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a place where meals are served, such
space being provided in the Judgment
Of the board with such adequate kitch-
| en- and dining room equipment and ca
pacity and having employed therein
such number and kinds of servants and
employees for preparing, cooking and
serving meals for Its guests as shall
satisfy the board that such space Is m
tended for use primarily as a place Ior
preparing. cooking and serving meals,
and that the chief source OF revenue to
be derived from the operation of such
place shall be from the preparation,
cooking and serving Of meals and not
from the sale Of beverages.
No such space shall be considered
suitable If any business Is conducted
therein other than the preparation,
cooking and serving Of meals, except
such q business as Is incidental to
bona fide restaurant.
(o) The word "sell" or "sale" shall
include offering for sale, keeping for
sale, trafdcking in, bartering, delivering
for value. exchanging for goods, or in
any way other than purely gratuitously,
and every delivery Of any alcoholic bev-
erage made otherwise than by purely
gratuitous title shall constitute sale.
(p) The word table" shall not in
clude a counter, bar or similar con-
(q) The word tavern" means suit
able space in a suitable building ap-
proved by the board, including such
suitable space outside of the building
and adjoining 1t as may be approved
by the board, kept, used. maintained,
advertised or held out to the public to
be a place where sandwiches or light
lunches are prepared and served for
consumption on the premises in such
quantities as to satisfy the board that
the sale of beer intended Is no more
than an incident to and Is not the
tavern"
Board to Be Appointed
Within 15-Day Period.
Section T. The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, within Is days
after the approval of this act, shall ap-
point board of three persons, at least
one of whom shall be woman, to be
called the District of Columbia Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board, each of
the members of which shall be citizen
Of the United States and a resident of
the District Of Columbia for at least
three years Immediately preceding his
appointment, and none of said members
shall be interested, directly or indirectly,
in the manufacture or sale Of alcoholic
beverages.
OF the three persons first appointed
as members of said board, one shall be
appointed for - years. one for -
years and one for - years, and there
Ill
5ha be f9r the
mentS as may be made for the remain
der of uneXpired terms. Vacancies
caused by death. resignation or other
wise shall be filled by the Commission
ers only for the unexpired terms. Mem
bers shall be eligible for reappointment.
The Commissioners shall designate one
of the members of the board to be
chairman thereof
The salary of the chairman of said
board shall be - per annum, and
the salary of each of the other members
snail be - per annum. The Com
mlssionerS are authorized to employ
such other personal services as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of
this act and to provide for the expenses
OF the board. The salaries of employees
other than members of the board shall
be fixed in accordance with the provi-
SlonS OF the classification act of 1928, as
amended. The Commissioners shah in
clude in their annual estimates such
amounts as may be required for the
salaries and expenses of the board
Said members of the board may be
removed by the Commissioners only for
cause and after service of written
charges and opportunity to be heard
thereon.
Restrictions Explained.
Section S. No member or emplove of
the board, directly or indirectly. indi-
vldually or as a member of a partner
corporation, shall have any interest
whatsoever in dealing in or in the man
ufacture OF alcohol, spirits, wine or
beer, or In any enterprise or industry
In which such alcoholic beverages is
required. nor receive any commission or
profit whatsoever from, nor have any
interest whatsoever in the purchase or
sales made BY the board or by the per-
sons authorized by virtue of this act to
purchase or sell alcoholic beverages.
No provision of this section, however.
Shall prevent any such member or such
employe from purchasing and keeping
In his possession for the personal use
Of himself or members of his family or
guests any alcoholic beverage which
may be purchased or kept by any per-
son by virtue of this act.
Section 6. The right, power and
jurisdiction to issue ard revoke all
licenses under this act shall be vested
solely In the board.
Commissioners Given Broad
Powers for Regulation.
Section Z. The Commissioners are
hereby authorized to prescribe such
rules and regulations not inconsistent
with the law as they deem necessary TO
carry out the purposes of this act, in
Guiding rules and regulations for the
issuance and revocation OF licenses and
for the manufacture, sale, keeping for
sale, offer for sale, solicitation of orders
for sale, importation, expectation, or
transportation OF alcoholic beverages,
the collection Of taxes, and the opera
ton of the businesses of licensees, with
the power to forbid the issuance of
licenses for manufacture, sale or storage
of alcoholic beverages in such localities
in and such sections and portions of
the District of Columbia as they may
deem proper; to forbid the issuance of
such licenses for businesses conducted
near or around schools, churches or
public institutions; to regulate the
hours during which beverages may be
sold, and to forbid the sale on Sundays
and any holiday or holidays; different
regulations may be prescribed for sales
under different forms of licenses and
for the sale of different classes of bev-
erages and for different localities in or
sections or portions of the District Of
Columbia
Anv reouIafions prnn,u1uated here-
under shall become effective upon being
published in any daily newspaper of
general circulation in the District of
Columbia. Such regulations may be al
tered or amended, from time to time as
the Commissioners may deem desirable.
The Commissioners shall also have au-
thoritu without nrevinI1s notice or ad-