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Sec. 292. Regulation of barrooms, etc.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any dealer in intoxicating liquors
in the City of Charlottesville to conduct such business elsewhere

than in a room, the whole interior of which is in full view from
the public streets at all times.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any place for the sale of intoxicating
liquors to be open or for such dealer by himself or his
employees to sell or offer to sell or give away or furnish such
liquors between the hours of ten (10) p. m. and five (5) a. m.—
except Saturday night that they be allowed to keep open until
eleven (11) p. m.—or on Sunday, but during the period of time
aforesaid, on each and every day, the place of such business of
any dealer shall be closed and kept closed.

(3) It shall be unlawful for the view of the entire interior
of any place for the sale of intoxicating liquor from the nearest
public street to be in any manner obstructed, at any time, whether
by screens, curtains, stained glass or otherwise, and during closing
hours aforesaid (from 10 p. m. to 5 a. m.—except Saturday
which shall be from 11 p. m. to 5 a. m.) there shall be kept
and maintained in the room in which such business is conducted
sufficient light or lights to enable the entire interior thereof to be
plainly seen from the street.

(4) It shall be unlawful to have in such place for the sale
of intoxicating liquors, or connected therewith any private room,
booth or other private place where liquors may be served or
drunk.

(5) It shall be unlawful for any such dealer, or other person,
to keep, have or maintain any billiard or pool table, bowling alley,
slot machine or gaming device of any kind whatsoever, or to
furnish music or any form of entertainment whatsoever in connection
with his business as a dealer in intoxicating liquors or
for such dealer to permit the same to be kept, had and maintained
or furnished in his place of business.

(6) Where a restaurant, lunch room or other like place of
business or resort, or grocery or store, is conducted in connection
with such liquor business there may be an entrance or communicating
way between the room in which such liquor business is
conducted and such restaurant, lunch room or other like place of
business or resort, or such grocery store; provided, however:

1. That the room in which any such restaurant, lunch room
or other place of business or resort, or any such grocery or store,

is so conducted be so situated that the entire interior thereof
shall be in full view of a public street at all times as well as the
whole interior of the place for the sale of such liquor.

2. And that such lunch room, restaurant or other place of
business or resort, or such grocery or store, be in good faith
closed and all business therein in good faith discontinued, during
the same hours in which the room in which such liquor business
is conducted is required by this ordinance to be closed: and

3. That it shall be unlawful for the view from the nearest
public street of the interior of any such restaurant, lunch room
or other like place of business or resort, or any such grocery or
store to be in any manner obstructed, whether by screens, curtains,
stained glass or otherwise, and during the closing hours
aforesaid, there shall be kept and maintained in any restaurant,
lunch room or other like place of business or resort, or any such
grocery or store sufficient light or lights to enable the entire
interior thereof to be plainly seen from the front.

And provided further that any restaurant, lunch room or other
like place of business or resort, or any grocery or store, which
is not closed during the hours aforesaid, or which is not in full
view of the public street during the closing hours aforesaid, shall
be wholly separated by a solid partition from any room in which
liquors are sold.

And it shall not be lawful for any dealer in intoxicating liquors
to have or permit any means of communication between his place
of business and any hotel except by the open public street.

(7) This ordinance shall apply to any corporation or co-partnership
engaged in the sale of intoxicating liquors for gain in
like manner as it applies to an individual, and the term "intoxicating
liquors" shall be construed to include whiskeys, brandies,
wines, gin, and all ardent spirits, and alcoholic or malt liquors
of every character whatever or any mixture thereof, alcoholic
bitters or bitters containing alcohol, or fruits preserved in ardent
spirits or malt extract.

(8) For any violation of any provision of this ordinance, the
offender shall for the first offense be fined not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25) nor more than fifty dollars ($50); for the second
offense not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one

hundred dollars ($100); and for each subsequent offense he
shall be fined three hundred dollars ($300) or confined in jail
for three months. Each hour or fraction thereof under one hour
during which any violation of any of the provisions of sections
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this ordinance continues shall be deemed a
separate offense and in any case herein provided for, the justice
or judge before whom the case is tried may at his discretion revoke
the licenses of the offender.