Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-03-27
THE NEW LIQUOR Law.

Inc new byrd law prohibits the sale
of liquor to any minor or to any stu
dent at any school, college or university,
or to any intoxicated person, or to any
lunatic, epileptic or habitual drunkard.
where the saloon keeper knows them to
be such. 1t also forbids any person to
buy ardent spirits for such persons.
1t prohibits the employment of women
or minors in any capacity in any saloon.
1t prohibits the drinking of any ardent
spirits on passenger train, except by
special permission from the conductor.
1t prohibits the delivery of liquor by
railroad, steamboat or express compa-
nles, except to the person to whom it is
addressed, or to his employee, upon his
written order. 1t prohibits the mana
gers or employees of dispensaries to
deliver ardent spirits to any person
outside of the village, town or city in
which the dispensary is located.
Retail liquor license cannot be grant
ed TO county districts or in towns of less
than 500 inhabitants, based upon the
last preceding United States census.
unless the community be within a
county contiguous to a>city having po-
lice protection paid for by the public,
and where license has been granted
during the IL months prior to the date
OF the passage of this act, or unless it
be to hotel or social club at a health
resort having a natural mineral spring
connected Herewith. or situated by the
sea, or any large body of salt water
connected Herewith.
No liquor license can be granted to
any person except qualified voter of
the county or city in which the business
is to be conducted, except in cases of
persons who at present hold such license
and IN such cases the person desiring
license must be qualified voter in the
State. This provision absolutely pro-
hibits the granting of license to women.
temporary sojourners and foreigners
not qualified to vote.
For the first offense, in addition to a
fine, the Jail sentence may be added in
the discretion of the court, and the of
fender is required to give bond for
twelve months, with approved security,
in the penalty of $500. For the second
oifense the offender is fined and i'm
prisoned and his bond is forfeited, and
he is required to give bond for 81, 900.
1t is believed that the jail sentence and
the bond feature will be very effective
In preventing violation of the law.
The new law provides that a search
warrant may be issued to search places
where it is a matter of common report
that liquor is illegally sold, and if more
than two gallons of ardent spirits are
found this fact shall be admitted as ev-
idence in the trial of the party accused
of Illicit sale.
No social club can dispense liquor in
territory where retail liquor license can
not be granted, nor on Christmas Day,
election days or on Sundays. All social
clubs shall execute bond with security
of $4,000, which bond shall be forfeited
If the law is violated. Social clubs.
while compelled to close on Sundays,
Christmas and election days, can keep
open all night.
Section l6, as amended, says: ''No
person shall dispense ardent spirits of
any description on Sunday or Christmas
Day. Nor shall any saloon be kept
open between the hours of I'D. m. and
a. m.