The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24
REGULATION IN NEW JERSEY.

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Even in New Jersey, long famed for
its liquid lightning as well as mos
quitoes, there is a pronounced senti-
ment in favor of controlling the liquor
traffic, and a new law has been draft
ed by a special commission and sub
mitted to the legislature.
The draft of the, bill provides for the
establishment of elective excise boards
in every municipality, whose members
shall have entire control over the
granting and revocation of licenses.
and shall be subject to removal by the
vestigating charges, he shall find them,
guilty of inefficiency. neglect of duty
or misconduct in office No person di-
rectly OF Indirectly connected with the
brewery or liquor business is to be
eligible for excise commissioner, and
when once removed is to be ineligible
for such a post in any municipality.
The strictest regulations as to the
qualifications Of licenses are prescribed
in the act. the applicant being required
to state that he is the only person in
any manner pecuniarily interested in
the business and to promise that no
other person shall be in any manner so
interested during the continuance OF the
license. Radical provisions are made
for obtaining the consent of adjacent
property owners before the granting
of a license.
With view of eliminating the in
fiuence of brewers over saloonkeepers,
regulations are prescribed limiting the
transfer of licenses. The proposed law
prohibits the license being assigned,
transferred. pledged or mortgaged and
holds every agreement of this charac-
ter null and void 1t is made a INSIDE
meanor on the part of all persons con-
cerned to negotiate the transfer Of a
license under any pretext. The trans
fer is only to be allowed by excise
of the business where immediate pos
session is to be given to the purchaser
or where a sale has been brought about
in the settlement of an estate.
Further provision is made that no
saloonkeeper shall enter into an agree
ment limiting or restricting the sales
to the product of any brewery concern,
distillery or wholesale dealer. but Is
to be at all times at liberty to dispose
of any product. Violation of this pro-
vision is TO be followed by forfeiture of
the license.
Believing that prohibition could not
be enforced OF that an American citi-
zen should not be debarred from the
privilege Of purchasing drink il he
has the price and wants the drink, the
commission nevertheless would prohibit
saloonkeepers from using bait to at
tract customers. and it is proposed TO
regulate saloons by the prohibition of
all music. theatricals. moving pictures.
vaudeville performances, sleight of
hand, sparring exhibitions. card play
ing. dominoes. pool tables or bowling
alleys, dog fights, cock fights or any
other form of contests for amusement
whether orderly or disorderiy. IN no.
tells. restaurants and cafes, to which a
different class of license is TO be issued. |
music may be permitted in the dining
rooms. Hotels may also have bowling
allies. a billiard or pool parior, pro-
vided they are not connected directly
with any room in which intoxicating
liquor is sold
The influence of the brewers upon the |
liquor business would be curtaiIed BY !
the passage OF this bill, and If reguia- |
ton of the traffic is to be the ultimate |
result of the agitation. some Of the /
New Jersey ideas are worthy of con- t
sideratien.
The Western Passenger association !
having made a one-fare rate for the |
of the Grand Army of the /