Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-02
A NEW LIQUOR LAW.
The License Bill Passed by the House
Today,
WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS
Full Text Of the Measure as 1t Finally Pre-
vailed A Four Hundred Dollar Retail
License-Other Provisions Of the New
Law.
The liquor bill has passed Congress.

The liquor bill has passed Congress
The bill with the Senate amendments was
laid before the House this morning and Mr.
Hemphill asked that the House concur in the
Senate amendments. To this Mr.. Campbell
and Mr.. Meredith objected, Mr.. Meredith NOV
ing to refer the bill to the House District COM
mIttee.
Mr.. HemphiI explained to the House that
the course proposed by Mr.. Meredith would
probably result in killing the bill and that the
District would be left without any liquor law at
all.
Mr.. Campbell urged that the bill be sent to
conference committee. He said the license fee
was too high and that il was tacitly agreed to
put the bill in conference.
Mr.. Hemphill said that the points in contro-
versy were Of no material importance.
Mr.. Merediths motion to send the bill to the
District committee was voted down and by
viva voce vote the Senate amendments were
concurred in. which is tho passage of the bill
Full Text OF the Bill.
The full text of the new bill which has now
passed both houses Of Congress is as follows:
That no person shall sell. offer for
sale or keep for sale or traffic in barter or ex-
change for goods. in the District of
Columbia, any intoxicating liquor, except
az hereinafter provided: but this shall not
apply to sales made by person
under a provision of law requiring him to
sell personal property, nor to sales by
the maker, brewer or distiller thereof not
to be drunk on the premises. Wherever the
term Intoxicating liquors is used in this act
1t shall be deemed to include whisky. brandy,
rum. gin, wine, ale. porter, beer and all other
fermented and distilled liquors.
Sec. 2. That there shall be and there is
hereby constituted an excise board for the
District of Columbia, which shall con-
sist Of the three Commissioners of the
District, and the duty of which shall be
TO take up and consider all applications
for license to sell Intoxicating liquors and to
take action on such applications, and the action
of said board shall be final and conclusive. and
only on the granting by said board of license
to an applicant to sell Intoxicating liquor shall
the assessor issue q license to such applicant,
and said board shall make such rules and regula-
tions for carving into effect this act they may
deem requisite and proper. and said board shall
make annual report to Congress setting
forth the number of applications. both favor
ably and unfavorably acted on, the number of
persons convicted for violation of this statute
and the amount of fines collected and uncol-
lected.
Sec. 8. That the said board shall appoint clerk
and shall keep full record of all applications
for license. of all recommendations for and
circumstances against the granting of licenses
and of their action thereon.
Sec. 4. That every person applying for
license to sell intoxicating liquors in said Dis
trict shall file with the said board a petition
for such license. and such petition shall be con-
sidered and acted on by the board in the order
in which such petition is filed and numbered
Said petition shall contains:
First. The name and residence Of the appli-
cant and how long he has resided there
Second. The particular place for which q
license is desired, designating the same BY
street and number, if practicable, and if not,
b, such other apt description as definitely To-
Gates it.
Third. The name of the owner Of the prem
Uses upon which the business licensed is to be
carried on.
Fourth. A statement that the applicant is a
citizen of the United States and not less than
twenty-one years of age, and that such ap-
plicant has never since the passage Of this act
been adjudged guilty of violating tine laws gov
erning sale of intoxicating liquors or laws for
the prevention Of gambling in the District of
Columbia.
Fifth. This petition must be verified by the
affidavit Of the petitioner. made before notary
public of the District Of Columbia or any per
son duly authorized by law to adj
minister oaths. If any false statement
is made in any part of said Pc
tition the petitioner or petitioners shall be
deemed guilty of perjury. and upon convection
thereof his license shall be revoked and he shall
be subject to the penalties provided by law for
that crime.
Sixth. That he is not the owner Of nor
Hcensee named IN any such license then IN
force.
Seventh. That he means to carry on such
business for himself. and not as the agent Of
any other person, and that if so licensed he will
carry on such business for himself and not as
the agent Of any other person.
Eighth. That he intends to superintend in
person the management Of the business
licensed. and that if SO licensed he will SO
superintend the management Of the business SO
licensed.
Sec. g. That in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown it shall be the duty of every ap-
plicant for bar room license TO present
to the excise board with his applica-
ton the written permission of a majority Of
the persons owning real esta e. and a
majority of the residents keeping house
on the side of the square where it is
desired to locate such business and
on the confronting side of the square fronting
opposite the same; and if the location of such
bar room is on a corner and has an entrance
thereon, such consent will be required from
such owners and residents on both streets, and
IN that portion Of the District of Columbia
lying outside of the said cities Of Washington
and Georgetown such applicant shall present
such permission from a majority of the per-
sons owning real estate and Of residents
keeping house within the space of
$50 feet of the street or road on each side
Of the place where it is desired to locate such
business, and within similar space on the side
Vi tue etTt6b OF TO6u ironing opposite 6uCQ
place. The fact of such ownership of real
estate shall be certified by the assessor of the
District of Columbia and the fact of the required
residence and the genuineness of the signatures
of the residents aforesaid shall be certified
by the lieutenant or acting lieutenant Of the
police precinct which embraces such proposed
location. Every place where Intoxicating
liquors are sold to be drunk on the premises
shall, for the purpose Of this act, be regarded
and considered bar room, and the possession
Of intoxicating liquors and the selling or dispoe-
ing Of the same to be drunk on the premises
shall constitute and make the place a bar
room: Provided, That any established hotel or
tavern having twenty chambers for lodging
guests shall always have the right to obtain for
itself a license for bar room on complying with
the provisions of this act, and the petition in
such case must be made by the owner or lessee
of such hotel or tavern. And provided further.
That after such applicant shall have obtained
and filed with his petition the consent afore-
said and obtained from the board the Incense re-
quired by this act it shall not be necessary for
such license after the expiration Of the period
for which such license is issued to obtain again
such consent for a renewal OF the license unless
the ma ority OF the real estate owners and
resident housekeepers aforesaid shall petition
the board. stating in such petition that said bar
room Is not necessary and is Objectionable and
the fact that such parties SO petitioning and
Directing are real estate owners and resident
housekeepers as aforesaid, and the genuineness
OF their signatures shall be certified in the same
manner as is above provided in reference to
their written consent: Provided further that