Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-19
AN ORDINANCE.


To provide for licensing and regulating the
vending and dealing in various spurious or
fermented liqos
Tie common COUNSEL of the city of Prescott
do ordain as follows
SEC. l. No person shall deal in. sell, or de-
liver, for money or other valuable thing, or
give away, within the limits of the city of
Prescott, any vinous. spurious. or fermented
liquors, in any quantity whatever, without
first having obtained license therefor, as here
in prescribed.
SEC. 2. All licenses shall be signed by the
mavor and clerk, and shall specify the place
where the business of selling or dealing in
such liquors shall be carried on, and no license
shall be issued for less than one year, nor
shall the same be assignab'e, or in use to the
benefit of any person, other than the one to
whom the same may be issued.
SEQ. B. Any person paying to the city
treasurer the sum of forty dollars, in money,
Or in city orders due or to become due within.
a year, may, on presentation to the clerk of
the treasurer's receipt therefor, and having
filed with said clerk bond duly executed
and accepted. as hereinafter provided, receive
license, as herein prescribed. for the term of
one year from the date thereof
SEC. 4. No license shall be granted under
the provisions of this charter until the person
applying therefor shall have produced and
filed. with the said city clerk, good and suf-
ficient bond. in the penal sum of five hundred
dollars, with two or more good and sufficient
sureties, who shall severally Justify their re-
sponsibility over and above all debts and ex-
emptions, on oath or affidavit, which oath or
affidavit shall be attached to, and filed with,
the bond. which bond shall be ex ecuted to the
CITY treasurer and when the sureties shall have
so justified, shall be approved by the common
council or mayor. conditioned that such APP
plicant will during the continuance of his IL
cense. keep and maintain an orderly and we'll
regulated house. that he will permit no gam
bling with cards or dice or any other device or
implement. used for that purpose. within his
grocery, saloon, shop, or building. OF any
name whatever. kept by him. or within any
clubhouse. yard. or shed appertaining to the
came and that he will observe and obey all
requirements of the common council, or any
member thereof. made in pursuance to this
chapter.
SEC. S. No person licensed under this chap
ter, nor any person employed by. acting
for, him, he or them. shall, at any time, per-
NIT any gaming. for money or other value,
within his, her. or their premises. or suffer any
drunkenness, reveling. quarreling. fighting,
or any other disorderly or immoral conduct,
or sell or give any vinous. spurious, or fer
cept upon the authority of such persons, par
ent, master, mistress, or guardian, nor sell or
give any such articles to any person in state
of intoxication, or bordering thereon; and
any person or persons offending against this
section SHALL upon conviction thereof. forfeit
and paw, for every such Oifense, for the use of
said city, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
with costs of prosecution, and be liable to
have his, her, or their license suppressed and
declaree void.
SEp. 6. Every person who shall, within the
limits of the city of Prescott, directly or in
directly, deal in, sell, or, with intent to evade
the provisions of this ordinance. give to any
other person any vinous, spurious, or ferment-
ed liqours without first having obtained Ii
cense therefor, according to the provisions
hereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined
in a sum of not more than fifty dollars. nor
less than fifteen dollars.
SEC. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the city
clerk to keep list of all persons TO whom
| licenses shall issue under this ordinance to-
| gether with the date of the issuing. and the
| time of the expiration of such licenses.
| SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty of the mayor
| or constable and members of the common
| council of the city of Prescott. or any other
person may notice and inquire into all infrac-
| lions of this ordinance that may come to their
| knowledge. or either of them, and make COM
plant of the same to the police Justice of said
city, or make report thereof to the city attor-
| ney.
| SEC. 8. All persons now holding licenses
under the authority of the city OF Prescott,
shall retain all the privileges thereof during
the full time for which they We're issued, any
thing in this ordinance to the contrary not
withstanding.
| SEC. 10. All ordinances heretofore passed
regulating and licensing the vending and
dealing in vinous, spurious, or fermented liq-
uors are hereby repealed.
| j. NJ. WHIPPLE, Mayor.
W.T.. HATCH, City Clerk.
| Notice is hereby given that the foregoing
| ordinance was passed by the common counci
of the city of Prescott on the Goth day OF Jan
nary, 1862. W. I. HArcg, City Clerk.