Dutiable Commodities.
"pint bottle" and "quart bottle" mean respectively the reputed pint and quart bottles ordinarily used in commerce;
"proof spirit" means a mixture of alcohol and water having a specific gravity of .91984 at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, (15.5 degrees Centigrade) distilled water at the same temperature being taken as unity, and containing 49.24 per cent of alcohol by weight or 57.06 per cent by volume; spirits are described as so many degrees "over proof" or "under proof" according to the quantity of distilled water which must be added to or deducted from 100 volumes in order to produce spirit of proof strength;
"public house" means any house, or place of entertainment, where intoxicating liquors are sold retail, otherwise than under an adjunct licence or a Chinese restaurant licence, and may be consumed on the premises;
"retail" in relation to the sale of liquors means sale in quantities not exceeding two gallons at one time: a sale with an understanding that any quantity in excess of two gallons is to be returned is nevertheless a retail sale;
"wholesale" in relation to the sale of liquors means sale by the unopened cask, jar or case, in quantities exceeding two gallons of one liquor at one time: a licence to sell liquor wholesale on specified premises does not authorize sale for consumption on those premises.
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48. (1). There shall be a board of licensing justices, hereinafter called the board.
(2) The board shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years. The magistrates clerk, Victoria, shall be ex officio secretary to the board.
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other members shall be appointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this subsection two shall be official and two unofficial justices of the peace.
(4) Three of the members of the board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number: Provided that if no nomination is received, or if ...
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Board.