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¥ es j \ ' ® Y iray, NMammell, Hoess, sioners were being told what they were to | f["ua::,t.n 'i?;',,,fi ej'é',{-"??fi':jhg;.g(cl{an Meredith, 1 do, and there were not to be any cast iron rules. | Merrick, Metcaife, -- Monk. Morgan,. _ _Morris, | 1{ notice were not given on the exact day, ,}*9 did Mulholland, Neelon, Preston, lobiliard, Ross | nst think this should be a reason to void the | (Cornwali), Wahnite, Wood--31. ; action of the Commissioners. -- There was no pos-- | | } NoXxIOUS WEEDS. , sibility of any great infringeoment of what was in-- f | . _ The House went into Comuinittee again on Mr. | tended to be the law. -- Te House imet every # < | Ro«s' (Huron) bili to prevent the spread of | year, :\l}x] any matter unsgltuble could be recti-- $ | noxious weeds aud of diseases affecting fruit | tied. 'The House could fairly allow these dirsc-- A trees. f tions to be directory and not imperative, L yA Mr. ROSS proposed an amendment to the bill | | _ Mr, CREIGHTON reviewed the sections which 1 Pe." by which the council of any township in which | . would be more particularly affected by the last 4 ix=" a there were any largo tructs or blocks of waste or ' sub--section. i a unoccupied land im ght upon a petition of not less Mr, HARDY proposed a wording of the see-- * 49 than thirty ratepayers by by--law suspend the tions,making the toregoing sub--sections obligatory 3 e . | M operation of this Act in respect to such lands, on the Board and Inspectors, but providing that t The amendment was carred. L in case of a non--compliance with any of them | -- 3 The bill now makes it the duty of every owner | that should not render the action of the Board s k of land or the occupant thereof, if the owner is illegal, 'Li | not resident within the local imunictpality where _ This was accepnted by the Committee, Py | the same is situated, to cut down or destroy all |_-- Bection ftive provides for increasing the bed-- $ the Canada& tlhustles, ox--eye daisy, wild oats, rag | room accommodation required. | Curried. \ f | weed, burdock, and wild mustord growing on his 'The next section relates to the time by--laws \ & land, and all noxious weeds growing on his lands, may come in force. e 3 so viten each aud every year as is sufficient to Mr, MEREDITH asked if provision was made ; prevent the mpening of their seed ; to cut ont for allowing the Toronto Council to make provi-- E& | and hurn all the black knot fourd in p um or sion for extending the time before the by--law C cherry trees on his land so otten as it appoats, passed should come in force. ¢ and to cut down and barn any peach, nectarive, Mr. HAKTJY sard the sixth sub--section of sec-- or other trees on hbis land infeeted with the di»-- tion a;ix provided for this. # k *4 case known as the yeilows, ':u'nd to 1i_estrn\' all tue Mr. McLAUGHLIN objected to sub--section ,. c« fx"u)t trees so extendsd, l.mvh!h ;'~r.nvul 's for three of section six, providing that no shop f h > st b the appointiagut of an inspector in eacu imunic.. license shall bs gcranted to any person who is not E pality upon the petitin of fiity or more rute-- a licensee at the time of passing the Act. He " 2 | payers. n suet muntoip OR :. . * contended that the permission to sell ginger ale P > A&- ( TME LLQUOR LICENSE ACT, or mineral water was against the wish of the y ~a: s "au The House in Committee considered the Bili temperance people, and he favoured a complete i. e > d : ! to improve the Liquor License Act. divorce_uf intoxicating hquurs from other drinks ~ Aike: j&'- Mr, HARDY stated tnas seciion 2 had been and articles n'f merchandise,. i e «3 charged, the principle of which was that no Mr, MEREDITTH thought that argument car-- ' 4 e | saloun livense should be issued in towns baving ried to its logical conclusion would abolish all ~Ie $ the less than --6,000 _ inbabsitants=, In -- cities hotel licenses, because meal were sold. 4 PPoky with a population of 15,000 there may be | _ Mr., HARUY thought the sale of non--intoxi-- g E~ s T three persons ex mpted from having tavern ac> | cating dr.nks should be encouraged. He pointed * \y commodation ; in cities <of between 15,000 and | out that neither intoxicating drinks nor temper-- * 30,000, five saloons ; and over 30,000, teu, ance drinks should be consumed on the premises., j Mr, MEREDITH surgestert that the notice Mr. WHITE proposeq that tobracco and cigars M required should h.ve at least two insertions in a should be added to acrated waters as being per-- newspaper published in the district instead of missible articles to sell. one, as prop sed, 'This was adopted. Mr. ROSS (Huron) opposed this, as there was # 4 Considersvle discussion took plazce upon the a very strong objection to adding the articles k question oft throwing the ouns of -.b.:.'nmng & suygested, a petition of one--third of the vratepayers in favour The amendment was lost and the clause adopt-- 3 of a new license | ed without amendment. y Me. HARDYX said that it was perfectly weil ; Sub--section 5 proposed to prohibit the sale of T J known that the imau couid get one if he choso, mineral waters in stores where liquor is sold in ' | and he had fuliy consulered the question, coming ; less quantities thon one dozen bottles. F " to the conctnus=iuon that the insertion of such a pro-- Mr. WATERS suggested that it was rather F y vision would do more harm than good, hard that temperance people should be compelied t Te e My., MEREDITH proposed as an amendment to purchase &A dozen bottles of temmperance «rinks E: that one--third of the voters of the polling sub-- when others could buy one bottle of liquor at a divisions in which a tiavern or shop hconse was | time, -- He proposed that the lowest limits of sale ; sought should _ petivion the Commissioners, | be fixed at six bottles. y P in unorganized districts at least ten out of the This was passed and the clause adopted, twenty p rsons residing nearest the person seek-- | _ Section 40 of the Crooks Act to be amended as s ing a license. The «mendment was lost. * follows :-- $ Mr, MEREDITH now altered the amendment " Nor shall the oécupant of any such shop, , so that when it was sought to license a new eating--house, saioon, or bouse of public enter-- -- piace the regulations in the foregoing should apply. taininent, except duly liconsed, permmit any li-- € ' Mr. HARDY said the Act provided that a quors, whether sold by him or not, to be con-- f majority of the persons conld t«ke the imtiative sumed upon the premises, by any person other , upon the imatter and prevent the issue of a li-- than members of his family or his employees." cense. | 'The temperance paople had not asked for Mr MEREDTITH asked the meaning of the . Mr. Meredith's amendment and were quite -- amendment. pleased to get the one provided iu the Act. Mr. HARLDY stated that in eating--houses it The amendment was lost. had boeen found they were in the habit of taking P Mr., McFAUGHLIN proposed an amend-- their cuslomers' money, sending out for drink, meut providng that with the notice of the num-- and allowing it to be consumed on the premises. ber of applications the total number of shop and Complaints had come of this practice from tavern licenses for the current year should be the Attorney--General's Departmeont, and it was given so as to give the people an idea of the num-- | considered as the Act now stood impossible to ber last issued. Carried, ( get & conviction. S Sum'a dx'scnuinn arose upon the clause that no | The amendment was carried. h «bjection in respect of the character of any ap-- ' Clause 10 extends the prohibition hours to mlio it whal!l he antartainad n t 1 ho dnc daes' any municipal election, or on any day in which $ "'l;"lC:("H; lh::ir{-!g;il\_'en rtn th'f 'u':;pljr,-u'nt. ]:.venu;- a vote in' accordance with t.):e provisions of the & | feecimg aftowin lwun:::u;\ .t«;tl!J': '.m person o }l~ Canada Temperance Act, 1878, is being taken, o The "Chiuce wi K M tacg ApDleale sil from or after the time of six o'clock in the Eo o _ Cintt was so amended, which services morning of the said day, until the following law-- be . | might b» proved oraily or by affidavit. ful day at six o'clock in the morning. % 5 }"L a"":". eP reportad, and it being six Mr. McLAUGMLIN proposed that any medi-- * ) clock the Speaker left the chair, cal man or justice of the peace who gave a cer-- fi> ;}fflfl' recess, tificate by which persons obtained liquor to drink ; & Phe House went again imto committee, with as a beverage rlegaliv should be subjected to a | , f Mr. l'...:\tw" in the chair on Mr. Hardy's bill. fine of not less than $10 umor more than $29 for P Mr, MERIDITH otjected to the c'ause in the first offence,. the twentieth sub--section, giving ths Commis:-- Mr, PRESTON contended that the amend« ' h i sioners power to sit with closed doors wien de-- ment was an iusult to the whole medical profes-- % ) .' terminitg applications. sion and the justices of the peace of the Pro-- k | '.\'lr. HALUOY explained that courts conld sit vince, -- HMe thought they were not in the habit of o_ with closed doors, and ha could not see why the aiding persons to get liquor as a basverage ille-- } Board should not be able to sit with closed gally. i § doors. _ o Mr. CASCADEN was in favour of putting a | 3 x R .\lr,' wWOolb) F'IO\\:ht it was only fair for the good solid reason for withstanding the impor-- | 4 t Boand tosit with closeq doors when consider-- tunities of persons who wanted iiquor at illicit | n t ing applications and objections theroto, as the hours. | i ;4{;'|:'|r::n.t, was to n certain extent ou his trial, The amendment was carried. ' $s The clause was carried. _ f Mr. GIBSON (Hamilton) proposed that any | $ "":',,""""'""-'""""'1 sub>--section of section four of person purchasing intoxicating liquors duaring | a A the bill provided that the foregoing subrsections > probibited hours shall be guilty of an offence be declared to be directory only, for the under the Actand liable to the same penalties I guidance of the Buml and Inspectors on the as the seller, unless within one week he lodges 9 conduct of the business of their oftice. an information against the seller, He thought a ; 5 Mr. MEMRISDITIL objected to this. He majority of cases in which the Act was violated | f l thought the subrsections should be obligatery in-- were due more to those who wished to buy than | s [ stoad of (_1uoc~_ux_\.'. }l..- .luu\'cd in amendment to any desire or motive on the part of the parson '\ % that sections 5, 6, 1"-""'» aud 20 should beo ex-- selling. --It was said that if an amendmert like | ie cepted in subscetion 23. that were provided convictions comd not be s Mr., HMARDY explained that one--third of the secured under the Act. | ~d provisions of the inunicipal law were only direc= Mrc. ERMATINGER was in favour of the ; tory. "'";"' sub--sections were set down for the amendment without the tatter part, -- He did not i gurdance of ",h'f"_;"".rd' f A | intend to allow a party to escape the penalty of , Mr. FRASEK said that in this case Commis-- ' un tmmoral act by doing another--informing. | Mr. MEREDUPMH wanted to vote on the main portion of the amendment without the exemp