FILED ON: 10/21/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2051

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act authorizing the town of Milton to issue an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of a certain restaurant.

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

by substituting the following new draft:-

“SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding sections 11 and 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the licensing authority of the town of Milton may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to Lombardi Enterprises, LLC d/b/a The Plate restaurant located on the second floor of 10 Bassett street.  A license granted pursuant to this act shall be subject to the conditions set by the licensing authority and shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except said section 17.

(b) Once issued, the licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license to any other person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, organization or other entity or to any other location; provided, however, that the licensing authority may grant the license to a successor in interest at the same location but the successor in interest shall be subject to approval of the licensing authority under the same standards applicable to a new licensee.

(c) If the license granted pursuant to 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 the licensing authority and the licensing authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this act.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.”