The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-29
.ADULTERATED
BEVERAGES
Geo. Davis Bill Against
Their Sale in the
Territory.

| Judge George A. Davis has prepared
the following bill ITO Prevent the Sale
of Adulterated Liquor" which he will
submit for approval to the Republican
Territorial Central Committee at the
request of several Representatives and
Senator's:
OF ADULTERATED LIQUOR.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the Territory of Hawaii.
Liquor within the meaning of this
Act shall mean all Intoxicating liquor
and includes ale, and wine.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person firm or corporation or any
person, firm or corporation licensed to
sell intoxicating liquors under the pro-
visions of 1.-THE Liquor License Act of
1907" to manufacture for sale or hui
man consumption, sell, keep for sale
or expose for sale for human consump-
ton any adulterated liquor within
Territory of Hawaii.
Section II. Any person, firm or cor
poration or any person, firm or corr
poration holding a license under the
provisions of 1.-THE Liquor License Act
or 1907 who shall manufacture for
sale, for human consumption, or any
person, firm or corporation who shall
knowingly sell, keep for sale or expose
for sale for human consumption any
adulterated liquor in this Territory, or
intending to sell the same in this Ter
ritory shall have any such liquor in
its or their possession or on it's or their
premises shall be deemed guilty of a
miSdemeanor and upon conviction shall
be liable to pay a penalty not exceed
ing five hundred dollars for each Of
fence.
Section III. Adulterated liquor with
in the meaning of this Act shall mean
and include any liquor which shall con-
tain any poisonous or deleterious sub
stance, poisonous extract, noxious drug
or compound or any other poisonous
liquid in such quantity as to be danger
Gus to drink by the glass and unfit for
human consumption
Section Nv. The several District Ma
gistrates throughout the Territory
within their respective districts shall
have Jurisdiction to cause the arrest
of, try and convict all offenders against
the provisions of this Act subject to
appeal.
Section v. 1t shall be the duty of
the several Chief Inspectors of the sew
eral licensed districts in this Territory
holding office under the provisions of
1.-The Liquor License Act of 1907" to
cause the arrest and prosecution of all
offenders against the provisions of this
Act.
Section VI. 1t shall be lawful for
the said Chief Inspectors within their |
respective districts when they have
reason to suspect or believe that any |
such liquor is being manufactured, sold
kept for sale, exposed for sale or which |
may be on the premises of any person |
for the purpose of sale for human con- |
sumption in this Territory to enter |
INTO or upon any shop, building, house, |
room, closet. premises or other place
and search for such liquor, and they |
shall have the right to break any lock |
Or fastening for this purpose, and use
such reasonable force as may be neces-
'ary to carry out the provisions of this
Act and they shall have the power to
seize all such adulterated liquor or liq-
1ors and submit the same to any quail
fled chemist for examination and ana
ysis
Section VII. The said Chief Inspec-
ors upon being satisfied after such
analysis that such liquor or liquors,
which they have seized are adulterated |
md unfit for human consumption, shall