Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-08
Explains Effect Of
New Liquor Law
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uuainted with the applicant, that
they have good reason to believe
that each and all of the state
ments contained in the petition
are true, and stating their names
in full, and their places OF resi-
dence and the kind of business
in which they are engaged.
If the business is to be carried
on in an Incorporated city, town
or village the municipal authorl-
ties whereof are not vested with
the sole power to grant licenses,
the applicant shall procure from
the clerk of such city, town OF
village a certified copy of the or
der or resolution of the Council
of said city, town or village au-
thorizing or asserting to such IL
cense, and shall file such certl-
fed copy with his said petition.
Section l. The court shall hear
the petitions at a regular or spe-
cial term called for that purpose
on the first Monday Of April of
each year, in the order in which
they are filed with the clerk, who
shall prepare a docket thereof,
and the court shall grant or re-
fuse the licenses applied for. The
said County court shall hear any
petitions of residents of the coun-
ty. in addition to that of the ap-
plicant, in favor of, and any re-
monstrance against the applica-
ton for such license, and in all
cases shall refuse the same when
ever in the opinion Of said court
(having due regard to the num-
Der and character of the petition
ers for and against said applica-
tion) such license is not neces-
sary, or that the applicant is not
fit person to whom such license
should be granted. Upon suffi-
cient cause being shown, or proof
being made to said court, that the
person holding the license has
knowingly violated any law OF the
State, relating to the sale of IL
quors, the said court, upon notice
being given to the person licensed
shall revoke the said license.
Section IA. If the license de-
sired is for any of the purposes
named in paragraphs b, C and e
of said first section and the bust
ness is to be carried on in an in
corporated city, town or village,
the municipal authorities where
of are vested with the sole power
of granting such license, the
Council shall constitute a license
court for such municipality, of
which the Mayor shall be presl.
dent and the clerk of the munic.
ipality shall be clerk of said court,
in each case without any addition
al compensation. The court so
constituted shall hear and deter
mine petitions for such license
and Inconsistencies of residents
against the same. which shall in
all things conform to the require
ments Of the petitions of appli-
cants and remonstrances of resi-
dents in county courts; and the
said clerk shall perform all duties
as to publication and otherwise
required of clerks of county
courts.
Such license court shall be gov
erned and controlled in the hear
ing and granting or refusing such
license in all respects as pre-
scribed herein for granting or re-
fusing such license by the County
courts. Said license court shall
convene for hearing such petit
tions at the same time provided
herein for County courts and shall
sit from day to day until the bus
mess is completed.
Section 16. When the county
or license court shall have grant
ed a license for any of the pur-
poses mentioned in paragraphs b,
C and or of said first section
as provided herein the clerk of
the County court shall issue a
certificate of license in the form
to be prescribed by the State Tax
commissioner, etc. Such cert!fi-
cate shall be turned over by the
clerk to the officer to whom the
State tax is to be paid as pre-
scribed in the case of certificates
in other cases and his recent for