The Van Buren press., 1866-06-16
GROCERY AND GROCERY LICENSE.

Sec. l. BE it ordained by the Mayor and al
dermen Of the City Of Van Baren, That all per-
sons applying for License to keep a Grocery
or Dram Shop in this.city. shall be required to
comply with the following conditions, to-wit :
He or they shall present a petition to the
City Council setting forth the particular kind
of business contemplated, and the location of
the Grocery or Dram Shop naming the Street,
and Block, and praying that License may be
granted.
lie or they shall file with the city Recorder
Il Bond to the Mayor and Aller,sen Of said
city with two good and sufficient securities
to be approved by the City Council in the
sum of live hundred dollars conditioned that
the party will keep an orderly house. and per-
nit no disturbance of the public peace in the
same; and he or they shall pay into the city
treasury the sum of one hundred dollars for
said license, and one dollar to the Recorder
for issuing the same.
| Sec. 2. Any person or persons complying
with the foregoing conditions precedent Shall
be licensed by the city council signed by the
Mayor and countersigned by the Recorder,
with the seal of the city attached; and all Ii
censes shall expire on the lst day of January
in each year, and such license not to be trans
complied with for the renewal of said license
Sec.3. Any person or persons who shall
habitually, in his or their house of business,
permit any uproar or noise, loud swearing or
hopping, or any other noise, or habitllally suf-
fer any conduct calculated to disturb the quiet
of the city shall, upon conviction, be adjuged
guilty of keeping a disOrderly house, and, up
on representation of such facts to any city
justice 1t shall be the duty of said Justice to
issue his warrant for the arrest of such person
or persons and bring him or them before such
Justice, ON day to be named therein to an
swer such complaint. atH
Sec 4. If upon the appearance Of such per-
son or persons, he or they shall demand it, a
jury shall be summoned forthwith, according
to law and If upon trial said person or persons
shall be found guilty OF keeping disorderly
house, said jury. or, if there be no jury. said
justice, shall assess Il fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars. to be
collected as other fines. the person or persons
so convicted to be held in custody until said
fine together with all costs of such suit
shall be paid and the license of said party or
parties to be adju ged forfeited. and he or
they shall iil no case be licensed again du-
ring the year in which such conviction shall
be had.
Sec g. 1t shall be the the duty of the city
constable to promptly report any person or
persons violating the provisions of the ori-
nance to Some Justice of the Peace of said ci-
ty; and in case of such constable being an in
terested party or rretusing to make such report
then 1t shall be thoAluty Of any of the city
council to make such report.
Sec.7. All moneys collected under the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be paid into
the city treasury, and be used as other fund.
of said city.
Sec. g. All laws and parts of laws conflict
ing with this Ordinance are hereby repealed
and this Ordinance to take effect from and af-
ter its passage. ID. DICKSON, MAYOR.
q. W. NEwLAND, Recorder.
| VAN BUREN, June 9. lw-52