First-Class Bar License
- Issued for six months to persons of good character.
- Authorizes operation of saloon/bar for intoxicating liquors including fermented vinous, malt, and spirituous beverages under one gallon.
- License fee: 600 pesos.
Second-Class Bar License
- Issued for six months to persons of good character.
- Limited to sale of fermented malt or vinous liquors under one gallon.
- License fee: 350 pesos.
Theater Liquor License
- For bona fide theater owners/managers.
- Allows sale of fermented vinous, malt, and spirituous liquors under one gallon.
- Sales restricted to bona fide guests, sealed or on premises, with prescribed hours.
- License fee: 800 pesos.
License Application Requirements
- Applicants must publish notices in Spanish and English newspapers for six consecutive editions.
- Notice includes application details such as location and date.
- Copies of newspapers must be filed with the license application.
Business Hours and Sale Restrictions
- Salons and bars must close at hours set by the Provost-Marshal.
- Default closing time: midnight to 6 AM, extended if next day is Sunday.
- Prohibits sale or distribution of intoxicants during closed hours except for private dwellings not open to the public.
Restaurant Liquor Licenses
- First-Class: Hotels/restaurants/cafes may sell all types of liquors with bona fide meals at all hours; fee: 250 pesos.
- Second-Class: Limited to fermented malt or vinous liquors; fee: 150 pesos.
Hotel Liquor Licenses
- First-Class: Hotel owners with a first-class restaurant license may serve all liquors to guests in rooms at all hours; fee: 250 pesos.
- Second-Class: Same applies but limited to malt and vinous liquors; fee: 150 pesos.
Prohibition on Native Wines
- Licenses do not authorize sale or stock of native wines (e.g., vino, anisado, tuba).
- Keeping or selling native wines in licensed premises under this Act is unlawful.
Operating Without License and Unauthorized Sale
- Illegal to operate saloons, bars, or sell liquor without proper licenses.
- Employees acting without licenses for their principals are also liable.
Prohibition of Gambling and Certain Amusements
- No gambling devices, slot machines, billiards, or similar in saloons/bars.
- Music permitted only in dining rooms of hotels or theaters.
- License holders must maintain a clean, orderly establishment.
- No sale to intoxicated persons; only good quality, unadulterated liquors allowed.
Native Wine License
- Licenses allow sale of native wines not prohibited by law.
- Fee: 1.5 pesos for six months.
- Cannot sell liquors covered by other license classes under this license.
Druggists’ and Grocery Liquor Licenses
- Yearly licenses for drugstores and grocery stores allow sales between one bottle and one barrel.
- Max sale volume: 50 liters per transaction.
- Fee: 100 pesos.
- Liquor cannot be consumed on the premises.
Brewer’s License
- One-year license authorizes brewery operation and wholesale sales in quantities one gallon or more.
- Fee: 1,200 pesos.
- Unlicensed operation is unlawful.
Distiller’s License
- One-year license for distillation and wholesale sale.
- Fee: 600 pesos.
- Operation without license or outside prescribed limits is unlawful.
First-Class Wholesale Liquor License
- One-year license to stock and sell wholesale all fermented malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors.
- Fee: 1,200 pesos.
- License holders may sell brewery/distillery products.
Second-Class Wholesale Liquor License
- One-year license for fermented malt and vinous liquors wholesale.
- Fee: 600 pesos.
- Prohibited from selling other types outside license scope.
Third-Class Wholesale Liquor License
- Permits wholesale sale of fermented vinous liquors except champagne and sparkling wines.
- Minimum sale: one bottle; maximum not specified.
- Fee: 52 pesos.
License Transfer Restrictions
- Transfers only with written authority of the Provost-Marshal-General.
- Transfers cannot add privileges.
- Transfer fee: 10% of original license fee.
Display of Licenses
- Licenses must be posted conspicuously where liquors are sold.
- Failure to display is unlawful.
License Issuance
- Issued exclusively by the Department of Licenses and Municipal Revenue.
Prohibited Locations and Restrictions
- No licenses for sales in public markets, kiosks, booths, or streets.
- Bar licenses prohibited for establishments with entrances on specified key streets/plazas in Binondo district.
Prohibition on Native Wine Sales to US Soldiers
- Sale or disposal of native wines to US Army soldiers is unlawful.
Enforcement and Penalties
- Offenses prosecuted in Provost Courts.
- Penalties: Fine up to 200 pesos, imprisonment up to six months, or both.
- License holders convicted of violations are subject to license revocation.
- License void upon conviction for sales during prohibited hours, unauthorized liquor types, sales to intoxicated persons, or violation of native wine sales prohibition.
Effective Dates
- General provisions effective upon passage.
- Section on prohibition of gambling, etc., effective Jan 1, 1901.
- Restrictions on bars in certain locations effective July 1, 1901.