The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-10

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| To Ievey q license tax on Wholesale lilo
| OF sellers.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the city OF EmpOria:
SEC. /. That there be and hereby I,
| levied semi-annual license tax of ons
| hundred dollars on each wholesale liquor
| seller doing, and carrying on the bust
ness of 1 wholesale liquor seller, within
the corporate limits of the city OF EmpO-
| ria, Lyon county, State of Kansas.
SIC. .. That such license tax shall be
| deemed to be levied In accordance with
| the provisions of this ordinance on the
| 5oth day of June, and on the 31st dsy OF
| December in each year, en- and Rftert be
taking effect of this ordinance.
SEC, 3. That each and every wholesale
| liquor seller doiag business as such, with
in the corporate limits OF the said city
| Of Emporia, shall, upon paying into the
hands OF the city treasurer of said city OF
Emporia, on or before the 30th day OF
June, and the 31st day Of December of
each year, on or before the taking effect
| of this ordinance, the sum OF one hun
dred dollars, I've deemed to have complied
with the provisions of this ordinance. eX-
cept as hereinafter provided and that
upon paying such sum as heTeInbe-
fore provided into the hands OF
the city treasurer, he OF she or they
shall be entitled 10 receive upon payment
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signed by the Mayor of said city, the
Clerk of said city. and countersigned by
the Treasurer of said city, with the
corporate seal of said city thereon.
SEC. 4. That upon the failure of any
wholesale liquor seller doing business as
such wholesale liquor seller within the
corporate limits Of said city OF EmpOria,
to pay such license tax 80 levied by this
ordinance, on or before the Goth day OF
June, and the Slst day of December in each
year, on and after the taking effect Of this
ordinance, he, she, or they, shall be DEEM
ed guilty OF violation of this ordinance
and liable TO n prosecution, therefor be-
fore the Polics Judge Of said city, upon q
written complaint being made to such
Police Judge charging such person or
persons with violation Of this ordi-
nance and any such person or persons
upon being convicted of violation OF
this ordinance before such Police Judge
shall be find one hundred dollars for each
and every violation Of this ordinance and
until such fine be paid, such person or
persons SO convicted shall be committed
unless he, she, or they appeal TO the Dis
trict Court from such conviction.
SEC. 5. That nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed Is authorize any per-
son or persons paying the license tax as
herein provided fer TO keep dram shop |
or tippIing shop without having first |
obtained asIieense therefor in accordance |
with the provisions Of ordinances row in /
force or that may be hereafter passed in
regard to licenses and dram shops and /
Tipping shops. And that any per-
son or persons who shall have paid the
license tax provided for in this ordinance
rs wholesale liquor seller or wholesale
liquor sellers are prohibited from keeping
; dram shop or tipping shop within the
corporate limits OF the said city OF En-
porla without license having been pre-
yiously obtained therefor, As provided by
ordinances row in force, or that may
hereafter take effect, shalt be deemed gull.
y Of the violation Of this section Of this
and shall be liable to \ prose-
tuition therefore upon written complaint
before the Police Judge of said city, and
Ipop conviction shall be fined In any sum
lot less than twenty-five and more
han one hundred dollars aud costs
md shall be committed until such
Inc and costs are paid unless an appeal
se taken 10 the District Court and the
eeord Of conviction shall describe the
premises wherein such tipping shopper
IRAN chop Is situated, and thereuuon the
ity MarEnai upon warrant issued by the
Police Judge Of said city. shall close IN
ueh tipping shop or dram shop aud pre-
'ent such premises from being 80 used,
That the giving away Of iute1ica;inz !fq-
lOrB shall be deemed vending the same {
within the meaning OF this section,
SEC. 6. That this ordinance shall take ,
fect and be in force from and after its ,
Approved July 7th, 1874.
j. X. GRAHAM, Mayor,
Attest; =. II. FoRDE, City CIerk.