Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-02-18
SENATOR HALStY'S BILL.

Full Text of the Measure introduce
ed by the Lynchburg Senator
on the Liquor Question.
Much interest is attached to the bill
presented in the Senate Monday by
Senator Don. p. Halsey OF LynchDurg,
which seeks to amend the laws as they
affect the handling and sale of liquor
in Virginia. The bill, if passed, VIII
close every saloon in the State and es-
tablish in their stead the dispensary
method of dealing with the liquor trail
fic. There is such demand for COM
plete copy of the law that it is printed
below:
l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of Virginia, That hereafter the
wholesale and retail licenses to sell ar
dent spirits shall entitle the holder OF
such license to sell ardent spirits, as
defined under the present law, only IN
the following manner and subject to
the following terms and conditions,
which are to be construed as addition
al to those provided for by present law
and not as in any way or to extent re-
moving any safeguards or restrictions
now existing.
2. All ardent spirits, except malt
liquors, shall be sold only in sealed
packages.
3. All packages containing ardent
spirits except nalt liquors) shall be
plainly labeled with the name and
proof of the contents.
4. No such packages shall be open
ed or have the seal thereof broken
where sold, nor shall any malt liquor
be drunk where sold.
5. 1t shall be unlawful for any deal
er in ardent spirits to conduct such
business elsewhere than in room, the
interior of which is in full view from
public street or road during closing
hours hereinafter provided, and which
room shall have no entrance other than
Immediately upon and into a public
street or road.
6. 1t shall be unlawful for any such
dealer to keep his place of business
open, or to sell or offer or give away,or
furnish ardent spirits between the
hours of p m. and 6 a. M; but dur
ing the period of time aforesaid on each
and every day, the place OF such busl-
ness of any such dealer shall be closed
and kept closed.
7. When the place of such business
of such dealer is opened and closed as
aforesaid, it shall be unlawful for the
view of the interior thereof from the
nearest public street or road, to be IN
any manner DISTRACTED, whether by
screens, curtains, stained glass or
otherwise; and during the closing
hours aforesaid, there shall be kept and
maintained in the room in which such
business is conducted sufficient light or
lights to enable the entire interior
thereof to be plainly seen from the
street or road.
s. 1t shall be unlawful for any such
dealer, or other person, to keep, have
or maintain any billiard or pool table,
bagatelle table, bowling or gaming de-
vice of any kind, or any other business
whatsoever in connection with his bus
mess as dealer in ardent spirits, or IN
the same or any connecting room.
8. The license known as the ''malt
liquor bar license" shall no longer be
granted.
10. Any person violating any OF the
provisions of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be
fined not less than fifty nor more than
one hundred dollars for each of1ense
and in addition, in the discretion of thu
court, he may be imprisoned not more
than 60 days. If such violation be com
mitted by dealer in ardent spirits, III
shall also forfeit his license.
IL. An emergen cy existing by ress
son of the fact that licenses to sell ar
dent spirits for the ensuing year are L
be issued as of the first of May, TIL
act shall be in force from its passage
provided, however, that nothing here
, in contained shall affect the sale G
, ardent spirits under licenses heretotor
granted.
THE above bill is along the line pre-
, posed in the SPECTATOR OF the l1th c
December last, except that we PROVO
ed, which Mr.. Halsey should DO, tina
there be State stamp placed over tn
cork of each bottle or on each package
which must be broken in opening, ID
stamp to represent the tax, which Ia
shall be properly proportioned betwee
: the State and the corporation whel
a the sale takes place. This is yer
e important matter and should not
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