Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 18Th. F. No. Ills
A BILL


A BILL
FOR AN ACT to amend Extra SEES
sion Laws of 1933-34, Chapter 46,
Section 5, as amended by Laws of
1885, Chapter 3O3, relating to the
sale of intoxicating liquors, by in
creasing ION Sale" licenses in
certain cases.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Extra Session
Laws of 1933-34, Chapter IS, Sec
ton 5. as amended by Laws of 1885,
Chapter 3O3, be amended so as to
read as follows:
Section 5. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, directly or in
directly, upon any pretense or by
any device, to manufacture, import,
sell, exchange, barter, dispose Of or
keep for sale, any intoxicating Ii
quor, without first having obtained
license therefor, as herein pro-
vided. Nothing herein shall prohibit
the natural fermentation of fruit
juices in the home for family use.
All manufacturer and wholesalers
licenses shall include the right to
import and shall be granted by the
Liquor Control Commissioner. The
business of manufacturer and whole
salersaler may be combined and
carried on under one license issued
therefor. All licenses for retail off
sale shall be granted by the local
governing body subject to the ap-
prevail of the Liquor Control Com
missioner and shall not become eff
fective until so approved.
The Liquor Control Commissioner
may issue license Or permit to any
railroad company, dining car COM
pany, or sleeping car company, water
transportation company or other
common carrier operating in this
state, to sell intoxicating liquors re-
ferred to in this chapter upon any
vessel, dining car, buffet, observa-
ton or cafe car where meals or
lunches are served. Each such COM
pany applying for such license shall
pay to said Liquor Control Commits
sioner a fee of Twenty-Five Dollars
per annum. A duplicate of such Ii
cense shall be posted in each car
and for each duplicate of such IL
cense a fee of One Dollar shall be
paid. Such license so granted shall
cover and permit the sale of such
Intoxicating liquor in the State of
Minnesota, or in any political sub
division thereof, in any vessel, din
ing car, buffet, observation or cafe
car which is a part of a train or
which is about to become part of
train then being operated or to
be operated in this state Such Ii
quor to be sold only to bona fide
passengers or persons actually being
transported.
off sale licenses issued by any
municipality shall not be effective
until approved, together with the
bond, by the Liquor Control Com
missioner, but no fee shall be pay
able to such Commissioner for such
approval.
All ON sale licenses shall be
granted and the annual license fee
therefor fixed by the respective 10
cal governing bodies of the various
political subdivisions of the state,
and such governing bodies shall
have the right to revoke licenses
issued by them, for cause. No ON
sale licenses shall be issued con-
70 nf tho Yr,lUicinTc nf
this Act. Not more than one ON
sale license shall be issued in any
city of the first class for every 1900
inhabitants. Not more than 200 ON
sale licenses shall be issued in any
city of the first class. Not more than
Is ON sale licenses shall be issued
in any city of the second class. Not
more than 10 ON sale licenses shall
be issued in any city of the third
class. Not more than ON sale
licenses shall be issued IN any city
of the fourth class, or borough.
Not more than 10 On sale licenses
shall be issued in any village of over
10000 population. Not more than
S ON sale licenses shall be issued
in any village of 5000 to 10000
population. Not more than On
sale licenses shall be issued in any
village of $500 to 5000 population.
Not more than 3 ON sale licenses
shall be issued in any village of
500 to $500 population. Not more
than 2 ON sale licenses shall be
issued in any village of less than
500 population. Provided, however,
that in cities of the fourth class
containing a population of more
than 5000 situated in counties con-
tanning not less than 10000 nor
more than $4,000 inhabitants ac-
cording to the 1880 federal census,
and containing not less than 20
nor more than 81 full and fraction.