The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-26

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cLUETr, PEABODY q co.,
r Makers Of Ciuct and Arrow Collars. |
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as one would judge from readlns hl.ei
Captain willard and tho Times Di Is
The law left 1t for tho Judge to determine 1s.
whether the applicant was lit person
and the place suitable. conven,eht . unh
appropriate place for ConuuctanE i'n,n
busness Was this n Dsmo of cs, ,sm
tho saia ofsiduor to be determined BY q
vote by secret ballot? The writer K 1,s,t
tof manyGcases where licenses were y III ~,
"a toF9 certain persons to carry OH ING
iid,,op business ut certain places contrary
10 the wish Of three fourths Of the people
in the nesghborhood where tnn p tc ~
was to be carried on, as indicated py
Knows 81. cases where LICENSES were re-
fused when aatortl1y Of me t peoR cense
record IN the court, ThelaW was never s,, sa
intended TO bc Domocrasl nt,, r1cu thnse
licenses ice must tI Be- alpced in the hands OF
someone someone, tie legislature decided that the
Judges WHO had eognizanteSa n q ha inc i GDa
dietion would be most likely to BE- gov ~
erned by the best interests OF the people opn
In issuing l!Senses ofore f the assage Of
1he M Mrart iM oH wnefn license. were
We not told that the old law AVA WIS +: 10
construction, and intrpretntion,s and tnat
t to tn the 20 Court It Of Of. Appeals 4, Z &.
t one Of Hthfee things: First to grant
al aIpean wtho md any srdia a
osiminat h " whn f Second deter
iiaior shall sbe sold at the sp &c ed
fDi H CHI Which insists that there y
but oneSsure way of testing PUBIC sentl..
( ballot. dso every time q man apples
for license tcs sell liquor the. people or
FtheiIieigh borhood, must determine by.pa.i e
selfrIiquor,s and whether they want him
/. to .sell'it ut that particular place. THIS
would entail great loss Of time , mpon
eIghborhood I. strife and SEquarrels than u,
any method (which can. be devised, ana I.d
81 hs mgthqS Thash gaTt eS
is TO- Be carried ont unless al people ana ar,
FL e ea,Tyns 5f this bhslness.o Third, to
the granting 1nf $iiquor, licenses and 20
place the whole>Gauestion n the hands hands
/ Of persons competertst weigh testimony. my
| is .the one which has been adopted by
tho State of .Nlrginias.in territory where
the people have not voted for no I;ensc.
and this method has been IN operation "a I, for
INT The Mann Law which IS not a local
option measure, and which was passeG
iMH atis abeys It leaves the question
Ola law vi left Eit-inS:the hands. Of the
circuit judge and from his decision. there
| & ir9 No a pnoo1 inst as there was no appeal
granted by the old law. What change
was made bv the passage Of the 4; NAL I! !
pinse must bd rs tai convenient and
appropriate" and 1t was left absolutely
WITH the judgeSte determine the meaning
~ more ro Definite mHeot than the old law and does
not, as Captain Willard seems to think,
admit OF anything like as much latitude
hs od defnes to sope
extent what IN the opinion Of the Legls-
lature. is the meaning OF the words q !,
and eo.
venient and appropriate" for conducting
business unless q pole, dp2 Pre-
tectEn Is affordeS unless f ma3orrs
miistakafbie desire forsa certain definite
person to sell liquor at that certain def
mite place e.laW does not say any,
4 tthfnt the judge shall be satisfied that q
majority. of the qualified voters fayyol
1.-The tappica ton, and leaves 10 INC jugs
]: II evident That tie sale Of ardent spirit.
that Place wl not Pc iGo9]trary y t9 }b
community. Which ia the unreasonable
and undemocratlc, provision N this idefl
" milton by heILegisla ture Of the meaning
OF the words, J"suitable and appropriate?'
Is 1t unreasonable to require photographed
Ion for sober, inc ffensiye men and Womel
from the disorder almost always resulting
J from the sale Of LIQUOR? Is 1t undeino
] cratic or unreasonable to require tina
when man asks io1, q special ps!vl ,s!
voters are in favor, e his april atlon ~,
him person for r. such ennn n
: satisfy the judge. that,,a majority Of tn
enough to ask fositt the community VII
! petition signed py thrae-fourths or tn
, voters In Tho icolnmunlty and prove po
SS 3o san} Ell s w hS'f IS e 70
!, able 10 do 50? He has Just Just as rs NJ, mus
authority nowias he han before t In, Man I,
Law was passed. me ~, nae 70 ns ahe a N
a app T1Iats iThe Mann Law simply d
clares that "a place y not ,"smtape IN
I thst ot 70 son "a p p
lie policy, or Injurious to the morals q
the material Interests OF the com a. !l,,t;
able abe and n'tya appropriats for saloon i 4
ara ts n dte fhereby e II
! ipdges had TO- to decide that question q
lere The Mann lay now Is there he g. any ny
f {Sns P sss 'is ne Mem 5rl "a
than there was u ene 70 Pr find = and ur
less q de'andsa3 that lnun t Ts n haYe
s sver,a eII nj FOR license the Mann La
tsrnlshes next GsaTona frsm ''q bas
II ~ nss tI,n State itself considers
Rqss th h Mas sonsis tM
it i nna q" ihntsernretation AS Ito the old Ia
and does deprive the b appli eart 81 e a
Is Walls s.als. When tt}kle old law granted mn
: Clearly 1t does not. -, !, ,rho ODD nrohi,,
t,o 1,peG q one 1thIng, the Mann Law u
snirey dttfersnt thSSgI 9 NOR me More a u
democratic that was the oi han laW ~ q IRE y
X | IN morals ana 10 n