The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-28
MANN. Bills
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Measure Which IS Creating
Great Interest.
/ HAS PASSED THE SENATE
And VIII Nov Be Taken Up by the
House. Which viii Likely Cause CAUSE:
along Continued ut ''''. and
i,t Warm Debate.

rho full text OF the Mann IVY MY -
!, Il, ~ tha general revenue measure.
i vvh,ch has been approved by the oehl'o
4 ara Is now pending in the House. IS US
follows: I'LL
l.Uhen such application has been en-
torsed BY the commissioner OF the rev
snl,e referred to the Corporation Court OF
fhe atty off, as the case may pc, or WNe.'
n towns Of over five hundred inllapitili ..s.'
4 based on the last United states cei,s ~.
If, which police protection. Is al l''
q when application Is made by any person.
"a ~ ars,,in or corporation, owning or
rnerat,nr n hotel at n health resort navy ay,
4 l., = 4 natural mineral spring or situated
hv tho sea or any large body OF s ga.
n 90 tar q connected herewith Or When
q s,,nh ! q mica ton Is made for licenses 70
he exercised in any community IN q couli.
tn, contiguous to a3city, 1nougn suon
community be not Incorporated ilti !,,u
4: on the 18th day of March, lsvS, po'. .a
protection paid for by the puoilc, an Aa
Z: ,,he,ein the court. upon evidence IS sat.
u jsfied that there is, within radius OF
e one-half Of a mile of the place WheIes
" e,,ch business is proposed to be conouct-
y II f,,a hundred or more inhabitants, ana
Y wherein licenses for the sale OF liquor
nave been granted during the tMease
months next prior to the pa passage -
this act; provided that no part OF any
civ or Incorporated town or OF any
other county shall be included ~ithln
e,,ch radius, such application has peen
q endorsed BY the commissioner OF revenue
sreferred to County Court OF $500 coun-
,5ty,, until February l, 1901 hno hitei
that time It has been endorsed re 70. ~
"a the Circuit Court OF y- - county,
rs the case may be, the applicant snal,
present the application 80 ENDORSED cs,'
80 the Corporate ce I9 1erato d re-
II CURED and said court shall thereupon
Y 1,aar s,lnh evidence as may be flntrodu ced
4 for5o against the application and near
and determine tho question OF granting
tha same. 1T shall be lawful for any
nersons who may consider that ne Woula
The aggrieved BY granting sich ilce sNe
5fto5#have himself entered and maze . .
party defendant to said applica tloH a ~
"a defend and contest the same. IT the
+ conrt ( be fully satisfied !, upon the near
ZIG Of the Testimony for and a ainsst tne
: 4 nnllcaticn that the applicant 10 NJ
Il arson 10 conduct such business, and that
\ 70 viii keen an orderly house, and that
he MIA &c at which lis to be conduc ,'L
lisaa suitable. Convenient and appropri a'
8placet for conducting such q business SIN! 81
the court may. upon the !. eNecutlo!. "a ~
n -
i¬ less than s25O nor more than s5oo,
VII 4 good sec urity, conditioned for faith-i
iii compliance With all the requirements
&of5thIs act, grant such license: and there
Euno1 he commissioner OF the revenue
shall Issue the same in such form as
may be prescribed by the Audltor OF
Public Accounts, In case an application
As refused by the court. the applicaht
shall have refunded to him by the tren-
Ssurer or other collecting officer the
amount OF money deposited BY him. In
MI cases. except those In this section
before provided for. when such applica-a
Il ION has been endorsed by the commits
sioner of the revenue referred TO the
Il ounty Court OF --- county, until feb-at
ruary i, 1901, and after that time 1t has
been endorsed referred to the Circuit
Court OF -i county, the applicant
4 shall present the application so endorsed
10 the court whose certificate is required.
and said court shall thereupon hear such
evidence as may be introduced for or
against the application. and hear and de-
4 .ernline the question of granting the
same; provided. however that IN nll
gases other than those herein above eX-
cepted, before any application for u
cense to sell by retail or to keep malt
liquor saloon Or an .ordinary, shall be
presented to- any County Court before
the list OF February. 1901. or to the Circuit
Court after that time. the applicant shall,
In addition to complying with all the
other requirements of this act first adj
vertise his intention of making ouch APP
& plication by posting a written notice OF
such intention at the front door of the
courthouse Of the county in which the
business is proposed to be conducted.
and also at the place where 1t Is pro-
posed to conduct the said business, for
thirty days next preceding the day on
which such application shall be presents
4 ed to the said County Court before the
list OF February. 1904. or to the Circuit
8 Court after that time. and no court shall
consider any such application until 1t
shall have been first proved to Its salts
faction that the notice required by this
section has been SO posted. 1t shall be
lawful for any person who may consider
that he would be aggrleved by the grant
ing of such licerse to have himself en-
tered and made party defendant to
said application, and to defend and con-
test the same. II the court be fully
satisfied upon the hearing of the testi-
mony for and against the application
that the applicant Is Mt person to con-
duct such business, and that he will
A personally superintend the same. and will
keep an orderly house. and that tho
place at which 1t is to be conducted is n
suitable, convenient and appropriate
place for conducting such business
and one at which police protection Is
afforded, and II It shall further plainly
appear TO the satisfaction OF the court
that a majority of the qualified voters
OF the district or town IN which the
privilege is sought to be exercised are
In favor OF the application. that the sale
OF ardent spirits at that place Will not
be contrary to sound public policy or
injurious 10 the morals or the material
\ Interest Of the community. tho court
. may. upon tho execution by the appli-
cant of bond In the penalty of not less
than $3.50 nor more than $500 with Sc
curlty conditioned for the faithful COM
y pllance with all the requirements of this
act. grant such license; and therellpon
the commissioner OF revenue shall issue
the same In such form as may be pre-
scribed By the Auditor OF Public Ac-
& counts. But ~ the court shall not be
L fully satisfied that all of tho require
ments Of this act have been complied
with, 1t shall refuse 10 grant the license.
Either party torEuch application shall.
+ until the LIST OF February. 1904, have
the right to appeal from tho order of
u Judgment OF the County Court granting
or refusing such application during the
4 term at which the application is heard
10 the Circuit Court OF said county. The