The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-05
FOURTEEN SALOONS
REFUSED LICENSE

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proven that they arc fit persons TO en-
gage In tho saloon business, and tho
important question before tho court
was whether tho locations under con-
s,deration were suitable and proper for
tho conduct OF such business.
LICENSE a PRIVILEGE.
NOT A MATTER OF RIGHT
a portion OF Judge Richardson's opin-
ion ready:
"A license to sell intoxicating liquors
is privilege, and cannot be demanded
AZ right under the law. In the ar
gument OF theso cases much stress has
been laid upon the fact that in many
Of them bar'ooms have been located
Mt the same places for n number of
years, and have been we'll conducted.
1t !s true that these facts are entitled
TO just conside ration when tho condi-
lions remain the same. but length OF
time confcrs no vested rights In this
particular. Licenses arc granted for
Il limited period. and changed condi-
lions. or conditions previously unknown
10 the court. bring up the question of
tho appropriateness of the location
whenever an application Is made for
the granting or renewal OF license.
I'm some OF these cases conditions
have changed since the barroom was
FIRST established, and In others the
Appropriateness Of tho location ia for
the first time brought to the attention
OF the court. barroom cannot be
allowed to rctard tho progress OF the
city along other more uscful lines.
and where residences churches schools
and other similar institutions have
been erected near II and the location
OF such barroom becomes unsui;ab Bile
and Inappropriate, such barroom must
be discontinued or removed.
NO FINED RULE As re-
RESIDENCE SECTIONS
1.-The In y "A p1 N ri tiaa
IN terms prohibit the location of bar
rooms IN reaidential sections. or within
any prescribed distance from churches
and schools. but such location is most
! important fact for the consideration
Cf the court. In most OF these cases
these barrooms arc located In sections
which are partly business and partly
residential sections Some OF them
are located on streets which have n few
business houses, but are largely resi-
dental and In Il short time will become
entirely so. while others arc on streets
which have q few residences, but are
regarded "a business streets. No fixed
rule can therefore be laid down on the
subject. but each case must be deter
mined by all the conditions
The statute prescrihcs that no ar
dent spirits shall be delivered to any
female In any saloon. There has been
nucn evidence adduced In thcHe cases
OF the violation OF the spirit OF this
law. In one case II has been shown
that woman went TO the side door of
n saloon and handed In n bucket; in
f"w moments tho bucket was returned
TO hcr filled with heer. and she put
i'ioney In the hand stretched out TO her.
THIS was a direct violation of tho star
ute If tho beer was thus delivered by
the proprietor or his employee In sew
cral other cases there has been evil
dence that women have often given
their buckets or pnils to men who
would go into these barrooms and get
beer and deliver It to them on the out
side. In some instances il may appear
that the proprietor of the saloon was
not aware OF the fact that this liquor
was purchased for n woman. but where
this practice continued from day to
day he will be presumed to have known
il. and Will be held responsible.
OPPOSED TO SALOONS
CONNECTED WITH GROCERIES
I'm number or cases 1t has beer
shown that the applicants for renewal
or licenses keep grocery In front, ana
have II bar in the rear OF the room In
which they do business. These COM
partmcnts are In some Instances divid-
ed by wooden partition with swing
Ing doors, and an opening behind the
counter for the employee to pass from
the grocery to the bar. There Is no
law which expressly forbids this COM
binntion: but tho object OF the law.
oHc VI Which IL 10 protect women ana
minors from the contamination of tho
saloon, Is violated. Women and minors
go freely into these groceries on busi-
ness. ard II is almost certain that
they Will hear words spoken In the
bar which they should not hear. And
besides this, n combination of such
business furnishes an easy method for
the violation of law In other particu-
lars. There are many of these places
in this city already licensed, and tho
conditions alone Will not be regarded
ut this timc sufficient cause for the
renewal of licenses. but hereafter must
choose between the grocery or the
bar, or so arrange their places as to
mako them entirely separate and dis
tinct."
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