Licensing Act 1896 (SA)

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO NON0 ET SEXAGESIMO

VICTORIa REGINB.

No. 666.

An Act to amend "The Licensed Victuallers Act, 1880," and '' The Licensed Victuallers Amendment Act,

1891."

[Assented to, December rpth, r896.J

E it Enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Aus-

and House of Assembly of the said province, in this present Parlia-	B tralia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
ment assembled, as follows:

PART I. PART I.

PRELIMINARY.

PART

1. This Act may be cited as " The Licensed Victuallers Further short title.

Amendment Act, 1896."

2, This Act and "The Licensed Victuallers Act, 1880," here- Incorporation.

inafter termed the principal Act, and " The Licensed Victuallers Amendment Act, 1891," hereinafter termed the amending Act, shall be read as forming one Act.

3, This Act is divided into Parts, as follows :- Division of Act.

PART 111.--Loca1 Option:

PART IT.-Sunday Closing:

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PART 11.

CLUBS.

' 4 Sale" by dube. 4, The supply of liquor by or on behalf of a club to any member

thereof for money or other consideration shall be deemed a sale.

NO li uor to ae sold

in c& un1em3 club 5, No liquor shall be sold or supplied by or on behalf of any

lioeneed, or for con-	club in any clubhouse unless such club has been duly licensed
for eomumption in a
numption outside, or	pursuant to this Act, and no liauor shall be sold or supplied in or

clubbOu~, exce t to from any clubhouse to any whomsoever for use or consump-

a m&r. tion outside of such clubhouse, or to any person for consumption in such clubhouse, other than to a bojl$ fide member of such club. Every person who shall sell or supply any liquor, and every member of the committee of management of any club who shall permit the sale or supply of my liquor, in violation of this section, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.

Repeal. 6. Section 4 of the amending Act is hereby repealed.

Oluba.	7, The provisions of the principal Act relating to the sale of liquor shall not apply to the sale of liquor in the Parliamentary refreshment rooms by the permission and under the control of the proper authority, or to liquor supplied to any member of the Volunteer or Military Force in any military canteen established under a permit issued by the Chief Secretary, which permit the Chief Secretary is hereby empowered to grant, or to the sale of liquor in any licensed clubhouse: Provided that such liquor be sold only to members of such club, and provided such club is a bond Lfide association or company of not less than fifty persons, in the case of a club established in the city of Adclaide, and not less than thirty-
five persons in the case of a club established elsewhere, and with
respect to which clubs the following conditions exist-

I. The club must be established upon premises of which such

association or company are the bold Lfide occupiers, and maintained from the joint funds of the club; and no person

must be entitled under its iules to derive any profit, benefit,

or advantage from the sale of liquor in the club which is not

,shared equally by every member thereof:

IT. It must be proved to the satisfaction of the Licensing Bench

at an annual or quarterly meeting that the club is such an association or company as in this section is defined, and that the premises of the club are suitable for the purpose:

111. It must also be proved to the satisfaction of the Licensing

Bench that such club has a committee of management, and that some person has been appointed by them steward or manager of such club:

IV. The rules of the club must not be inconsistent with the provi-

sions of this part ofithis Act, and a certified copy of such rules

shall be kept in the possession of the steward or manager

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of the club, to be produced by him when demanded by an	PART 11.
inspector of public houses or police, who shdl have the right to ente; the premises of any club at any time when he considers inspection necessary.

If it is desired to procure a licence for any club, the steward or

manager shall, twenty-eight days before the meeting at which he shall for hoence.

apply for a licence, post on the outer door of the premises in respect

of which such licence shall be applied for a notice in the Form A in

the Schedule hereto, and shall deliver to the clerk of the Bench for

the licensing district in which the said club is situate a duplicate of

such notice, accompanied by a certified copy of the rules of such club,

and the names and addresses of the committee of the said club.

Manner of applioation

8,

Q, Every applicant shall attend the Licensing Bench on the Pemonalattendanoo

hearing of his application for a licence, or for a renewal thereof, d

applicant required.

and, if required by the Licensing Bench, shall verify upon oath the

averments contained in such application.

10, Upon proof being made to the satisfaction of the Licensing ~ e n c h to-t

7 licence on proof.

Bench of the matters mentioned in section hereof, the Bench may hereto, and forward the same to the Treasurer or some officer appointed by him.

grant to the applicant a licence for such club, and the clerk of the

11, Such licence shall state the name of the then steward or ~icence to state

manager of the said club, which licence, until the receipt of a mamge,	name of steward or
notice of the change of such steward or manager by the club, shall be
primd facie evidence of such person being such steward or manager.

12, An application for renewal of a licence shall be made by the Manner of ap lication

steward or manager of the club twenty-eight days before the annual	for renewal o licence,	P
meeting of the Licensing Bench in every year delivering to the clerk of the Bench a notice in the Form C in the Schedule hereto.	The Licensing Bench shall have power to refuse to renew the licence	of any club for any of the reasons set forth in section 13 hereof, or
pursuant to the decision of any poll of electors whenever they deem

fit, and no compensation shall be paid. The applicant shall have the

right of appeal to the Supreme Court in the event of any such refusal.

notice may be given shall be one or more of the following, and no to hoenncs or renewal. 13, The objections to a licence or renewal of licence of which Nature of objection

objection whatever shall be heard or entertained unless notice thereof

has been duly given in accordance with the principal Act-

That the applicant is of bad fame and character; that he is interested in keeping a brothel; that he is of drunken habits; that he has, within six months previo~xsly, been deprived of a licence under this or the principal Act; that the premises of the club are not suitable for the purpose; that such club is not a bond fide club within the meaning of

section

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PART 11, section 7 hereof; that theconditionsof sections 7 and 14 hereof have not been continuously fulfilled; that the management of the licen~ed premises in such particulars as are specified in the notice has Got been satisfactory.

Notice to be given of

change of steward or 14, Upon every change in the stewardship or managership of any

,dce*sed d u b the committee of management shall, within fourteen days from

COPY of amendments such change, forward notice thereof to the clerk of the Licensing

or alteration of rules,	I
to be forwarded Bench of the district where the premises of such club are situate,
within fourteen days. which notice shall be prim4 fucie evidence of the appointment .of the

person named therein as the steward or manager of such club. The

committee of management shall also, within fourteen days from the making of any amendment or alteration in the rules of such club, forward to the said clerk a certified copy of every such amendment or alteration. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a, penalty of not morc than Five Pounds.

Upon complaint

licence may be 15. Upon the complaint of an inspector of public houses or

cancelled.

police, the steward or manager, or other person conducting or managing a ciub, may bc called upon to show cause before any Special Magistrate or two Justices why the licence of the club should not be cancelled, and upon the hearing of the complaint, if i t be proved that the conditions of section 7 hereof have not continuously been fulfilled with respect to the club, and if the licence of the club shall also have three or more convictions for offences under this Act indorsed thereon, the said Special Magistrate or two Justices shall cancel the licence.

for indorsement of

Licence to be produced 16. Every conviction against the steward, manager, or other

convictions, and, upon	person conducting or managing a club, or any member of the com-
hearing of complaint,	mittce of management of any club, for any offence undcr this part of
fox forfeiture thereof.	this Act shall be indorsed by the Court upon the licence of the club, and such licence shall he produced to the Cowt for the purpose of having every such conviction indorsed thereon; and if the steward or manager of or other person conducting or managing the club shall refuse or neglect to produce such licence to have any conviction
indorsed thereon, or to produce such licence to the Special Magis- trate or two Justices, upon the hearing of any complaint undcr section 15 hereof, if so required by a notice in writing served on him, he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Five Pounds.
club unlicensed until

hence actually 17, The licence fee annually payable by clubs shall be Ten Pounds,

&sued.

ancl until the sum payable for a licence be paid to the Treasurer, and

the licence be actually issued, the club shall be deemed unlicensed.

Stewad or manager

to produce cortitied 18. The steward or manager for the time being of any club who

aopy of rules, licenoc, shall refuse or neglect to produce to any inspector of public houses

andrw istsr of	or police, when demanded, a certified copy'of the rules, licence, and
bsrs ofclub on

demandof inspector register of existing members of the club shall, for every such

of public houEe8 Or

polioe. offence, forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.

19. No

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PART 11.

19. No person shall be liable to any penalty under this part of

this Act until after the twenty-fif th day of March, one thousand eight Pendtiea not recover-	able until after March
hundred and ninety-seven.	26th, 1897.

PART 111. PART 111, -

LOCAL OPTION.

20, No person shall be deprived of a publican's licence or be pro* Compenflation.

hibited from selling liquor in consequence of the adoption of any resolution under this Act unless and until he shall have received, or shall have been tendered, the compensation (if any) to which he may be entitled.

to the taking of polls of ratepayers, are hcreby repealed, and sections sectione. 21, Sections 9, 11, 12, 13, and 14 of the amending Act, relating Repeal of certain

22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 hereof arc snbstitutcd in lieu

thereof.

22. The references to ratepayers in the principal Act and the Ratepayers.

amending Act shall be rcacl as referring to electors.

23, Each electoral district for the House of Assembly is hereby Amendmentof

constituted alocal option district*, and each electord district may, by 1891.	section 9 of Act of
Proclamation, be divided into not more than three local option dist- ricts.

24. A quorum of electors in any local option district may cause Pollmay bepetitioned

a local option petition to be presented to thc Governor. for.

25. For the purposes of this Act-

" Electors " means the electors for the House of Assembly quali- Quorum of electors.

ficd to vote within the local option district at an eIection

for members of the Housc of Assembly:

A quorum of electors shall consist of five hundred electors, or

one-tenth of the total number of electors, whichever shall be the

smaller number,

26. Any local option petition may pray that a poll be taken upon ~ n g e r of petition.

the question of the adoption of any one of the following resolutions,

to have effect within the local option district, that is to say-

First-That no new licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors

shall be granted of a particular class to be mentioned in

the petition:

Second--That new licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors of

a particular class to be mentioned in the petition may be

granted: Third

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PART 111. Third-That the number of licences of a particdar class to be

mentioned in the petition shall be reduced from, the present number, *to a certain number specified in' the petition, the reduction to be not more than a third of the number existing at the time of the receipt of the petition

by the Governor:

Fourth-That the number of licences of a particular class to be mentioned in the petition shall not be reduced.

Poll to be taken. 27, The Governor shall, upon receipt of any such petition,

by an Order in Council, direct the Returning Officer of the district

to cause a poll of the electors to be taken upon a day to be fixed in the said Order in Council, and may by Order in Council prohibit the granting of new licences in the local option district in which the poll is to be taken until such poll has been taken and the return hereinafter referred to made; and the Returning Officer for the province or electoral district, as the case may be, shall cause such poll to be taken, and shall, within three days after the poll has been so taken, make a true return in thc form D in the Schedule hereto to the clerk of the Licensing Bench in the district in which the poll has been taken of the decision arrived at on the taking of such poll.

h d w d e e m e d to 28, ~f a majority of the votes recorded is in favor of the first,

be adopted.

second, third, or fourth resolution, such resolution shall be adopted.

No further petition

a 29. No further petition in the same local option district shall be with regulations to be made by the Governor, prescribing the mode in which such poll shall be taken and the form in which the ballot papers shall be framed.

within three yew.

presented within three years from the time of the taking of a poll,

whether operative or not.

Regulations ae to

mode of conducting	30, A poll of the electors shall be taken by ballot, in accordance
poll.

Repeal of certain

seetione.	31, Sections 15, 16, 17, and 27 of the amending Act: relating to the reduction and increase of licences pursuant to the determination of the ratepayers, are hereby repealed, and sections 32, 33, 34, and
33 hereof are substituted in lieu thereof.
Adoption of f h t

resolution. 32, If the first resolution be adopted, or if the second resolution

be negatived, in any local option district, no licence for the sale of liquor shall thereafter be granted in such district except in respect of premises licensed at the time of such adoption. If the first resolution be negatived, or the second resolution be adopted, new

licences may be granted.

Ado tion of eecond 33,

If the third resolution be adopted, or if the fourth resolution be negatived, in any local option district, the Licensing Bench having jurisdiction in such local option district, shall, at its annual meeting next after the adoption of the resolution, determine which of the Licences

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shall not be renewed, and at the annual meetiug of such Bench next

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after such last mentioned meeting the total number of licences shall be accordingly reduced to the number required and specified in the resolution. The owners and occupiers of the respective premises, publicans' licences for which are not to be renewed, shall be forthwith served with a notice in the form E in the Schedule hereto by the clerk of the Licensing Bench, and such owners and occupiers shall be entitled to any compensation provided in the amending Act. The Bench in determining which of such licences, or which of the licences in the class affected, shall not be renewed, shall consider the convenience of travellers, the site of the licensed premises, the convenience of the majority of the residents near such premises, the length of time during which such premises have been licensed, and the general character thereof, and the circumstances of any transfer of licence during the preceding three years. If the third resolution be negatived, or if the fourth resolution be adopted, renewals of licences may be granted.

34. Every resolution adopted under this part of this Act shall R esolution to nmaiu

in force for three

continue in force until altered or rescinded by a subsequent resolu- y m,

tion of electors.

PART IT.

SUNDAY CLOSING.

36. Section (30 of the amending Act, relating to Sunday closing, Repad of certain

is hercby repealed, and sections 37, 38, and 39 hereof are hereby

substituted in lieu thereof.

whatsoever on Sunday, except to a bond fide traveller calling for prohibited. 36, Every licensed person who shall sell or supply any liquor ~unhytraae

liquor on his journey or a bonh fide lodger, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall, on conviction, fbr the first offence forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Five Pounds, for a second offence not more

lutely forfeited; and every person, except a bonti jide traveller or	than Ten Pounds, and for the third offence the licence shall be abso-
lodger, who shall buy or obtain, or attempt to buy or obtain, liquor on Bunday shall for the first offence forfeit and pay a penalty of not more than Fivc Pounds, for s second offence not more than Ten Pounds, and for the third and every subsequent offence may be impri- soned for not more than four weeks: Provided that any such licensed person shall not be liable for the aforesaid penalties if it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Court who shall hear the case that the person holding such licence was imposed upon by the person who had been admitted to such house as a bond fide traveller by false representation, and that such lastmentioned person has been con- victed of such imposition.
purposes of the preceding section unless he is a regular boarder in pde lodger. 37. No person shall be deemed a bond fide lodger " for the Definition of bond
the licensed premises, or lodged in the licensed premises on the Saturday night immediately preceding the Sunday. 38. The

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PABT IV. 38, The outer doors which face a street, and which axe im

mmises to be kept mediately connected with the bar, bar parlor or bar parlors, taproom

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or tsprooms, on any licensed premises, shall be closed on Sunday, and during the whole of such day every door by which admission can be

to the bar, taproom, & taprdoms, and all means of cornrnunica- tion therewith, shall be kept shut and locked; and if at any time during such day any such door be open or unlocked, or if auy means of internal communication be available for the passage of persons into such bar, taproom, or taprooms, or for the delivery of liquor therefrom, or if a light be therein, it shall be primci facie evidence of

an unlawful sale of liquor in such licensed premises on such day, and

every person other than the licencee found upon any part of the licensed premises during such day shall, upon being requested to do so by any police officer, give his true name and address, and, upon refusing to do so, or giving a false name or false address, may be apprehended, without warrant, and such refusal, or giving of a false name or false address, shall be prim& facie evidence of the unlawful buying or obtaining of or attempting to buy or obtain liquor by such person on Sunday.

PAR'I' v.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Liquor not to be

39, Any person holding a licence under this Act, or any Act

incorporated herewith, or any person in his employ, who shall supply

aUppE'ed under fifteen. to

or permit to be supplied any liquor to any child under the age of fifteen yearg, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than One Pound nor more than Five Pounds.

Penalty on nending 40, Any person who shall send, or cause to be sent, any child

'qUor. under the age of fifteen years to any licensed premises for the purpose of procuring intoxicating liquor shall be guilty of an offenco against this Act, and shall be liable to a penalty of not less than One Pound nor more than Five Pounds,

N ~ W g r ~ ~ ~ a of 41, Section 8 of the amending Act shall be read and construed

O b e u t i O n

other licences. w e d as if the following words were inserted therein at the end of para-

graph ( a ) in Part II., namely-" That the licensing of the premises is not required for the accommodation of the public," and as if the following new paragraph were inserted in Part 111. thereof, namely-

( d ) As to & applications-That the licensing of the premises is

not required for the accommodation of the public.

L i n b i i oi p m n s 42. From and after the entry of and continuing or carrying on

awbon 60 of he busineas by any of the persons specified in the second column of	aarrping on under
LiaeneedVioMara section 50 of the principal Act upon the licensed premises of the
Act, 1880." holder of a publican's or wine licence, or of a certificate from a

Special

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Special Magistrate, as mentioned in the said section, until the grant p	PART	v-
of the certificate by the Special Magistrate, as also mentioned in the said section, the person so entering and continuing or carrying on the business shall be liable to the same liabilities and penalties as if he held a licence under the said Act.

43, The word knowingly " in the fifth line of section 74 of the Amendment of sec.

principal Act, used in reference to the suffering by a licensed person Victudem 74 of M The Licenaed

of the assembling of prostitutes and others at his licensed premises, l ~ $ o. "

is hereby repealed.

44. No permit under section 61 of the principal Act shall here- Justices granting

after be granted by Justices unless such Justices shall reside within within ten miles of permits to reside

ten miles of the licensed premises; but any such permit may be premises.

granted by any Special Magistrate.

45. If any person who was entitled to apply for the renewal of special permits to

carry" on liceneed

any licence shall fail to make application to the Licensing Bench p,mwa.

having jurisdiction in the case for the renewal of such licence within the proper time, it shall be lawful for a Special Magistrate, if he is satisfied that such failure to make application arose through illness, accident, or misadventure, to grant to such person upon payment of a fee equal to one-fourth of the annual licence fee a special permit, which shall authorise the grantee to carry on the business of the premises in respect of which application for a renewal of the licence has not been made in proper time, until the next quarterly meeting

of the Licensing Bench having jurisdiction in the case; and such

person shall, during the period such permit remains in force, be deemed a licensed person, and shall be subject to the same liabilities and penalties as if he held a licence under the principal Act,

48. Every person applying for a new storekeeper's colonial wine Applicant for atore- keeper's colonial wine

licence in respect of any premises shall post and keep posted a oenoe to post notice

Outer door.

notice on the outer door of the premises, or on a notice board on a

erected, for not less than twenty-eight days before the meeting of	conspicuous part of such premises if the house or store has not been
the Licensing Bench at which the application is to be made.

47. In case any publican's licence shall hereafter be applied for Licences in truat for houeeholdere in

in respect of any premises situate at Renmark Irrigation Colony, the R e m a r k

Licensing Bench having jurisdiction in the matter may, if a petition shall be presented to such bench, signed by not less than a majority of the householders resident within a mile of the site of the proposed licensed premises, praying that such publican's licence shall only be granted subject to the conditions herein contained, grant a publican's licence in respect of such premises under and subject to the conditions following :-

(l) The business shall be vested in a committee in trust for the

purposes set out in the petition and approved by thk

Treasurer:

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(2) The business shall be managed by the committee of manage- ment, the first members of which shall be nominated by the householders in the petition aforesaid, and the mode of appointing members subsequently shall be set out in the petition.

The licence when granted shall not issue until the Treasurer has been satisfied that the proper arrangements have been made for carrying the above conditions into effect, and has approved of the purpose to which any profits are to be applied.

dmendment of aeo- 48. Section 50 of the principal Act is hereby amended by insert-

tion 150 of principal

Act.

ing after the word " wine " in the first line the words " or store-

keeper's, or storekeeper's colonial wine, or billiard table."

Repeal of section 64 49,

Section 64 of t,he principal Act is hereby repealed, and the If the nearest Special Magistrate to any goldfield, with the consent of the officer in charge of such goldfield, shall approve of any person holding a publican's licence selling liquor, or any person holding a wine licence selling mead, wine, cider, or perry, on such goldfield, in any erection or building to be approved by such Special Magistrate, the said Special Magistrate may grant one or more certificate or certificates in the form contained in Schedule T hereto, to sell liquor, or mead, wine, cider, or perry, as the case may be, in a stated place on such goldfield for the residue of' the term of the licence, subject to a fee of Five Pounds for a publican's licence, and One Pound for a wine licence, to be paid into the hands of the officer appointed by the Governor to have charge of such goldfield, and to be by him paid into the Treasury of the province. Such certificates may be renewable from time to time for a further term of not exceeding six months by the Licensing Bench of Magistrates of the district in which the said goldfields are situate at their annual or quarterly meeting, so long as the person holding the same shall hold a licence under this Act, or any Act amend-

of the principal Act

of 1880.	following section inserted in lieu thereof, that is to say :-
ing the same, on like payment, until such time as permanent townships may be declared in the vicinity of such goldfield, or
that an hotel has been licensed to meet the requirements of the lbcality. And any person holding such certificate for premises situate within the area of one mile from such proclaimed township or hotel as aforesaid after thirty days' notice by the clerk of the Bench of Magistrates for the district, shall cease to bc entitled to sell liquor, or mead, wine, cider, or perry, as the case may be, under such certificate: Provided that a certificate shall not be granted to any person who has not lawful authority to occupy the Crown lands in which the premises in respect of which such certificate is
given be situated.
Amendment of aec-

tion 6 of principal 50, Section 6 of the principal Act is hereby amended by striking

Act.

out the words '&one reputed quart bottle" in the tenth line and

inserting a one imperial gallon " in lieu thereof.

51, Section

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51. Section 30 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the PAR? v-

insertion of the words " or storekeeper's colonial wine " after the Amendment of aeo- tion 30 of prinoipal

word " wine " in the first line of theAmid section. Act.

52. Schedule C of Act 191 of 1880 is hereby amended by insert- $c,"z;t;kct

ing in the sixth line between the words " of " and spirits " the 191 d 1 8 ~ 0.

words " one kind of," and between " dozen " and '%bottles " in the

same lino by inserting reputed quarts."

53. Every licensed person charged with any offence under the Licemm to

principal Act, the amending Act, or this Act, shall produce his of chmge8 produced on hearing

licence to the Special Magistrate or Justices hearing such charge, licenceea.

and if such licensed person shall be convicted* of thc offence charged

such Special ~ a ~ i s t r a t e or Justices shall indorse a memorandgm

of such conviction on such licence. Any licensed person who shall

neglect or refuse to produce his licence to such Special Magistrate

or Justices, as required by this Act, shall be liable to a penalty of

not more than Twenty Pounds.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, 1 hereby assent to

this Bill.

T, F. BUXTON, Governor.

THE

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THE SCHEDULE REFERRED TO.

Form of AppZication for a CZub L' acence.

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To the Licensing Bench for the Licensing District of

the province of South Australia.

I, A.B., of [here state the residence and trade or calling], do hereby give notice

that it is my intention to apply at the next meeting of the Licensing Bench for the

Licensing District of , to be holden at

, in this behalf, for a licence for the [here state the name o f

the club], t o sell liquor to members of such club, in the house situate in

street, at , which it is intended

to keep as a club to be called the said club, and am duly authoricled to make this application, and that the accompanying prints for papers writing) contain a true copy of the existing rulee, and of the names, descriptions, and addresses of the existing members of the committee of the said club.

Dated this day of 189 .

Form of Club Licence.

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I, A.B., clerk to the Licensing Bench of the Licensing District of

in the province of South Australia, do hereby certify that on the d a i

of , 189 , u club licence was granted by the said Licensing Bench

at their meeting held at to the [here state the name of club

licensed], upon the application of , the steward (or manager) of the said

club, and that the said the is hereby licensed to sell liquor to members

of such club in the house situate in street, at, in the	said province, but not elsewhere; and this licence shall commence upon the day of
the issue thereof by the Treasurer, and continue in force until the twenty-fifth day of March in the year now next ensuing, provided it be not cancelled in the meantime.

Given under my hand, at , this day of 189 .

Form of Application for Renewat of a Cluh Licence.

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To the Licensing Bench for the Licensing District of , in

the province of South Australia.

I, A. B, [here state the residence and trade or calling], do hereby give notice that it ie my intention to apply at the next meeting of the Licensing Bench for the the Licensing District of, to be holden at, in this behalf, for a renewal of the licence of the [here state the name of the club], to sell liquor in the house situate in street, at, in the said province,

which

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which it is intended to keep as a club, to be called the said club, and am duly authorised to make this application, and that the accompanying paper writing contains the names, descriptions, and addresses of the existing member0 of the committee of the said club.

Dated this day of , 189 .

To the Clerk of the Licensing Bench, Licensing District of

Pursuant to the provisions of "The Licensed Victuallers Further Amendment Act, 1896," I hereby certify that, on the day of 18 ,

a poll of the electors of the Electoral District (or Districte) of , con-

stituting the Local Option nistrict of , was taken in terms of

Order in Council made the dav of . 18 , and that

the decision arrived at on the taking of such {oll was as follows :- '

Number of Number of

Resolutione Proposed.	Votes for the	Votes againat
Adoption of	he Adoption of
the Resolution.	the Resolution.

1. That new licences for the sale

of intoxicating liquors shall

be refused ................

2. That new licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors may be granted.. ..............

3. That the number of licences

shall be permanently reduced

to [ 1 S. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

4. That the number of licences

shall not be reduced., ......

Dated the day of

Returning Officer-

Pursuant to the provisions of The Licensed Victuallers Further Amendment

Act, 1896," I hereby give you notice that, on the day of ,

18 , a poll of the electors of the Electoral District (or Districts) of I

constituting the Local Option District of , was taken in terms of

Order in Council made the day of , 18 , and that

the decision arrived at on the taking of ~ u c h poll was as follows:-" That the +

number of licences shall be permanently reduced to ." And I further

ive you notice that the licence issued in respect of the hotel or premises aituated

e describe situation or locality], and known as [give rcarne], will not be renewed.

Dated

Clerk of the Liccnaing Bench for the Licensing District'of

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Adelaide : By authority, C. E. BRISTOW, Government Printer, North-terrace.

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