The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-25
.EFFERT or THE NEW LIQUOR LAW

A digest of the proposed liquor law
as it stands today has been made up,
for use i'm the present discussion of
the local liquor problem. II pre-
sents the following analysis Of the
changes which are being urged:
Section 4. The amendment, in de-
filming the powers of the Board of Lii
cense Commissioners, leaves out in two
places the words discretion" thus
restricting the board in the use of its
discretion in granting and refusing IL
censes. The amended section also
eliminates the following phrase, sub
| ject only to the limitations and direc-
] tons in this act contained and sub
stitues subject to the provisions and
directions in this act contained" AT
the end of the first paragraph the
words except as herein provided"
are added.
These changes restrict to quite ue-
gree the power of the Board of License
| Commissioners.
Section 8. License Fees.
Wholesale License Fee-The whole
sale license fee is reduced for ali
places on the Islands, except Homo
lulu and Hilo, from $1,000 Zone thou
sand dollarsJ to $500 Give hundred
dollars.)
In defining the quantities of liquor
to be sold under the wholesale license
the amount is raised from "one bottle
or flask to "one-half dozen reputed
quarts, or one dozen reputed points of
! bottled beer or wine, nor less than one
reputed quart if bottled goods other
than wine or beer" This is an inn
provement in the way of preventing
wholesalers to sell very small quaint
ties, as it is reported some are now
doing.
Saloon License Fee-The license fee
for saloons rs reduced from $3.50
(seven hundred and fifty dallars) to
$3.50 1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars
in the following towns: Kahului, Wal
luku, Lahaina, Kohala, Lihue, Eva and
Waialua. This is accomplished by
changing the wording from that in the
present law. Instead of the present
provision making the license fee $75t
for all premises located wholly or in
part within a radius of five miles from
a first, second or third-class postofice
the Amendment reads: For saloon pre-
misses $3.50, except in the following
named districts, where the fee for this
class of license shall be $3.50: In the
districts of Hilo and in the district Of
Honolulu"
Hotter License Fee-This is reduced
in the same way as saloon licenses
from $3.50 to $3.50 for the towns O
Kahului, Waikiki, Lahaina. Kohala
Lihue, Eva and Waialua. The fee TO
Honolulu and Hilo remains $3.50
Restaurant License Fee-The amend
ment raises the restaurant license fe,
from $500 to $3.50 in Hilo and Homo
lul. In other places from $3.50 t
$500.
} The second paragraph of division
} three, section nine, permits restaurant
to sell liquor after usual closing hour
anu uulluS 6lSCIlOu NUTS WIFI "
without meals by the payment of tn
!, extra $3.50 The same paragraph per
mits hotels to sell liquor after usua
closing hours, on Sundays and durin
election hours with or without meals
by the payment of the extra $3.50.
In the fourth division of sectio
nine the right is granted to sell lie
uors manufactured from fruit grow
in the Territory by the licensee o
}, Others" instead of restricting thi
privilege to wine made from grapes.
The fifth division of section min
permits the manufacture of any kin
of liquors other than those mad
" wholly from fruit grown in the Teri
tory, for a period of ten years, bt
raises the fee from S. to $3.50.
= Section lin defining a restaurar
the following clause is added at tn
close or the section land intoXlca
ing liquors sold either with or witt
out meals thereon This is plainl
added to permit restaurant to sell liz
uors with or without meals.
II Section 24-The following clause
inserted in this section: Except
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.