The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-26

rlareF the words "a iHe retiun. thus
restricting the board in the use Of Us
discretion in grating and refusing d.
sensss The amended section also
eliminates the following phrase. "snb.
5cct only 10 the limitations and dircc
lions in this net contained, I" and sub.
stitutes "subject 60 the provisions anl
directions in this act contained. - At
the end Of the FIRST paragraph The
words "eIeept as herein provided
arc added.
These changes restrict 10 quite q
degree the power Of the Board Of Ii
ecnse Commissioners
Section 8. License Fees.
sale license fee IL reduced for all
places on the Islands, except Homo
lhlu and Hilo, from $1,000 Zone thou
And dollars) 70 $500 five hundred
dollars).
In defining the quantities Of liquor
10 be sold under the wholesale license
the amount in raised from Zone bottle
or flask /" 10 "one-half dozen rcputed
quarts, or enc dozen reputed pints Of
bottled beer or wine, nor less than one
yeputed quart IL bottled goods other
than wine OF beer This Is an i'm.
provement in the way Of preventing
wholesalers 70 sell very small quaint
ties, as il is reported some are now
doing.
saloon License Fee-The license fee
for saloons is reduced from $3.50
Cseven hundred and fifty dollars) to
$3.50 two hundred and fifty dollars)
IN the following towns; Kahului, Wal.
luku, Lahzina, kohala, Lihue, Eva and
Wntalua- This ~ accomplished by
changing the wording from that in the
present Law. Instead of the present
provision making the license fee $3.50
for all "premises located wholly or in
part within n radius Of FIVE miles from
a fist, second OF thirdclass postof-
hae,S the amendment reads: "For ga
loon premises $3.50, except in the fol.
lowing named districts, where the fee
for this class of license shall he $3.50:
IN the district Of, Hiio and in the dis
triet of Honolulu -
Hotel License Fee-This is reduced
in the same way rs saloon licenses
from $3.50 to $3.50 for the towns Of
Kahului, Waiiuku, LahaiHa, Kohala,
Lihue. Eva and Waialna. The fee for
Honolulu and HilO remains $3.50.
Restaurant License Fee-The amend.
ment raises the restaurant license fee
from $500 to $3.50 in Hilo and Homo
lulu. In other places from $3.50 tC
$500.
The second paragraph of division
three, section nine, permits restaurants
to sell liquor after usual closing hours
and during election hours with OIL
without meals" by the payment of the
extra $3.50. The same paragraph per
mits hotels to sell liquor after usual
closing hours, on Sundays and during
election hours "with or without
meals" by the payment of the extra
$3.50.
In the fourth division Of section
nine the right is granted to sell liz
uors manufactured from "fruit grown
in the Territory by the licensee OF
others,'' instead of restricting thi,
privilege TO ''wine made from grapes. ,
The fifth division of section nin
permits the manufacture Of any kin,
Of liquors other than those mad,
wholly from fmit grown in the Ter
Iitory, for n period of ten years, bu
Section I7--In defining a restaurant
the following clause is added at the
close of the section, land intOxicat
ing liquors sold either with or with
out meals thereon" This is plainly
added to permit restaurants to sell liq
uors with or without meals.
Sastisn 24-rhe following clause il
inserted in this section: Except in
the case of an application for the re
newal of a license, when the board
'shaIl' grant the same.'' This make.
1t obligatory on the board to renew
license regardless Of protests.
Section 81 Several clauses now in
the law have been eliminated, which
reduce to an apprcciable extent thu
Iowsr of the Beard of License Com
snissionerS The power in the presen
law granting to the board power t.
summaIiIy saispend liceisee pendin,
a hearing Of charges is cut out en-
tirely.
Section 35-The provision refusing
n permit To a iieensee to transfer hi
business from one precinct 10 anothe
- eliminated
Section 35h-This is the new sec
tion allowing appeals to a circuit iudg
against any decision of the Board o
License Commissioners.
The Summary.
Following is a summary of change
in the present liquor law as containe
in the apendment:
Objectionable features contained i
the amendment
l. Discretion and power of III
Board of Lisense Commissioners is d,
sidediy enrtailed in several sections.
& License fees are reduced in tn
following instances:
Wholesale license outside of Hont
lula and HiIo from $1,000 to $500.
Retail saloon license in the town
Of Kahului, Waiiuku, Lahaina, X
1als, Lihue, EVA and Waialua reduce
1f0m $3.50 TO $3.50.
Hstel license in the towns of Kah
hi, Wailuku, Lahaina, Kohala, Lihu
Ews and Waialua reduced from 81
10 s250.
3 Privilege granted 10 restauran
to sell Equsn without meals aft
closing hours and during election hour
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