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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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The 1939 Florida Legislature revised the state beverage act, effective June 13, plugging loopholes and eliminating abuses, affecting over 8,000 licenses and consumers. Changes include restrictions on club purchases and sales, wholesale distribution limits, wine container sizes, and curb service prohibitions.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 30 (FNS).—A number of loopholes in the old state beverage act were plugged by the 1939 Legislature and several abuses permitted by the old act were eliminated, Tom Long, director of the state beverage department, said this week while discussing new beverage provisions which became effective June 13. More than 8,000 licenses and every consumer are affected by one or more of the new provisions.
Revision of the act makes it unlawful for a licensed club to purchase intoxicating beverages in individual containers larger than one quart or smaller than one-fifth of a gallon, and prohibits the sale by such club of intoxicating liquors and beverages, except by the individual drink.
Another provision provides that persons engaged in the business of distilling, rectifying or blending spiritous liquors shall sell and distribute such beverages at wholesale only to other licensed manufacturers and distributors and to no one else within the state.
The revised act makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell within the state, any wine in individual containers holding more than one gallon.
The Curb Service Bill makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or serve by the drink any intoxicating liquor, other than malt beverages of legal alcoholic content, except in the building which is the address of the firm, person or corporation holding the license for the sale of such intoxicating liquor, and makes it unlawful for any person to consume any intoxicating liquor at curb or drive-in-stand, except in the building which is the address of the firm, person or corporation holding the license for the sale of such intoxicating liquor.
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Tallahassee, Fla.
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June 30
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more than 8,000 licenses and every consumer are affected by one or more of the new provisions.
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A number of loopholes in the old state beverage act were plugged by the 1939 Legislature and several abuses permitted by the old act were eliminated. New beverage provisions became effective June 13. Revision of the act makes it unlawful for a licensed club to purchase intoxicating beverages in individual containers larger than one quart or smaller than one-fifth of a gallon, and prohibits the sale by such club of intoxicating liquors and beverages, except by the individual drink. Persons engaged in the business of distilling, rectifying or blending spiritous liquors shall sell and distribute such beverages at wholesale only to other licensed manufacturers and distributors and to no one else within the state. The revised act makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell within the state, any wine in individual containers holding more than one gallon. The Curb Service Bill makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or serve by the drink any intoxicating liquor, other than malt beverages of legal alcoholic content, except in the building which is the address of the firm, person or corporation holding the license for the sale of such intoxicating liquor, and makes it unlawful for any person to consume any intoxicating liquor at curb or drive-in-stand, except in the building which is the address of the firm, person or corporation holding the license for the sale of such intoxicating liquor.