The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-03-30

NEW tCAoCy A<A4AOA AfaWes
! Events of the past week have creates
considerable discussion on the laws Of thi
state with reference to the sale Of liquor
Theodore J. r. Brown, Prosecutor of tn
Pleas Of Ocean County, has compiled I
very concise digest Of the statutes, anC
we copy them from the Toms RiOer Courier
J for which paper Mr.. Brown prepared them
1T 10 NOT LAWFUL IN THIS STATE.
1. To sell, offer or expose for salt
liquoru in any quantity by any person OF
Sunday
O. To sell, offer or expose for sale any
liquors on any election day between the
hours Of six o'clock a. m. and seven O'Clock
p. m.
5. To sell bottled beer In any quantity
by any person without license.
4. To sell liquor in any quantity under
FIVE gallons without a license.
s. For any licensed person to sell
liquors in any other place than that named
in his license.
8. To sell liquor to minor under
eighteen years of age. Selling to minor
between eighteen and twenty-one years
is cause for the revocation of license but
it is not crime.
z. For person having wholesale OF
retail license to peddle any liquors.
8. For person having wholesale
license to sell liquors in less quantity
than one quart.
9. For person having wholesale
license only to permit the liquors sold by
him to be drank on the premises where
sold.
10. To allow liquors sold in quantities
above five gallons to be drank on the
premises.
II. For any druggist to sell, offer or
exp pose for sale any liquors, except such
as are sold In good faith for medicinal pur-
poses, and then only In quantities less
than one quart and on prescription of a
reputable physician signed by such ply
stefan, or permit such liquor SO sold to be
drank on or about the premises where
sold. The Supreme Court has laid en-
phasis on the question of good faith.
H. For q person having retail license
to sell, offer or expose for sale liquors in
quantities from one quart to Eve gallons.
10. For q saloon keeper to sell ardent
spirits, at least without special license
therefor.
A. To sell liquors in less measure
fh q n ono o1,ort r., nv r1lano mhara q nro
Gerry or other mercantile business is car
ried on, except the keeping of restaurant
and the sale of tobacco, and cigars by
retail, and then only under license. (The
practical effect of the exception is to per-
NIT hotels and saloons to keep restaurant
and sell cigars and tobacco by retail.)
10. For the holder of license to sell
liquor in any room other than the bar
room (Which must be upon the ground
floor or basement) or obstruct the view of
the interior of said bar-room at any time
by screen. shade, non-transparent glass
or other obstruction. This does not apply
to an inn OF tavern nor to hotels having
ten spare-rooms and beds for boarders,
&C., nor to restaurants conducting bust
ness on more than one floor, nor to a
picnic or recreation ground, nor to build
ing with bowling alley, nor to clubs.
IS. For the licensee to disobey the order
of the Court requiring the removal of
screens and distractions preventing a
clear view of the bar-room. This also
does not apply to an inn or tavern nor to
hotels having ten spare rooms and beds
for boarders, &c, nor to restaurants con-
Quoting business on more than one floor, nor
to picnic or recreation ground, nor to a
building with bowling alley, nor to
clubs.
CAUSES FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
1. Violation of any of the excise laws.
2. Giving Of liquors to any persons on
Sunday upon the premises licensed.
s. Giving, selling or offering to give
or sell any liquors to any minor or appren-
tice contrary to law.
A. Selling or furnishing any liquors to
any person known In the neighborhood to
be OF confirmed incorporate habits or VINO
is visibly under the influence Of intoxicat-
ing liquors.
5. Keeping a disorderly house or
harboring drunken, vagrant, idle and
vicious persons therein, gamblers, prosti-
tutes or other disorderly persons.
6. Permitting gambling or unlawful
games of chance or other unlawful acts
upon licensed premises.
z. Selling, giving or delivering liquor
to minor for any other person, or per-
hitting minor to lounge in or frequent
the licensed place.
8. Violation of the order of the Court
directing the removal of screens, &c.
9. Violation of the screen provision
even where no order has been made.