Chap. 158.—An ACT to confer upon all the city and municipal corporations addi-
tional and full power to regulate and control the sale of wine, malt liquors,
ardent spirits, and all intoxicant liquors.

Approved April 16, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That all cities
and towns of the State of Virginia shall have full power to pass all by-
laws, rules, and ordinances (not repugnant to the Constitution and laws
of this State) that may be deemed necessary to require saloon-keepers and
all other persons who may be licensed ‘to sell whiskey, wine, malt liquors,
or other intoxicating drinks, to close their places of business between cer-
tain prescribed hours of each day; which hours shall not be earlier than
nine post-meridian nor later than six ante-meridian of the day following,
and to prohibit the sale of any and all such drinks within the specified
hours fixed by the rules, by-laws, and ordinances of said cities or towns
within the corporate limits of such cities or towns.

2. To pass all by-laws, rules, and ordinances (not repugnant to the
Constitution and the laws of this State), which may be deemed necessary
to prevent all saloon-keepers and all persons who are licensed to sell whis-
key, wine, beer, malt liquors, or other intoxicating drinks in the cities and
towns from erecting, maintaining, or using any screen, shade, partition,
or other obstructions in the places of business of such persons who are
licensed to sell whiskey, wine, malt liquors, or other intoxicating drinks
whereby the full, free, and casy public view from the streets in such places
of business may be cut off or obstructed.

3. This act shall be in force from its passage.