The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-07-22

AN ACT In Amendment Of and In Addition
to Chapter 102 of the General Laws En-
titled ''Qf the Suppression of IntemQer-
aEce."
PASSED April %, 1881
1t is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. Section 2 Of chapter 1O2 of the
General Laws of Rhode Island is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2 The town councils of the several
towns and the boards of commissioners as
hereinafter provided, may grant or refuse
to grant licenses TO such citizens resident
within this state, for the manufacture or
sale Of pure Spirituous and intoxicating hq-
uors within The limits of such town or city,
as they may think proper. Whenever any
license FOR the sale of spirituous or intoxi-
eating liquors shall be granted, the same
shall be granted to expire on the first day
of May next succeeding the granting of the
same, unless revoked as is hereafter pro-
V!ded. and such citizens resident may OBJ
tain at atfy time in the discretion of the
persons authorized to grant licenses, a Ii
cense to expire on the first day of May
next succeeding the granting of the same
and pay therefor a price which shall be in
proportion to the length of time which the
said license so granted shall continue in
force bears to the price of a license for a
year; but no license granted under the pro-
visions OF this chapter shall authorize any
person to sell any spirftuous or intoxicating
liquors on Sunday, or TO any woman except
as hereinafter provided, or TO sell or de-
liver, or to suffer to be sold or delivered to
any minor either for his own use, the use of
bis parent Or ot any other person, or to sell to
a person OF VIGOROUSLY intemperate habits
or 10 sell or furnish intoxicating liquors to
any person on a pass-book or order on
stocs, Cr 20 receive from any person any
goods. wares, merchandise or provisions in
exchange for EtTtfors, or to allow any minor
IN rinl- into cot +ir1rr 1fCt1rrv
upon the premises, except in licensed tav-
erns or licensed victUaling-houses or to al
low any minor or woman to sell or serve
liquor except in licensed taverns or in Ii
censed victualing-hOuses.
Before granting license to any person un-
der the provisions of this chapter said
council or board shall give notice by adv5r-
tisement for at least two weeks in some
newspaper published in the city or town
where the applicant proposes to carry on
business. CT * sheFe be no newspaper pub
hshed IN said city or town then IN some
newspaper published in the county of the
name of the applicant for said license. and
the particular location for which the IL
cense is requested; and shall give oppOr-
tunity for remOnStTants TO be heard before
them as TO the granting thereof: and no Ii
ceHse shall be granted under this chapter
to authorize the sale of any such liquors at
any building or place where the owners or
occupants of the greater part of the land
within two hundred feet OF such building
or place shall file, with the board having
Jurisdiction TO grant licenses. their objec-
ton TO the granting of such licesse; and
before ant license shall be issued under
the provisions of this chapter, the person
applying therefor shall give bond 10 the
town or city treasurer in the penal sum of
ore thousand dollars, with at least two
sureties satisfactory TO said council or
board, which sUreties shall be residents of
this state or a surety company authorized
to do business in this state, conditioned
that he Will not violate any of the pro-
visions Of this chapter or Of chapters 90 or
2S1 of the General Laws of the state of
RHODE IslaVf, ard for the payment Of all
costs and damages incurred by any VIOLA
tion of either of said chapters; and he shall
also pay fOT such license to the town or
city trea.urer the sum hereinafter named
three-fouaths thereof for the use of such
town or city. and One-fourth 10 be paid
over by the town or city treasurer to the
general treasurer for the use Of the state
Sec. 2 Section L OF said chapter is here
by amended so as u read as follows:
Sec. y If any licensed person shall Be
convicted Cf the violation Of any Of the
provisions Of this chapter. or Of chapters
q or 2S1 of the General Laws OF the state,
or shall plead guilty or noIo Contendere to
any complaint or indie ment thereUnder. or
if his license shall be revoked, his bond
shall be put IN SIT ny m tov-r or city
t---r--C- - - t---- e. Ci.y - ..l-e such
bond Is given. ana by uu- process OF law
the penal sum thereof shah b. recovered
for the use OF such town or city.
II any licensed person shall permit the
house or place where Ice ls licensed 90 -.ll
liquors under provision Of this chapter 70