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troll Act. which would require con-
gressional action.
Hearings to Be Held.
Chairman Thomas E. Lodge of the
A. B. c. Board announced that pub
lie hearings on the recommends
tions would be held Monday at 10
am.
The change to permit sale of alco-
holic beverages on certain hours on
Sundays Is contained in a suggested
amendment to the A. B. c. Act, and
would eliminate the present prohi-
bition- against the sale of all kinds
Of beverages on Sunday.
The change would permit the
Commissioners to allow the sale of
all kinds Of beverages In class c
licensed establishments, and beer
and wine under IA per cent in class
D establishments up to 2 am. on
Sunday morning. These establish
ments would be permitted to sell
light wines and beer only from 2
pm. Sunday to Sunday midnight.
Advertising Control.
Rigid control of advertising is
proposed in a new regulation which
would limit signs advertising alco-
holic beverages to 10 square feet in
size. None Of the signs could be il
Illuminated on Sunday or at any time
the sale Of alcoholic beverages Is
forbidden, according to the pro-
posal. Flashing signs also are pro-
hibited.
Another new regulation would
compel all licensees within 80 days
after enactment Of such regulation
to furnish the A. B. c. Board COM
plete list of detailed information
concerning their employees, and to
notify the board of all personnel
changes within 10 days of such
change. Where an employe has been
a resident Of the District for less
than a year the licensees are asked
to state all previous addresses.
All retail licenses covering the
.packaged goods who sell other COM
modities than liquor would be re-
quired within 60 days of approval Of
the new regulations to establish
separate beverage department which
can be securely closed and locked
during hours when beverage sales
are prohibited. Even the size Of
booths and stalls In q licensed prem
ises for on-sale consumption would
be regulated. II
The board also recommended that
no wholesale licensee of packaged
goods permit any person to solicit
or accept orders for alcoholic bever-
ages unless that person has q solici-
tors license.
Previous Suggestions Listed.
The boards recommendations also
include several suggestions previ-
ously made to the Commissioners on
which no action has been taken.
One of these would forbid the use of
any picture Of Santa Claus or any
semi-religious character or symbol
or any illustration of any church,
religious, school, college or univer-
sity in connection with liquor adver-
tising. The same rule applies to
any athletic contest or game or the
picture Of any child or children or
any nude or semi-nude woman.
Another previously proposed
amendment would strengthen the
boards powers over the interchange
or gifts. prizes or premiums be-
tween the licensee and any body
else.
Another previously proposed regu-
lation would limit the type of adver-
tising which the liquor dealers could
do In radio broadcasting. newspapers
or other mediums. Price regulations
would not apply to wine lists in
menus used in on-sale establish
ments.
Other suggested amendments
would limit the type Of licenses to be
issued in residential districts to
establishments other than restau-
rants or taverns or places Of similar
nature; would require that appli-
cants individually or severally for
licenses be residents for at least one
year In the District.
Outgrowth Of Studies.
The proposed new regulations and
amendments are the outsrowth Of
studies made BY the A. B. G. Board
acting on recommendations Of the
Eberharter Subcommittee Of the
House District Committee, which re-
Gently conducted An investigation Of
the Mquor industry here.
ReariuSs were also held before the
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