The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-12
THE CHANGES PROPOSED
PLANS TO LESSEN THE ILLICIT
TRAFFIC. IN LIQUOR.
censes for Honolulu-Hours
Screens.

The new act to regulate the sal
of spirituous liquors proposed b,
the Liquor Commission appointed
at the special session Of 1895, will
come up and have the consideration
of the Legislature at its presen
sitting. To the conditions of tn,
license of wholesale dealers it /.
proposed that the following b,
added. And provided further, tina
the holder Of such license shall b,
authorized to sell in quantities no
less than a pint bottle to person.
producing and leaving with such
dealer an order or certificate signed
by a duly licensed and practicing
physician setting forth that the per.
son therein named or his family re.
quires such spirituous liquor; and a
new certificate shall be required for
each sale"
The following other changes in
the present system are contem-
plated in the bill:
Such last mentioned license
shall authorize the licensee to sell
aud dispose of any spirituous liquor
by the glass or bottle on the prem
ises therein specified, between the
hours of 6:3o in the morning and 8
O'Clock at night, excepting upon
every Sunday, all holidays and
election days and upon such days
as the marshal shall so direct,
whenever the public order and
tranquility shall require.
The saloon shall open or com.
municate directly with a public
street or road. There shall no,
be more than two of these open ell
frances, and no private door or en-
trance whatever.
Screens shutting off the interior
of the saloon from the public view
shall not be allowed, nor shall
games Of any kind, dice throwing,
music or dancing be permitted"
1t shall not be lawful to issue
more than thirteen retail licenses
for Honolulu. When license is
forfeited no new license to vend
liquors in the same premises will be
issued.
A saloon, or premises to retail
spirituous liquors, shall not be
authorized at any place within GOO
! feet of any church or school, unless
such church or school shall have
been erected or opened after license
had been issued for such location.
The last act proposed opens with
the following preamble: Where
as it appears from the statement
made by the Liquor Dealers Pro
tective Association to the Liquor
Commission, as set forth in said
Commissions report, as well as
from complaint made by others,
that the illicit vending and sale OF
spirituous liquors is on the increase
in the Hawaiian Islands; that
further measures are necessary to
suppress the same and to protect
the duly licensed dealers in spirit
uous liquors; and whereas it is a
matter of common notoriety that
spirituous liquors are sold and fur
nished contrary to law in many
places about the country where
general merchandise is sold at re-
tail, and in places maintained by
licensed victualers: Now, there
fore, be it enacted, ETC."
The bill makes it unlawful, in
the first place, for any licensed deal
er in spirituous liquors to sell to a
licensed dealer i'll merchandise or
keeper of a victualing house or
resort more than one gallon Of Ii
quors per month, save what may be
consumed upon the saloon premis-
es. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, or association OF per-
sons, licensed to vend spirituous
liquors, to sell or permit to the own
er, lessee, keeper or person in
charge of any bath house. dance
house, concert hall, billiard or pool
rooms or any other place kept open
for public use, for hire or not for
hire, or for individual hire or not,
whether such place be licensed or
not licensed; or to any person for OIL
on account of such owner, lessee or
person in charge Of such place, any
spirituous liquors whatsoever in ex-
cess of one gallon in any month.
Quantities of three gallons found
upon any such premises described
above shall be considered sufficient
proof that same is there tor sale and
shall be deemed misdemeanor.
Liquors in transportation must be
plainly marked with the name OF
consignor, consignee and class o.
liquor contained in the package
Informers receive one-half Of the
fine paid OH conviction.