HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4590        FILED ON: 9/1/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4240

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF MONTAGUE TO GRANT AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO BE DRUNK ON THE PREMISES..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Montague may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises under section 12 of said chapter 138, to Jordan Quinn Consulting LLC located at 25 6th Street in the village of Turners Falls.

Said license shall only be valid for and only permit the serving of alcoholic beverages within the connected buildings, formerly a church and rectory, at 25 6th street and 47 J street, Turners Falls, and within the rooms designated as the Montague Performing Arts Center and its adjoining common space, and within the Oak Room, and within Fire Stones Martini Bar and Restaurant, all at said location, each commonly known and presently located as such at the time of the effective date of this act. Alcoholic beverages shall not be served at any other location than the 3 areas aforementioned unless further approved by the General Court. The alcoholic beverages license authorized by this act shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except section 17. 

Notwithstanding any General or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the license authorized by paragraph 1 may be re-issued by the licensing authority to serve alcoholic beverages at the same 3 locations as described in paragraph 2 if an applicant for the license files with the licensing authority a letter in writing from the department of revenue indicating that the license is in good standing with the department and that all applicable taxes have been paid. 

If the license granted under this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, such license shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority which may then grant such license to a new applicant at the same location and under the same conditions as specified in this act.  

 Upon issuance of the all alcoholic beverages license authorized by paragraph 1 to Jordan Quinn Consulting LLC, said Jordan Quinn Consulting LLC shall return to the town the license for the sale of beer and wine to be drunk on the premises that it currently holds, and any further granting of said license shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 138 of the General Laws.