White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-12-15
An Ordinance Regulating Dram-shOps,
Beer.HOuses, and Saloons.

SEcTIoS ]. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen Of the City Of White Cloud, That
no person or persons shall, within the limits Of
This city, directly or indirectly, in person, or by
another, sell, barter, deliver, for, or on, his,
her, or their account, any intoxicating or fer
mented liquors, beer, ale, wine, or cider in less
quantities than one quart, without a license first
obtained according to the provisions Of this or
dinance, as keeper ofa dram-shop, beer-house,
CT saloon.
SIC. 3. A dram-shop keeper, beer-house
keeper, or saloon keeper, shall make application
for license to carry on his her, or their business
and before any such license shall be granted, the
person applying therefor, shall give bond paya-
Bile to the city of White Cloud, in the sum Of
two hundred and fifty dollars, with securities to
be approved BY the Mayor-conditioned, that
the person obtaining such license, will, during
the term for which he is so licensed keep quiet
and orderly house, and not suffer or permit un-
lawful gaming or betting therein, or in any out
building, or elsewhere on the premises in his
possession, or under his control; and that he
will conform to the provisions of this ordinance,
and pay to the Collector-every dram-shop
keeper, and saloon keeper, the sum Of ten dol
lars, and every beer house keeper, the sum Of
five dollars-and produce to the Register his
receipt for the same, together with his bond
properly approved BY the Mayor, and upon pay
I ment of Registers fee of one dollar, for the
hbond and license, it shall be the duty of the
Register to deliver to the said applicant a IL
lcense TO continue in force for the period Of six
months, and fle in his efice the bond Of the
person so licensed.
SEC. 3. If any licensed keeper of q dram
shop, saloon, or house, shall sell, give, bar
ter or deliver, or knowingly permit, or suffer 70
I be sold, given, bartered or delivered to any MI
nor or apprentice, any intoxicating liquor, with
out the consent in writing, of the parent OF
! guardian of such minor or apprentice, or shall
suffer or permit any minor or apprentice TO play
at any game Of cards, billiards, ten-pins, or 9th
er game, at his said dram shop, beer-house, OF
saloon, or at any out building, or elsewhere II
his possession or under his control, he shall bG
deemed guilty Of keeping disorderly house
SEC. 4. Every licensed keeper of dram
shop, saloon, or beer-house, who shall violate
this ordinance, shall be fined for every such vic
lation, in a sum not less than fve-dollars, no
! more than fifty dollars; and upon second con
viction, the Mayor, in his discretion, may revOk,
and annul the license of the person so convicted
and such person shall not be deemed qualified
to obtain a SEsn shop, saloon, or beer house Ii
cense, for the period Of one year.
SEC. 5. Every violation of the provisions o
this ordinance by any person having Ecens
To keep dram-shop, beer house, or saloon, shal
+ be deemed breach Of the condition of his bond
and such bond may be sued on, and the pe0alt
. thereof recovered in addition TO the penalHes b
this ordinance imposed by such violation.
SEC. 6. Whoever shall violate the provision
of the first section of this ordinance, shall b
, deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and upo
, conviction thereof, shall be fined not less tina
, twenty, nor more than one hundred dollars, 70
r each violation.
SEC. I. It shall be the duty of all city officer
to give information to the City Attorney, OF a
violations of this ordinance, coming within thei
knowledge, or which they may have cause
: suspect.
SEC. 8. No person licensed under this ord
/, nance, shall assign or transfer his license to ar
. other.
SEC. 8. No dram-shop keeper, or beer-hous
keeper, or saloon keeper, shall, after taking OF
: license under this ordinance, keep open b
shop, saloon or house, or sell any iquor, Win'
;. beer, ale, or fermented drink, on Sunday,
. upon any election day, until after the hour fC
closing the polls.
: Approved-JuIy 2, 1859.
! H. F. MACY. Mayor.
Attest-W. II. VAN DoRES, Register.
, July 81, lS59-3w.