Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-15
THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Proposed Amendments to the Present
Law Reported.
POWER OF TIE EXCISE BOARI
Prohibition Against Selling Liquor
to Minors.
w HAT ARE BAR ROOMS

The House committee on alcoholic liquor
II affic has favorably reported a bill amend
ing the liquor law of the District. The pro-
posed amendments are as follows:
Amend the first section of said act by
striking out the words nor to sales by the
maker, brewer or distiller thereof not to be
drunk on the premises" so that the sec
ton an ended shall read
That TO person shall SELL offer for sale
or keep 70: sale or traffic in, barter or ex-
change for goods, in the District of Column
bia. any intoxicating liquor, except as here
matter provided. lut this shall not apply
to sales made by person under a proyis-
ion of law requiring him to sell personal
property. Wherever the term Intoxicating
liquors is used in this act it shall be deem
ed to include whisky. brandy. rum, gin.
wine, ale, porter, beer and all other fer
mented and distilled liquors.
Amend section two of said act by insert
ing Immediately after the words the ac-
ton of said board shall be final and conclu-
sive' the words las to facts. Questions of
law may be appealed to the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia either by the
applicant or any contestant of record" so
that the section amended shall read
Il nat there shall be, and there Is hereby,
constituted an excise board for the District
of Colun bia, which shall consist of the
board of assistant assessors of the District,
and the duty of which shall be 20 take up
and consider all applications fof license to
sell intoxicating liquors and take action OH
such applications: ard the action of said
board shall be final and conclusive as to
facts Questions of law may be appealed
to the Supreme Court OF the District either
by the applicant or by any contestant of
record" al so forth
Amend section five of said act by strik-
ing out the words and has an entrance
thereon" also by insertirg immedia tely af-
following 10
on the co 7 er diagonally opposite such bar
ROOM also by substituting "bCilding" for
place in the two pla ,es next following
where It occurs: also by striking out from
the words every place to the words
make the place a bar room." both inclu-
sive: also by striking out from the words
ard provided further to the words REF
erence to their written consent" both in
elusive; also by striking out the words but
Until such conviction such licensees license
shall not he revoked or taken away from
him." at the end OF the section, so that
said section amended shall read:
THAT in the cities of Washington and
Georgetown il shall be the duty OF every
applicant for a bar room license TO present
to the excise board with his application
the written permission of ma jority of the
persons owning real estate, and a ma
jcrity of the residents keeping house on
the side of the square where IL is desired
to locate such business and on the con-
fronting side of the square fronting oppo-
site the same and if the loca ton of such
bar room is on corner such consent will
he required from sucn owners and resi-
derts on both streets and on the corner
diaeonaily opposite such bar room, and
in that portion of the District of Columbia
lying outside of the said cities of Wash
irgton and Georgetown such applicant
shall present such permission from a ma
jority of the persons owning real estate
and of residents keeping house within the
spa ce of 80 feet of the street or road on
each side of the building where it is de-
c: rcd 70 TO h,rci a,,I -, u
similar space on the side of the street or
road fronting opposite such building. 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 sig
natures of the residents aforesaid shall be
certified by the lieutenant or acting lieu-
tenant of the police precinct which en-
braces such proposed ocation: Provided
That any established hotel or tavern hav-
ing twenty-five chambers for lodging
guests shall always have the right to OBJ
tain for itself a license for a 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: Provided further That
upon a conviction of such licensee of keep
ing a dlsorderly or disreputable place il
shall be the duty of said excise board to
revoke such licensees license"
Amend section six of said act by Strik-
ing out the words "above age of sixteen
years. also by inserting at the end and
in continuation of said section the follow
irg: And provided further, That the in
terror of every place where intoxicating
liquors are sold shall at all times be eX-
posed TO full view from the street except
in the case of a hotel having an interior
dining room, in which case there shall he
full view of the interior from the public
halls so that said section as amended
shall read:
That under the license issued in accord
ance with this act no intoxicating liquors
of TO any minor or intoxicated person. nor
to an habitual drunkard, nor to any per
SOL who is in the habit of becoming intoX-
iCated. If such persons wife, mother or
daughter shall in writing request that the
saloon keeper shall not sell to such person,
or between u o'clock midnight and 4
O'Clock in the morning, during which last
named hours and on Sundays every bar
room and other place where intoxicating
liquors are sold shall he kept closed and no
Intoxicating liquor sold: Provided. That the
keeper of any hotel or tavern having a Ii
cenSe under this act may sell Intoxicating
liquors II bona fide registered guests i'm
his hotel or tavern at the meals or in the
rooms of such guests. And provided fur
Their. That the said excise hoard may in
its discretion issue license to any daily
incorporated club on the petition of the
officers of the club. and that the said ex-
else board may in its discretion grant a
permit to Sucn club TO sell intoxicating
liquors to members and guests between
such hours as the board aforesaid may
designate in said permit. Provided further,
however, That any licensed dealer may. with
the permission of the excise board, or any
bona fide entertainment of any society club
or corporation, sell Intoxicating liquors be-
tween such hours the board aforesaid
may designate in said permit. And provided
further, That the interior of every place
where intoxicating liquors are sold shall
at all times be exposed in full view from
the street, except in the case of a hotel
having an interior dining room in which
case there shall be q full view Of the in
terror from the public halls
Amend section eight of said act by insert
ing Immediately after the word prem
iseS. in the last sentence OF said section.
and also Immediately after the phrase Ito
be drunk where Sold" in this sentence, the
words ''or in quantities less than one pint,
whether to be drunk the premises or
not" SO that said sentence snail read, as
Amended.
That every place where distilled malt or
fernented wines. liquors or cordals are
sold in quantities prescribed for retail
dealers by section 3,244. Revised Statutes
of the United States. to be drunk upon the
premises. or in quantities less than one
pint, whether u be drunk on the premises
or not, shall be regarded as a bar room:"
&C.
Amend section thirteen of said act by In
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