HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3716        FILED ON: 6/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3530

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David Paul Linsky and Karen E. Spilka

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act authorizing the town of Natick to grant an on-premises alcohol license to the Center for Arts in Natick.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

6/18/2013

Karen E. Spilka

Second Middlesex and Norfolk

6/18/2013

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

6/19/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3716        FILED ON: 6/18/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3530

By Representative Linsky of Natick and Senator Spilka, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3530) of David Paul Linsky, Karen E. Spilka and Richard J. Ross (by vote of the town) that the town of Natick be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act authorizing the town of Natick to grant an on-premises alcohol license to the Center for Arts in Natick.

 

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 sections 12 and 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or any other general law or special law to the contrary, the local licensing authority of the town of Natick may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of chapter 138 of the General Laws to The Center For Arts in Natick, located at 14 Summer Street, Natick, or such other location as may be approved by the local licensing authority and the Alcohol Beverages Control Commission of Massachusetts, upon approval of and under conditions set by the local licensing authority of the said town. A license granted under this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except section 17.

Section 2.Once issued, the local licensing authority of said town shall not approve the transfer of the license issued under this act to any other location except as set forth herein but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the premises of 14 Summer Street, Natick, Massachusetts upon approval of and under conditions set by the local licensing authority of the said town, and subject to the requirements of chapter 138 and the Department of Revenue and the ABCC.

Section 3.  If the license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to said local licensing authority which may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this section.

Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.