The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-06-20
CITY ORDINANCES.
AN ORDINANCE regulating the sale of spirituous

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Sci Be it ordained 1ydie city Council Of tie Cay
Of Otdod That person who shall hereafter have or
keep any tavern grocery, ordinary, yctuang or other
house place. within the city, for the selling giving
or in any manner dealing in any vinous sprit-
ardent intoxicating, malt, fermened liquors in
quantities less than ten gallons, who shall by himself
his agent or servant sell, give away in any
deal IN any yinOus ardent spirituous Intoxicating malt
or ferneuted liquors, in less quantities than ten gallons
without license for that purpose, obtained in conform
subject 20 fine Of less than twenty five dollars and
not more than one hundred dollars for each and every
So All applications for license under Til. ordinance
shan be by petition, III writing the City Council
ing the name OF the person persons applying f0r the
same, and particularly describing the proposed place Of
business II such application granted the applicant
shall pay into the city treasury, for the Of said city,
uct Ices than f.y dollars and hundred
dollars, 20 be fixed by the Cry CouHc and shall enter
into bond IN tie penal sum Of five hundred H"!aIs,
with sufficient securities 20 be approved ny
the mayor, conditioned hli le or they VIII Re a" ~"
derby house. and permit unlawful gaming or IA
thcreuntn belonging Upon the pisseitatio OF Tue ny
treers receipt the city clerk for the sum assessed
aforesaid by the city council ana az" sue: po ai
proved aforesaid, the clerk shan ISSUE license TO
such applicant applicants which shall authorze such
,.r-or or persons sci. barter give away, and deliver
wines and her liquors, wlg ter EinouS ardent malt,
feriueUtrI ia quantities I"sS '"h ten gallons IN the
MAC. DESIGNATED such application, until the expiration
OF tl,. municipal year during which said license Is issued
IS Any license granted may be revoked by city
council whenever it shall appear the satisfaction
the city council, after conviction, that tie person per-
sons so licensed shall have violated any provision any
quors any condition Of the bond aforesaid. -
T. IL ali of offences provided Tor by this ord
nance the police magistrate OF any justice OF the peace
III si city, may, upon the cdth Oi any competent per
SON. issue n warrant to tic city marshal any police
officer, for the arrest OF person charged with vio
la0n OF this ordinance and IA case the party accused
shall desire it, shall cause jury TO be summoned, in
trials before justices Of the peace who shaft hear the
cause and il tley find the accused guilty, shall
such fine a they shall deem just, under the limitations
OF this ordinance.
So II any person shall be found in a state Of iatoxi-
iU "a rect r ar
other place. within the Limit, OF this city, person
offending shall upon conviction thereof be fined ia
sum not exceeding twenty five dollars.
g. II any iankecpcr or crocerykeeper, within tLe Ii
ns OF this city licensed sell, yeEd and retail yinOu,
spirituous and mixed liquors, in quantities less tnam ten
Sios shan sell Veiid retal! or give away, or s' sui
fer his her clerk hrkeePcr other person III his
her employ, SELL ycnd, retail or give away VinoGs spi
rituous or mixed liquors to any person. or sner me same
be frank by about the premises Of such
nkeeper grocery keeper 50 a. 10 esnse such person
become intoxicated II any such nn-EeepgT gro
cerykeer shall sell vend retail or give away or suffer
his or her clerk blrkeeP-r other person in has
her employ to sell, vcnd retail or give away, any vim
Gus, sirItuOJ> mixed liquors. to minor,
person upon the Sabbath day, any person III state
OF MtgNlcaton, or to any person noiori"u-y III tie
bit OF becoming intoxicated every inuke.per grocery
so Offending shall upon conviction thereof he fined IN
sum not exceeding hiy dollars ana upon beng so "d
judged guilty Of breach Of this ordinance shall in ad
dton To said fine. forfeit lis or her said license 20 lie
entered a. part Of the Judgment IN such ease md II
any person persons not licensed Aforesaid. shall
sell. yeud retail give shall suffer any person
III bis or her employ to eel. yeud. retail give away
any viuous, spiT;uous mixed liquors. any
persons whoInsoeyer suffer t!ie To pc drank
his, her their premises. every person offending
shall Jr fined IN a NOT exceeding one hundred dol
lars
:. II any person persons snail within the limits Of
the city keep any CuIu!oi- i-JEtrned dIsIrdcrly
house, shall suffer permit any gambling betting
I'll money. other thing games al chance, his
Lcr- al r premises any offending shah upon
conviction thereof, be fined IN not exceeding fry
d" ;tr; and If such Icrs.. hall have been ECe.-rJ 10
sell, vrui, and retail y!Og, sIrtI"us, mixed liquors.
quantities less than gallons lie, She they shall
in addition TO sa fine, forfeit his or her said license, ~
he entered par; or the jui s'aeGt IL such
Passed June 10Th, l--1.
b. order. ! AVERY y'-k