[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Stoughton 7-28-1981
(Ch. 193 of the 1983 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No licensee shall make any distinction, discrimination or restriction
on account of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex or ancestry
relative to the admission or treatment of any person.
All licenses and building certificates shall be kept on the premises,
available at all times to the proper authorities.
Patrons are not permitted to bring alcoholic beverages on the premises
for their own consumption. Licensees are not permitted to keep alcoholic beverages
on the premises except for a reasonably small quantity that is used in the
preparation of certain specialty cooked foods. The Board will, in its discretion,
determine what is reasonable for this purpose and whether or not it is customary
in the preparation of such specialty foods.
Any police complaints and/or reports, presently on file, shall continue
in force until disposed of by this Board.
The Licensing Board reserves the right to change or add to the foregoing
terms and conditions after notice to the licensee.
The following are the substance of extracts from Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as amended:
A.
MGL c. 140, § 4: "Every license of a common victualler
shall specify the street and number if any, of the building where the business
is to be carried on or give some other particular description thereof, and
the license shall not protect a licensee who carries on his business in any
other place. Such licenses shall expire on December thirty-first of each year;
but they may be granted during December to take effect on January first following."
B.
MGL c. 140, § 5: "Every common victualler shall at
all times be provided with suitable food for strangers and travelers."
C.
MGL c. 140, § 9: "If, in the opinion of the licensing
authority, a license as a common victualler ceases to be engaged in the business
he is licensed to pursue, or fails to maintain upon his premises the implements
and facilities required by this chapter, they shall immediately revoke his
license. If a licensee at any time conducts his licensed business in an improper
manner, the licensing authorities, after notice to the licensee and reasonable
opportunity for hearing, may upon satisfactory proof thereof suspend or revoke
his license. A licensee who is convicted a second time of the violation of
any of the provisions of sections six to eighteen, inclusive shall forfeit
his license."
D.
MGL c. 140, § 18: "Every common victualler shall at
all times have a board or sign affixed to his house, shop, cellar or store,
or in a conspicuous place near the same with his name legibly inscribed thereon
in large letters and the business for which he is licensed inscribed thereon
and upon neglect thereof shall forfeit twenty dollars."
