The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-27
LEGAL QUESTION
''STUMP5" BOARD
Liquor Commissioners Will Get
Advice as to "What Is
a Property HoIder?"
What is a property.holdergo

what is property-holder9'
rms question which came up in the
course of the liquor license board meet
ing, held IN the senate chamber yester-
DAY afternoon, occupied the entire SEES.
sion and was finally settled by deciding
TO obtain an opinion in writing from
the attorney general regarding the cues
ZION ana the meeting adjourned until
next week.
george w. Patty secretary of the
antl'saloon league, started he contro-
Versy. The board was considering the
aPpncatlon OF Patrick Ryan for a sa.
ioon license for his new saloon, which
WIZ occupy the new concrete building
now IN course of construction at Queen
ana Alakea streets across the street
from the present location of his bar in
the Occidental Hotel building.
IN pehalf OF the anti-saloon leapue-
ray was arguing against the transfer
OF Ryan $ license from his old place to
tne new and presented a list of names
OF property owners in the neighborhood
VINO opposed the issuance OF Hcerse
for the new saloon.
These are the property.holders ,,
SAID Patty in presenting his npiactions
Those favoring the ney saloon are
tenants of the buildings, some of whom
nave only been in possession of their
premises for few months at the most
They are not the property holders. y
Judge Quarles, acting for the Ieague
ssubstantiated Paty's statement and de,
hyered his opinion that the statute
regarding property holdersp meant
Ia spirit the property-owner Attor-
aey Peters, acting in the interests of
raddy Ryan, differed with this and in
'isted that the property.holders meant
me actual occupants of the premises
lot necessarily the owners. but also
enants of the premises.
Recourse was had to the statute nv
ne license board, but the statute read
the consent of majority of property
loiders within $50 feet OF the premises
must be obtained,'' and the problem
vas no nearer solution than before.
accusations were further made that
ne antl-saloon league was trying To
axe advantage of a technicalitv to
ust the saloon from the neighborIood
together, and Mr., Patty declared that
ne par was an offense to the employees
I me board of education at Alakea
hd Merchant streets. The RYAN side
leh declared that the perpendicular
." i"N"I OF permitting RYAN To
bahdon his old saloon and to do busi.
ess across the street aud the antisa.
ION party declared that the property.
Shers were against H.
II WAS then decided that attorney
neral Lindsay be asked 10 submit an
,.nlon IN writing regarding the legal
teFpfotation Of the word faproperiy.
'luef'' as used IN the statute.
flANNH hlfsiUaaa ~ q.
AZ meeting will be 10 take action ON
e recommendation HAT ths faloou
'snse OF famasaki, at Waianae. be ~.
'hfl on fle ground that The japanese
= been selling liquor on snndays.
Hfaofs Viii be- given fhat M Ton
go Of fAVlefns aud ten rases of ehab.
round NJ lbe sioforoom of John
'AHalfea hn shipped back 10 san
ahfisfe The BOTTLES nheu found In
fAse Inspection fegneil on aepisa.
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nose present af YfsfafiaYls mest.
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alsf lelief a'liafi nosu. lnanss.
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