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[s. 56 cont.]
Provision for case of death or insolvency of licensee.
Issue of temporary licence,
Restriction of right of action for liquor sold.
Dutiable Commodities.
section and any twenty householders within a radius of a quarter of a mile from the premises for which a licence was issued or which it is proposed to substitute for such premises shall have a similar right of appeal :
Provided also that in case of the illness or temporary absence of the holder of a publicans or adjunct licence the secretary to the board may in his discretion, on payment of a fee of ten dollars, authorize any person to manage the licensed premises for a period not exceeding three months, and during that period such person shall be deemed to be [55] the licensee of the premises.
57. (1) In case of the death or insolvency of the holder of a licence to which this section applies, his executor or administrator or trustee may carry on the business on the licensed premises until the expiration of the licence, subject in every respect to the same regulations and conditions as the licensee.
(2) This section shall apply to brewery, distillery, publicans, adjunct, dealers, retailers and Chinese restaurant [56] licences.
58. The Accountant General may, on payment of the prescribed fee, in his discretion and on such conditions as he thinks fit, issue to any holder of a publicans or adjunct licence a temporary licence for the retail sale of liquors at any public entertainment or on any public occasion. [57]
59. No licensed publican or adjunct licensee shall maintain any action for, or recover any debt or demand on account of intoxicating liquor, unless such debt has bona fide been contracted at one time to the amount of five dollars or upwards, nor shall any item in any account for such liquor be allowed where the liquor bona fide delivered at one time does not amount to the full sum of five dollars, nor shall any claim be allowed against any member, not being an officer, of His Majesty's forces for debt for intoxicating liquor supplied: Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent any innkeeper from keeping an account with a lodger in which any charge for liquors may be included, and recovering the amount thereof in any court. [58]
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