Title

Prohibition

Secretary of State No.

1918-a-1

Description

Providing for the strict regulation and control of the sale, keeping, serving, bartering, disposing of, and offering or exposing for sale of all alcoholic liquors and ardent spirits capable of being used as a beverage, either vinous, spirituous or malt, or any admixture thereof in quantities of less than two gallons, and prohibiting the sale, serving, or dispensing of any such liquors containing a greater degree than twenty-one (21) per centum of alcohol by volume, when the same is to be consumed upon the premises where sold; providing for the sale in sealed packages containing not less than one (1) pint of all alcoholic liquors and ardent spirits capable of being used as a beverage, either vinous, spirituous or malt, or any admixture thereof, of any alcoholic strength and of a greater degree of alcoholic strength than twenty-one (21) per centum of alcohol by volume, not to be consumed upon the premises where sold, or on any premises connected by use therewith; sub-dividing into classes, those who may lawfully be licensed to engage in the sale, keeping, serving, bartering or dispensing of alcoholic liquors and ardent spirits capable of being used as a beverage either spiritous, vinous, or malt, and prescribing the manner and conditions under which such licenses may be granted and such business carried on thereunder; also limiting, in certain cases, the number of licenses to be issued; abolishing the stand-up bar or saloon, and establishing "Taverns" wherein licensed "Tavern Keepers" may sell sealed packages of liquors as aforesaid, not to be consumed upon the premises where sold, and may serve liquors containing no greater degree than twenty-one (21) per centum by volume of alcohol, to patrons thereof, who must be seated when the same are to be consumed upon the premises where sold; providing for the revocation of such licenses for violation of any of the provisions of this Act and making unlawful and declaring to be penal offenses, various acts and omissions in respect to the keeping, sale, dispensing, serving or other disposition of alcoholic liquors, and ardent spirits capable of being used as a beverage, either vinous, spirituous or malt, prescribing penalties and providing punishment for such offenses.

Date

8-4-1918

Document Type

Initiative

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