The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-30
CLUBS MAY SELL LIQUOR TO
MEMBERS UNDER THE new LAW

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by section three Of this chapter for
persons selling spurious liquors
wine. porter. ale, beer or drinks of
Ike nature withcnt State license
therefor.
Any corporation or association
chartered and organized as a social
|club and paying the tax above pre-
scribed shall be entitled to distrt-
butte an dispense wines, ardent spir-
its. malt, liquors, or any mixture there
of, alcoholic bitters or bitters contain
ing alcohol. or fruit preserved in ar
dent spirits, to and among IT'S mem
bers, without obtaining any licenses or
paying any further tax either State.
municipal or county, for the said priv
ilege than is above prescribed: Pro-
vided, That the said corporation Is or.
gained and conducted as bona fide
social club, and provided further.
that no person or corporation shall be
entitled by the payment of the tax
above described TO conduct the bust
ness of wholesale or retail liquor
dealer for which a license is required
under the existing laws of the State.
Upon complaint OF any person that
any such corporation so chartered IS
a social club is being conducted, or
has been conducted, for the purpose
this State regulating the laws Of
this tSate regulating the licensing
and sale of liquors, and after service
of such complaint on such corpora.
ton at least ten days before the
hearing of said complaint, the cir.
cult court of the county wherein is
located its place of business or meet
ing. or the Judge thereof in vacation.
shall inquire into the truth of said
compliant and II the court or Judge in
vacation shall adjudge that the said
corporation is being conducted, or has
been conducted for the purpose Of VIC
latins or evading the laws of the State
regulating The licensing and sale OF
liquors, the chartered rights and fran.
chises of said corporation shall cease
and be void without any further pro-
ceedings, and the SAID corporation and
all persons concerned in the VIC
lation or evasion of said law shall be
subject to the penalties prescribed
by section three of this chapter for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors with.
out State license therefor.
No corporation or organization
chartered and organized as a social
club shall be entitled to the privi-
leges of this act unless annually. at
session of the county court held
prior TO the first day of May for each
tounty wherein such club Is, the pres.
ident or secretary of such club shall,
upon cath or by affidavit, file with the
court that such membership exceeds
thirty bona fide members, and that
such organization Is bona fide social
club and not an organization created
or conducted for the purpose Of violat.
ing or evading the laws OF this State
regulating the licensing and sale of II.
quors; and the word members" wher.
ever used in this act Shall not apply
to any person under the age of TWEEN.
ty.one years, provided, that any and
organized as a social club which cor.
poration or association chartered
only operates part or portion of a
year may secure the license herein
provided for the part or portion of
such year 1t is in actual operation
and the license tax snail be in opera.
ton to the annual tax for such time
las such club is operated.