The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-14
MEN
HAVE A BILL
Prepare Plans to
Control the
Trade.

! Liquor men of Hawaii are watching
which have been prepared for submits
sion to the Legislature with interest,
and when the time comes for the pre-
sentation of measures they will not be
behind. Such a bill as will represent
the opinions of the majority of the deal
ers in liquors has been drawn, approved
by the executive committee of the Ha-
! waiian Protective Association, the or
ganization of the dealers in liquors, and
4 will be read before the caucus of Re-
pubIicanS very soon.
The proposed bill is one which has in
! it much that will appeal to the men
/ who recognize the inequality or the
present law, and although it does not
have in it all the ideas which have been
advanced by men in the business, has
the support of the majority of the MEM
bers of the Association. There is one
feature, however which is not in the
bill which has attracted the attention
of many liquor dealers, and while the
association does not intend to make any
fight at this time, many individual
members are ready to take up the strug-
gle This is the clause which gives to
druggists the right to sell liquors at
retail in unlimited amounts. The deal
ers in liquors will make representations
which may have the effect of setting
limit upon the amount of liquor which
may be sold, or defining the right to
sell, making perhaps a physicians pre-
scription necessary for securing liquor
from a druggist.
President Rothwell of the Protective
Association yesterday gave the follow
ing summary of the bill which is to be
presented as being the one having the
support of the liquor men:
THE bill has been prepared especially
with view to conformity with the pro-
visions of the proposed new county bill
as submitted by the Republican County
and Municipal Commission, and pro-
vides for the repeal of all liquor laws
at present on the statute books, many
of which have become imperative and
obsolete by common consent and Gus
tom, which fact in itself is the strongest
argument that they were no longer suit
able for the advanced ideas and prevail
ing conditions in Hawaii. Many of the
restrictive provisions of former legisla-
ton have been retained, and there has
been no act or section eliminated that
would thereby result in lessening legit
innate government control, or in any re-
duction of it's revenue. On the con-
trary, the bill as presented, with the
endorsement of all legitimate liquor in
terests, provides methods for increased
and complete supervision by properly
constituted authority over the entire
traffic, and will prove by virtue of
higher penalties for infringement OF the
statutes, a distinct and valuable assist
ance in the suppression of the Illicit sale
of intoxicating liquors.
Three classes of licenses are provided
for, each with definite and specific
limitations. The fees for all licenses
are sufficiently high to warrant reason
able responsibility OF the applicant, as
well as to insure increased revenue to
the government.
"The authority to grant liquor licenses
pending the passage of the county bill,
is vested in a board of officers of the
Territory. consisting of the Treasurer,
superintendent of Public Works and
High Sheriff After the passage of the
county bill this authority is exercised |
by the board of supervisors for each |
county, thus practically introducing a |
liberal form of local option.
"a proper and sufficient form of bond |
is provided for all licenses, which are
divided as follows: Wholesale license,
$500 per annum; dealers license, $500 |
of the first class, or being within a ra
dius of three miles from a first or sec
ond class postoff1ce, $1,000 per annum;
retailers license in districts of the Sec
Ond class, or without the above radius,
$500 per annum. None are transferable
as to holder, but change of location may
be obtained, in case of fire or other
wise, on approval of the board of OIL
GERS.
Manufacture of liquor is provided for,
Under proper restrictions and upon
payment of license
Due restrictions and ample penalties
Tor infringement of any of the provis-
ons of the act are enumerated under
he several sections of Chapter of this
pill, the Illicit sale being punishable
irst with fine of $3.50, which increases
sfterward.
Temporary licenses are provided for
Inder Chapter 9, Section 43, and are IN
.ended to legalize the sale of liquors on
special occasions of celebration and
places of public recreation; the section,
however, leaves the approval in the
control of the society or organization
n charge of such celebra ton.
Chapter 10 defines the meaning Of
he term Intoxicating liquors and the
limitations of time that are expressed
oy Sunday under the act. L.
Chapter IL provides repeal of all
avs, both specified and unspecified, that
ire in conflict with the act.
THE association appreciates the
extended by the Republican
committee in the invitation to present
,ur views, and will hold itself in read
ness, through it's representatives, to
meet any special or regular committee
or discussion and conference"
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