White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-23
City Ordinances.
No. IL.

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Sec. l. That no person or persons be permit
ted to keep tavern, or saloon, within the Cor
porate limits OF said city, unless such person
or persons snail nave obtained a license for
that purpose; and that any person VITO shall
sell, barter, or permit To be drunk on his, her,
or their premises, any beer, ale, porter. fer
meniei or Sin9us distilled liquor, b. any guam
tits. without being iicen- ed as aforesaid. shall
upon CONVICTION before the mayor Of said city.
forfeit aud pay any sum not less than two. por
more than one hundred dollars, with costs OF
SUIT.
Sec. z That anv application for License
shall he III writing, signed by the applicant
or applicants, and shall contain an accurate
statement oil TIE nature of the business intend
ed TO be done, the number OF hands to be en-
ployed, the number OF rooms TO he occupied,
and II said application be for tavern lice Sc,
also the number OF beds and stabling; the stu
alton OF said house is to be distinctly described
by naming the ward, street, number and block
where the same is intended to be kept.
SEC. 5. That every such application shall be
accompanied by mmendation, signed by
at least six or more respectable household
ers residing on either side of the street on the
same square where such house is intended to
be kept, certifying the Correctness of the
statement in said application contained, ard
declaring the applicant to be a suitable person
! to keep public heuse; and every sisner of
such recommendation shall distinctly state the
place of his own residence.
/ Sue. 4. That every such application shall be
presented to the city council by a member
thereo, who shall briefly state its contents;
| whereupon the same shall be referred to
/
shall ON calm and careful examination /,
find the statement set forth in said application
to be correct, then it shall be their duty to
| fix the price of such license, and report the
same to the council at as early day as prac
| ticable, but not before the expiration of one
week from the dav of reference.
| SEC 5. That the price OF of license shall be
graduated in proportion to the accommoda.
| lions, the situation and amount of business,
and that said committee shall fix said price at
not less than TWENTY-FIVE dollars, nor more than
| five hundred dollars per annum, and that the
council may grant or refuse such license.
| SEC. 6. That every remonstrance against
the granting of licenses shall be in writing,
signed BY at least six respectable household
crs residing On either side of the street upon
the same square where such house is located
against which such remonstrance is directed,
and the same shall specifically set forth The OBJ
jections of said remonstrance against the char
acter and qualifications Of the applicant, or
I other reasons they rely upon for the purpose
of defeating said license, and every signer of
such remoustrance shall distinctly state the
place of his cwn residence, and if any such re-
monstrance shall be signed by a majority Of
the voters living within four hundred feet OF
the saloon petitioned for, then such license
shall not be granted.
SIC. Z. That all licenses granted under this
ordinance must be taken out for the term Of
one year and paid for in advance. and it is the
duty of the city clerk, upon application, to
make out for the person licensed, a certificate
stating the name of the license, and the
amount, p ace. and time mot more nor less than
one year, for which license was grantsd; and
for such certificate the eleik shall be entitled
10 q fee of fifty cents, To be paid by the appli-
cant. The city treasurer shall tbercupon re
ceive the amount stated in said certificate, and
give duplicate receipts therefor, one to be re-
turned TO the city CLERK ana oy MIN KEPT OF
file, and the other to be presented to the May.
or, whose duty it shall be issue, under The seal
of said city, license agreeably to the tenor
and eet o, saia receipt. psoTiasa ;nai I'm IN al
Their Incense from inc Conn'x Commission .s
Maid by the applicant.
SEC. 8. That any tavern or saloon keeper
who shall sell or barter. or cause to be sold or
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sandal. sbs,, for the FIRST offence. he fined II
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