The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-04
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crooked saloon or not, but that tbs
kind Of a man who will, will do IL M
matter what the conditions Of the ~
cense ere. In eases when we are not
sure we don want to act arbitrary
with man, especially rs he will close
up his saloon himself by violation Of
the law II he is that kind Of man,
and il he ism we have not done him
an injustice. -
"A thing may be arbitrary without
being unjust" said Commissioners Gil
man. 1T won't always be so easy 10
revoke a license, either. After a IL
censc has been granted to a man and
he has invested his money in 1t, we
won't want to revoke his license with
lating the conditions of his license.
Il think" continued Commissioner
Gilman. at is our duty to get all the
information we can on these applicants
before the public hearings begin. They
begin June 81, and there are ninety
three applications, and we can't get
through them all in a week If we don't
get all the information we can before
hand. Ninety-three saloons are a
great many too many for this island,
and after we check off good many
that look like they ought to be checked
off there will still be too many. We
have something else to consider besides
the interests of the saloon keepers; we
have the interests of the public to look
after"
1.-THE law does not give the liquor
business any rights" said Chairman
Ballentyne. THE licenses are not a
guarantee of a certain length of time
the business carried on under 1t may
be continued. The licenses are mere |
permission to engage in the business. |
In order to prove, for instance, vio- |
lation of the condition against doing |
business on Sunday, we don't have to |
prove a sale. The language of the
law is that liquor shall not be dis
pensed' on Sunday-that is, 1t can't be
given away, even"
Il don't say every application ought
to be granted said Commissioner
Lucas, but | think, with our power
of revoking licenses for violating the
conditions of licenses, the crooked sa
looms can soon be cleaned out If we
make n mistake and grant a license to
a crooked man"
To nh Of hn tn,- hot he
board was not pursued further, but
the work Of framing up the regulations
and conditions to be included in the
licenses were taken up.
Commissions Campoell read the con-
dtions in the licenses under the old
law. pointing out the differences be-
tween 1t and the new one.
The question of whether private
rooms of any sort should be allowed
in saloons or not was discussed. Com
missioner Ballentyne expressed the be-
lief that IT would be better If none of
any sort were allowed. Commissioner
Gilman said that he found in the States
that small notwithstanding d.
reCtly into the bar room, without any
door or screen to interrupt the yiew
were not regarded as Objectionable
while they did serve a legitimate con-
venience. This view seemed to meet
with general approval and the work of I
drafting the regulation began. After !
ruch discussion Chairman Ballentyne's {
draft was accepted. This provided that,
with the exception of lavatories and
toilet rooms. all rooms on any licensed
premises must open on the bar room.
the entrance to have no door, screen
or any other obstruction to an unim-
peded view of the interior; and that
the board could order the removal of !
any or all partitions at any time.
A regulation requiring a certificate /,
from the Board of Health that the
premises for which license was de-
sired We're in sanitary condition, was :
llso adopted. !
Commissioner Long has prepared
complete index of the new liquor law
md typewriter copies of 1t were fur
lished each member Of the board.