Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-09-26
AN ORDINANCE
To license and regulate the sale Of malt,
spirituous and vinous liquors IN the City
Of Muscatine.

spirituous and vinous liquors in the CITY
Of Muscatine
SECTION l. Be it Ordained By the City
Council Of the CRY Of Muscatine, That the
Mayor may at any time grant a license for
the sale of malt, spirituous and vinous liquors
within the corporate limits of the city to any
person who shall comply with the following
conditions:
First. The applicant for a license under
this ordinance shall file with the Recorder
of the City Council the petition of at least
twelve freeholders of the city, signed and
attested before Justice of the Peace or other
competent officer, setting forth that the APP
plicant for a license is a man of a respectable
character and standing, and resident Of
the State OF Iowa and of the City of Musca-
tine; and praying that license may issue
to such applicant to sell malt, spirituots and
| vinous liquors in the corporate limits of the
CITY, at the place IN said petition specifically
described and designated.
Second. The applicant shall at the same
| time file with the Recorder of he City
Council his bond to the City of Muscatine in
| the sum of Five Thousand Dollars, with
good and sufficient sureties, to be approved
| by the Mayor, conditioned that during the
continuance Of his license he will not keep
a notorious or disorderly house; that he will
not allow gambling with cards, dice or any
other implements or devices u ed in gaming,
within his house or within any clubhouse,
yard Or other premises under his control :;
for the payment of all damages. fines and
torfeitures which may be adjudged against
him under the provisions of this Ordinance,
and of an act of the sixth General Assembly
of the State of Iowa, entitled IAN act to Ii.
! cen.e and regulate the sale of malt, spirtu-
Gus and vinous liquors in the State of Iowa."
approved January 80, A. b. 1857.
| Third The applicant for license shall pay
into the City Treasury for license under this
Ordinance the amount hereinafter required,
and file the Marshal's receipt therefor in du-
plicate with the Recorder.
SEQ. 3. Upon the applicants compliance
with the foregoing provisions, a license to
sell malt, spirituous and vinous liquors with
in the corporate limits of the City, at til c
place in his petition designated, shall ISIS dc
to such applicant: such license shall be
signed by the Mayor, countersig led by the
Recorder, and sealed with the seal OF the
City. Such license shall continue in force
for one year and no longer: IS
period than six months.
SEC. 4. All licenses issued under this Or
dinance for one year shall expire in one veal
from the date thereof, and all licenses ISSUED
under this Ordinance for six months shall
expire in six months from the date thereof.
SEQ. s. The applicant for license for one
year shall pay The sum of Two Hundred
Dollars. The applicant for a license for six
months shall pay the sum OF One Hundred
Dollars.
SEC: 6, MOI person licensed as aforesaid sha
sell malt, spirituous or vinous liquors at any
other than the place in tie license dssigna-
ted; Pr5Uidsd; however, that tile person SC
licensed niay reniove the carrying on of such
busiue>s during tile continuance Of such Ii
cense from the place id his licetise designated
to any other place in the Corporate limits 81
the City; with tile permission of the Council
SEQ. I. No license granted tndef this
Ordinances shall be assignable OF transferable
without the consent OF the Council.
4 SEQ s. No license shall be granted to any
female or minor.
SEQ 9. The Mayor shall keep License
Register, in which he shall enter the name
of the person licensed, the place Of business
the date of the license, and the time the
same will expire.
SEQ. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the Re-
corder to issue the license granted under the
provisions of this Ordinance, and the Re-
corder shall be entitled to fee of two dol
lars for every license so issued by him, to be
paid Ivy the applicant:
Sec IL. No person licensed as aforesaid
shall, under the provisions Of this Ordinan ce,
keep open his bar or place for tho sale OF
liquors; nor permit any liquors to be drank
therein, nor sell, give away or in any man
ner deal in; by himself, servant, agent or any
other person, any malt, spifituous or vlnous
liquors upon the Sabbith day: Whoever
shall violate the provisions of this section
shall forfeit and pay to the City, to be Col.
lected as other penalties for violation Of City
Ordinances. the sum Of not less than tea nor
more than fifty dollars for the first offence
for the second and each subsequent offence,
not less than twenty nor more than one
hundred dollars.
$50. II. When any person licensed under
this Ordinance shall be convicted for any
violation of its provisions before the Mayor
OF the City, or when Judgment for damages
or expenses, as provided in ACT of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, entitled
San act to license and regulate the sale OF
malt, spirituons and ~inous liquors in the
State of Iowa." approved January Goth, A
D.. l657, shall be rendered against any per.
Ison 50 licensed, by the Mayor Of the City o.