The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-08

side Of the State OF Virginia. where
4 the sale thereof 10 permitted by law:
4 provided that any citizen may appear
i personally or by counsel In opposition
20 the granting Of any license herein
provided for. :
Each retail and wholesale druggist
shall file a sworn statement with the
4 clerk Of the Circuit Court on or be-
fore the fifth of each month. stating
4 the amount of pure fruit ethyl ana
lErain alcohol, pure whiskey and pure
brandy and wine on hand on the first
LOT. the previous month, the amount
received during the previous month,
and the amount on hand on the date
the statement Ia made. Nothing In
this act shall prevent the superintend-
ent OF a hospital from ordering, pur-
| chasing or receiving ardent spirits, or
the superintendent of chemical lab
oratory from ordering, purchasing or
receiving pure grain ethyl or pure
! fruit alcohol for the use of the hos
pital or laboratory, not to he used con-
trary to the provisions of this act, and
nothing shall prevent common car
riers from transporting and deliver
| ing such ardent spirits and alcohol
| to such hospitals or laboratories hay
/ ing license to order and receive the
same, but before ordering or receiv-
! ing said ardent spirits or alcohol, the
hospital or laboratory shall procure
license from the court under the same
| conditions as license Is granted to
| druggists; provided, further. that II
shall be unlawful for any hospital to
sell ardent spirits, except upon pre-
scription to its own patients under the
same restrictions and reports required
| of druggists; and provided, further.
that chemical laboratories shall make
report as required of druggists of the
disposition and use of all alcohol re-
ceived by them.
! If the license is granted, the appii-
/ cant shall give bond In the penalty of
/ not less than $1,000. nor more than
$4,000, as the court may require,
with security to be approved by the
court and with condition that he Will
not dispense or sell any ardent spirits
| or alcohol, except under and in &C.
! cordance with the provisions OF this
act: provided. nothing In this act shall
prevent the manager OF any hotel from
ordering or receiving ardent spirits,
wines or alcohols which shall be used
for cooking, culinary purposes only.
or externally with massage IN connes-
ton with baths; and not to be used
1 contrary to the provisions of this act:
and nothing in this act shall prevent
: common carriers from transporting
and delivering such ardent spirits.
wines and alcohols to such hotels hav-
| ing license to order and receive the
same: but before ordering or receivs
ing such ardent spirits, wines or al
cohols, the hotel shall procure IL
cense from the court. as hereinafter
provided; and provided, further that
such ardent spirits, wines or alcohols
| shall be used in no other manner than
for cooking or any culinary purpose.
or to be used externally with massage
in connection with baths where baths
are given in said hotel or lighthouses
connected Herewith.
/ Before a manager OF hotel shall
receive any such ardent spirits, wines
1 or alcohols. he, or the owner Of said
hotel. must procure a license to do 50
from the Circuit Court OF the county.
or the Corporation or Hastings Court
4 of the city in which such hotel is To-
Gated.
:, Before making application for such
Il license notice must be posted and
continuously kept in a conspicuous
place in the office Of the hotel In
which the privilege is to be exercised,
for at least thirty days before maxim 4
the application, stating the court be-
fore which and the time at which the
application will be made for license
to have and use such ardent spirits.
wines and alcohols. Such nctics shall
be published once week for three
successive weeks in somo newspaper
J published in the county or city, and
II no newspaper published in the
) county In which the privilege Is to BIO
exercised, the notice shall be published
in come newspaper OF general circu-
1ation therein.
Before the court shall grant any
such license, the judge thereof shall
be satisfied that the manager of said
hotel making the application Is OF
good moral character, Is II hotel man
ager In good standing. that the hotel
for which license ie sought IL n re-
liable one in which the business Of
= keeping a hotel is carried on in good
faith by the owner or lessee thereof.
, that said manager is not of intern
perate habits or addicted to the use
, of any narcotic drugs: that he will
observe the laws controlling tho use
, OF such ardent spirits. wines and al
{ cohols: that the applicant has. present.
ed satisfactory proof that there In a
| necessity existing for the granting OF
| such license; provided that any citizen
in opposition to the granting OF amy
! license herein provided for.
J Each manager Of any licensed hotel
shall file a sworn statement, with the
! clerk of the court which granted the
license, on the first OF each month,
stating the amount Of ardent spirits,
wines and alcohols on hand ON the
first Of the previous month, the
amount received during the previous
month and the amount on hand the
date the statement Is made.
II the license Ia granted. the ap-
; plicant shall give bond in the penalty
OF not less than $500, nor more than
50, 500, as the court may require, with
security to be approved by the court
. and with condition that said applicant
! will not use or dispense of any ardent
. spirits, wines or alcohol, except under
and in accordance with the provisions
of this act.
The following counties are hereby
excepted from the operation OF sc
much of this section as permits the
, possession and use by hotels OF ardent
, spirits for cooking or culinary plr-
poses or externally with massage in
connection with baths: Sr1yth. Rus
SELL, Scott. Prince Edward, Grayson'
Giles, Bland. Prince William, Acco'