Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-12-18

Win nor IN the business OF IufnlSnlnS
supplies therefor. The members of
this board should be elected at a spe-
cial election for this purpose, to hold
office for a term of three years.
In order to remove the excise board
as far as possible from politics we sug-
gest that the nominations to this Of
fee be made in the following manner
That ten (10) or more legal residents
and voters in the municipality, with
out any regard to party utilization,
may file with the clerk of such munic-
ipality at least fifteen days prior to
the day of the election a petition nomi-
mating a person to fill the office of the
member Of excise board. The mem
bers of this board shall be paid such
compensation as the governing body of
the municipality shall by ordinance fix
and shall also have the right to en-
ploy clerical help.
The members of the board should
have full police power in all excise
matters in their respective municipali-
ties, with authority to appoint n or
more inspectors. No member of an
excise board who has been removed
for cause shall be eligible to appoint
ment or reelection at any time there
after.
Revocation of Licenses.
In addition to the penalties imposed
for the various violations of the ex-
else laws or regulations, the offenders
should be subject for the first offense
to a fine not less than one-half the
license fee in the municipality In
which they are located, for the sec.
ond offense a revocation of the license
and shall not be granted a new IL
cense, nor shall a license be granted
In the same place for at least one
year, and for the third offense the
license shall be revoked and the hold
er Of the license shall be debarred
from ever having a license to sci
liquor again in this state.
All actions for the revocation of II
lenses should be brought before a ju
dicial body. Any citizen shall have
the right to bring a charge againsi
any holder of a license for an alleged
violation of the excise laws directly
to the court of common pleas.
The judge of the court of common
pleas of any county should also hav,
pawer to actllpon his W yoAis~
Number and Glasses of Licenses.
The number of licensed places
should not be more than one for ever,
800 permanent population, provided
that each municipality shall be en-.
titled to have at least one licensed
place.
There shall be the following classes
of licenses to deal in intoxicating liz.
uors:
(a) To sell liquor of any kind in any
quantity to be drunk on the premises
(b) To sell liquor of any kind in any
quantity in original packages not tc
be drunk in or about or on the prem
Uses where sold.
(c) To be termed a "bottler's IL
cense' or a "wholesale license" on
malt liquors only and not to be drunk
in or about or on the premises where
sold, such sales to be not less than q
case of three gallons or t~wenty-fouI
pints or twelve quart bottles.
Id To sell liquor of any kind in a
regularly organized club to members
only.
(c) To sell liquor of any kind in
quantities not exceeding II quart on
railroad cars or steamboats,.
Provided that druggists or phar-
macists regularly employed in carry
ing on a business and compromising
prescriptions may sell liquor by a
less measure than one quart without
a license provided that such liquors
are compounded and sold for medic
inal uses and only upon the prescrip-
ton of a registered physician of this
state practicing therein.
Provided also that the dealers in
alcohol and chemicals may sell with
out a license where such alcohol is to
be used for mechanical purposes and
they keep a record of such sales.
License Fees.
Glass A.-Liquor of any kind to be
drunk on the premises in all munich
palities of $4,000 population and over,
not less than $1,000; 5000 population
and under $4,000, not less than $3.50;
5000 population and under 5000, not
less than $500; below 1900, not less
than $3.50.
Glass B.-Liquor of any kind in origi-
nal packages not to be drunk ON the
premises, not less than $500.
Provided me person or corporation
may be allowed to take out a com
bined Glass A and Glass B license
where the business is to be conducted
in the same place by paying the com
bined fee, this combined license to
count as one license.
Glass CA wholesale license for the
sale of malt liquor only not to be
drunk On the premises, not less than
$3.50, provided that the party holding
Glass B license to sell liquor of all
kinds. not to be drunk on the premises.