stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee shall in any
wise be interested, directly or indirectly, in the ownership or
leasehold of any property or the equipment of any property or
any mortgage lien against the same, used by a distributor,
importing distributor, or by an importer or sacramental wine
licensee, in the conduct of his business; nor shall any hotel,
restaurant, retail dispenser or club licensee, or any officer,
director, stockholder, agent or employe of any such licensee,
either directly or indirectly, lend any moneys, credit, or give
anything of value or the equivalent thereof, to any distributor,
importing distributor, importer or sacramental wine licensee,
for equipping, fitting out, or maintaining and conducting,
either in whole or in part, an establishment used in the conduct
of his business.
The purpose of this section is to require a separation of the
financial and business interests between manufacturers and
holders of hotel or restaurant liquor licenses and, as herein
provided, of club licenses, issued under this article, and no
person shall, by any device whatsoever, directly or indirectly,
evade the provisions of the section. But in view of existing
economic conditions, nothing contained in this section shall be
construed to prohibit the ownership of property or conflicting
interest by a manufacturer of any place occupied by a licensee
under this article after the manufacturer has continuously owned
and had a conflicting interest in such place for a period of at
least five years prior to July eighteenth, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-five: Provided, however, That this clause shall
not prohibit any hotel, restaurant or club liquor licensee, or
any officer, director or stockholder of any such licensee, from
owning land or buildings which are leased to a holder of a
retail dispenser's license[, a distillery license or a limited
distillery license] or a manufacturer's license: And, provided
further, That nothing contained in this section shall be
construed to prohibit any hotel, restaurant, retail dispenser or
club licensee or any officer, director or stockholder, agent or
employe of any such licensee from having a financial or other
interest, directly or indirectly in the ownership or leasehold
of any property or the equipment of any property or any mortgage
lien against same, used, leased by an importer or sacramental
wine licensee for the exclusive purpose of maintaining
commercial offices and on the condition that said property is
not used for the storage or sale of liquor or malt or brewed
beverages in any quantity: And, provided further, That nothing
contained in this section shall prohibit an officer or member of
a licensed privately owned private golf course catering club
from having an interest in a limited winery license: And,
provided further, That nothing contained in this section shall
be construed to prohibit a member of the governing board of a
public authority created under subdivision (n) of Article XXIII
of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The
County Code," from having an interest in a distributor or
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