Evening star., 1933-11-28
LIQUOR BILL GIVES
D. c. HEADS POWER
Measure Authorizes Them to
Make Rules Governing Sales
and Manufacture.
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to the dining room is inside the build
ing and has no display from the outside.
No wholesaler or manufacturer could
obtain a license for place IN a resi-
dental or first commercial area under
the zoning regulations.
Definite protection would be eStab-
lished to prevent liquor selling places
near or around public or private schools,
churches or public institutions, the
determination.
The measure prescribes that the Com
missionerS shall name the Beverage
Control Board within Is days after ap--
proval of the act by Congress, ano
that no licenses shall be issued until
60 days after the board Is named and
qualified Thus, presuming that Con-
gress could consider and approve the
act by January IS, the licenses would
not be in effect until April l. Under a
ruling by the Attorney General, tne
Volstead act has been decreed In force
here until Congress specifically repeaIs
1t as to the District.
The Control Board would be given
general supervision over the conouct
of the manufacturing, importing. ex-
porting, transportation, storing, keep
ing for sale and selling alcoholic bever-
ages.
Permits Frequent Inspections.
Members or inspectors of the Control
Board, or members of the Police De-
partment would be empowered to make
frequent inspections, during business
hours, of any licensed place in the
liquor business Any license may be
Cancelled if it is proved any licensed
place has been used for any unlawful
disorderly or immoral purpose, or If any
licensee knowingly employs person
convicted of a felony or otherwise falls
to carry out in good faith the provisions
of this act Accused parties would be
given a right to a hearing f0 their
defense, but the action of the Control
Board on any question OF fact would
be final and conclusive"
The measure would require that be-
fore the board could grant any license
except those for druggists and for spe-
cial occasions such as picnics, the board
must publish once week for at least
two weeks in a daily newspaper the
name and address and other data con-
cerning the application and give hear
ing if any remonstrance is filed by an
interested party.
Hard liquors may not be sold to any
person under 81 and beer may not be
sold to any person under l8, for his
use or the use of others.
Ignorance No Defense.
1t is prescribed that liquors may not
be sold to an intoxicated person. nor to
a person who appears to be intoxicated,
nor to a person of "notoriously intem-
perant habits" Ignorance of the age
of a buyer would be no defense for the
seller and no licensee would be held
liable for damages claimed for the re-
fusai Of the vendor to sell to him.
The bill prescribes that "it shall be
the duty Of the person In charge OF a
place selling liquor to discourage the
may refuse to sell to one or more per
sons suspected Of engaging in treat
ing"
any person before it to testify. under
oath or affirmation. or to require the
other legal evidence affecting the liquor
act. Police would be authorized to serve
summonses and the board could certify
to District Supreme Court the refusal
of any party to obey such summonses.
Witnesses would be paid fees similar to
those for witnesses before District Su-
preme Court. Any willful submission of
false sworn testimony would constitute
perjury.
determination Waived.
No witness shall be excused from tes-
tifying in any prosecution brought under
the act on the grounds that his answers
may tend to incriminate himself but
such witness SO testifying could not be
prosecuted thereafter for the violation
of any provision in the liquor act as
involved in his testimony.
The measure prescribes that no per-
son shall drink in any street or alley
or any public space or street car OF
other vehicle used for transportation oil
passengers, or in any depot, platform
or waiting room except for licensed eat
ing places. Drunkenness would be a
violation of law in any public place OF
on any private road or in passenger
coach.
No member or employe of the Control
Board may have any interest directly
or indirectly whatsoever in the bever-
Set up to prevent manufacturer from
having any financial interest in a retail
or wholesale establishment.
CTeOL Seiung Limited.
No retailer, except pharmacists sell.
Ing prescription preparations, would bt
allowed to sell on credit any beverage
except beer Hotels would not be pro.
hibited from extending credit to guest:
nor clubs from giving credit to member.
or guests.
A liquor license would be revoked Il
the holder gave bail for any person.
PhorUad yxyifI, uiolotia,, of Ior
No sign of any kind, painted, printed
or electric, advertising any brand Of
spirits or wine, would be permitted or
either the exterior or interior of &
licensed place and no other sign woult
be allowed except by permission of tht
Control Board
License qualifications would include
provisions that individuals or principa
officers of corporations, ETC., be Of gooc
moral character, of legal age who nevel
had been convicted of a felony, anc
who are citizens of the United States.
Sale Permitted in Hotels.
Sale of hard liquor is to be per.
mitted in hotels, bona fide restaurant.
and private clubs having such adequat:
equipment and servants "as shall
satisfy the Control Board that sale o.
beverages is not more than an Incl.
dent to and is not the prime source
of revenue of such space"
As to restaurants the measure state!
Serving of such food and victuals a.
sandwiches and salads shall not bs
regarded as meal"
Beer parlors are provided for undel
tavern" license, the definition being
a suitable building and space outside
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ton in such quantities as to satisfy th'
board that sale of beer Is not tht
prime source of revenue.
Searches and seizures could be mad