Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-05-30
ORDINANCE NO. i6.

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING LlCENS-
Els.
SECTION L. BE it ordained by the Conn
mon Council of the town of Toledo, That
every person, Co partnership or corporation
engaged in any OF the vocations hereinafter
| named. shall first procure license there
for from the Mayor, and for which shall be
paid, in addition to the fee allowed the May
or for issuing the same, the sum hereinafter
designated for such vocation; and when
such sum to be charged is indefinite the
Mayor shall within the limits in such Sec
tions prescribed, fix said amount as to him
seems most equitable.
All licenses shall terminate on the first
days Of January and July Of each year fol.
lowing the date Of their issuance, and no
license shall be granted for shorter period
than from the date Of its issuance 10 the
first day Of January or July next following,
except as in this ordinance provided; and
fraction Of month shall be counted one
month.
SIC. 9. Billiard Table keepers shall pay
at the rate Of twelve dollars a year for each
tabl,.
SEC. 3. Bowling Alley keepers shall pay
at the rate Of twelve dollars year for each
track.
SEC. 4. Bagatelle table keepers shall pay
at the rate Of twelve dollars year for each
table
Any table ,ereon games may be play ed
with balls and cues, not . billiard table,
shall DO deemed bagatelle table.
SEC. 5. Circus owners or managers shall
pay not less than fifteen dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for each day 8 ex-
nd ho M al
each side show accompanying any circus or
mcnagerie, shall pay Not less than i've nor
more than fifty dollars for each days exhi-
bition.
SEC 6. Exhibitors Of wild animals or
menageries shall pay not less than ten nor
more than fifty dollars for each days exhi-
bitioa.
SEC I. Resident Auctioneers shall pay
at the rate Of twenty five dollars . year
SEC s. Transient Auctioneers shall pay
not less than two dollars nor NOR, than ten
dollars per day for each days sale. Proud
ed, that no person shall sell from or keep
any stand upon any street or sidewalk,
without the consent Of the owner or Occur
pant of Il premises adjoining and nearest
to such stand.
This section, as well as section No. Of
this ordinance, shall not be construed so as
to require license Of persons selling agrl-
cultural products. books or goods sold by
sample, nor of persons retailing productions
Of their own raising or manufacture or any
person in their employment neither shall
they apply to any judicial sale, or sale OF
property under process Of law.
SEC 9. Retail Peddlers snail pay not less
than one dollar nor more than ten dollars
for each days sales.
SEC. 10. Travelling exhibitions Of leger-
demain, wax figures, paintings, statuary,
theatrical plays, and any person engaged IN
giving ny public entertainment or exhibl-
tor Of any kind ". atsoever, for reward,
shall Jay sum not exceeding ten dollars
fer each days exhibition: provided, that lee
lures on scientific, historical, or literary
subjects, concerts or other public ente
men given by amateurs for religious or
charitable uses, as we'll as all lectures and
other entertainments given by or under the
auspices Of any individual or association Of
individuals, residing in the town OF Toledo,
shall not come within the provisions OF this
section.
SEC. H. Saloon keepers shall pay at the
rate Of fifty dollars year.
Any person keeping house or room for
the sale therein OF native wine, beer, or any
kind Of malt liquor, shall be deemed sa-
loon keeper.
SEC. r. It is hereby made the duty Of
the Mayor or Marshal, whenever they deem
it necessary in case OF any disturbance or
drunkenness in any saloon, to order the
proprietor, agent, clerk or bar ten -er to
close the same, and if such proprietor,
ag mt, clerk or bartender shall refuse, it
shall be sufficient cause for his arrest and
the forfeiture Of the licence Of the person or
persons running such saloon, and fine or
or both.
Sec. l3. Before issuing any license to
any saloon keeper, the Mayor shall require
of the applicant TO execute bond 70 the
town of Toledo, with two good and sufficient
sureties, to be approved by the Mayer in the
penal sum Of one thousand dollars, condi-
toned to keep IN orderly house, where
drunkenness, fighting, quarreling, disturb
ances or breaches of the peace, liceniious or
indecent conduct shall not be permitted or
allowed, and further conditioned not to sell
wine. beer, or any liquor to aty minor, Or
to any habitual drunkard, which bond shall
be filed by the Mayor, and be preserved in
his Office.
SEC. II. Saloon keepers, before receiv-
ing their license, shall present to til, May
or o certificate Of good moral character,
signed by FIVE respectable freeholde"s Of the
town Of Toledo.
SEC. Is. All persons carrying on the bus.
mess Of saloon keepers, o. licensed - su.h
u.ler the provisions Of this ordinance, are
required ,c close their places Of business on
or before eleven o'clock at plight, except by
special permit of the sM.ayor, and shall keep
them closed until five o'clock on the follow
ing morning, and also upon the SaIsath.
The right is also reserved to the town -