Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
Mann Liquor Bill.

The full text OF the Mann liquor
bill section of the general revenue
measure, which has been approved
by the Senate and is now pending In
the House,is as follows:
"When such application has been
endorsed by the commissioner OF the
revenue referred to the Corporation
Court of the city Of as the case
may be, or when In towns OF over
five hundred inhabitants, paseu on
the last United States census III
which police protection Is anordeo,or
when application is made by any
person, partnership or corporation
owning or operating a hotei at
health resort having a natural MIN
eral spring or situated by the sea or
anv large body of salt water connect
cd Herewith: Or when sucn appli-
cation il made for licenses to be ex-
ercised i'm any community in coun-
tv contiguous to city, though such
community be not Incorporated,
having on the 10Th day of March,
1908. police protection paid for by
the public, and, wherein the court,
mon evidence, is satisfied that there
10 within a radius of one half OF a
nile of the place where such bust
Moss 10 proposed to be conducted, live
hundred or more inhabitants, and
wherein licenses for the sale OF liquor
AVE been granted during the twelve
months next prior to the passage OF
this act: provided that no part OF any
citv or incorporated town or of any
,ther county shall be included within
such radius, such application. mas
been endorsed by the commissioner
Of revenue referred to county court
If - county, until February l,
1904 and after that time it has been
endorsed referred to the Circuit
Court of - county as the case
NAV be- the applicant shall present
the application so endorsed 10 the
Corporation Court, or Circuit Oours
whose certificate is required, ana
said court shall thereupon hear sucn
evidence as may be introduced LOT ol
against the application and hear aho
determine the question OF granting
the same. 1t shall be lawful for any
persons who may consider that ne
would be aggrieved by granting suc1
| Iicense TO have himself entered ano
made a party defendant to said APP
nlication and to defend and contest
the same. If the court be fully sat
isfed. upon the hearing OF the testi
mony for and against the application
hat the applicant is fit person t(
condnct such business, and that n
will keep an orderly house, ana tha'
the place at which it is to be con
Quoted is a suitable, convenient an'
appropriate place for conductins
spch q business, the court may,upoI
the execution by the applicant o
| bond in the penalty of not less thar
$3.50 nor more than $500, with goo'
Security. conditioned for faithful
icompliance with all the requirement
of This act. grant such licenses; ant
ltherannon the commissioner OF tn
revenue shall issue the same 10 sucl
form as may be prescribed by III
Auditor of Public Accounts. In cas-
an application is refused by tn
court. the applicant shall have re
funded to him by the treasurer o
other collecting officer the amour
of money deposited by him. In a
cases. except those in this section oe
fore provided for, when sucn appll
cation has been endorsed by the CON
missioner of the revenue referred
the County Court OF - county
until February l, 1904, and aIter ina
time 1t has been endorsed 'reterre
10 the Circuit Court Of county
the applicant shall present the az
, nIication so endorsed to the cour
. whose certificate is required, an
, said court shall thereupon hear sue
evidence as may be introduced 10
or against the application, ana nea
I and determine the question
granting the same; provided, now
ever, that in all cases other tna
those herein above excepted, befol
s any application for license &c
presented to any County Court b
fore the LIST of February, 1904, or
I the Circuit Court after that time,t
applicant shall, in addition to con
plying with all the other require
ments of this act, first advertise n
r intention of making such appllcatio
G by posting a written notice OF sue
intention at the front door oil tn
courthouse of the county in whic
, the business is proposed to be cor
e Quoted, and also at the place whei
2 | it is proposed to conduct the sal
business, for thirty days next pr
ceding the day on which such appl
I cation shall be presented to the sal
: lCounty Court before the 1st OF Fel
2 ruary, 1904, or to the Circuit Cou
= after that time, and no court sna
consider any such application UNI
s it shall have been first proved TO l
D satisfaction that the notice require
3 by this section has been so poste'
1t shall be lawful for any person WI
may consider that he would De az
}, grieved by the granting OF sue
e license to have himself entered an
o made a party defendant to said a
plication, aud to defend and conteI
the same. If the court be fully satl
y fed upon the hearing OF the test
e mony for and against the appllcatlc
A that the applicant is tit person ,
conduct such business, aud that
will personally superintend the sam
}, and will keep au orderly house, al
= that the place at which IL Is 10
r conducted is suitable, convenlel
and appropriate place for conduc
ing such a business, and one at whlc
police protection is afforded, and II
shall further plainly appear to II
d satisfaction Of the court that a mi
iority OF the qualified voters OF u
. district or town in which the priv
lege is sought to he exercised are
: favor of the application, that the sa
g of ardent spirits at that place will NJ
v be contrary to a sound public pole
!, or injurious to the morals or u
l. material interest of the communit
= the court may, upon the execution
e the applicant of bond in the penal
@ of not less than $3.50 nor more ths