Bill H.3454 187th (2011 - 2012)

Section 1. Notwithstanding any limitations imposed by Sections 11, 11A and 17 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other special or general law to the contrary, the Board of Selectmen of the Town of West Tisbury is hereby authorized to place upon the official ballot at the next Annual Town Election the following question: 'Shall the Board of Selectmen be authorized to petition the State Legislature to allow the Town of West Tisbury to a) issue licenses for the sale of beer and wine to patrons of restaurants (including restaurants within inns and hotels) with a seating capacity of not less than fifty (50) persons to be consumed with meals only, and b) issue one day liquor licenses pursuant to Section 14 of Chapter 138 of the General Laws, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Selectmen may from time to time determine, to allow beer and wine to be served at events where the service of alcohol is incidental to the event and where beer and wine is not separately purchased by attendees at the event?' If a majority of the votes cast in said Town in answer to the question are in the affirmative, the Town shall be taken to have authorized the sale in said Town of beer and wine to be consumed on the premises of said restaurants and to have authorized the allowance of beer and wine to be served at events in the Town which have received from the Board of Selectman a one day liquor license. Nothing contained herein shall authorize the issuance of licenses for the sale of beer and wine to be consumed not on the premises, i.e., in a package or convenience store, and nothing contained herein shall authorize the separate sale of alcoholic beverage without meals. The Board of Selectmen may from time to time issue regulations for granting of said licenses and to define terms appropriate to carry out this act. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.