The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
LIQUOR LAW
SYNOPSIS
A Bill Prepared at the
Request of Various
Legislators.

The following liquor act has beel
prepared at the request Of various Re
publican Senators and Representative
and will be introduced early in the SEES
sion:
| An Act respecting the sale of intoxi
eating liquors.
| Section 1. Act may be cited as The
Liquor License Act 1907
| Section 2. Terms In the Act are de-
fined.
Section 8. Act not TO apply to auc
tioneers selling liquor AT public auction
not less than two gallons under judicisl
process assignments for the benefit OF
creditors.
Section 4. Territory Of Hawaii divid-
ed into four licensed district.
Section 5. Supervisors of the Coun-
ties given power to appoint inspectors
Section 6. High Sheriff Of the Terri
tory to be chief inspector for the dis
trict of Oahu.
Section z. Sheriffs of the other Coun-
ties to be chief inspectors of the other
license districts.
Licenses to be issued under this Act:
(a) Tavern licenses. (b) Wholesale IL
CcLSGS. tCl !ASSA4SCo. W. A~SS
taurant licenses to sell light wines and
beer.
Section s. License fee raya5le under
this Act to be fixed by Board of SUI
pervisors but to be no more than tav-
ern license $1,000 nor less than $500.
Wholesale license not less than $1,000
nor more than $1,000. Hotel license rot
more than $500 nor less than $500. Re
n r
more than $500.
Section 9. License to issue under au-
thority of the Board Of Supervisors.
tors required
Section IL. Must be filed with chief
inspector on or before June /. 1907.
Section IL. Petition must contain a
certificate of Is electors.
Section 1s Certificate must be In
form prescribed by the Act and must
contain a statement of fitness and de-
STABILITY.
Section IA. Genuiness OF signature
qualification and residence of signers
to certificate required.
Section Is. Objections may be filed
by any persons residing in district
against granting of license.
signing certificate must be set out.
Section II. Petition or memorial
against granting Of license must be
fled with chief inspector five clear
days before meeting OF Supervisors
who are to take action on applications
for license.
10. Chief Inspectors power to erase
name when requirement of Act not
with, SIS required to be de-
posted with petition to defray ex-
penses.
Section 20. Investigation and hear
ing of application for license provided
for.
Section 81. Chief Inspector to report
to Board of Supervisors on eaca appli-
cation for license.
Section %. Evidence to be sent TO
Board with recommendation, Supsrvi-
sors to exercise their own discretion.
Section %. Notice required to De CIV
en- in newspapers of the doing of any
thing under Act by Supervisors.
Section "a. Every tavern except in
Lahaina, Wailuku, Kahului, Honolulu
and Hilo to have accommodation for
tour guests and four horses.
Section 25.. Must have a good eating
house.
Section IS. Must have supply of hay,
,ats and provender for accommodation
If traveller.
Section q. Applications for license
De presented at annual meeting of SUI
,ervisors when objections filed may be
considered and acted upon.
Section IS. License issued to disqual-
fed persons void.
Section 20. License not to be issued
o Supervisors or inspectors.
Section 80 Tavern license not grant
ID unless separate front entrance.
Section 81. No license to be granted
O carry on business when inspector |
wner of or interested in the premises. |
Section 80. Wholesale license may be |
ssued to copartnerships or corpora |
ions.
Section SO. When Supervisors pass |
esolutions to grant license, chief in
pectors bound to issue on payment /
4 fee and filing OF bond.
Section "a. Bond required to be Civ |
n $4,000 by tavern, wholesale or hotel
license.
Section IS. License granted to carry
n business only in premises licensed
nd persons to whom granted, no trans
er permitted, exceptions.
Section So. Number of license limited:
,ahu--