The Washington bee., 1909-10-23
A RESOLUTION.
Passed by unanimous vote at regular
meeting June q, 1909.
FEDERATION OF RETAIL LIO-
UOR DEALERS
UOR DEALERS.

FEDERATION OF RETAIL LIQ-
UOR DEALERS.
Resolved by the Federation of Liq-
uor Dealers, that the following dec
laration of principles shall be the
guide of this Association in judging
of the conduct of its members, and
that any member failing, and refus-
ing to regulate his business and con-
duct in accordance with these princi-
pies, shall be deemed unfaithful to
the Association, and
Resolved, further, that this Asso-
citation disapproves the granting of a
license to any person who is not
deemed qualified to conduct his busi-
ness in accordance with these princi-
pies; and approves the revoking OF
the license of any retail liquor dealer
who does not faithfully observe the
laws for the regulation of the Traffic,
and to this end, we will seek the CO.
operation of the brewers, the whole
sale liquor dealers, and all allied bus
mess and trades
The Duties of Retail Liquor Deal
ers are:
To obey all ordinances.
To obey all orders of the Excise
Board.
To faithfully obey the letter and
spirit of the Sunday closing law.
To refuse to sell liquor to any in
toxicated person, or any known inc
briate or minor.
To limit the giving of free lunch
to crackers, cheese and pretzels and
nothing else.
To prohibit the serving of drinks
to any female, to be drank at any
public bar.
To oppose the employment of any
female for the purpose of dispensing
liquor.
To prevent gambling in any and
all forms upon the premises.
To so conduct your place of busi-
ness that your neighbors will feel
that it is a necessity to the neighbor-
hood.
To discontinue the unnecessary dis
play of beer kegs and whisky barrels
in front of your place of business.
To discourage the use of cut rate
and unnecessary signs in or about
your place of business.
To discontinue the promiscuous
giving of Christmas presents, in any
form whatever, to the customer of
your place.
To look to the department of your
employees in or about your place of
business and to see that at all times
they conduct themselves properly,
and never appear under the infu-
ence of liquor.
To stop the sale of 5 cent growl-
ers, and limit the sale of beer in
buckets to residents of the immediate
neighborhod; and not to sell or give
beer in bucket to drivers of teams
and vehicles, to be drank upon the
streets.
To prevent diorderly conduct and
indecent language in or about your
place of business, as we'll as the loaf
ing of disorderly persons in or about
the place.
To exclude from all saloons and
public bars all indecent pictures, or
cards, and TO discourage the use of
indecent pictures, or labels for ad-
vertiSing purposes by the makers of,
or dealers in liquors, or cigars, or
cigarettes, or other goods, that are
handled by saloons.
To regard and treat all fellow liq-
uor dealers who violate these rules
of conduct as detrimental to the best
interests of the retail liquor trade.
To give force and effect to this dec
laration of principles, the Executive
Committee of the Federation of Liq-
uor Dealers is instructed to promul-
gate this declaration of principles.
and thereafter to take such steps as
may be necessary to enforce its pro-
vision by cooperation with the Ex-
else Board of the District of Colum-
bia.