The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-03-24
LEGISLATURE -TWENTY.NlNTh DAY.

title and went to the Miscellaneous
Committee.
Senate bill so, relating to internal
taxes. passed second reading and Will
be read for the third time today.
Senate bill so, appropriating money
for the Chinese Hospital, was tabled
on second reading, and that probably
kills it.
After this the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session to consider the Gov
errors recess appointments, but ad-
journed without taking any action.
THE HOUSE.
The quiet introduction by Fernandez
of the liquor bill which Is commonly
supposed to be the bill representing th'
views of the trade, was the feature OF
yesterdays session of the House of
Representatives. 1t was read by title
for the first time and passed on to the
Printing Committee.
AS may be expected, the bill differs
from the ADMINISTRATORS bill in sew
eral salient details.
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS.
1t provides for a board of five license
commissioners one of whom shall be
the High Sheriff and four others to be
appointed for two year terms by the
Governor. None shall be directly or
indirectly engaged in the manufacture
/ or sale of,liquors, nor directly or indi-
rectly connected with any temperance
propaganda or organization. Nor shall
| they hold any other public Office.
Applications for licenses shall be filed
with the Treasurer and passed on by
! him to the Board of License Commits
sioners.
| The form of bonds and description Of
premises Is provided for.
Section provides that "Spec al liquor
licenses, granted under the provision,
of this Act, may be granted for term
not exceeding three days, and shall not
be issued until the applicant shall have
paid to the Treasurer the fee of the
license applied for"
This is intended to cover such special
occasions as race meetings and the like.
CLASSIFICATION.
The most important feature Of the
bill concerns the classification of IL
censes. 1t provides for five different
classes, thus:
"O The wholesale liquor license
shall authorize the licensee to sell In
toxicating liquors in quantities not less
than five gallons; provided, that no
part of any such intoxicating liquors,
sold under such license, shall be drank,
or used. on the premises where it is
sold, or in any other house or premises
contiguous thereto, procured or rented
for that purpose by the party holding
such license, or by any other person or
persons whatsoever through his agency.
"2) The retail liquor license shall
authorize the licensee to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors In quantities less than five
gallons; provided, that no part Of any
such intoxicating liquors, sold under
such license shall be drank, or used, on
! the premises where it is Sold or in any
other house or premises contiguous
thereto, procured or rented for that
purpose, by the party holding such Ii
Icense, or by any other person or per-
sons whatsoever through his agency.
unless such licensee is also the holder
| of a saloon license for the same prem
ises: and provided further, that in dis
tricts of the first class, this license
shall not be issued except in conjunc-
ton with either a wholesale liquor or
saloon liquor license.
"(3) The saloon liquor license shall
authorize the >licensee to sell intoxi-
eating liquors in any quantity up to
and including one gallon.
40 The hotel liquor license shall
authorize the licensee to sell intoxi
eating liquors by the glass or bottle,
provided that no part OF such intcxi-
eating liquor shall be sold for con-
sumption off the premises described in
such license.
"(5 The special liquor license shall
authorize the licensee to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors by the glass or bottle at
race tracks. race meets, and other pla-
ces of public entertainment; provided
however that no such license shall be
granted unless the application shall
first be approved by the person, per-
sons, society or organization having
charge of such race tracks, race meets
or other places of public entertain
ment."
THE DISTRICTS.
In the matter of classification OF dis
tricts and license fees the proposed bill
says:
For the purpose OF fixing the fees
to be paid under the aforesaid classes
of licenses the following classification
of districts is hereby made and estab-
lished: