Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-14

IT'S FsovIsIoSs GIVEN N ruLI-Ax rxcux
BoszD PROVIDED FoR-IHz FEEs ron EACH
Class AND TEE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS
or AMI PROVISIONS OF THE Law.
The liquor bill for the District passed BY the
House yesterday is in full rs follows:
That no person shall sell. offer for sale or
keep for sale or trafic in. barter or exchange
for goods. in the District Of Columbia. any in
toSicating liquor, except rs is hereinafter pro-
vided; but this shall not apply to sales made by
person under q provision Of law recurring
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 20 include whisky. brandy. rum gin,
vine. ale. porter. beer and all other fermented
and distilled liquors.
AN EXCISE BOARD
Sec. 2. That there shall be and there is hereby
constituted an excise board for the District Of
Columbia, which shall consist of the three
Commissioners of the District, and the duty Of
which shall be to take up and consider all ap-
piicatlons for license to sell intoxicating liquors
and 20 take action on such applications. and the
action OF said board shall be final and conclu-
sive. and only the granting BY said board
of q license TO an applicant to sell intoxicating
hqEoT snail the assessor issue a license 10 such
appiirsnt. and said board shall make such rules
and regulations for carving into effect this act
As thew NAV deem requisite ard proper.
Sec. 3. That the said board shall appoint
clerk and shall keep full record Of all applica-
tiOn- for license. o. all recommendations for
and circumstances against the granting OF
licenses aud OF their action thereon.
The clerk % the board shall be ex-ofiicio the
inspector OF licenses issued under this act. and
il shall be his duty to make the inspection re-
quire1 b this act under the orders OF the
board and make full report Of such inspection
IN the board nj such times as II may order.
The salary 20 be paid such clerk and Inspector
shall be fixed BY the board. and the same. with
the expense necessarily incident TO the business
OF the board shall be paid out of the fund
arising from the license fees paid under this
act.
PETITIONS FOR LICENSE
Sec That every person applying for Ii
cense to sell intoxicating liquors in said Dis
tric; shall fle with the said board petition for
sueh license. and such petition shall be con-
,fdrrsd and acted IN by the board in the order
H. which such petition Is filed and numbered.
Said petitirn shall contain:
l. The rame and residence Of the applicant
and how long 10 has resided there.
2 The particular place for which a license is
desired designating the same by street and
number IL prac ticab!e. and if not, BY such other
aps description as definitely locates it
s The name Of the owner of the premises
upon which the business licensed is to be car
ried on.
Fourth A statement tina. the applicant is a
citizen OF the United States. and not less than
tweuty-one wears OF age. And that such ap-
phcAnt has never been adjuiged guilty Of
violating the laws governing the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors or the laws for the prevention Of
gambling in the Distric; OF Columbia.
Fifth This petition must be verified by the
sHi6avi; of the petitioner made before a notary
public - the District of Columbia. any per-
Iulv xa1 Inv lavv drri1 .arO thS
II any false statement is made in any part of
said petition the petitioner or petitioners shall
be deemed guilty Of perjury, and upon con-
viction thereof his license shall be revoked and
he shall be subject 10 the penalties provided by
Law for that crime.
SIGNATURES NECESSARY.
Sec s That in the cities Of Washington and
Georgetown it shall be the duty Of every appli-
cant for bar room license to present to the
excise board with his application the written
permission Of majority of the persons owning
real estate. and a majority of the residents
keeping house on the side of the square where
IL Is desired TO locate such business and on the
confronting side of tine square fronting oppo-
site the same; and il the location of such par
room is = corner and has an entrance thereon
such consent viii be required from such owners
and residents or both streets, and in that por-
tiou Of the District Of Columbia lying outside
OF the said cities of Washington and George
town such applicant shall present such permis-
sion from a majority of the persons owning real
estate and Of residents keeping house
within the space CT $50 feet of the street
or road on each side Of the place where
II il desired TO locate such business. and
within a similar space on the si1e Of the street
or road fronting opposite such place. The fact
OF such ownership of real estate shall be certi-
fed BY the assessor of the District of Column
bia, and the fact Of the required residence and
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
ard the possession of Intoxicating liquors and
the selling or disposiug of the same to be drunk
on the premises shall constitute and make the
place a bar room. Provided. That any estSb-
lished hotel tavern having twenty chambers
for lodging guests shall always have the right
to obtain for itself license for q 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 Sled with his petition the consent aforesaid
and obtained from the board the license re-
quired by this act, il shall not be necessary for
such lIcensee 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 majority OF the real estate owners and resi-
dent hOuSekeepers Aforesaid shall petition the
board. stating in such petition that said bar
room Is no; necessary and Is Questionable. and
the fact that such parties 80 petitioning and
obiecting are real estate owners and resident
housekeepers az aforesaid and the commences
OF their signatures shall be certified in the same
manne- a. Is above provided in reference to
their written consent. Provided further. That
upon = conviction Of such licensee of keeping a
di~Orderly or dl-reputabe place il shall be the
duty Of said excise board to revoke such
IA ensees license. bu. until such conviction
such licensees license snail not be revoked or
taken away from him.
PRCHIBITIyE CONDITIONS
See G. That under the license issued in ac-
cor,iance with this act intoxicating liquors
shall be sold. given or in any way disposed Of to
any minor or intoxicated person or to an
habIsual drunkard. nor TO any person who is in
the habit % becoming intoxicated IL such per-
tor's wife. mother OF daughter shall in writing
Request Ihst the liquor dealer shall not sell TO
surh person. or between IL O'Clock midnight
and q O'Clock in the morning. during which last
name! hOurs and ca sundays every bar room
and other place where intoxicating liquors are
cold shall be kept closed and no intoxicating
liquor sold. Provided, Tina. the keeper of any
hotel OF tavern having license under this act
may sell intoxicating liquors TO bona fide reg
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