The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-28
POINTS ON
EXCISE LAW
Prosecutor Rathbun Explains
the Provisions Of the
Excise Laws.
THE PRIVILEGES CONFERRED
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN \

ment as to what is lawful in relation
to the sale of liquors. AS these in
quiries have been so numerous and
from SO many sources, it has been
deemed wise to submit brief state
ment of the excise law at the present
time. 1t will be simpler to slate what
cannot be done rather than what can
IT is NOT LAWFUL IN THIS STATE.
l. To sell, offer or expose for sale
liquors in quantity by any person on
Sunday. This has always been the law
of New Jersey.
2. To sell, offer or expose for sale
any liquors on election day between
the hours of six O'Clock a. m. and seven
O'Clock p. m.
3. To sell bottled beer in any guam
tlty by any person without license.
4, To sell liquor in any quantity
under five gallons without a license.
5. For any licensed person to sell
liquors in any other place than that
named in his license.
6. To sell liquor to minor under
eighteen years of age. Selling to
minor between eighteen and twenty
one years is cause for the revocation
of a licence but it is not a crime.
T. For a person having wholesale
or retail license to peddle any liquors.
s. For person having a wholesal
license to sell liquors in less quantity
than one quart
8. For person having a wholesale
license to permit the liquors sold by
him to be drank on the premises where
sold.
TO- To allow liquors sold in guam
titles above five gallons to be drank on
the premises.
IL. For any druggist to sell, ofTer or
expose for sale any liquors, except such
as are sold in good faith for medicinal
purposes, and then only in quantities
less than one quart and on prescription
of a reputable physician signed bysuch
physician, nor shall such liquor so sold
be drank on or about the premises
where sold. The Supreme Court has
4 laid emphasis on the question of good
faith.
II. For a person having a retail Ii
cense to sell, offer or expose for sale Ii
quors in quantities from one quart to
five gallons.
ID. For saloon keeper to sell ar
dent spirits, at least without special
license therefor.
IA. To sell any liquors in less meas
ure than one quart in any place where
grocer or other mercantile business is
carried on, except the keeping of a res
taurant and the sale of tobacco, and
cigars by retail, and then only under a
license. (The practical effect of the
exception is to permit hotels and sa-
Icons to keep restaurant and sell
cigars and tobacco by retail.)
Is. For the holder of a license to
sell liquor in any room other than the
bar-room, (Which must be upon the
ground floor or basement, or obstruct
the view of the interior of said bar
room at any time by a screen, shade,
non-transparent glass or other obstruc-
tion. This does not apply to an inn or
tavern nor to hotels having ten spare
rooms and beds for boarders, &C., nor
to restaurants conducting business on
more than one floor, nor to picnic or
recreation ground, nor to building
with bowling alley, nor to clubs.
! l6 For the licensee to disobey the
order of the Court or Excise board re-
quiring the removal of screens and OBJ
structions preventing clear view of
the bar-room. This also does not ap-
ply to an inn or tavern nor to hotels
having ten spare-rooms and beds for
boards, &C., nor to restaurants con-
Quoting business on more than one
floor, nor to a picnic or recreation
ground, nor to building with bowl
alley, nor to clubs.
CAUSES FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
! l. Violation Of any Of the excise
laws.
i 2. Giving of liquors to any person
on Sunday upon the premises licensed.
3. Giving, selling or offering to give
Or sell any liquors to any minor or ap-
prentice contrary TO law.
4. Selling or furnishing any liquors
to any person known in the neighbor-
hood to be of confirmed Incorporate
habits or who is Visibly under the in
huence of intoxicating liquors.
5. Keeping disorderly house or
harhoring drunken, vagrant, idle and
vicious persons therein, gamblers.
prostitutes or other disorderly persons.
6. Permitting gambling or unlaw-
fyl games of chance or other unlawful
acts upon licensed premises.
I. Selling, giving OF delivering Ii
} quor to minor for any oUher person.
or permitting minor TO lounge in or
, frequent the licensed place.
s. Violation Of the order of the
Court or excise board directing the re-
moval of screens, sc.
8. Violation of the screen provision
even where no order has been made.
Datpd Iulv TX. 1903