The Washington times., 1913-03-02
FOR LIQUOR BILL PASSEDBY HOUSE;
AMENDED IN LINE WITH THE TINES SUGGESTIONS


None to Minors.
Par. 6. That under the license issuet
| in accordance with this section no in
F, toxicating liquors shall be sold, giver
| away, or in any way disposed of to an;
minor, intoxicated person, or habitua
| drunkard, and ignorance of the age o.
! any such minor shall not be a defense
| to any action instituted under this sec
| ton; and no lcensee under this sec
| tion shall sell. give away, or dispense
| any, intoxica ting liquors to any person
/ between the hours Of midnight and
O'Clock in the morning, nor on Sundays
| and Inauguration Day, and between
| said hours, and on Sundays, and Inau
guration Day every barroom and othel
place where intoxica ting liquors are sole
i shall be kept closed; that no minor un
der the age of eighteen years shall bs
allowed to enter or be permitted to re-
main in any place where Intoxicating
liquors are sold, other than a hotel OF
club; that the interior of every bar.
room shall at all times when selling IL
prohibited be exposed to full view from
the street, without obstruction by
screens, blinds, curtains, stained glass
bottles. boxes, signs, or other material
except in the case of clubs licensed un.
der this section and hotels having only
an interior barroom, which shall be
exposed to full view from the corridors
| or passaseways leading to the entrance
or entrances to such barroom.
Par. Z. That any minor who falsely
represents his age for the purpose OF
procuring intoxicating LIQUORS shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be fined for each offense not more thar
80, and in default in the payment OF
such fine shall be imprisoned in the re-
Iormatory or workhouse of said District
not exceeding thirty days.
Par. y. That no license under this
section shall be issued for a longer
period than one year. and the year shall
begfn on the first day of November and
erd on the last day Of October follow
ing; and no license shall be transferred
to any other place, except with tie
written consent of the Excise Board
upon a regular application therefor in
writing and after notice and hearing
as in this section provided upon an
original application for a license: and
the fee to be paid by the party apply
Ing for such transfer shall be s.. which
shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes
of the District before such transfer is
made: Provided,
the transfer of the license Of any per-
son against whom there are pending in
the courts or before the Excise Board
charges of keeping a disorderly house
or violating the excise laws or the laws
against gambling in the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Frame License.
Par. 3. That every person receiving
a license to sell liquor under this section
shall frame the same under glass and
place II In a conspicuous place In his
place of business. so that anyone en-
tering such place may easily read such
license.
Par. 10. That all applicants for Ii
ceuse and persons holding licenses un-
der this section shall allow any member
OF the Excise Board or the duly au-
thorized inspector OF said board full
opportunity and every facility to ex-
anime, at any time during business
hours. the premises where intoxicating
liquor Is manufactured, sold. or for
which a license Is asked or has been
granted: and the same opportunity and
facility shall be afforded, by the licensee
or some person acting I'm his stead. any
member of the Metropolitan Police force,
who has reasonable belief that the law
is being violated, to enter and examine
at all times such licensed places, and no
person or persons shall obstruct. hinder,
or in any manner molest such inspector
or officer. provided such inspector or
officer exhibits a badge showing he Is
such inspector or officer:
Par. IL. That regularly licensed drug
gists or pharmacists shall not be
required to obtain license under the
provisions of this section, but they shall
not sell intoxicating liquors, nor COM
Of. nor sell any malt extract, or other
proprietary medicines containing more
than two per centum of alcohol. except
such compounds. compositions. malt eX-
tracts, or proprietary medicines be SO
medicated as to be medicinal prepara-
tons or compounds unfit for use as
beverages, except upon written and
bona fide prescription of a duly licensed
ard regularly practicing physician in
the District of Columbia, whose name
shall ne signed thereto. Such prescrip-
ton shall contain statement that the
disease of the patient required such a
prescription shall be numbered In the
order of receiving, and shall be Cancelled
by writing on II the word Cancelled
and the date on which IL was presented
and f!led. and kept on file in consecu-
tive order. subject to public Inspection
at all times during business hours.
Once Only.
No such prescription shall be hlled
more than once. Every druggist or
pharmacist selling intoxicating liquors
as herein provided shall keep book
provided for the purpose, and shall enter
therein at the time Of every sale true
record Of the date of the sale, the name
of the purchaser. who snail sign his
name In said book as part of the
entry, his residence giving the street
and house number. II there be such), the
kind and quantity and price OF such
liuuor. the purpose for which II was
sold, and the name OF the physician CIV
ing the prescription therefor.
Such book shall be open 10 public In
spection during business hours. said
book shall be produced before the EX-
else Board or the courts when req ulred:
Provided. That pure grain alcohol may
be sold without physician's prescription
for mechanical. medicinal. and scienti-
fic purposes by registered druggists or
pharmacists. who shall keep a DOCK Tor
the purpose of registering such sales IN
a similar manner or form as required
for the sale Of Intoxicating liquors as
provided in this section: Provided
further. That any person who shall
make any false statement as to the DUR
nose or use of alcohol purchase un-
der the provisions Of this section sinai
he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
he fned for each offense not more than
s5O. and in default OF the payment OF
such fine shall be imprisoned In the
workhouse of said District not exceed
ing thirty days.
Any druggist or pharmacist VINO snail
sell or dispense eny intoxicating liquors.
except in such manner as provided In
this section. or who shall fail Or refuse