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 (ANSI ond ISO TEST CHART No 2| 
 
 ^ APPLIED irvMGE 
 
LIQUOR LICENSE 
 LEGISLATION 
 
 GOOD EFFECT OF RESTRICTIVE 
 ENACTMENTS 
 
 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LICENSE ACT 
 
 CONSERVATIVE OBSTRUCTION 
 TO IMPROVEMENT 
 
THE LIQUOR LICENSE LAWS OP THE 
 PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. 
 
 Wh<Mi llio Mow.it liDVurmni'tit took olHc'o in 1871, llic; li(|uor tniftic 
 was undiT the rontrol of thu Miiiiicipal Couiiciln of tin/ Proviiico, 
 and liccnucs to adl li(nior wtrc issin'il liy tlio iiiunicipality. Tlie iiinpee- 
 tion of hotels was hIhd iliructcil liy tliu Muiiicipiil Councils liy nn otHcer 
 appointed liy the (-ouncil. 
 
 ^^^ a conHn|Henc(! there was jjreat ahuse of the power to innao 
 licenfle'f, and the whole! ipiestion as to the issue of licenses anil the 
 regulation of the traffic entereil into niunicipa! politics an<l seriously 
 affected municipal elections. 
 
 The first radical chan<jo in the license I.iws of the Province was 
 made in lS7t), hy an Act commonly known as the ■'Crooks Act," by 
 which the licenain;; of hotels and other places for the sale of ll(piors 
 was placed in the hands of three commissioners for each electoral dis- 
 trict, and the inspi'ction of hotels, etc., in the hands of an otKcer 
 appointed hy the Ciovernment, known as Inspector of Faepior Licen.ses. 
 
 The following table gives, in intervals of Hvo years, the numbers of 
 each kind of license; issued between 187-1 and 11)00 inclusive : — 
 
 Wliolo. 
 
 Year. Ti-vcrii, Shop. siiln. V(.s.ho1. Totiil. 
 
 ll<74-5 l,7!):t 1,:1I7 Hi la li.lsr, 
 
 l»79-«) :),l!l!l 7.57 a 22 l.ieiO 
 
 l*^-5 ■■Va-I 07.1 28 14 :l.l)70 
 
 •ISSS-I) 2,(«K1 :M1 21) 17 2, 145 
 
 IsSiMUl :i,ci7:) 445 27 15 :i,5«) 
 
 isiu-5 2,7s.i :i:r7 2!i — :i,i5i 
 
 ifm-a) 2,1121 :ios 21 - 2,9o0 
 
 "Scott .Aft yt'iir. 
 
 The number of licenses issued in proportion to population w.^s as 
 follows ; — 
 
 IH7S .One to 37K pcrHonx. | lOOO One to roo persons. 
 
I.Hjroli MrKNSK LAWS ()K IISTAFIK), 
 
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 C'om/>/ii/ion 7t'///i UiiilCii Sid/i's. 
 The following ntftteini-nt tiikrii from it lute rftuiii of tliu CoiiiiiiiH- 
 BioQur of Inland Ki;vi>nue of tho Unit«l St.iti's .shows llio nmnhor of 
 lioenai'H i.ssiii'il iicconlin;; to populiition in Kuverul St-tes; 
 
 nilnolK 
 Indliiiiu . 
 loWH 
 
 Mi(-><iKali 
 
 Dill' Idi'iii'll IKII .MIiini'Mitii.. . 
 
 ■■ ■• -JIT i N,.»- Yi.i k . . , 
 
 ■• irtli (Ihi.i 
 
 " ;i;fl' Mll^.sll»■|lll^^■tts 
 
 Oni' IiM'iii'li :«11 
 
 ■■ i:m 
 
 ■• an 
 .. .„! 
 
 Tin: position of Ontmio under thi' License Act will be bitter ap- 
 preciated by the tollowin;; statement: — 
 
 Numli(Ti>f orKiiiii/fd Miiiiii iimlilifs in tlicPnivhicp 
 NuiiilicrofurKitliixt-il Muiiii'ipjilitli'H wIh'm- no tiivi-ni I 
 Or twenty \wv ci-nt. of ttn- wlinU- nnrnhor. 
 
 Nuinltcrnr Mnnlciliiilltirs in wliicli tHH- iukI not inniv tliut twii tiivinii liccnsi-s 
 Isnnoi 
 
 Or (Iftysi'vcn per etnit. nf the wholt' nuniln>r. 
 NuniliLTof Munii-iiNilitifs witlinut ii sliop ticcnsi- 
 
 Ori'iKhty-twoiHTccnt. of tln-Muniripiiliticsof tin- I'l'nvinfu. 
 
 -«•>* IITV isMUl'lI, , 141 
 
 TV 
 
 .. i:i-i 
 .. (SB 
 
 One Id null :tll) 
 . •■ " TOO 
 
 Some Figures Jof Canada. 
 
 According to population, licenses were issued for last year as 
 follows : — 
 
 Quclicr; One tii eiuli a:l."i ' Mcintreill 
 
 loronto •• ■■ l(il«J| Wiiliirlo. 
 
 Commitments for Drunkenness. 
 
 The beneficial effect of the improvement made in the licenst; laws is 
 strikingly shown in the reduction of tho number of commitments for 
 drunkenness. The commitments to gaol ji'cording to population were 
 
 1882.. 
 
 .One for every 444 person.s I Isiy 
 
 . " " »ii •■ mil). . 
 
 One for every tt'l iierNi»n.s 
 . " " .s;«i 
 
 Comparison wit/i Ot/icr Provinces. 
 
 Statement of convictions for drunkenness in the Provinces of the 
 Dominion, as shown by Dominion Year Book, 1!I0():— 
 
 Ontario One to 82-* persons 
 
 QlU'hec " 4fH " 
 
 Nova Seotia " 448 
 
 New Hrunswick " 2.5.1 " 
 
 AveraKe for the Dominion, One to 4111. 
 Averaff*: lor Onturlo, One tott»l. 
 
 Mnnitolia One to Ti.'i persons 
 
 British Coluinlna " ai7 " 
 
 Prinee Ed. Island, ... " :t4l " 
 
 The Territories , , . " ls|) " 
 
4 MgroH I.UK.\>K I.XWS (IF ONTAKII). 
 
 /•'///fill ) 'i tils' Kciorii. 
 
 The return for each |>e -infl nf five veiirs since IS.Sti hIiows a reduc- 
 tion in coiiiniitinentJ' for drunkenness iis follows; 
 
 In llivpiTl.iil fii.ln ll»«;iM MHilhi- iiMTiiK" ■"r Iiiinil- Hi'ri' Wll 
 
 Fur the iii>\t tlve yeiir iH'Ttxtl fruiii Isll) tn ISiC), tl iivtriiuc tiiniilHT of coitllllit- 
 
 nii'lilx ImicI fiilU'ii l» .. l.liU 
 
 For the ricxi 'lie yvav ihtIimI. HHI to illlN>, tlit- iivt-ruKi' ttiiiiilHT liiul liK'tln 'Iriip 
 
 IH'll tc. I.IW) 
 
 'I'hiH Im II <l4'fr«'ilM*< ill la .teiirM 4»r . . ll.ttVI 
 
 'Phis re[)resetitN ii reduction of over 5/» per cent., a reduction which 
 will be tnuch etnphasized when the lar^e increase "*' poj>u1ation in that 
 time is considered. < )ntario tlius Mtiiii'ls at the iiead of all the provinces 
 in haviiijr a sober people. IvJucation and prn;;ressive legislation have 
 brought about these resultH. 
 
 Rcviiiiic from Ttircrii, Shop inui WlioUsaU- /circuses. 
 
 K<|ually noticeable with the falling; off' in the number of licenocis 
 issued under the Crooks Act, is the increase of r*'venuo nevertheless 
 derived. ')ne of the provisions of that Act was, that part of this 
 revenue should fft to the Province and the remainder to the munici- 
 palities, the former assumin>;. and the latter being relieved from the 
 solo responsibility of enforcing the law against illicit selling. The 
 following ttrble shows the proportionate revenue accruing to the Pro- 
 vince and to the iiiani'Mpalities respeeti .el; , for the years therein 
 stated ; — 
 
 .Miiiii'-iiiiil PrDViiK'iiil 
 
 lEt'vi'^Mic. KrVfiiiK' 
 
 18H6-7 *l.->:i.71li .-ll «i21(i,4.v, 7S 
 
 iiw-s i.-iii.imi Ml aii,.-.ii I.-I 
 
 1HB7-H i'i)),s7;t ;ts :itw.L»47 4tt 
 
 iwm-ii a."ii.."«i wi aii,.")ai i.-. 
 
 ISUD-Iiiw) i4ii,liiiMiii :«»i,siii as 
 
 imo-l i"je,4«i i;i ;««,i>7ii im 
 
 The revenue obtained by the municipalities from the lii;uor traffic, 
 under the Crooks Act is much greater than was f,ot,iiiied before the 
 enaciment of that law, notwithstanding the fact that the number of 
 licenses is less by one-half and is greater than they would have been 
 receiving now had it not l)een enacted. It may also be stated that 
 while the Act enables Municipal (^uncil-s to increase the tees for their 
 
MQrnii i.irKN'SK laws ok ont.vhio. 
 
 own Iwnetit, onl}' HMa nf the 75([ iMunirit)iiliti<>.i Imvo taken advuntn/tt 
 of tluH proviMJoii of tlu! Ihw. It Iihm licen ur^ji'd l»y tli»' * »j)|)OMition tlmt 
 the LiijUor IJcenHo net n-prcMcntM u " nthhciy" <if th<' niunicipalilicH by 
 the UuvernnH'nt. The toUl rwi-nuii (ierivcd ♦Vniii ihc liipior liccjKeH 
 since lH7(i up to Mny, l!)()l, it,.iouj:tN to the miuii of $ITtt4,.\:itl- (if 
 thJH mini the niunicipaliticH liiiv>' receivetl over half, or no Iosm than 
 
 lhicjh\ The Crooks .-'it. 
 
 (A) Liiiiiti'tl ilif imiiilii>r of IIi('iiMi>H to U- Knihtt'il In i>vi< y riiiiiiii-i)Hility : il» T<M>k 
 the pf>w4T(irKriiiitliiK llffiiHfs iiwiiy rniiii Die Miiiiii-lpul rciiiiiiils uml rniiffrriMl it on 
 HtmrdH iir('<niiiiif'4sii)tii>nt : <<■) Aiil)iuri/<-il t'ii< li I'oiinc-tl t(>»lill fiiilluT limit tlii> niiiii 
 bcrof HcriiKf-s ; Id) Aitttinri/cfl tlic roiiiiiii.ssinrit-rs to ilo ttii* >iuri<- tiling; W) Aiitl)t>r 
 l/(>d t'lif-h (\)iini-il |o prrKcrll'i' i-i)iiilltlon» r<»r DlitiiiiiiiiK 't tiivt'ni llri'iiNc In ii<l<lltinii tii 
 thoH<>H[M>rill('<t in thf ilifiisf law Itsi'lf: *ri Aullii>rl/i-(l riicli Cimricil to limit thi' nuiit 
 lier ofNlioii lir»'ii.si'H, to rt'<niin' the liohicr of n slioii IU'ciim' "to coiilliu' thr IxiMini'ttH of 
 hU shop Holi''y mid exclusively to the kcepfinf and ^elliIlKof li)|iiitr," Mid In " imixmi' 
 any rcstrlctiiriiH upon tlie mode of I'lirryiii); on snidi initllc iis rlie Couiiril mity think 
 flt:" <tf) Im)H>sed It minimum fee for each uf tlie three kinds of lieeti>.e.'s wholeHulu 
 tavern tiiid xliop ; do Vesieil the jippointment of License InsiR-ctor in the Lieuti'miiit- 
 OovenorhiCoiiiiiil ; (h Ue<|Uired nil tuvenis to !«■ wi'll-iip[M»lnted eiitinn hoUHcs, 
 
 Undor thf <'ration of the Act the reduction in the number of 
 HcenfleB iHsued was immediate, and Ims «o far proveu to Iw permanent 
 as the foHowin^ statement will show : 
 
 In the tirst period of live ycurM, the rt'duction whs tt.lOA «r i:ia p«*r .T«'iir. 
 
 UurinK the next llve-yeur period the n>duetiun was less, lieiritf only HO j. <>r I«*b 
 p*>r>«>iir. 
 
 In the lliini five-year period the reiluction wiis con.sideraWtv greater 110. or h4 
 P«T y«»iir. 
 
 In the next tlve-year tHTU' ihe IlKin't's of re<llu-tion were alio conside-alile I09, 
 or Ml p»T jcur. 
 
 [n the fifth period the imn her fl4>4*iM'aH4'«) !>> !>01, wr u cl«>«'r«*ii<*4' of 10 
 per ><'ur. 
 
 For twenty-live years, lietween i'*?! and 1H1»), the decrease in the numlier of lieeti.ses 
 has lieen a tleerease of i:ui per I'.r. the uwi'^'K"!** <l***'r«'UM4' Im'Iiik 3,linA. 
 
 While the actual re<luction has heen lai'^M- il liecomes relatively mueh j,'reater 
 when the ^rreat incri-as,- in population during the peri'id nanicil is taken inloconsid 
 eration. II* lit'i'nMi-H hiitl l*4'<>ii iHHiit'il In ImOO ul III*' Mtinit' riillo lliul 
 olilnln«><l In Im7I n»m«'l;t . one lor 4'T4>r.v 4mO 4>I IIi4> p4»|>Mlull4»ii 
 tb4> ll4'4'nN4^H would III1T4' r4'ti«'li4'<i Ili4' viT> lar|c** Huviiltrr ol' w.O'JH. 
 wliereiiN tli«^ ac'luul nnnilter wuh only tf.^TO, 
 
l.lglOU l.l('KN8K LAWS Of ONTAMO. 
 
 Imfinivcnunts iit I lie LiiCiisc Act. 
 
 Elec'tiirn who niii I'xik luii'k t<i lliu wholemiinu ctfect of Uio amiump- 
 tion l)y till' I'nivinct" of the mperviKion of tlii' liijuor traffic will 
 reiiicmlH)!- Ilir jifiimil friliii;; nf leliif wliicli fullowi'il ; iinil, niitwilh- 
 Htanilin^r tlu' «tc>iuiy oppuMitiiiii nf tlu' CmisiTviitivc party, the ciluontod 
 public opinion wliieti mlliecl bi'liind l\w [-ilwnil (lovornuiiiit has 
 «u»t»ineil it to the prfwnt hour — the tlovi'miiiunt hiivinj; consi»tontly 
 improved the lcKi»lation hs nfceH«ity iirow. The following nre auineof 
 the nmendinentH enacted from y>'iir to yi'iir : — 
 
 All of /.V^;-. 
 
 Tlip miicmliin'nin nf tsTT provtili-ti for tin- pliuiiiu <)f ; 
 lU'Mtrii'tioriH upon HitlcM l>y ili-iiuuiNts. 
 
 iU'Ht rid lulls ll|K>ll MlU'K 111 VI'N,Hl*U. 
 
 IniTciiM'il |ii-iitttt [cN fur xi-rolld iiliil tllini ntlVnci-M. 
 Anil Nciinhinw in tinliri'iiNi-il liuusi's were jinivltlcrl fur. 
 
 Act of /cV/.y-y/. 
 
 In tilt' (iiiH-iKhiu-utH »»r 1S7H ; 
 
 PruvlMioii wtiN nin<lt> Tur thi-fiifttrcctiieiit of the Diiiikin Act, fiiirl for luiyinK the coitft 
 tliercof. 
 In th** niiii'iiiinirnts of IfWl ; 
 
 ProviMioii wuH iiiiidf fru' (he ismic cf iK-tr iirid wiiu' livenHt's, 
 
 Further iiicn'aMi' wiis iini'lc of iK-niiltifs for si'i-orui i*tnl thin! ofTi'iiceH, 
 
 Thi' Hi-ttml sfMcr of liquor uiin iiiiulc liiilih*. 
 
 Iiicn-iiHt-d fiu'llitics for wean-hi's jiikI t'otitlsiutioii rif licnior were pnivi.l^^d. 
 
 Provft*ioiiH for I'ljfnn'iiiir the Srott Act wort- iiiikIp. iiiul PoUct' CoiiinilsMlonent And 
 Chiefs of Police were ef^piTiiilly chiirKfil with the iluty of eiiforeiuK the Liceiwe law. 
 
 Ad of nSS4. 
 
 The juiieiiiiirient.sof IHM providctl: 
 
 That the rminher of (oiltum lice nses he limited in cities aand lie refused ftltoRRther In 
 
 towns liJiviiiK less thiui tUXKI t>f a iHipultttioii. 
 Provision wiis iilso made for piililieation of names of new applicants for license* 
 
 and descriptinii mul locution of premises pm[M)se<t to i>e licensed. 
 PrivHeKes wen- ^jnuited to electors to oppose hy tR'titlon the ^-laiitin^' of licensM— 
 
 the iNiO')rily of electors i luy prt vent the issue of lu'w licences. 
 No new shop licenses to he unuiled to premises in which otln f jjoods are sold; and 
 
 in 18HH tin shop license whatever is to lie Knmted to premises in which other jfooda 
 
 were sold. 
 No appeals allowed except ti> the County .lud^te in Chaiiihcrs. 
 Appeals permitted tt) the t'uurl of Appeal from the decision of the County Judge. 
 
I.im nil I.H r.NSK f.AWS <IK ONTAIIIO. 
 
 Sti'itiKi'itl |irii\l>i.iii-. wiTi- iMiiili- ri-«iirililiK ^JiU-^ h'liiit.llniil 'hiitikiinl-. 
 
 Diif Utii I'rtl.v l<>l'«> iilluHi'il ill rmuri-. 
 
 No lin'ti-i'^ lii-iiiifli'l' r<> firiy Ixmls. 
 
 IVimllli- iMii- iiiiiK.snl f.ii- ri-fii»liii; I(«1i.-miii niiil r..i liikini.' iiiH.lc-- In pli'il;!' Tur 
 
 lit|iii>r, iil.ii fill jMTiiiiniiiu iliiilikiiii-i-> I'll lln* |ii-rliii.si-s. 
 'I'll!' siilr uf liiiuiir to tiilimi-. iiiiilfi-"tMfi-li yi-iiii- of iilfi- «ii- ■•i"lill'il''il. 
 I'lUvliiiM i» i.r lliiilnr .liliiiii; |iinlill,ll..il li.iiii- "!■ "" iiiill..ii». 'I piviiii..- ». IV liinile 
 
 lliilili' In IK'lilllly. 
 Ktirttii-i iii'-i-fiihi' iif ffi'K for IliciiM-^ «a.s iiiiulc. 
 Ill IdBfi |.iiit!ii1vi> liiit lu-ilii; lii.liil.rl-Min hi' riuliil.v " n M>v (ullln-i li'il.ll-. 
 
 .1(7 »/' /iV.SVj. 
 
 Ill llir aiiiiii.hiifiilM.f llli- yi'lir l»«ll: 
 liiimiM.I cliill.^ I.ir llcniM's n.iv |M"vi,l.,l (..i, u.iil in. mi.i-il |K.niilll.» .iii.l iniiilnh- 
 
 IlK'lllnlliilioM.I riir!M'lllliK"lll»'lll llr<'li>''. 
 
 A 1'r.iviiiiiiil liispH-ilor «ii» iipp.. .I liMiiiilll l.iiiii»i' lii»|ii-cliii> \ir..iiiit», l« 
 llivi-«llfuli'li.lliplllllil-llll<l (niitli'liil liMilhti ..pi'ilrii-.l illlli.-. 
 
 MdivSniiiui'iit ifKululi'Mis vMii- iiiiiil.' r.iiSiiliiiiliiy iilnlil iiinl Siiiiilin M-lliiiit. 
 
 I'n'iiuinlfri. '•! lull ii«Mii» nil SiUiliilny lii»lil.- mill Sniiiliiy" «ili' 'mi'l'' MiM" t" 
 lirri'Mt. 
 
 I'fliHlt ii'i- Tiir •.nil- ^ lo iiiilli iMiscil ii('(ilfi> u IT.- lin|KN>eil. 
 
 I'nivl»i.iii wiiMiiiiili'f.iilHTiiiillliDriim-.iu.-liirl"!!™!-™"'" in ini.il iii|iiilltl™. 
 
 .'/(/ 11/ /.V.S'.S'. 
 
 Till' nini'niliiiiMilMif IK* r.insl»t.-il <if; 
 
 FiirttiiT luiivisliin for flifon-iiiK llu- Snitt A; t luiil iiriiviiliiiK f.Tfxpi-iiM's. 
 The (uiii'U.Iim'iits nf IHMl Wfic iiii|wirliint; 
 Now iippll.'iinl^ r.ir pn wi. iinl iiiiiliT lil■l•ll^.■^ «.TiTii|Uin'.l lopnulu ■c.rtilliaiteii 
 
 Ni^ni. il liy iiiti.i.ii ity nf I'U'i-ton*. 
 Nn lilTlls |M<riiiitt.'.l III Iif Krniltl'.l tn vcsM-ls' 
 linr.'»M'il prniiltii's mnl piinlf.liTlu'nts for i*i'lliiit' wit limit IUimii^i'k. 
 I'rntiililti-.l a«.' nf iniiinrs riiisi'il tn IS. 
 
 OwliiT» nf linUM-.s. in whii-li U(|llnr is sniil illi'K'llly. tilll.lf lidbli'. 
 No lippi'iils illlnM I'll in iilM'S of loiiviillnn nf ulllill'llM'.i piTs.ills. 
 Fuitli.i- stiinm-lit proyisloiix wen' mail.' ri'k'iiriliiw tli.' fri'i|UvnliTs of iiiiiiri'lued 
 
 pri'iiii'-cs. 
 Anil 111.' illllioiliuit pinvisioll Wil. Ilia.Ii' f..|- tin- illtl-niliutinn Itn.l |.:iNimB of IrfXKl 
 
 Optinn llyLinys. 
 
 Ai/ of iSf)i-<)j. 
 
 Inlll.'iuiii'ilillinnts nf IXPt : 
 
 l>n.visi..li iv.is iniiilc- f.ir li.MnTii.' slii'iiiil cii-.'^ in Cniirt nf ApiM'iil /'. I..1111I Option 
 lly-l.invs. mill fill tlic ri- lirmiiiKof riiM-» »liiii- l.y iiuvs win- (|iiii»lli'il. 
 In till- mn.'iMlinclits of !«l"J: 
 
 l'i-.ivi>inii» «,ir inii.li- fnr til.' ,nf..niii..iit of tin- l.i.ciiM' Ail iiplilii-.l to local 
 Option. 
 
 IniTi'iiM I iirnvi»inii> miti' iiuiile riL-milinK tli.' will- nf li.|U..r t.i luiliitiml iliiinkardn. 
 
 Appi'.ll.- vM.|vall..w.'ilt.il'nullly.lu(lBi'friiliiniil.T»or.liMliii-»al.;rl'..iii.Miipalrnte. 
 
 Kiirtlirr ii-.striitimi!' wi-iv iiiilins.-.i rtKaiiiiliK 't'n^'Ki^ts. 
 
 ltri'\M'l> nilc ivstliitiil tn will' tn liniiln> of lic-.MIsi'S. Ol'ly. 
 
JJQrOU_I,ICENSE I.AWS OF ONTARIO. 
 
 rep<.„lo,l fa, 'to ",':„"; "-■'■■•""''•'"hat I.o..hI Opti„„ l,y.l.„„.„ ,,,,.11 ,„.t h.. 
 
 .-/(■/ «/■ /iVor. 
 Inl«l7tliv leKisliition: ^ 
 
 The hours Un- s.h. of 1 m^ > ,v t W 1 ff 'l'," '' "■"'■'«''""• 
 and from II a. „, ,., ," , i r "■ '"■ '" '" "• '"■ '" >'"v..»hi,»,, 
 
 ,'^""-- --="'Hnfu:,h:;i;:,.;"u:;,h;;:;r """•^" "■ ""■ '"^ -' '■"-- 
 
 All lUiKJiKiiiient was UHsst'.? niMliil.itii.,- ti. i '..■ 
 
 pem.itlh,„ ,„i„o,s ,o loit.T r,ra,„r,h,'ir .Iren'.i ! '""''"'"""-' '"■'■"^" ""I'l"" f""' 
 Thi« a,m.,uh.u.„t, all will a,l,„it, is of h,,,,,...,,.. in.po,.,,,,,. 
 saloon liMMisivs won' aholishi'il, 'i.nin. 
 
 License (.'oniinissioncrs ut.n. ...... i.:i.;. i f 
 
 ohn„i„.s,„,,s.,,„„;;.;;;;,|;;;::;^:;;;^,:;;;;; -.;-^^^^^ ""'"" -' ^■•■' - 
 
 i..h,™.oiaHonsofc,,;;,.,vi:;:,;;::,:;:;j;;:!t;^:;:,:i;;-;;;::;:^;;;:f^ 
 
 T/n- Crooks At/ Endorsed. 
 
 dravval of the power fro,,, n.ui.icipal crpo.atioiis to iss„e li„„„,. 
 r^nse« and the aa.u.nptio,, „f that authorit, hy the (io er.,2,U 
 
 in 882, voiced then, .-i. ,t doe, now, the .sentin.cnt of the General 
 pubhc upon this .|,iestioi,:— t,' neial 
 
 ■■ AlthiMiKh we tanncit acieirt ,i.s iiL'ht<.i>us ul,solii,,.|v „„,■ ir ■ 
 
 tole,.a,e so,,,e,„,e as, he len.ative r,i„l„,,;:^:'^^ ':';'■;; '":'■-■'■" 
 mus( reniin the Ci-iioks V.t i^ f l„. l . ■ .""""'''"' ""Ve it leniovei, W|. 
 
 n' oii,,^ .,., h .1 uv ;,',:",:?,':;;'''';''''''■'''''• ^"'''"■'■-"'•' "- ''-vin.e 
 
 lnu.airi,seincv.,.y.a„,l v,:> . , . ' ; ' '''■'"■""';' "">■ '•■•""^'•"i"" """ woul.l 
 
 ^:;:^r;nr;;:;:;-;:-rtE ™r 
 i;=j;r;:;,^:;;;;;;:;;,.!'-;^;!r'--- 
 
 /'oZ/^i' 0////C Opposition. 
 
 The policy of the Opposition ha.s bee,, pi,rticnla,.|v vmiahl the 
 
 e.npe,..„ee ,,ue.st,o,. A .lance at the following resoln.ion.s ort'eivd by 
 then, at d,lfe„.nt pencils will .-eveal their vacillati,,,, „„ ,h;,s subject ..d 
 
MCjTOR r.lCKXSK l.WYti of OXTAlilO. 
 
 .nust confirm the opinion tlmt the steady, liberal and prosre.s.sive policy 
 ot the (.overnment m the only one which can safely be followed in this 
 important matter in the interests ot the people. 
 
 Policy ill iSj6. 
 
 During the discussion ot the licensing law ot lS7(i, on the 7th 
 February contesting the proposal of the (iovernment to reduce the 
 
 Mr stu -!!""'"'""'''"' "'"''• "^- ''""'"'•' '"^^^^'^' -^-'^-l X 
 vidi- that 11,.. provi,l„„., ,|„.,.ei„ L„i,taii.,.,l t,„. )i„ i,,', ' "■"I"-. '•" f-" "» to pro- 
 
 to .... «.>„„.„, »„an „„. ,„.„ r,::;";.i;7„;:rr;i;.;':r Miri;: T:i:z^' -- 
 
 The date so named was a year later than that on which the 
 Government proposed to bring the limiting provision into force; and 
 Mr. Meredith s motion wa« lost on a di, ision. Mr. Lauder then moved 
 in amendment, seconded by the Hon. Mr. McDougall :- 
 
 other p„.eM,„. WaM^ '/ll^c:;" rs^ t'CZt'tllT^r 'l'' *"'^":' "■"' '" 
 .HioiuTK ii-ferr,.,! to in »erti„„ „„„ of th/ Hill. "" *''""'''"'" '-<"""'!''- 
 
 This would have had the ert'ect of perpetuating the licensin-. busi- 
 ness as a vicious influence in municipal aflairs t^ a partial extent at 
 least. The resolution was lost.-Yeas, .31 : Nays 4<) 
 
 Poli. 
 
 'ly ill iSyy. 
 
 In the discussion of the Bill amending the Licensing Act on 
 
 — i;*:^ ""■ ''- "-^"' --"■ — ^^^ V Mr. Prest<:;,: 
 
 ";;zc ;:: !;;;i;!:;;;^::x:; ,;r-; - -..-.;:»V';;;':u:;;i;;;:;';tXtS 
 
 p..lili,.s. Imvi„„ ,..'.,„ , ,'■-'"'■ r f ■""""' "' ""•"' '-l-^tiv,. „,m,i,.i. 
 to dis,„.„.„. ,vin h . . "i 's 1 ■" "'•"""■" ''■' ""■ ■''■' ■■'" '■'' '•■ "''.'P. :ili ; and 
 underpaid Aoti,v,i,,; ,: A;,,' '''''■'''•'°''"'" """ ""■"-'"■■^ -" ">'.> «,.■ 
 
mqt:or i.icknsk laws op ontahio. 
 
 This arnendinent being defeiiteci, Mr. Creighton tlien moved 
 seconded by Mr. Ban- : — 
 
 That nil thi' words after "Muniiiiuijitj " hv slruik oul, iinil tlu' fol!owiiiB iusprti'il 
 in lieu thereof; "Tu dciiile to wljoiii licenses sl,„li l.e itrimte,! in their respective 
 municipalities, hilviliK reKuril to tile iiinltntions ioiposeii liy the Aet ;19 Viet., Chap.ai." 
 
 The resolution or amendment then proposed read as follows : 
 
 That the Hill l>e not now rend a thini time hnt l)e reeoniniitteil to a (^nninittee of 
 the whole House, with instruitious so to amend the Hill as to <-nnbl<-)h<- «'onu<-ll 
 ofeTery mnolc-ipalll.v <o <l<M-ld<- lo whom ll<-<-nM<->i «liull ■><■ irrantvd 
 
 in their respective ninnieipalilies, liaviiiK reKard to the liniltations imposed \>y Art 
 39 Vict., Chap. at;. It was ih'clared lost on a vote of yeas i); nays fiu. 
 
 Polity in iiiS2. 
 
 That tliey are and liave been in favor of the vicious expedient of 
 returning to the municipalities this source of danger and trouble, how- 
 ever, was again made manifest from the position taken at the Con- 
 servative Convention in Toronto, on September 14th, 1882, when it was 
 unanimously resolved to be 
 
 "The opinion of this Uonvent-on that wil it interfering witli the laws r.-i5ulating 
 
 thehquortraSic, and limitiriB the nurnlier of licenses that may be is.sued, the ixjwer 
 of lesuinK licenses and the fees derived therefrom, should b<- ri-Htorrd lo (Ur 
 Btnnic'ipuIllli'H,'* 
 
 In speaking to this resolution Mr. Meredith said that 
 
 " He was preptired to .say that the present Opposition if it took offlce would he pre- 
 pared to wipe oway the partizan eommissionens. (Cheers.) He was prepared to restore 
 to the people of the Prov:nce the ripchls they formerly exercised. (Cheers > He 
 was prepared to five back to the nninicit)al boilies >li<- riichlH lln-j- n>rni<^rly 
 enJoj«'d." (Cheera.l-i'Vom rriim-l in Mini.] 
 
 Policy ill iSSj. 
 
 This policy was further pursued in a resolution in amendment to a 
 motion to go into Committee of Supply, 24th January, 1883, when it 
 was moved by Mr. Meredith, seconded by Hon. Mr. Morris :— 
 
 That all the words in the motion after -Tliaf be struck out. anil the lollowiuK 
 substituted therefor:- "This llou.se. while recoKnizinj- the nece.ssil v of maintaininB 
 the other provisions of the existiiiK lic|Uor license law. ,ind slricllv enforci' them is of 
 opinion that it is not in the public interest or calciihUid to promote the cause of 
 temperance to con.ioiie the moch. of appoi.itiiiK Hoards of License Conimissioners 
 and License Inspectors now in force, and is fnilher of opinion that tiles,. Hoards 
 should. 111 order to remove them as far as possible from the iiitluence of political 
 partisanship, be .•ippoinicd in counties by the county couiu lis. and in cities and towns 
 
UQl'OK I.K'KNSK LAWS OF ONTARIO. 
 
 noparate from eounliw hy tin- coujHil, thereof, and thiilthe imwerof «iipoinllnKoi,|. 
 or more LiueiiBe Inapeittors in fmli Iki-nsc elistilit sliould ho vostcd hi the Ilimnl and 
 thl» Hoii»,. reKr,-ts lh.il leKisli.ti,,!, p„,vi,lii,K for tliis rlmnw i" llie law, aiul for hand, 
 int- over loth. no.nlcipaMlk.s thewhoU. of the heense fee», except a sum .snltlclent to 
 pay the esii.ii.ses of Hie l.leeiise Ilniiuh of Ihe Deilartnient of the I'rovhiiial He 
 has not heeii pro[»osed for its eonsicU-ration hy tin 
 Lieuteiiaiit-tiovernor." -I,o.»*t Yeas lilt, iiavs 41). 
 
 iulvi«ers of IIi> 
 
 r.'tary. 
 Honour the 
 
 oners 
 itles and towns 
 
 Policy ill iSgo. 
 
 The policy of the Oppo.sition was agiiin rcconstnictei! by the sub- 
 mission of tlie following resolution during the session of 1H!)0 as an 
 amendment to the Hon. iMr. Cibson's measure: 
 
 "That lh|. Hill he nol now read a third time, hut lie referred haek to a L-oinmittee of 
 the whole House, and so ai.iendecl as to provide that the l.ieense I'oinnii 
 hereafter tir upimiiilnl in i;ni,iH,:, I,,, roniily rniiiinis and 
 elected hy the niuuieipal eleetors of such eil ies and tow as." 
 
 Policy in /Sq6. 
 In ]8!)() after allowing the (|uestion to lie dormant for several years, 
 Mr. Marter, then Leader of the Opposition, seconded by Sir. Whitney, 
 the present leader, moved a resolution which concluded as follows :— 
 
 "That this House is of opinion that it is essential to the honest, nonpartizan and 
 faithful exeeution of the li„uor lieense laws, that the present mode of appointing 
 Boards of Conimissionens should he ahroKated. and that in future the Hoards of tlom. 
 ml»sionei.s in eountie-s should consist of the County .IiidKe, Hie Wanhii of ilie Comity 
 and one appointed hy tllc Covernnient and in eil ies and towns nul conneeted with the 
 county municiiially the County .Incite., Mayor, and one appointed liy (lie Cover ut," 
 
 It will be noticed that the policy of the Opposition on this subject 
 has varied on each occasion when they brought the matter forward. 
 In 1890 they proposed that the appointments should be made by 
 County Councils in the counties, and that in cities and towns Commis- 
 aioners should be elected by the direct vote of the electors. In l8S,'i 
 they asked that Municipal Councils alone should elect Commissioners. 
 In 3very instance they have demanded that not only tlio appointment 
 of Commissioners but al.so that of Inspector:,, and the issuing of 
 licenses, should be placed again under municipal control, a sy.s^em 
 previously discarded as wholly pernicious. 
 
 Respecting the proposal submitted in 18!t(i, it may be said that 
 heretofore the appointment of County .ludges as Commissioners has 
 
been fuuiid impraeticuble und inexpedient. Under tlie provisionn of 
 the LicenNe Act they are constantly called upon to hear appeals and 
 deteiinine esses. It is also their duty under the law to hear complaintH 
 when the legality ot the issue of licensi's in called in ([Uestion, and if 
 the evidence warrants, revoke the action of the ('onunissiouers in 
 granting the licen.se, and punisli them or the Inspector for any illegal- 
 ity connnitted. Tnder the law Commissioners who are magistrates are 
 prohibited from adjudicating upon cases. 
 
 Policy ill iSq^. 
 
 The entire absence of anything like an Opposition policy on tlie 
 license question under the leadership of Mi Whitney is indicated by 
 the following extracts from a speech by that gentleman, delivered in 
 the Legislature during the debate on the second reading of the Liquor 
 License Bill, on March 30th. 1897. Mr. Marter, who had spoken prev- 
 iously, had been questioned as to the views of his party on the subject, 
 and the Opposition leader, in the course of his speech, dealt with the 
 matter at some length : 
 
 " He wr)ii)li'ix'(l lit tilt' iiut'>tioii timt ttiine from tlieGoviriimtMit beiichcs, wliU-h iiski'd 
 wily ilid not the iiioiiiliiT for N'ortli Toronto (louliirc wimt hf would do. In ii humorous 
 iiianriiThei-hjinu-tt'rizt'il I 111- iiiuddli'thiittliKtiovi'rnmeiitlmilKot into lis H peculiar hoK, 
 in whiehtlie Coverninent were rapidly lietoniiTlK embedded. Hedeeliiredtliat they were 
 calliiiK upon I lie Opposition to come over and help tiiein out. . . It was not the pur- 
 pose of the Opposition to compound a policy for the Coverninent. In the pa.Ht they 
 had always aidetl them and Iielped them out of many serious positions, Imt that was 
 at an end, and the Government need not in the future look to the Opposition to rectify 
 miKtakes for them. . . . The entire question hasdeveloped intoa triiinf,'ular allair, 
 tile solution of which is apparently a very diflicult matter. Because it was ditlicult it 
 v\as no reason why the Opposition should step in and untangle the matter, and, 
 furthermore, they did not intciul to do so. The Goveriuiicnt said the Opposition 
 ouj^ht to sUKKest .soniethinjr. They were in a minority, lait if honorulile Kentlenieii 
 wished theiii to chjiiiire pliu'cs with them in ailvance of time they would cheerfully 
 respond. Tliey (the Opjiositionl had nothing to ilo with the matter." t3/ff//«)if/ 
 Eiitplff report). 
 
 This pitiable confession ot weakness and incapacity has been .sub- 
 stantially repeated many times by Mr. Whitney in the course of his 
 later platform deliverances. After having boxed the compass and tried 
 every imaginable proposal for a change from the extreme of centraliz- 
 ing the license administration in Ottawa to the opposite expedient ot 
 the restoration of municipal control, and seeing them in turn rejected 
 
I.IQIIOH MCENSK LAWS OF ONTAIilO. 
 
 by the country, the Opposition talie refujje in a non-committal attitude, 
 and proclaim that they have no policy — "nothing to do with the 
 matter." It is of a piece with their course throughout. Tliey object 
 and carp at petty details, and criticise this and that feature of admin- 
 istration, but have no definite, clearly-cut programme of their own to 
 substitute nothing but casual makeshift declarations thrown out from 
 time to time, in the hope of catching tlie current of approval from any 
 quarter, and abandoned .so soon as they fail of tlieir purpose. 
 
 Local Proliibitiou Provii/oiis. 
 Another evidence of the (iovurnment's desire to minimize the evils 
 of intemperance so far as the legislation in its power can be effective 
 to that end, is found in the local prohibitory enactments represented 
 by Local Option Legislation. In 18!)0 provisions was made for the 
 introduction and passing, by municipaiities, of Local Option By-Laws. 
 Since 18{)(>, by-laws for the adoption of Local Prohibition have been 
 submitted to popular vote on 7!) occasions in (iS municipalities. These 
 by-laws prohibiting the sale of intoxicating licjuors were passed in 51 
 municipalities, and defeated in "28 instances. In 1.') cases the by-laws 
 passed were (juashed on apj.cal ^o the Courts, chieHy on the decision of 
 Judge (ialt that the Act was ultra vires, a judgmeiit that was reversed 
 by the .ludicial Conuiiittee of the I'rivy Council. At the present time 
 Local Option By-laws are in force in 21 municipalities, by which 39 
 tavern licenses and 3 shops have been cut ofl'. During the past year 
 (1901) five by-laws were submitted, four of which sustained Local 
 Option. Two of these were c|iuished by che Courts on technicrl 
 grounds, and one by-law was repealed. 
 
 Canada Ti hciaiicc Act. 
 
 In 1887 complaints were made of the want of machinery for the 
 enforcement of The Canatla Temperance Act. commonly known as the 
 "Scott Act,"' in the counties in which it had been adopted. Though 
 this was a Dominion law, and should have been enforced by the Federal 
 authorities, yet for the sake of the interests involved, the Government 
 of this Province passed an Act for the appointment of special Pol'ce 
 Magistrates in all such counties. 
 
I.IQCOK MCKNSK LAWS OK ONTARIO. 
 
 The (iovernincnl were iisked if they would appoint Police Magis- 
 trates f(jr th(^ purposes of the .Scott Act, in oaHe.s in which the (bounty 
 Counoils rc.|Heste<l it. To this they agreed. ( )nly two County Councils 
 tooi< a.lvautiiire of this afji-eenient, onil asked for the appointment of 
 .Mairistrates. The (iovernnient, coniplyiof; with th,' reipiest (jf the 
 friends of the .Scott Act, ohtaincd from the I-ej;islaturc authority for 
 the pU]po«e of securinj; a better observance of the law. 
 
 Lefjislation was also passpci, providing for the payment of a share 
 of the expenses of license .listricts iu such countie.s by the County 
 Council, and applying to the ca,ses of such counties, as to such license 
 districts, the provLsions of the Liipior License Act and its amendments. 
 
 This wan followed, IHHH, by a measure amending the Liciuor License 
 Act, by providing f.ir the appointment of License Conimissioner-s in 
 counties where the Scott Act was in force, and for the payment of 
 expenses for enforcing the Lii|Uor Liceuse Act in such districts or parts 
 of districts ; also for the disposal of the license fund which might accrue 
 in any such district. 
 
 It should be noted, that in no Province of the Dominion was the 
 responsibility of enforcing the Scott Act assumed by a Provincial 
 Government, except in this Province, and that responsibdity was 
 assumed by the Liberal Administration, notwithstanding the refusal of 
 the Dominion Parliament to provide the necessary legislation to secure 
 its observance. 
 
 Commissioners and Inspectors, a,,pointed under the License Act, 
 who were not in sympathy with the Scott Act, were replaced by those 
 who were, in order to ensure that the provisions of the prohibition law 
 would be enforced, and these officers were specially charged with the 
 enforcement of the Act. A prominent and trusted ti^mperance advocate, 
 the late Rev. Mr. Manning, who had some local experience in con- 
 nection with the enforcement of the License Act, was also appointed by 
 the Government, and placed in the Head Office, specially charged with 
 the duty of supervising the work of the Inspectors, and seeing that th( 
 provisions of the Scott Act were enforced. The death of Mr. .Manning 
 having rendered vacant the position he had occupied with such satis- 
 
i 
 
 r.rQITOU t.lCKNSK LAWS l)K ONTAHIO. 
 
 faction to thn teinperance community, the (iovcrnment appointed to 
 thu vacancy Mr. J. K. Stinvait, of Ottawa, wIkmo reputation as a 
 leading temperance advocate was provincial in its eliaractur. 
 
 Tcmf>cniiiii- in Piihlif and Separate Schools. 
 
 In mlclition to the restriction and reducticm of licenses it may ha 
 mentioned (though not directly connirteil with the License Depart- 
 ment), that under thu school regulations teniperiinci' and hyjjieno form 
 part of the course of study in all thc^ piihlie ,ind separate schools of the 
 Province, the number of pupils nTeiving instnietion in these subjects 
 having risen from ;W,!)24 in I>*82 to 2l!l,77ti Inst year. 
 
 Another gratifying result of th.; progressive tendency of license 
 legislation, is the improved character of the hotels of the Province, in 
 comfort, e(|uipment, sanitary and otlier conveniences.