The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-05

Important Changes by the Last Legisla-
ture to Liquor Licenses.

10 the changes made in the act OF March
| 9. 1880, for the assessment OF taxes, etc,
| by the act amendatOry thereof, APPROX
/ ed March 4, 1896. in tho matter OF the
/ privileges conferred by license 10 sell
liquor by retail, a license to keep an or
binary. and the sum to be paid for each
! OF these licenses. also TO the fact that
| under the amenGatory act no license 10
/ keep barrOOm IS TO be issued. Under
/ the old law two different licenses were
/ issued by the State, one for retail stores
where liquor could be bought TO be car
| Tied away but not to be drunk on the
/ place. and another Tor barrooms where
liquor could be drunk but was not 10 be
carried away. In nearly every instance,
however. the holder OF either license ex-
ercised the privileges granted under
! both, without paying Tor the same
The amendatOry law therefore provides
only for one license of 600 annually, the
| same amount which would have been
| paid under tne Old law by parties who
took out botn licenses. Besides there is a
license Of $50 to be paid by wholesale
! dealers The amendatory law IS con-
sidered a very good and fair one, which
VIII practically 30 in effect by May LIST.
when the Old licenses expire, and it is
| expected that the revenues OF the State
! will be increased in that manner about
! $4,000 per year.
Some of the more important sections of
the amcndatory law read as follows:
Section .. Licenses required by the
preceding section shall be obtained in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF section
five hundred and thirty-five of the Code
of Virginia, or OF an act entitled an act
TO prescribe the mode OF applying for and
| obtaining a license (Other than a license
| for which the certificate of a court Is
| required by law before it is granted the
| tax an which but FOR this act would be
| fifty dollars or more were it issued for
the period Of one year, as the case may
| be, except those required in the follow
| ing classes Of cases:
Glass License TO sell by retail, or a
malt liquor saloon. or an ordinary.
Glass II.-Liconse TO sell wine, ardent
spirits, malt liquor, or any mixture
thereof by retail, upon any steamboat,
canal boat ship, barge, or other yes
sell at any wharf or landing, or upon
any river. creek, sound, or any OF the
other waters Of this Commonwealth
(other than vessels regularly engaged in
plying the waters of the Atlantic ocean,.
Glass III.-License to samIle liquor
merchants.
The first class can only be granted on
the certificate of the county or corpo-
ration or hastings court of the county
or city where the business for such Ii
cense Is required is proposed TO be con-
Quoted.
The second class can only be obtained
OIL the serthcate of the county, corpora
ton, or hustings court of some county
or city within the limits and jurisdic-
ton OF which such steamboat, canal
boat, ship, barge, or other vessel usually
plies OF is usually stationed.
The third class can only be obtain
ed on the certificate Of the corporation
or hastings court of some city Of the
state, but when so obtained the IL
cense shall carry the privilege OF sell
ing anywhere in the State-the clerk OF
the court granting this certificate 10 GER
tify to the genuineness Of the license
under the seal Of the court.
Section 3. Any person, firm, company,
corporation, partnership, or association
desiring to obtain a license such as is
required in any Of the three classes OF
cases specified in the preceding section
shall make a written application therefor
TO commissioner of the revenue OF the
county or city for the county or corpora
ton or hastings court OF which a certi-
ficate is required. Such application shall
state the name Of the applicant, the res
idence of the applicant the nature OF
the business for which the license is de-
sired the place where it is proposed 10
be prosecuted. and the amount required
by law 10 be paid for the privilege OF
such license. Upon such application shall
be endorsed the sortihcate Of the treas
urer of such county or city that the
amount so required has been deposited
with him by the applicant in sold OF
silver coin, United States treasury notes
or national bank notes, aud such GER
tifcate shall also state whether or not
coupons purporting TO be cut from bonds
of this State were rendered 10 the treas
urer by the applicant at the time Of de-
post aforesaid and accepted by him fol
Identification and Veriiicaton, accord
ing to law or according to the facts there
shall be endorsed upon such Application
the certificate of the treasurer that cou'
, pons were rendered to him for the whole
or any part Of the amount so required
and that such coupons (specifying th'
amount thereof, have been duly verified
and If rendered for part only mat th'
|, balance of the amount so required ma!
been deposited with him in gold or silVel
? coin, United States treasury notes, OF
national bank notes.
Section Z. The amount to be paid fo
q license for the privilege of selling b,
wholesale wine. ardent spirits malt Id
uors, or any mixture OF any OF them
shall be three hundred and fifty dollars
| provided, however, that If any whoesal
dealer shall desire the privilege OF sell
| Ing malt liquors only the Spccinc dhlouh
' TO be paid by him for the privilege shall
s. be one hundred and fifty dollars
D Section S. The specific sum which shal
be paid for the privilege OF selling by re
r tail wine. ardent spirits, malt liquors, o
4 any mixture Of any OF them, shall be Il
:. tho country, or in towns under nv
( one thousand inhabitants or less, or upOl
I any vessel, one hundred dollars. or II
( cities or towns or villages exceeding on
[ thousand inhabitants two hundred dol
lars, except that where n person sell
4 under malt license malt liquors only, Il
= the country orc ia towns under nv
!. thousand inhabitants. he shall be requir
ed to pay the specific sum Of forty DOL
lars for such privilege.
y Section TO- The specific sum whic
: shall be paid for the privilege Of keep
h ing an ordinary, which privilege shall In
!. clude the privilege OF selling wine, an
L dent spirits. end malt liquors in such OF
!, binary. to be drunk where sold, and sha
y include the privilege OF selling the same
or any mixture Of any Of them. by reta
. not TO be drunk where sod, shall read a
" follows: In the country orr towns haN
!, ing a population of two thousands or les:
, there shall be paid the sum of one hun
!, dred dollars: and in towns or cities hay
u ing population OF two thousand or NOR
. there shall be paid two hundred dollar
> for this privilege: and in either cas-
= there shall BIO paid for this privilege a
: additional sum equal TO eight per centui
q of the annual rent or rental value Of th
Il house and furniture used for the pui
pose OF said ordinary up 10 one thousan
Q dollars OF such annual rent or value; an