The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-09
BYRD LIQUOR Law
WITH COMMIT TEE
t-------------------.
Drastic Amendments Argued for
and Against
Changes.
TEN O'CLOCK CLOSING LAW
Licenses Made Higher and Near
Beer Feature Elimi-
mated
TEN O'CLOCK CLOSING LAW


at tho early hour OF Q o'clock yes
terday morning those who wished to
appear for or against tho new Byrd
liquor law gathered in the room OF the
House Committee on Counties. Cities
and Towns. Speaker Byrd and repre-
sentatives of the Virginia Anti-taloon
League appeared for the bill. while
the liquor dea1ers' representatives. the
cider interests and those representing
the town OF Clarksville, were in oppo-
sition.
he Speaker first explained his bill,
going over II in detail. The changes in
the existing law. he said, were those
suggested by the Antisaloon League
in It's convention In Norfolk last
spring. Not .all. however, of tho
leagues program. he said, was in the
bill.
Retail liquor licenses are raised from
$3.50 to $3.50, in this respect being 500
higher than in the Holt bin. which has
already passed the Senate. Wholesale
dealers are to pay $1,000. while a new
class of dealer is created-that OF re-
tail dealer and shippcr--at /, license
fee OF $1,000. The shipping business.
said Speaker Byrd he understood 10
be very lucrative.
co,, .,
.
hin "a oIimIne,ed ,rbts 4. .,,,r ~.
said which nobodv wants a,d ,r ~
no GOOD ia anybodv ne,,i,cr ,t,a nro,.
ers nor tho consumer 7, is u.cd as
a Mind for ,bn sale of in,ayt.ar,. a.,
drv TERRITORY
In another amendment 4. Ia reo,,red
that the name or tbo consy,nee ara
tbn content. ba nI.inIy r,.rLcd ~,
eyerv nackape M Iinnor
Az to the section forh,dding
loon within nm feet n. anv gchooI mi
ieSe or university. Mr. Rvrd added ,he
word Church. bu, evcentod s,,oon1
which are ALREADY located wi,hin Am
feet OF such INSTITUTIONS TIM. onI, ar
fertiny now sa,oons ~ ,,s 49,.
ted the word public" before school 40
as 10 not include small nriyate SCHOOLS
Regarding the provtsion fortiddinp
any saloon in towns OF less than 900
Inhabitants, he said that no wou,d not
object to an exception in favor OF
GAINESVILLE. which has one saloon and
which the people want TO keen hut
IT would mar the SYMMETRY, OF tho hilI
and he preferred that the representa-.
tive of Meckienburg get separate
bin through the Legislature covering
this point. The Speaker said he he
lleyed in local option and this wouId
make the representative responsible.
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cent. alcohol tvice as much noe
beer The farmer can still sell to wet
cities"
The new bin would close every
saloon in the state between the hours
of 10 T. NJ and 6 a. M. Another feature
is that when person is convicted OF
violation OF the law no license shall
issue either 10 the same person or to
tho same place for two years.
The common carrier is TO keep a
record of all shipments of liquor for
public inspection. A list of persons
TO whom license has been issued by
the United States shall be legal evil
dence in the courts of the sale of
liquor.
Showing that a large increase of
revenue wouid ensure from his bill.
MIR Byrd stated that there are now
I6l retail saloons in the State. sixty
five hotel bar licenses and three ordi-
paries. This is. OF course. in addf-
ton to wholesalers, rectifiers. brewers,
distillcrs and social clubs.
In conclusion. the Sneaker asked
the committee to act promptly on the
bill. because OF the deficit now in the
Treasury. so that the Finance Commit
tee might know upon what to base
its appropriations
Plea for CIark.ville.
,,,dge wood NJ c,arksvil,. ,sked
,,at IN, nrovis,nn regard,na snail
,mwns Ia cl,ninated from, the III, or
a,,a,sf tbat tbc limit \, mt ~ ssn
inhabitants. He said that when his
town was dry it had moro prosecutions
than 1t has had since. The one saloon
pays $4,000 license, the town Is we'll
policed and no one there drinks to