Amendment #1 to H3713

An Act to authorize the town of Melrose, acting through its liquor license commission, to issue licenses to table-service restaurants and function rooms with minimum seating capacities

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading recommends that the bill be amended Danvers moves to amend House, No. 3713 by striking out sections 1 to 3, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following 3 sections:-             

“SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding section 11 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the licensing authority of the city of Melrose may issue: (i) licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to table-service restaurants and function rooms having a seating capacity of not less than 50 persons; and (ii) licenses for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to said section 12 of said chapter 138 to table-service restaurants and function rooms having a seating capacity of not less than 25 persons.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the total number of licenses that the licensing authority for the city of Melrose may issue for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 shall be limited to 14.

SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws to the contrary, or any other general or special law to the contrary, the total number of licenses that the licensing authority for the city of Melrose may issue for the sale of wines and malt beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 shall be limited to 6.”.