Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-17
CAN PtEAsANIQN
GETIGEItSEFDR
A WHOLE BLOCK?
Question Is Asked BY Commits
sinners IN Communication
TO Attorney General


Quor Law are asked the attorney-gen
eral in q letter submitted to him b!
the hoard of license comnlissiope
The questions relate primarily. II
the signature OF petition on behal
of q second-ciass license for the Pleas
anton hotel In view of the fight fol
and against this license, the Liquor
board has taken up several disputed
points with the attorpey-geReral and
an opinion is hoped for this week.
among the questions is that d
whether the Pieasanton license car
be secured for tie whole block. as
now applied for. It Is pointed ont
that If such Is the case, liquor might
be sold at several points ON the prem
ises and furthermore that Il would be
difficult for the authorities to inspect
effectively such a place. -.
The boards questions are contained
in the following letter; .... =.
Honolulu, T. H., Nov. IL, 1914.
Mr.. /. NJ. Stainback, ... ........
Attorney General of the Territory OF
Hawaii, Honolulu. ~
Dear Sir: On Septenaber "A, 1914,
Mr. e. G. Duisea6efe Glad an appli-
cation for a second class hotel liquor
license for the Pleasanton hotel. The
board Of license commissioners for
the city and county Of Honolulu re-
quests your, opinion on the following
questions, to wit: = ~
l. The signatures to the consent Of
the property holders accompanying
the application aforesaid were secured
on or about March II. 1914, under q
different board and during different
license period How long does con
sent thus secured remain valid, no
reason for the delay of six months be-
ing shown?
2. Section II of the liquor law re-
quires the consent Of majority Of
the property holders, etc.
As of what date is this majority to
be reckened- the date Of securing the
or the date Of fling of the
application, or of the date of filing of
the inspectors report, or OF the date
when the application 10 considered by.
the board?
8. What Is the meaning II inter-
probation of the term holder" under
section II Of the i:quor iaw?
T. Is the owner IN Zee simple Of
contiguous pieces Of real, estate teach
piece being occupied by separate
tenant1, a holder as to each piece with
j right to sign separately therefor?
s. Is the fee simple owner OF a
number of pieces Of non-contiguous
property within the limits entitled to-
sign separately for each piece?
8. Is a person holcing a written
lease holder within the meaning Of
the statute, and IL 50, may both he
and the owner of the fee be Iconsid-.
cred separately on the question OF
property holder
"a. Is a tenant without a written
lease q. holder? Is o roomer or.
b0arder q holder?
5. Is q person holding a life inter-
est In the property holder? Are
tenants In common considered as sep
arate holders?
g. Is the territory or county own
ing property within the radius a
holder as contemplated under said
act?
10. Does the consent Of property
holders lapse when the title to the.
changes hands either by.
sale, death, termination Of lease, and
assignment of lease, before the fling
IT the application and before final ac-
ion thereon By the board
IL The application as applied for
desires a license for a whole block,
md without specifying the building IN
which the bar or bars are to be locat-
ID !; the board desires to be advised
under section 49, from what point
hall the measurements be made in
his case?
For instance shall the measure
nents be made from the center Of
he nearest entrance of the school
to the nearest point of the
premises applied for. or to the near
st entrance Of the hotel grounds or
% the entrance or entrances Of the
building or buildings where the bar
)r bars are to be located. It is to be
loted that along the boundary of the
Dleaeanton property nearest the school
building there Is no fence but hedge
through which It Is very easy to pass.
We remain, yours respectfully,
BOARD OF LICENSE COMMIS-
SIONERS FOR THE CITY AND
& COUNTY OF HONOLULU.
Chairman.