White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-10
An Ordinance Regulating Dram-Shops,
Beer.HouSes. and Salo0ns.

SECTION /. 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 indirectly, in person, OF by
another, sell, barter, or 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 license first
obtained according to the provisions of this Or
dinanee, as a keeper Of a dram-shop, beor-house,
or saloon.
SIC 2. 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-
/ bic 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 I'M
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
Eve dollars-and produce to the Register his
receipt for the same, together with his bond
properly approved by the Mayor, and upon pay
ment Of Registers fee of one dollar, for the
bond and license, it shall be the duty Of the
Register to deliver to the said applicant Ii.
cense 70 continue in force for the period of six
months, and file in his Office the bond of the
person so licensed.
SEC. 3. If any licensed keeper Of a dram
shop, saloon, or house, shall sell, give, bar
ter or deliver, or knowingly permit, or suffer to
be sold, given, battered or delivered to any mi
nor or apprentice, any Intoxicating liquor, with
out the consent in writing, of the parent or
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 ram-shop, beer-hOuse, or
salOOg, or at any Out-building, OF elsewhere in
his possession, or under his control, he shall be
deemed guilty of keeping disorderly house.
SEC. 4. Every licensed keeper of a dram
shop, saloon, or beer-house, who shall violate
this ordinance, shall be fined for every such yio-
lation, in a sum not less than FIVE dollars, nor
more than fifty dollars; and upon second con-
viction, the Mayor, in his discretion, may revoke
and annul the license of the person so convicted,
and such person shall not be deemed qualified
to obtain dran-shOp, saloon, or beer house IL
cense, for the period of one year.
SEC. 5. Every violation of the provisions of
this ordinance by any person having a license
be deemed breach of the condition Of his bond !;
and such bond may be sued on, and the penalty
thereof recovered in addition to the penalties by
this ordinance imposed by such violation.
SEC. 6. Whoever shall violate the provisions
Of the first section of this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than
twenty, nor more than one hundred dollars, for
each violation.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty Of all city Oficers
to give information to the City Attorney, of all
violations Of this ordinance, coming within their
knowledge, or which they may have cause to
suspect.
SEC. 8. No person licensed under this ordi-
nance, shall assign or transfer his license to an
other. ... Did.
SEC. 9. No dram-shop keeper, or beer-house
keeper, or saloon keeper, shall, after taking out
license under this ordinance, keep open his
shop, saloon or house, or sell any liquor, wine,
beer, ale, or fermented drink, on Sunday, or
upon any election day, until after the hour for
closing the polls.
Approved-July 2, 1859.
II. F. MACY, Mayor.
Attest-W. Fl. Van DOZEN, Register. Il
July 81, I559-3K. ..