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Ayes: Brooks, Fox, Hanvey,
<br />Nays: None.
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<br />Moore, Oast, Stewart
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> An appropriation for $8,0000.00 for new Armory Building,
<br />Manager on June 9th, and laid on table until this meeting, was taken up,
<br />Mr. Moore, was continued on table.
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<br />recommended by the
<br />and on motion of
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<br />NEW BUSINESS -
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<br />The following letter from the A.B.C. Board was read, and on motion filed:
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<br />"Mr. L.C. Brinson,
<br />City Clerk,
<br />portsmouth, Va.
<br />
<br />Dear Mr. Brinson:
<br />
<br /> Herewith for records of your Council, certified copy of admin-
<br />istrative order of the Board, dated June 12, 1936, governing the conduct
<br />of business of persons holding licenses to sell alcoholic beverages in the
<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, which becomes effective June 20, 1936.
<br /> You will not? that in the matter of soecial cloeLu$ hours, the
<br />Board has acted in accoraance with resolution of ~une 9th, 1936, of your
<br />legislative body, except that no prohibition has been placed against the
<br />sale ef wine and beer on the Sabbath.
<br /> As Mr. E.B. Hawks, City Manager~ has been informed, the Board
<br />feels that sales on Sunday may be controlled under the general law of the
<br />State without recourse to the Board.
<br />
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />
<br />John P. McLaughlin, Secretary."
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<br />Administrative Order of the Board -
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<br /> IICOMMONWEALTH OF VIP~INIA
<br />DEPARTMENT OF .ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
<br />VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD
<br />
<br /> RICHMOND
<br />June 12, 1936.
<br />
<br />in Re: Administrative Order Governing the Conduct of Business
<br /> of Persons Holding Licenses to Sell Alcoholic Beverages
<br /> Underthe Alcoholic Beverage Control Act in the City of
<br /> Portsmouth, VirgLula
<br />
<br /> WHEREAS, at a meeting of the 0ouncil of the City of Portsmouth,_
<br />Virginia, held on April 14, 1936, there was adopted a resolution re
<br />questing the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board "to close the
<br />beer parlors in Portsmouth at l:00 A.M. on week nights and all day
<br />Sundays~; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Commonwealth, s Attorney of the City of Portsmouth
<br />on April 21, 1936, requested the Board to close "a!l beer parlors
<br />all day Sunday and at l:O0 A.M. every night except Saturday smd on
<br />Saturday close them at 12:00 o~clock, midnight"; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Chief of Police of the City of Portsmouth on April
<br />24, 1936, requested the Board to see that "the sale of wine and beer
<br />be stopped a~ l:O0 A.M. until 6:00 A.M. during the week and from
<br />12:00 M, midnight, Saturdays until 6:00 A.M. Monday"; and
<br /> WHEREAS, an investigation by the Board has caused it to believe
<br />that it is proper at this time to restrict the hours during ~hich
<br />persons licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under the Alcoholic
<br />Beverage Control Act, in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ may sell
<br />such beverages, the Board on May 9, 1936, through its Secretary did
<br />write the City Manager of the City of Portsmouth asking for a clar-
<br />ification of the term "beer parlor" and advising tha~ it is its
<br />opinion that the extent of its action should be limited to prohibit
<br />the sale of wine and beer after l:O0 ACM., and that sales on the
<br />Sabbath may be controlled under the general law of ~he State without
<br />recourse to the B~d; and
<br /> WHEREAS,- at a meeting of the Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />on June 9, 1936, there was adopted a resolution reqmesttng the Virgi-
<br />nia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board "to prohibit the sale of wine
<br />and beer at all places for which a license is issued in portsmouth
<br />from l:O0 A.M. to 6~00 A.M., on week days and from 12:00 P.M. Satur-
<br />day to 6:00 A.M. Monday";
<br />NON, THEREFORE, ~ur~ant to authority vested in the Virginia Al-
<br />ooholic Beverage Control Board by virtue of the provisions of the Al-
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