without costs to either party, including costs on or in respect of the hearing before the Superintendent, as seems meet to the Judge, and his decision shall be final and conclusive, except that on a point of law an appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal."

VICTORIA, B.C.:

Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
1923.

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CHAPTER 37.

Licensing Act."

[Assented to 21st December, 1923.]

IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1920, c. 48; 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 27.

1. This Act may be cited as the "Real-estate Agents' Licensing Short title. Act Amendment Act, 1923."

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2. Section 2 of the "Real-estate Agents' Licensing Act," being Amends s. 2. chapter 48 of the Statutes of 1920, is amended by inserting after the word "profit," in the second line of the definition of realestate agent," the words "or hope or promise thereof "; and by striking out the words "as a whole or partial vocation" in the second and third lines of said definition.

3. Subsection (2) of section 6 of said chapter 48 is amended by Amends s. 6 (2). striking out all words after the word "corporation" in the third line, and substituting the words "extend to such members of the partnership and to such officers of the association or corporation as are named in the licence, and to them only, but the Inspector may upon application of the licensee amend the licence by deleting therefrom or adding thereto the name of any member of the partnership or officer of the association or corporation."

4. Subsection (1) of section 8 of said chapter 48 is repealed, and Re-enacts s. 8 (1). the following is substituted therefor:

"(1.) The fees payable under this Act shall be as follows:-
"(a.) For a real-estate agent's licence, where the licensee carries

on business in a city having a population of not less than
twenty-five thousand, ten dollars, or if in a city having

(AMENDMENT).

Amends s. 17.

a population of less than twenty-five thousand and not
less than five thousand, five dollars, or if in any other
part of the Province, two dollars and fifty cents:
"(b.) Where the licensee is a partnership, association, or cor-
poration, and the licence is to extend to more than one
member of the partnership, or officer of the association or
corporation, an additional fee in respect of each member
or officer, over the number of one, to whom the licence is
to extend, of two dollars:

"(c.) For a real-estate salesman's licence, two dollars:
"(d.) For amendment or reinstatement of a licence, one dollar."

5. Section 17 of said chapter 48 is amended by striking out all words after the word "appeal" in the fourth line, and substituting the words" and shall make such order therein, with or without costs to either party, including costs on or in respect of the hearing before the Inspector, as seems meet to the Judge, and his decision shall be final and conclusive, except that on a point of law an appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal."

VICTORIA, B.C.:

Printed by WILLIAM H. CULLIN, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
1923.

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1921, c. 30; 1921 (2nd Sess.), c. 28; 1922, c. 45.

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[Assented to 21st December, 1923.]

IS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as the "Government Liquor Act Amend- Short title. ment Act, 1923."

2. This Act is divided into two parts, as follows:

Division of Act.

SECTION.

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17, 18

II.—Amendments providing for the Sale of Beer by the

Glass

PART I.

GENERAL AMENDMENTS.

3. Section 2 of the "Government Liquor Act," being chapter 30 Amends s. 2. of the Statutes of 1921, is amended by inserting therein the following definition :

"Club' means a society or association of persons, incorporated

or unincorporated, organized or carried on for the purpose
of furnishing refreshment or amusement, or for social,
athletic, recreational, fraternal, benevolent, educational, or
other purposes."

4. Said chapter 30 is amended by inserting therein the following Enacts s. 25A. as section 25A:

"25A. (1.) Upon application in the prescribed form and accom- Power to grant panied by the prescribed fee, the Board may, in accordance with

club licence.

Licence not transferable.

Discretionary power of Board in dealing with applications and licences.

Procedure subsequent to suspension or cancellation.

Duration of licence.

Conditions of licence.

Display of club

licence and name.

Unlicensed club deemed to be a public place.

the regulations, grant a club licence in respect of any premises kept or operated by a club, and specified in the licence, entitling each member of the club to keep on the premises a reasonable quantity of liquor for personal consumption on the premises.

"(2.) Every club licence shall be issued in the name of the applicant club, and no club licence shall be transferable, nor shall the holder of a club licence allow any other club or person to use the licence.

"(3.) For the purpose of passing on any application for a club licence, the Board may cause an inspection of the premises to be made, and may inquire into all matters in connection with the constitution and operation of the club. The Board may, in its discretion, grant or refuse the licence applied for; and may from time to time, in the exercise of like discretion, with or without any hearing, by any writing under the hand of the Chairman of the Board, or under the hands of any two members of the Board, suspend or cancel any club licence, and all rights of the members of the club thereunder, for such reason as to the Board may seem sufficient. "(4.) Upon receipt of notice of the suspension or cancellation of a club licence, the licensee shall forthwith deliver up the licence to the Board. Where the licence has been suspended only, the Board shall return the licence to the licensee at the expiration or determination of the period of suspension. The Board shall notify all Vendors in the place where the club has its premises of the suspension or cancellation of its club licence; and no Vendor or official shall allow or cause any liquor to be delivered to or for any person at the premises of that club.

"(5.) Unless sooner cancelled, every club licence issued by the Board shall expire at midnight of the thirty-first day of December in the year in respect of which the licence is issued; but a club. licence shall become void if the club to which it was issued ceases to exist within the meaning of the regulations.

"(6.) Every club licence issued under this section shall be subject to all conditions and restrictions imposed by this Act or by the regulations in force from time to time.

"(7.) Every licensed club shall post and keep posted its club licence in a prominent position on the club premises, and shall display its name in a conspicuous manner at its main entrance or in some other position, so that the name may be clearly visible at all times from the public road or street.

"(8.) The premises of every club which does not hold a valid and subsisting club licence under this section shall be deemed to be a public place within the meaning of this Act.

"(9.) The powers conferred by any general or special Act on a municipality to license or regulate clubs shall become suspended and be of no effect in respect of clubs holding a club licence under this section, during the time only that the licence is in effect."