no license can be transferred by
the hcensee to any other person except with
the written consent Of the excise board upon
application thereto in writing, and then only
on the proposed transferees obtaining
the consent of majority OF the real
estate owners and resident housekeepers
as provided in section OF this
act and the fee to be paid by the party
making such transfer shall be 81, which shall
be paid to the collector OF taxes Of the District.
for the use Of the District. which fee shall be
paid before such transfer is made.
Sec. 8. That the liquor licenses authorized
and provided for by this act shall be OF two
classes-wholesale liquor licenses and bar
room licenses. Every applicant for liquor Ii
cense shall deposit the amount OF the license fee
with the collector Of taxes OF the District Of Co
lumbia at the time of filing his application with
OF the application for license by the board
as provided for in this act. the board
should decide to grant the license prayed
for. they shall notify the assessor aud the
applicant Of such decision in writing. and the
applicant shall thereupon receive his
or her license. The fee for a whole
sale license shall be ESQ per annum. and
for bar room license e400 per snnum. A
bar room license shall be required for
every hotel, tavern, bar room or other place
by retail. Wholesale liquor license shall only
authorize the hcensee to sell distilled, malt or
fermented liquors, wines and cordials in quanti-
ties not less than one pint, not TO
be drunk upon the premises where
sold and no such license shall be
granted until it is satisfactorily shown that the
place where it is intended to carry on such
business IL properly arranged for selling such
liquors as merchandise. Every place here dis
titled. malt or fermepted wines. liquors or cor
val soil i'm ora ,l...l
tail dealers by section 324 Revised Statutes Of the
CnitedStates to he drunk upon the premises. shall
be regarded as a bar room; and the possession Of
malt, distilled, fermented or any Intoxicating
liquors, with the means and appliances for
carrying on the business of dispensing the same
TO be drunk where sold. shall be prima facie
evidence of bar room within the meaning of
this act. and the license therefor shall be known
as bar room license.
Sec. g. That every person receiving a license
to sell under this act shall frame il under glass
and place ii In a conspicuous place in his or her
chief place of sale of such liquor, so that any
one entering such place of sale may easily read
such license.
Sec. 10. That all applicants for license
and persons holding licenses shall allow
the duly authorized agent or officer OF the ex-
else board full opportunity and every facility to
examine, at any time during business hours the
premises where intoxicating liquor Is sold and
for which a license Is asked or has been granted.
Sec. IL. That druggists and apothecaries
shall not be required TO obtain license under
the provisions Of this act. but they shall not sell
intoxicating liquors, nor compound nor mix
any composition thereof. except upon the writ
ten prescription of a reputable physician. nor
more than once on any one prescription OF the
physician; and every druggist or apothecary
shall keep book for the special purpose. and
enter therein the date Of every sale OF intoxi-
eating liquor made by him, the per-
son to whom sold. the kind.
quantity and price thereof, and
purpose for which it was sold. and such book
shall be at all times open to the said board, or
to any person designated and authorized by
them to make suoh inspection, and shall be
produced before such board when required:
and any failure to comply with the provisions
of this section shall render such druggist or
apothecary SO failing liable to the same penal
ties as if he had sold intoxicating liquors with
out license.
Sec. IL. That any one engaging in the sale Of
intoxicating liquors as specified in this act in
the District of Columbia, who is required by
it to have license as herein specified
without first having obtained license to do so
as herein provided. or any person who shall
engage IN such sale in any portion OF the Dis
taict where the sale thereof ia provided,
upon con lotion thereof shall be fined not less
than $3.50 nor more than $500. or be impris-
oned in the District Jail work house for
not less than two months nor more thin six
months; and. upon every subsequent convic-
ton of a like offense. shall, in addition TO the
penalty above named, to wit. fine Of not
less than $3.50 nor more than $500, be I'M
prisoned in the work house of the District OF
Columbia not less than three months nor more
than one year.
Sec. ID. That any person, having obtained a
license under this act. who shall violate any of
its provisions, shall upon conviction of
such violation be fined not less than $50
nor more than two hundred dollars, and upon
every subsequent conviction of such violation
during the year for which such license is issued
shall be fined like amount. and in addi-
ton to such fine shall pay a sum equal to %
per cent of the amount of the fine imposed for
the offense Immediately preceding. anc have
his license revoked. and in case of nom
payment OF the fines and penalties above
named shall be imprisoned in the Jail of the Dis
trict or work house for period of time not
ceeding six mon hs, or till the same are paid.
That after second conviction no Incense shall
thereafter be granted to said party: Provided.
That no minor under sixteen years Of age shall
be allowed to enter any place where liquors are
sold other than q hotel. without the consent of
the parent or guardian Of such minor.
Sec. IA. That any person assisting in or aiding
and abetting the violation of any o, the pro-
visions Of this act shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor. and on conviction thereof shall be
fined not less thanvoO nor more than 800, or
be imprisoned in the District Jail or work
house for not more than one month for each
and every such offense.
Sec. Is. That prosecutions for violations of
the provisions OF this act shall be
on information filed in the Police
Court by the attorney of the Dis
trfct OF Columbia or any Of his as
sistants duly authorized to act for him, and
said attorney or his assistant shall file such in
formation upon the presentation to him or his
assistants Of sworn information OF two reputa-
BILE citizens Of the District that the law has
been violated.
Sec. 16. That license for any Of the purposes
specified shall not be granted to any person to
conduct such business within 400 feet
Of q public school house, private school
or house Of religious worship. except
in such places Of business may have been
located previous to the erection or occupation
Of such school house owned or occupied by the
District Of Columbia, measured between the
nearest entrance to each by the shortest course
Of travel between such place Of business and
the school house.. ...f ....
Sec. IL. That all applicants who have had
license during the preceding year shall apply
for q renewal Of such license on or before
November l Of each license year, and
shall be permitted to continue business until
license shall be granted or refused by the ex-
else board; but in all cases Of refusal to grant
license such proportion Of the license fee as NAV
have become due shall be deducted and re-
tanned from the sum deposited therefor as the
time from the first day of November to the
date of such refusal bears to the entire license
and no other person shall he ,,a-x,,;,,.a