Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-15
THE SALE OF LIQUOR.
Regulations Prepared Under the Provisions
of the New License Law.

TEXT OF THE RULES PREPARED BY THE ASSIST
ANT ATTORNEY AND SUBMITTED TO THE CON-
MIssIoSEEs TODAY FOR THEIR ORDER.
The passage OF the new liquor license law
made it necessary for the Commissioners to
adopt new regulations governing the sale Of
liquors.
Accordingly Assistant Attorney Thomas was
called upon to formulate new regulations, and
for several days past he has been busy going
over the old regulations and making changes in
accordance with the law.
Today he completed his iabors and forwarded
to the Commissioners the following regulations
for their consideration and adoption. 1t is ex-
pected, however, that the Commissioners will
insert several amendments before finally &C.
cepting them:
SAL OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN THE DIS
TRicr OF COLUMBIA
OFFICE OF THE
EXCISE BOARD FOR THE
DISTRICT OF CoLUMBiA
WASHINGTON, ID. c., -, 1893.
Ordered: That the following rules anc regu-
la tons governing the granting and issuing Of
licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in
the District of Columbia be and the same are
hereby made and promulgated:
Sec. l. Every person intending to apply for
liquor license must paw to the collector
of taxes the fee required for such license,
and file with the excise board at least
ten days before the LIST dav of November
Of each year a petition setting forth the
name and residence Of the applicant and how
long he has resided there; the place
where such license is desired. designating the
place by street and number or BY such other
apt description as definitely locates it: the
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which the business is to be conducted. that the
applicant is the only person pecuniarily inter
ested in the business asked to be licensed, and
whether the applicant has had license during
the preceding license year or any part Of il.
This petition shall be subscribed and sworn to
by the petitioner.
Sec. 2. That the applicant is a citizen Of the
United States. and not less than twenty-one
years Of age, and that such applicant has not
been adjudged guilty of violating the act of
Congress approved March 8, 1893, regulating
the sale Of intoxicating liquors in the District
OF Columbia OF the laws for the prevention of
gambling in said District.
Sec. 3. That with every application for retail
license there must be presented the written
permission Of majority Of the owners
Of real estate and q majority OF the resi-
dents keeping house on the same side Of the
business, and on the side Of the square 'front.'
ing opposite the same, and il q corner house
such signers will be required in all cases on
both streets 1.-THE term residents keeping
house" does not include boarders, persons
renting rooms or tenants Of fatal. All
signatures to such application must be made in
ink. and agents signing must sign the names OF
their several principals in front Of their own
signatures as agent and be prepared to show
legal authority for signing such application for
their respective principals. The fact Of ma
jority of the signatures Of owners of
real estate shall be certified by the assessor of
the District of Columbia, and the eenuineness
Of all signatures and the feet of q majority of
residents shall be ascertaiped and certified to
by the lieutenant or acting lieutenant Of the
police precinct ia which the proposed business
q to be located.
any person to conduct such business within
four hundred feet, measured between the
nsarest entrance to saeh by the shortest courss
Of travel, Of private school house,
house of religious worship OF public school
house owned or occupied by the District of
Columbia. except in such places of businssi -
may have been located previous to the ersction
Of such private school, house Of religious vor-
ship or public school house.
Sec. 8. No license win be granted 10 any psr-
Son convicted Of selling or giving away LIQUOR
during the preceding license year to . soldier or
volunteer, 70 . minor. 10 any confirmed drunk
ard, to an insoxisassd persoa or toany premises
where gambling hiss been allowed, or which ere
70 Be used - hawdy houss during The prscsd-
ing year.
q To any psrson convicted during the pre-
ceding hcsnss year With selling liquor on Sunday
or aftst midnight and prior to O'Clock In. or
with sailing liquor without license, and no
given pending prosseution fcr vis,asioa of ths
liquor hcspss laws OF regulations
.. 70 any persoa hopping plass vhnrs tdle,
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