Chap. 489.—An ACT to regulate the granting of licenses to sell wine, ardent
spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, in the town of Blackstone, Not-
toway county, Virginia, or in two miles thereof.

Approved February 27, 1896.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That no
license shall be granted to any person, club, or corporation to sell
wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, cider con-
taining alcohol, alcoholic bitters, or fruits preserved in ardent spirits,
either by wholesale or retail, or to be drunk at the place where sold,
or in any other way, within the corporate limits of the town of
Blackstone, Nottoway county, Virginia, or within two miles thereof,
unless and until the applicant shall produce to the court or officers
authorized to grant such license the written consent of the council
of said town; and upon the production of a copy of the record of
said council to said court, showing such consent and specifying the
house in which it is to be sold, that the applicant is a corporation
chartered under the laws of the state of Virginia, or, if the applicant
is not a corporation, that the person so applying is sober, discreet,
and of good moral character, and that the place is suitable and
convenient, and that the applicant has paid into the treasury of said
town the license tax charged by said town, which in no case shall
be less than five hundred dollars, and to the treasurer of Nottoway
county the tax required by law to be paid to the state for the exer-
cise of said privilege, said court may grant such applicant a license
to sell all or any of the things mentioned in this section by whole-
sale or retail, or to be drunk at the place where sold. Any person
who shall, without first procuring a license, as required by this act,
sell wine, ardent spirits, malt liquors, or any mixture thereof, cider
containing alcohol, alcoholic bitters, or fruits preserved in ardent
spirits, either by wholesale, retail, or to be drunk on the premises, or
in any other way, within the corporate limits of said town or within
two miles thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than thirty
dollars and not more than one hundred dollars for each offence. The
mayor of the said town, the council, or any member thereof, shall
have jurisdiction to try any person charged with a violation of any
of the provisions of this act and impose the punishment hereby in-
flicted. All fines imposed under this section shall be for the benefit
of the town, and shall be paid into the treasury thereof.
2. This act shall be in force from its passage.