The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28
LICENSE GRANTED
AT LUNENBURC G. II.
The One Applicant to Sell
Liquorln the County Was
Closely Examined.
Especial 70 The 4 Times Dispatch.

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Fl LUNnNBURG &c. H.. VA. April 27 ,.c-.
Tho April term Of the County Court Of
Lunenburg adjourned Saturday night FOR
the .term. Only one application for
license to sell liquor WIS acted on BY
the court. The applicant was Ernest ll1tes'
Moore, who now keeps q bar at I1unen'
burg Courthouse. Moore applied on Sat
t,irday to tho court to renew his license
for another year. lie proved he had
posted the notice, as the law requ Tres,
thirty days prior to the day Of applicft
ton, and presented to tho court5a peti-
tion signed by O majority Of the regis
tered voters OF tho district. asking the
court to grant license to tho applicant.
The Judge Informed tho applicant that
under the Mann license law It must
plainly appear 4to5the satisfaction Of the
court that az ajority Of the qualified
voters Of the district are In favor5of the
applications; thatFthe sale Of ardent
spirits at that place will not BIO contrary
to sound public policy or Injurious to
the morals or material interest Of the
community; that he must fully satisfy
the court that he will personally supern.
tend The same and will keep an orderly
house, and that the place at which 1t is
& to DO conducted Is a suitable. convenient
Gnu uPpA oPl iiLS QldCo Ao1 SoIil1uSSiHH
such a business. and one at which police
protection is afforded. and that the ap-
plicant is q TT person to conduct such a
BUSINESS. Before hearing the application
the Judge ordered the sheriff to make
public proclamation that Ernost Moore
was about to apply, for license, and that
any person who might consider that he
would be aggrleved by tho granting Of
such license could then have himself en-
tered and made a party defendant to said
5npplica ton and IS to defend and contest
the same. d 5ss5
No on appearing to contest the appli.
cation. the court proceeded to examine
a large number OF persons as witnesses
living In the district. The Judge was
very rigid In the examination, especially
In regard to the sale Of liquor as being
contrary to sound public policy and in
furious to the morals and aterial in
Eterest OF tho community" The appli.
cant loved by n largo number OF wilt
nesses that lie was a TT person, and, that
Z the place was a convenient, suitable and
appropriate place for tho sale OF liquor.
The applicant proved that no had the
signatures Of majority OF the qualified
voters OF the district. 81
The Judge required proof under oatt
that every signature upon the petition
was genuine and that tho signers knew
the object and contents Of the petition
before or at tho time Of signing the
same. This petition not only asked the
court to grant the applicant license. but
stated that they. the slgners, did not
think the granting OF the license asked
for would DO contrary to q sound public
policy or injurious to the morals or ma.
terial interest of the community"
r The applicant proved splendid char.
actor, and that he had kept an orderly
house for the past year. 1t was also
shown that police protection is afforded
at the place, the judges on tho request
Of large number of citizens, having
appointed n special police over two years
ago, and that in addition to this. that
"a deputy sheriff of Sthe county lived
just across the street from the bar-room
The applicant swore that he would SUI
perintend tho bar in person. The wit
nesses examined testified that some
years ago no whiskey was sold in this
district legally, but under mo H..
.rense' there was as much drunkenness
as under tho license system" and there.
fore they favored Its sale legally by
licensed mon under bond. The Judge
granted tho license, no one opposing tho
application.