The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
The Licensed Saloon
Qualifications of Applicants


 ''The provisions as to the qualifications of applicants for licenses are most strin- gent.
 "No license to sell or manufacture liquor can be granted in any case unless the ap- plicant shall have first produced to the excise commission a recommendation in writing signed by 20 householders and freeholders who are qualified electors of the city or town in which the applicant proposes to engage in such sale or manu- facture stating Q that they are &C., quainted with such applicant. @ That he is of good moral character (9 That he has been bona fide resident citizen of Alabama for six months preceding the filing of such application. (D That he is in all respects proper person to be l- censed.' Special provisions are made for applicants when corporations. At the time Of filing the recommendations the appli- cant to state: O) The name and present residence of applicant, and how long he or they have there resided (2) Whether such license is to sell by retail, whole sale or for a brewery or distillery. (3) The street number and description of the prop erty to be used (4) The place of birth of said applicant, and if a naturalized citi- zen, where and. when naturalized (5) ne name of the owner of the premises co That the applicant is not in any manner
 
 liquor business conducted or to be con- ducted in any other place in the state of Alabama. CD That the applicant or appli- cants are the only persons in any manner pecuniarily interested In the business asked to be licensed and that no other person shall be in any manner pecuniarily interested therein during the continuation of the license, (sD That the applicant has never had revoked license for the sale Drtlnro t, ,tatz business is not located within 300 feet of any church or public school established and located prior to the passage of the act. 00) If such applicant has borrowed money or obtained fixtures from any per son; to do business he must disclose the name of such person. from whom such fixtures were obtained, the amount bor- rowed- when the same Is due and how the same is secured
 The excise commission receives the application. which must be accompanied by fee of BIO to be retained by the com mission as contingent fund to be used for the incidental expenses of the com mission, and gives notice of such applica- ton in a local newspaper for two success sive weeks before said application is heard, which notice contains the full name of the applicant. his residence. and all facts regarding him and his proposed | business.
 Not more than ono license can be is- sued to the same person during any one | year.
 Before granting the license the appli- | cant must take an oath that he will con duct his business strictly according to | law,
 And as condition precedent to the ls- suance of the license the licensee must execute bond in the sum of $l0OO condi- l toned upon the proper conduct of the business. Any one injured by the breach of such condition may sue and recover | on the bond.
 | "The excise commission is empowered to suspend or revoke licenses at any time | for cause.
 | "Any citizen may appear before the ex- else commission and object to the issu- ance of license.
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