The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-19
BITTER FIGHT
LOOMS OVER
LIQUOR BILL
0utIaWing of RoadhouSeS
to Precipitate Battle in
Legislature.

Outlawing of 1900 Indiana road
houses under the provisions Of the
administrations liquor control dill
appeared today likely to precipitate
a bitter fight in the General Assem-
bly,.
A public hearing on the bill will
be held tomorrow night at 7:30 in
the House of representatives.
Rep. Morris H. Coers 3D., Indian
apolis), committee chairman, an
nounced that advocates and oppo-
nents of the bill are invited to at
tend.
The control measure, filed yester-
day in the House of Representatives,
would deny liquor and beer permits
to places operated outside the
corporate limits of cities and towns.
Trainers of the bill provided for
adjustment of roadhouses and
other liquor and beer vendors out
side cities and towns because they
are convinced such businesses should
be carried only where there is es-
tablished police supervision.
Meanwhile members of both
houses studied provisions of the
voluminous document. Among its
sponsors is Rep. Morris H. Coers Cd,
Indianapolis) clergyman-member of
the lower house.
Importers to Be Abolished
Provision is made for adjustment
Nov. IS of the importer system.
With termination of the importer
system, only state beer wholesalers
would become eligible for import
licenses. for which they would be
charged a fee of $500 in addition
to the $1,000 paid for the wholesaler
permit.
One beer wholesaler would be per-
mitted in each county of 10000 or
less, and one additional wholesaler
for each additional 10000 popula-
ton. Such dealers would be allowed
to sell beer in adjacent counties. as
we'll as in the county in which their
business is located. Interest Of
out-of state breweries and other
non residents in wholesale sales
are prohibited, and wholesalers
would be prohibited from having a
direct interest in retail outlets.
Beer retailers would be limited to
restaurants, hotels and clubs and
they could sell for consumption only
on the premises where sold.
Patrons Must Be Seated
Patrons of beer retailers must be
seated at tables or counters while
being served and bars and counters
where they could stand are pro-
hibited along with window screens
and curtains.
Outstanding licenses would expire
June |, under terms of the bill, ex-
cepting beer and wine retail licenses
in cities and towns which would
end Nov. Is.
Breweries, for which annual
license fees of $1,000 would be
charged, are limited to 19, the
number now in operation or build
ing. Breweries may sell direct to
consumers at the brewery or de-
liver not over one-half barrel to
homes. Ownership or control of
warehouses outside the county of
manufacturer is made unlawful.
Administration of the law would
be under the supervision of full
time Alcoholic Beverages Commits
sion, composed of two bipartisan
commissioners and a State Excise
Commissioner, all appointed by the
Governor for staggered four-year
terms. Salaries are limited to $4,000
a year each.
County Boards Created
Commission members must be
over 81 years of age and 10 years
resident taxpayers Of excellent
character and disinterested in the
liquor or beer business.
Three-member county boards are
created to serve one years to pass
upon fitness of applicants for retail
beer, wine or whisky licenses. TIC
county boards is left the power tt
recommend state action on applica-
tions for licenses within 1000 feet OF
churches and schools.