Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-07-10


except rs above, that places SELL
ing only malt and vinons Liquors
shall pay one-half Of the license
so imposed.
For operating such drinking
places without Il license, the Of
fender shall be liable to u fine of
from $50 to $500, or by imprison-
ment in Jail for n term not to ex-
coed two years, or both.
In section 4 is found the pro-
vision that no such drinking place
as any Of those first specified sin
connection with or as II part of
II grocery by a solid partition
reaching from the floor to the
ceiling, with II double-acting door
behind the counter, fitting the
door frame, for the use and con-
venience of the proprietor and his
male help only" This section,
however, shat not apply to gro
ceries where liquor is sold in the
original package, and not by meas
ure, and is not consumed on the
premises. Nor shall there be any
entrance from the grocery into
the bar-room, and the entrance
to the bar-room shall be from the
street, only. The same penalty
rs above noted is imposed for vio-
lations of this section.
That no retail license shall be
issued to any woman is the next
stipulation, while ono woman or
girl or minor shall serve" in any
drinking place.
By section 5 it is made unlaw-
full for any proprietor to sell or
give Intoxicating liquors to girls
or women or minors, or to set
aside apa rtments where such per-
sons may frequent, hotels and
boarding houses, however, being
excepted when such beverages are
sold sin connection with the SER
vice of meals or supplied to
guests" The serving of whites
and negroes in the "same build
ing, for consumption on the prem
ises," is also forbidden Ivy this
section, and the same punishment
as above noted is prescribed for
violations.
Any person convicted of violat-
ing any of the above provisions,
or permitting the conduct of "any
game prohibited by law" or of
renting or letting premises for
such purposes, shall, in addition
to the punishment mentioned, be
permanently be deprived there
after of the privilege of conduct
ing q drinking place, and the
court of jurisdiction shall revoke
such privilege and impose the
penalties specified.
Before receiving a license, con-
tinues the act, an applicant shall
address sworn petition to the
proper authorities, giving the To-
cation of his proposed establish
ment, his name and place of res
idence, with obligations" that
he is of good moral character.
This petition must be accom-
panied by the aflidSvits of two
reputable citizens of the place,
corroborating the petitioner, and
notice of the filing of the petition
must be published during ten days
in a local daily newspaper, or
three times in weekly paper.
In case of opposition to such APP
plication,. the case shall be tried
by the proper local authorities.
No license shall be granted for
place without the written con-
sent of majority of the bona
fide property owners, or their
agents, within 300 feet of the
proposed saloon, and even with
such consent the authorities are
not obliged to issue such license,
and the authorities may at any
time revoke license. Nor shalt
any license be granted for a place
within 300 feet of any church or
any school, where children are
taught.
Any person previously convict
ed, in this or any other State, of
felony, shall sbe Incompetent to
hold q State or subdivision license.
According to section 10, it shall