The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28
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applicant shall present the application SO
endorsed Ito tho Corporation. County,
or Circuit Court whose certiRcat e d Is s re-
qulred s8and said court shall thereupon
hear such evidence as may be tntrod uced
! for or against the application, and } hear
and determine the question Of granting
the same. Itlshall be lawful for e " pc 81
sons who may consider that he would
be aggrieved by granting such license to-
|4have himself entered and made a party
defendant to said application and to de-5
TEND and contest the same. II they court
be fully satisfied, upon the hearing Of
4 theBtestimony for and against the appll-s.
cation, that the applicant is "a Mt person
| to conduct such business, and that he
will keep an orderly house, and TINT the,
| place at which 1t Is to be conducted Is
a suitable. convenient and appropriate
|Splace for conducting such q business, tn q
court may. upon the execution i by y the
applicant OF bond in the penalty Of not
less than two hundred and fifty. nor more.
than five hundred dollars, with good se-3i
curity. conditioned for$a faithful com
lpiance with all the requirements Of this
section, grant such license: and there
upon the commissioner Of the revallie
| shall issue the same in such form as may
be prescribed by the Audltor&of Public
Accounts. In case an application Is res
fused by the court. the applicant shall
have refunded to him by the treasurer or
other collecting officer the amount Of
money deposited by him. III III
Gc5BEFoRE COURT. s e5
I'm all cases. except those in this Sec
tton before provided for when n such 1"' sap-
| Dlication has been endorsed by the COM
missioner OF revenue referred to tho
County Court Of - county until Feb
rurary first, nineteen hundred and four.
| and after that time 1t has been endorsed
referred to the Circuit Court Of 3-- 1905
county, the applicant shall present the
application so endorsed to the court5whoseS
certificate Is required. and snld court
shall thereupon hour such evidence .Eas5
may be introduced for or against the APP
/ plicaton. and hear and determine the
question OF granting tha salne; & provided,
However, that In all cases Other than those
therein above excepted, & beforeEanyy appll-
cation fora license to sell by retail 3or to-
keep a malt liquor aloon or an ordinary.
shall be presented to any County Court
before the first day OF February, nine
teen hundred and four, or to the Circuit
Court after that time. the applicant SHALL
in; addition to complying with all the
other requirements OF this section. first
advertise his intenton of making such
application by posting a written notice
OF such intention at the front door of tho
courthouse of the county In which the
| business Is proposed to be conducted, md
/ also ut the place where IT. Is proposed to
| conduct the said business. for thirty days
next preceding day on which such ap-!
plication shall be presented to tho said
County Court before the first OF Febru-8
ary, nineteen hundred and four, or to the
Circuit Court after that time. and no
court shall consider any such application
until 1t shall have been first proved to
Its satisfaction that the notice required
| by this section has been so posted. 1T
shall be lawful for my person who may
consider that he would be aggrlered by,
the granting OF such license to have him-4
self entered and made party defendant
to said application and to defend and con-
| test the same. 4 K
RIGHT OF APPEAL N III
EE"If the court be fully satisfied upon the
hearing OF the testimony for and against
1.-THE application that the applicant Is a
| ut person to conduct such business. ano5
that lie will personally superintend the
same, and Will keep an orderly house. AID 4
that tho place at which 1t is to be CON
Quoted Is a suitable convenient. and Gap-S
proprlate place for conducting such a
| business. and one at which police pro-
4 lection Is afforded and, II It shall fur-
| thor plainly appear to the satisfaction OF
| the court that majority OF the qualified
voters of tho district or town In which
the privilege Is sought to DO exercised
arc In favor Of the application, that the
sale of ardent spirits at that place Will
not be contrary to sound public policy,
or Injurious to the morals or the material
interest of the community, he court may,
upon the execution by the applicant OF
bond In the penalty OF not less than two
hundred ana fifty dollars, nor more than
FIVE hundred dollars with security condi-
1 toned for the faithful compliance with
| MI the requirements OF this section. grant
such lIcense and thereupon the COM
I missioner OF revenue shall Issue the same
1 in such form as may be prescribed by the
4 Auditor OF Public Accounts But II the
court shall not he fully satisfied that NIL
1 OF the requirements of this section have
been compiled with 1t shall refuse to
grant the license. Either party TO such
/ application shall, until the first of Febru-
nry nineteen hundred and four. have the
! right to appeal from the order or judg-
ment Of the County Court granting or
refusing such application during the
| term at which the application Is heard
! 10 the Circuit Court of said county. The
Judge OF such Circuit Court shall taxe
cognIzance OF such appeal and may hear
tho same, either In term time or In yaea-
tlon. And II he shall be clearly Of opinion
/ that all the requirements 81 this Section
4, have been fully compiled with, may grant
I the license ups0 the terms herein pre-,