Massachusetts HD 4511: An Act relative to authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of Jaho Coffee Roaster and Wine Bar

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4511 FILED ON: 10/8/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4228

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Paul F. Tucker and Joan B. Lovely
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of Jaho Coffee Roaster and Wine Bar.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Paul F. Tucker 7th Essex 10/8/2021
Joan B. Lovely Second Essex 10/8/2021

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4511 FILED ON: 10/8/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4228
By Representative Tucker of Salem and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 4228) of Paul F. Tucker and Joan B. Lovely (with the approval of the mayor and city
council) that the city of Salem be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and
Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all
alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises of Jaho Coffee Roaster and Wine Bar.

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

1 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding section 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, the
2 licensing authority of the city of Salem may grant an additional license for the sale of all
3 alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of said chapter 138 to
4 Jaho Holdings, LLC d/b/a Jaho Coffee Roaster and Wine Bar at 130 Canal Street. The license
5 issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138, except said section 17.
6 (b) The licensing authority shall not approve the transfer of the license issued pursuant to
7 this section to any other location but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the same
8 location if the applicant for the license files with the licensing authority a letter from the
9 department of revenue and a letter from the department of unemployment assistance indicating
10 that the license is in good standing with those departments and that all applicable taxes, fees and
11 contributions have been paid.

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12 (c) If the license issued pursuant to this section is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use
13 at the location of original issuance, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights,
14 privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to the licensing authority and the licensing
15 authority may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same
16 conditions as specified in this section.
17 SECTION 2. (a) The city of Salem shall charge a fee for the license issued pursuant to
18 this act that shall be paid by the licensee at the time of issuance unless the licensing authority
19 agrees to enter into an arrangement with the licensee which would enable the fee to be divided
20 into multiple payments or prorated over multiple periods of time. If the city elects to accept
21 prorated payments over time from the licensee, the option shall be made available, upon request,
22 to all qualified applicants for licensure.
23 (b) Any fee collected by the city of Salem for a license converted or granted pursuant to
24 this act that is greater than the amount of the fee charged for an annual renewal of a similar
25 license issued by the city shall be deposited into an economic development account which has
26 been established by the city of Salem and expended by it in a manner consistent with the
27 purposes of the account.
28 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.