Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-05
A LOCAL OPrlsE lEAlORE
Embodied In u, Blll 10 License LIGht
Wines and Beer.



ell their report on Senator Hol
STEMS bill 10 license the sale oil
light wines and beers:
The committee say that aftel
long and careful consideration
over the measure, having the as-
distance of the jobbers aud re-
tailers of spi,ituous liquors, M
well rs the advice, suggestions
aud recommendations of tue A.
torney General, they submit a
substitute bill for The one re
ferred and recommend its passage
and that the original bill be laid
on the table. The report Of the
Marshal and the respective
sheriffs show that the illicit cell
ing of spirituous liquors is be
ing carried on without being
checked ia the outer districts anu
that some Legislation covering the
grounds mentioned in the inca
sure should be enacted. The free
importation of California wines
was temperance measure,
and such licenses as these
will insure the masses in
the outer districts against the
drinking of such stuffs as now are
illicitly sold. Moreover the Ii
censees will be the detectors of il
licit sellers who will as matter of
course protect themselves and thu
government from any infraction
Il their rights. We therefore
earn estly recommend the passage
of the substitute hill.
III. L. HoLsTEIN,
Ii. w. SCHMIDT.
j am not in favor of saloons,
but illicit traffic, especially in the
outer distrlc s, has increased to
such an extent that it seems to be
wise to bring the traffic under
better control and more under the
surveillance of the police by well
guarded law. The sberiffs of thu
islands urge that this be doLe.
The law proposed is we'll guarded
and no license can be issued un
der its provisions in any district
except on the approval Of the res
possible citizens of the district in
writing.
III. p. BALDWIN.
The main provisions of the new
bill provide for a license fee at
1900 with bond of $500 with the
usual conditions not to sell liuuor
70 minors, intoxicated persons,
etc.
Applicants for such licenses
must first obtain the endorsement
# the majority of the Responsible
of the district in which
the license is sought.
Not more than three licenses
may be granted 10 any one Judi
,ial District, except til Sc of North
Kohals, South Hilo, Waikiki and
Lahaina. In case three are
Iranted in this district, waikiki
Maunalua aud Kapalama shall
each be entitled to one, but no
license shall be granted within a
radius OF three u,iIes of the post
office.
Saloons under this law may on
ly keep open from s a. m. to 8 D. |
M, and are subject to be closed at
any time by order of the Marshal |
in times of riot, election days, etc.
The bill also contains this pro-
vision: whenever any person
BY excessive drinking of spiritu
'us or intoxicating liquor, mis-
ponds, wastes or lessons his or
ler estate, or greatly i.jures his
n her health or endangers or in
eIrupis the peace or happiness of
lis or her family, or becomes a nui
'ance tothe public, or has been ,wi, e
convicted of having been drunF
q any public place from the vol
Intary use of intoxicating liquor
within twelve months then last
past, then the husband, wife,
brother, sister, pareut or guardian,
District Magistrate, Jud 20 of the
Circuit Court or sheriff or deputy
sheriff may notify in writing any
iceusee under this Act not to sell
my wines, beers or ales to such
person for the term of one year
hereafter" with fine of from
800 to $500 or forfeiture of license
or any infraction of the same.