The Washington times., 1912-05-11
BILL IN HANDS Of
|. A HOUSE DISTRICT
SUBCOMM|TTE TEE
What the Measure Provides
and What 1t For
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cation for license whether the location
where the barroom is to be located Is
or Is not within the business portion of
the District, and IL not the license shall
be denied; and the excise board is here
by authorized and required to deter
mine in each case what is so far de-
voted to business as to constitute 1t
business street or section: Provided,
That no license shall be granted for any
saloon or barroOm or any side OF any
square, block, or tract of land where
less than fifty per centum of the houses
and buildings, not including saloons or
hotels and clubs having barroom
licenses under this act, thereon are used
for business purposes; and no place
where intoxicating liquors are sold at
wholesale shall be maintained or allow
ed, nor shall intoxicating liquors be sold
at wholesale outside of the business dis
trtcts as above provided.
No saloon, barroom, or wholesale
liquor business shall be licensed, main
tained, or allowed in the territory west
Of the following lines: The westerly
line of the fire limits as now established
from it's southerly limits to where the
same intersects with the mile limit OF
the Soldiers Home; thence westerly
and northerly along the said mile limit
until the same intersects with Kansas
avenue; thence along Kansas avenue to
its intersection with the northern boun-
dairy of the District of Columbia.
Board Must Act.
Said board shall consider and act
upon all applications for license to
I sell intoxicating liquors, after a re-
port thereon by the chief of police,
and the action of said board shall be
final and conclusive. In no event. ex-
cept by the unanimous action of the
: excise board, shall any license permit
ted under this act be granted until re-
n hn mt n.
made to the excise board by the chief
of police. In the issuing of licenses for
barrooms it shall be the duty of the ex-
else board to adopt such policy as
Will reduce the number of bar rooms
including those in hotels and clubs, to
not exceeding 800 by November ], 1914
cense to sell intoxicating liquors. the
assessor shall issue a license to the ap.
plicant. Said board shall make such
rules and regulations for carrying into
effect this act as it may deem requisite
and proper. 1t shall make an annua
report to Congress setting forth tn,
n9m6er wbaSs of sPpicatOns for license
upon, the number of persons convicted
for violation of this statute, and the
nun number odIod and amount Of fines collected @
Is hereby authorized and empowered tc
summon any person before 1t to give
testimony. under oath or affirmation, a.
the laws regulating the sale Of intnxt.
esving liquors IN the District OF Colum.
Sia: and any member Of the board shall
anfrmatons for all purposes of admin
istering said laws. Such summons ma,
be served by any member of the Metro
poltan police force, and the refusal o.
neglect OF a witness to appear befor,
the said board or to testify when re
Guired, may be punished in the sam
the Commissioners of the District o
Columbia. as provided for in the acts o
February 20, 1895. entitled IAN act tc
amend an act entitled An act to pun
ish false swearing before trial board o
the Metropolitan police force and frt
department of the District of Colum
May II, 1892" and july /, 1902 entitled
An act making appropriations to pro
Hide Tor the expenses of the government
cal year ending June so, 1903, and 70
other purposes" Witnesses so sum
moned shall be entitled to fec of 81
said board, payable out of the contin
gent fund of the Commissioners OF tn
District of Columbia; and any witnes
giving statements to the said board O.
any. material matter which he believe
to be false shall be guilty Of perjur
ana punishable accordingly.
Sec. 3. That the said board shall ap
point clerk at salary of one thou
SAND hVe hundred dollars per annur
and an inspector at a salary of on
thousand FIVE hundred dollars per an
NUM- coiu inspector snail make inSpeC
tlons as may be required by this act
under the orders OF the board an
make full report of such INSPECTIONS I
the board. He shall wear a badge ind
eating that he is such inspector of tn
excise board. The board shall keen
full record of all applications for II
cense, of all recommendations for an
remonstrances against the granting 9
licenses, and the actions taken thereon
Sec. 4. That every person applying 70
license to sell Intoxicating liquors 1
said District shall file with the sal
board a petiriDn for such license, an
such petition shall be considered an
acted upon by the board in the order 1
which such petition Is filed and nun
bered. Said petition shall contain
Form of Petitions
First. A statement giving the nam
and residence of the applicant and til
time he has resided in the District G
Columbia.
Second. statement describing tn
particular place for which a license
desired. designating the same by stree
and number, If practicable, and If no
by such other apt description as wi
definitely locate 1t, and how long sal
applicant has been engaged in bushes
al said place.
Third. The full name and residenc
of the owner of the premises upo
which the business Is to be carried on.
Fourth. statement that the appl
cant is a citizen of the United State
and a bona fide resident of the DlstriC
of Columbia, and not less than twenty
one years of age, and whether such al
plicant has, since March third. elghtee
hundred and ninety-three, been az
judged guilty of violating the laws GOV
eTning the sale of intoxicating liquor
or for the prevention of gambling in III
District of Columbia
Fifth. A statement that he intenC
10, and If licensed Will, carry on sue
business for himself and not as Il
agent of any other person, compan
copartnership, or corporation.
Sixth. statement that he intends
superintend in person the managemeI