"Public bar." 11. "Public bar" or "bars" means and includes any room, passage or lobby in any licensed premises into which the public may enter and purchase liquors. "Chief Inspector." "Sale by retail." "Judge." Not to apply to native wines. Nor auctioneers. Nor N.W M.P. Nor liquor sold under execution. License districts. 12. "Chief Inspector" means Chief Inspector of Licenses. 13. "Inspector" means Inspector of a district or for the Territory, as the case may be. 14. "Sale by Retail" means the sale of a quantity not to exceed half a gallon at any one time of ale, beer or porter, or one quart of wine or spirits. 15. "Judge" means a Judge of the Territorial Court. No. 8 of 1902, s. 2. 3. Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply: 1. To the manufacture of native wines from fruit grown and produced in Canada, or the sale of such wine in quantities of not less than one gallon or not less than two bottles of three half pints each at one time at the place of manufacture. 2. To any person who holds a license as auctioneer, selling liquor at public auction. Provided that the liquor being sold forms part of an insolvent debtor's estate, and is named in the inventory thereof offered for sale under instructions from the creditor or creditors of such estate or his or their heirs, assignee, agent or trustee, and that the stock of such liquors is not broken for the purposes of such sale, and is not removed from the place in which such liquors were originally exposed under license. 3. To the sale of beer in any canteen of the Northwest Mounted Police and the permanent military force established under proper authority; such sale to be restricted to members of the Northwest Mounted Police and the permanent military force. 4. To the sale of any liquor by virtue of an execution or any other judicial process. No. 8 of 1902, s. 3. LICENSE DISTRICTS. 4. The Commissioner may establish districts for the purposes of this Ordinance, to be called license districts, and may from time to time alter and re-define the same; until the establishment of such districts the Yukon Territory shall form one license district. No, 8 of 1902, s. 4. Board of license commissioners LICENSE COMMISSIONERS. 5. The Commissioner may appoint a Board of License Commissioners consisting of three persons for each license district, who shall hold office until the thirty-first day of December in each year, subject, however, to removal at any time before that date at the pleasure of the Commissioner, but may be reappointed, and such License Commissioners shall be paid such salaries and travelling and other expenses as are fixed by the Commissioner, and each of said Boards may elect one of their number to act as chairman and one to act as Secretary: (2.) Every License Commissioner shall forthwith after his License appointment and before performing any duties of his office, commissioner take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: I (name in full) do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that Oath. I will faithfully perform my duty as a License Commissioner for the license district number Sworn (or affirmed) before me at Territory, this day of So help me God. in the Yukon (In case of an affirmation the words "So help me God" shall be omitted.) Inspector. (3.) The said oath or affirmation shall be forthwith returned Oath to be by the License Commissioner to the Chief Inspector. Every sent to Chief license shall be issued upon the recommendation of the License Commissioners except as hereinafter provided. No. 8 of 1902, s. 5. commissioners to sit in June. 6. The License Commissioners shall sit during the month License of June in each year at such place and upon such date as is arranged and notified to them by the Chief Inspector, to receive and dispose of applications for licenses. No. 8 of 1902, s. 6. 7. At such meeting the License Commissioners may Meeting may adjourn the hearing of any application to any other place adjourn. and time, if they see fit. meetings may (2.) The License Commissioners may be called together at Other any time by the Chief Inspector and they may meet at any be called. time of their own motion. present (3.) If from any cause a majority of the License Commis- If quorum not sioners fail to be present on the day fixed for the meeting, meeting may or at any adjournment of a meeting, the said meeting or adjourn. adjourned meeting shall stand adjourned from day to day until a majority shall be present to hold such meeting. No. 8 of 1902, s. 7. LICENSE INSPECTORS. 8. The Commissioner may appoint, prescribe the duties Commissioner and fix the salary of a Chief Inspector for the Territory, who to fix salaries. shall hold office during pleasure, and shall give such security for the due performance of his duties as is prescribed by the Commissioner. No. 8 of 1902, s. 8. 9. The Commissioner may appoint one or more inspectors Commissioner for any license district or for the Territory, and fix their may appoint inspectors. Duties of chief inspector. To keep register. To keep a record of salaries or fees and prescribe their duties. No. 8 of 1902, s. 9. 10. The Chief Inspector shall: 1. Keep a register to be called "The Register of Licenses," containing the particulars of all licenses granted in the district, and the premises in respect of which they are granted. There shall also be entered on the register all forfeitures of licenses, disqualifications of licensees, records of convictions and other matters relating to the licenses then on the register. 2. Keep a record of all applications made to him showing applications. the names of the applicants, the nature of the applications, the premises in respect of which the applications are made, the date on which the applications were heard and the manner in which same were disposed of, including in cases of refusal the cause or causes thereof. To transmit extracts to clerk of court. To report monthly to commissioner. Inspectors to Inspector to lay 3. On request, forthwith transmit extracts from any such register, of licenses or record of applications to the clerk of the Territorial Court. 4. Report monthly on the last day of each month to the Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, and this report shall contain: (a.) A statement of the number and description of licenses and the names of applicants to whom licenses were granted during the year. (b.) The names of the applicants to whom licenses were not granted. (c.) Any other statement required to be entered in the register of licenses. (d.) The prosecutions for infraction of this Ordinance and the result of the same. (e.) General remarks as to the working of the law within the Territory; and also, (f) Any other remarks asked for by the Commissioner. No. 8 of 1902, s. 10. 11. It shall be the duty of every Inspector when directed by the Chief Inspector to visit and inspect every licensed place within the district and to report forthwith to him every case of infraction of the provisions of this Ordinance; and every Inspector shall at once and in conformity with the provisions herein contained prosecute any person so offending and shall suffer no unnecessary delay to intervene between his obtaining the information and the prosecution. No. 8 of 1902, s. 11. 12. In case any person gives to the Inspector information information in justifying the prosecution of any person for offenses against his own name. this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Inspector to lay the information in his own name and prosecute. No. 8 of 1902, s. 12. 4. Steamboat (permitting the sale of liquor while under way). No. 8 of 1902, s. 13. license. 14. Under a wholesale license the licensee may sell and Wholesale dispose of liquors in the warehouse, store, shop or place defined in the license in quantities of not less than one halfgall: n in each cask or vessel and in case of such selling by wholesale as in respect to bottled ale, beer, porter, wine or Not to sell other fermented or spirituous liquors, each such sale shall less than be in quantities not less than one reputed quart bottle or quantities. two reputed pint bottles, and liquors thus sold shall not be consumed within or upon the warehouse and premises in respect of which the license is granted: certain Provided, that in case of any conviction against a whole- Proviso. sale licensee for allowing liquors to be consumed in or upon such warehouse or premises, such licensee shall absolutely forfeit his license or licenses and no new license shall thereafter be granted to such licensee in the license district in which such licensed premises are situate. No. 8 of 1902, s. 14. 15. Under any other license the licensee may sell and All other dispose of liquor by retail on the licensed premises, and licensees said liquors so sold may be consumed thereon. No. 8 of at retail. 1902, s. 15. may sell 16. No saloon license shall be granted except in the City No saloon of Dawson. No. 8 of 1902, s. 16. licenses excepting in Dawson. authority 17. Every license shall be issued under the authority of Licenses to be the License Commissioners and shall be signed by the Chief issued under Inspector and shall be in form C in the schedule to this of license Ordinance. No. 8 of 1902, s. 17. commissioners be issued in name of 18. Licenses may be issued in the name of a copartner- Licenses may ship when two or more persons are carrying on business in the same place, but a separate license shall be required copartnership. in every separate place of business of such firm. enure for (2) A license granted to any firm or partnership shall Partnership without any formality enure to the benefit of the remaining license to partner or partners in the event of the withdrawal or benefit of removal of any of them by dissolution or any other deter- remaining mination of the partnership. No. 8 of 1902, s. 18. partner. 19. Any incorporated company may become a licensee or Company may licensees in any district under the provisions of this Ordin- be licensee. Chief inspector may issue special licenses. Fees. ance and in such cases all acts required under the provisions of this Ordinance to be done by any person as licensee whether prior to or after the granting of a license may be done in the name of the company by the officer or agent of the said company in charge of the particular premises for which the license is to be or shall have been granted. No. 8 of 1902, s. 19. 20. The Chief Inspector may by the direction of the Commissioner issue special licenses authorizing the sale of wine, beer and ale, but not spirits, at special places, under special circumstances, and for any period not exceeding six days, to any society, incorporated or unincorporated, turf club or racing association, and on a payment of a fee of not less than $10.00 per day, and under such terms as the Commissioner orders; provided that in all other respects the persons so obtaining such special licenses shall be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. No. 8 of 1902, s. 20. 21. Every person to whom a license to sell intoxicating liquor is hereafter granted, shall, before shall, before receiving. such license, be required to pay as a fee for such license the following amounts, that is to say: Licenses to expire 14th July. Such fee shall in every case be in addition to the fee of $50.00 payable with every application as hereinafter mentioned. (2.) Provided always that the Commissioner may at any time at any point or locality in the Yukon Territory where the public interest may require further or better hotel accommodation increase or reduce the amount payable for licenses set forth in this section. No. 8 of 1902, s. 21. No. 22. Every license shall expire on the 14th day of July at midnight succeeding the date of the issue of same. 8 of 1902, s. 22. |