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 330 Wholesaler's, etc ., es- eeblishments. Bottling work s. Transfer provisions . Fee. Proviso. Conditions imposed. Revocation of licenses. tnlawful use of pre- mises. Ex-c onvi ct em ploy - ees. near ing p ermi tted. Nopartoffeetobe returned. Disc retio nary clos ing for ensuing year. Manufacturer of bev- erag es in tere st in cer- tain business forbid- den. 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 4. JANUARY 24, 1934 . apartment house, or club, and then only when the entrance to such restaurant or tavern is entirely inside of the hotel, apartment house, or club and no sign or display is visible from the outside of the building. No whole saler' s lice nse sh all be issue d for a ny est ablish ment c on- ducted in such residential-use district and no manufacturer's license shall be iss ued fo r any establ ishmen t condu cted i n a re sident ial- o r first commercial-use district as defined in the zoning regulations and shown in the official atlases of the Zoning Commission. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as permitting the establishment of a bottling works in violation of said zoning regulations. SEC. 16. No license shall be transferred by the licensee to any other person or to any other place, except with the written consent of the Board, upon a regular application therefor in writing and after notice and hearing, as herein provided for an original applica- tion for license, and the fee to be paid by the party applying for such transfer shall be $25, which shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes for the District of Columbia before such transfer is made : Provided, That the Board shall not allow the transfer of the license of any person against whom there is pending in the courts or before the Board any charge of keeping a disorderly house, or of violating this law or the laws against gambling in the District of Columbia. SEC. 17. If any licensee violates any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or fails to superintend in person, or through a manager approved by the Board, the business for which the license was issued, or allows the premises with respect to which the license of such licensee was is sued, to be used f or any unlaw ful, di sorder ly, or immor al pur - pose, or knowingly employs in the sale or distribution of beverages any person who has, within five years prior thereto, been convicted of a misdemeanor under the National Prohibition Act, as amended and s upplem ented, or, w ithin ten ye ars pri or the reto, been c onvict ed of an y felo ny, or such licens ee oth erwise fails to car ry out in go od faith the provisions of this Act, the license of said licensee may be revoked by the Board after the licensee has been given an oppor- tunity to be heard in his defense, subject to review by the Commis- sioners as herein provided. In case a license issued hereunder shall be revoked, no part of the license fee shall be returned, and the Board may, in its discretion, subject to review by the Commissioners, as a part of the order of revocation provide that no license shall be granted for the same place for the period of one year next after such revocation, and in case such order shall be made, no license shall, during said year, be issued for said place or to a person or persons whose license is so revoked for any other location. SEC. 18. If any manufacturer of beverages, whether licensed here- unde r or not, by d irec t own ershi p, st ock owner ship, int erloc king directors, mortgage, or lien, or by any other means shall have such a. subs tantia l inte rest, whethe r dire ct or i ndirec t, in the bu siness of any wholesale or retail licensee or in the premises on which said business is conducted as in the judgment of the Board may tend to inf luenc e su ch li cense e to purc hase beve rages from such man ufac- turer, the Board may, in its discretion, revoke the license issued in respect of the business in which such manufacturer is interested, subject to review by the Commissioners as herein provided. No such manufacturer of beverages shall loan or give any money to any wholesale or retail licensee or sell to such licensee for less than the fair market value or upon a conditional sale agreement or chattel trust, or rent, loan or give to such licensee any equipment, furn iture, fixtu res or prope rty, o r give or sel l any servic e to s uch