Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-22
AN ORDINANCE granting licenses and regu
lating Taverns.

AN ORDINANCE granting licenses and regu-
atng Taverns.
Sec. /. Be it ordained by the Town Council of
the Town of POmerGy, That no person shall be
permitted to keep tavern within the town with
our having obtained license from the Mayor for
that purpose
SEC. 2. That every application for license shall
be in writing, signed by the applicant, in which
shall be stated the place where the tavern is pro-
posed to be kept. And the applicant shall pro-
duce satisfactory evidence of his having given len
days previous notice of his application and the
time when application will be made, by publica-
ton in some newspaper published and in general
circulation in the town.
SEC. 3. That when any ten or more reputable
treeholders of the Town shall demonstrate in wri-
ting against the granting or renewal of any IL
cense, stating therein the reason why. in theil
opinior., such license ought not 10 be granted oI
renewed, the Mayor may proceed n hear the evi-
dence presented in favtr Of and against tle grant
ing of such license and may, in his discretion,
grant or refuse such license provided that the
Mayor shall be satisfied thai the notice required
by this cr 'nance has been given. that such Tav
ern would conduce 10 the public convenience,
that ihe applicant is provided with suitable ac-
commldations, and is a suitable person to keep
the same before he shall grant such license.
SEC. A. That the Mayor shall, at the time oil
granting such license, fix The pr ce thereof; which
shall not be mlre than twenty dollars, nor less
than two dollars for each year, which sum shall
be paid TO the Treasurer of the town, prior to the
issuing or said license.
SEC 5. That nothing herein shall be construed
as authorizing any person licensed to keep tav-
ern to sell any spirituous or other intoxicating
liquors.
SEc. 6. That the same proceedings shall be
had, in case of an application for a, renewal o
license at the same place as in the year preceding
as on the original application, except that no no
tice Of the intende application shall be neces
sary.
Ssc. I. The fees of the Mayor for issuing il
license shall be twenty five cents.
SIC. 8. That if any licensed tavern -keeper shal
allow or permit any kind Of rioting or revelin ng
drunkenness or intox!cation, or gambng, in hi
or her house, or OF his or her premises, such tav
ern keeper shall, for every such offense be fine
IN any sud not exceeding twenty dollars, ,,nor les
than Eve dollars, to be recovered on complain
before the Mayor, in the name Of the state {
| Ohio, for the use Of the Town of Pomeroy. Am
in case of conviction for either of the above oil
fences, the license of such tavern keeper sha
not be renewed for at least one year thereafter.
AARON MURDOCH, Mayer.
L. S. NYE, Recorder,
Adopted, June 20, 1852,
AN ORDINANCE granting licenses to Hawke
and Pedlers,
SEC l. % it ordained y Tic Town Council
.ne iown OF Pomeroy That bepye any perso
snail he permitted to veRd merchandise other tina
lne products or manufactures of the State
ohlo' from any boat OF wagon, or by copveyir
NJ goods oa horseback OF on foot. within u
.pwn' @ or on The nyei adjacent thereto, he or tht