The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16
Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.

No. 14S) AN ACT O4 2s7. To regulate the conduct of the retail bev-
 craze business so that 1t may not be made the means of evading and violating
 the prohibitory liquor laws of the State
 and to prescribe remedies and proceed
 ure for securing compliance with this
 act. Whereas it has appeared that va
 rious keepers of so-called soft drink
 stands and of other places where bev-
 erages are sold, although licensed or
 permitted by law to sell only those bev-
 erages that are not prohibited, have
 taken advantage of the opportunity af-
 forded them by the beverage business
 to sell, offer for sale or otherwise dis
 pose of prohibited liquors and bever-
 ages, and in many instances former sa-l loon keepers conducting beverage
 business have by screens blinds and
 other Instructions that were used in
 said saloon business, so withdrawn the
 conduct of the beverage business from
 public view as to enable them to carry
 on the illegal traffic with greater safe
 ty: and, whereas, 1t is necessary to
 prescribe restrictions and regulations
 for the conduct of the retail beverage
 business so as to reduce the opportuni-
 ty for evasion and violation of the
 prohibitory liquor laws of the State.
 now, therefore, Be 1t enacted by the
 Legislature of Alabama.
 l. That no booth, stall or apartment be maintained placed or permitted to be kept or remain i2 a room where the re- tail beverage business Is conducted and that no obstruction such as screens, swinging doors, partitions, or semi-parti- t,,ns be maintained. placed or permitted to be kept or remain in such room, or any other thing that will obstruct the clear vew of the interior by persons in- side of said room or of persons passing along the street in front of said room.
 2. That the business of selling bever- ages at retail to the public shall not be conducted in room or place that is not on the street floor or grade floor and that the room wherein said business Is con- ducted shall be provided at the front with clear glass window or be other wise so arranged by door or window that the bar or table where liquors are sold and those drinking thereat or in the room can be seen by persons from the outside passing along the street or high way in front of said room.
 B. That no keeper of place or room where beverages are sold to the public at retail shall place or maintain or allow to be kept or continued at said place. any screen. shutter, curtain, partition, paint ed ground, frosted. stained or opaque glass windows or other device or ob- struction that will interfere with & full view of the interior of such room and of the bar or table at which drinks are served by persons walking in front of or approaching said room or place from the front, and the placing or maintaining or permitting to be kept or continued any such device or obstruction as Is above referred to shall render void any license that the proprietor of the retail beverage business has obtained whether from the State, county, or town or city in which tha h,,u{ he carriad and all front windows shall be of transparent glass and If glass front doors are used such glass shall be transparent.
 l. That sheriffs. deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers of any town or city wherein such retail bev-