Evening star., 1933-02-26

It may refuse . license II In It's discre-
tton 1t deems It unwise or contrary to
public policy to grant the same.
IS. To dx standards to insure the use
Of proper ingredients and methods in
the manufacture Of beer to be licensed
for sale within the State, and to with
hold or rescind licenses to manufac-
ture where such standards are not met.
u. To adopt uniform regulations a.
in the premises licensed for the sale Of
beer. st
e. To make an annual report to the
Governor which should include sta
tistics as to the amount Of beer brewed
IN the State and the disposition of the
same: the increase or decrease in its
consumption, the amount of taxes or
license fees collected, and such other
information as seems advisable"
Plan Also for Counties.
The plan suggested for the county
control boards Is along the same gen.
eral lines. Each board is to consist
| OF three residents OF the county, one q
| woman. One OF them would be ap-
pointed by the county Judge from list
| OF three designated by the governing
body OF the county medical society,
4 one by the county Judge in his discre-
tion and one by the State board. In
counties not having a medical society
| the Judge makes two appointments in
his own discretion. :
The members Of these boards are not
salaried. but they are allowed reason
able and necessary expenses and NOM
mal fees for attending meetings.
It Is recommended that each board
appoint an executive officer and fix for
him an appropriate salary subject to the
| approval Of the State board.
| 1t was urged that powers be conferred
! upon the county boards as follows:
| THE county board may issue and
resctnd licenses effective within the
county to grocery and drug stores for
the sale Of beer by the bottle or the
case, the same not to be consumed
upon the premises.
1T may also issue and rescipd IL
/ censes to hotels. clubs, restaurants and
beer gardens for the retail sale of beer
and fer its consumption on the
| premises.
mo such license Of either class should
be issued permitting the sale of beer
! in any city. town or incorporated viii
lage where, because of local option, the
same is prohibited
| THE board should have power to fix
the hours during which sales may be
| permitted within the county. except
| that no licensed place should be open
on Sundays prior to 2 o'clock in the
| afternoon and on election day prior to
4 o'clock in the afternoon.
| THE board should have the power
| to recommend to the State Liquor Cen
trol Board that any license be rescinded
after giving the licensee an opportunity
to be heard"
New York City Board.
For New York City the commission
recommended a control board of five
members to be appointed by the mayor
from list Of eligibles recommended
J by the City Bar Association, the coun-
Gil OF the Academy CT Medicine. the
Executive Committee of the Merchants
Labor Council Of 'Ney York City. The
city board would function In the same
manner as the county boards. -
The New York plan and the Tydings
bill provide for the licenstng Of estah-
lishments In which beer might be re-
tailed along similar lines, except that
the former specifically provides for
| beer gardens" and urges that there
be no mandatory requirement that food
be purchased with beer Both def
nitely outlaw the saloon and the tavern
Of pre-prohibition days.
In both cases. also the regulatory
| authorities are authorized to revoke
| licenses for cause.
The New York plan provides that no
| license can be sold, transferred or
pledged as collateral security for loan,
but the Tydings bill makes no provision
in this respect.
In New York, the manufacture or
sale OF beer on premises not licensed
would be declared a public nuisance
| and prosecuted as such The Tydings
| bill provides for a fine of $1,000 or
sentence Of one year In Jail. or both,
upon conviction Of anyone for selling
beer without license.
An interesting contrast between the
two proposed measures is that in New
York brewers would be licensed. the
license fee being $1,000, In addition
to the $1,000 Federal license fee pro-
vided in the Collier beer bill and the
Blaine bill. The Tydings beer bill for
the District does not REQUIRE local
licenses or license fees for brewers.
/ Railroads selling beer on trains and
wholesale distributors would each be
assessed a s1o0 fee in New York. ION
sale" licenses In New York cities, COM
parable to Washington, would be 500,
and of sale" licenses $25. The same
fees are assessed in the latter two in
stances under the Tydings bill, but 1t
makes no provision for the assessment
Of license fees against railroads or
wholesale distributors,
Permits Limited.
The New York proposal specifically
bans the advertising of beer. a topic
not touched upon in the Tydings meas
ure. The latter would place tax of
S1.20 on each barrel of beer, whereas
the tax in New York, under the COM
MISSIONS plan, would be $l.00 per
barrel.
Although the New York plan permits
the various control boards to exercise
their own discretion as to whom
licenses shall be issued, the Tydings
bill provides that they shall not be
issued to anyone who has been ad-
julged guilty Of committing . felony
or Of violating the laws governing the
sale Of intoxicating liquors. or for the
prevention Of gambling in the District.
The local neaSIre also renlirps all an