Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
ORDINANCES No. ~ I.

or Malt and Vinous Liquors the sale
of which is not prohibited by the
laws of the State of Iowa: and TO re-
peal Ordinance No. Is entitled IAN
Ordinance to regulate the sale Of
Wine and Beer"
SECTION l. BE IL ordained by the
CITY Council Of the CITY Of Ottumara,
that any person or persons who shall
comply with the conditions of this
Ordinance as hereinafter provided
shall be permitted and have lawful
right to sell within the corporate limits
of this city Wine and Beer and other
Malt and Vinous liquors, the sale of
which is not prohibited or forbidden
by the Laws of the State of Iowa.
SEC. ,. Any person or persons
wishing to sell any Beer, Wine or
other Malt and Vinous liquors not
prohibited by the laws of the State of
Iowa within the limits of this city
shall before offering for sale any such
liquors in said city, pay into the City
Treasury the sum of 5000 and take
the Treasurers receipt therefor, and
upon the presentation of said receipt
to the Mayor he shall issue a license
to said person in his own name to sell
such liquors aforesaid within said
city. Such license shall describe the
location of the room or building to
be occupied for the sale of the liquors
in the LIST and I'd Sections of this Or
dinancc by streets. In case the party
or parties holding such license afore-
said may desire to change the location
of their business to any other point or
place within the limits of the city
permission to do so shall first be OBJ
tanned of the Council in writing and
endorsed upon the license in the case
by the Mayor.
Sec. 3. Any person or persons to
whom such license has been issued
shall before commencing the sale of
said liquors give bond to the City of
Ottumwa in the penal sum of One
Thousand Dollars ($l,00O with two
sureties who shall be resident free
holders and each of whom shall be
worth in unincumbered real estate
and subject to execution at least Two
Thousand Dollars $4,000 said bond
to be approved by the Mayor and
conditioned that said person or per-
sons shall faithfully fulfill his obliga-
tons under this Ordinance. The
sureties OH the bond given in all cases
where license shall be issued under
this Ordinance shall specify in writ
ing, to be attached to such bond, the
realty upon which they base their es-
innate of responsibility, and when it
shall appear that the suraties on the
hnn h. h0n
become involved or dispose of their
property SO as to render the security
doubtful it shall be the duty of the
Mayor to advise the City Council
thereof and to require additional
bonds to be made and presented with.
out delay and if not so presented then
to forthwith cancel the license in the
case.
| Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any
person, either by himself or agent
directly or indirectly to sell, or III
consideration of the purchase of any
property or gain, give away within
the corporate limits of the said cit!
any Wine, Beer or other Malt OF
Vinous liquors, the sale of which il
not prohibited by State law, without
first obtaining the aforesaid license
and without first giving the aforesaid
bond. Any person violating the pro
visions of this section shall upon con
viction thereof, be fined not less than
Fifty Dollars l$5O nor more than Ont
Hundred Dollars ($lOO) and the cost.
of suit for each separate offense and
shall be committedto Jail until sait
fine and costs are paid rs provided fol
by law.
SEC. 5--stricken out.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for an,
person so receiving said license Il
keep disorderly house, and upoi
conviction thereof he shall be finet
not less than Twenty Five Dollar
($25) and not more than One Hundred
Dollars (SlOO) and costs Of suit an,
shall be committed to Jail until sal,
fine and costs shall be paid rs pr0vid
ed by law.
4 SEC. Z. All licenses issued unde
this Ordinance shall expire on tn
first day Of May next succeeding tn
issuance of said license, but if I'll
licensec shall be sooner convicted il
any Court Of this State of selling o
giving away any of said liquors to
minor or intoxicated person or per
son in the habit Of becoming intoxi
Gated or drinking to excess, in viola
. ton of Section 1883 of the Code q
; 1873, or of keeping disorderly hous
: in violation of Section six of this o.
I dinance, or Of allowing minors TO r.
main in his saloon in violation {
Section eight of this Ordinance, the
in that case the license shall expire 0
I the date of the conviction aforesai
and shall be of no force or cffet
thereafter and no license as colitem
plated in this Ordinance shall there
after be issued to said licensee. Prt
5 vided that this Ordinance shall b
J. printed in full upon the back of a
/ licenses issued hereunder, and sha
/ be regarded together with the prt
I visions of the license as
f contract between the city an
: the licensee for the purpose therein St
forth; provided further that the follow
: ing clause shall be printed. on the ia,
: of and be a part OF all licenses issue
e under this Ordinance, to-wit: 9Th
license issued under Ordinance N,
n 81 which is printed on the back her,
e of Provided further that licens,
t may be issued under this Ordinan'
e after the first day of November I
= each year for the sum Of One lIundrt
g and Forty-Nine Dollars and Fiji
i Cents ($l49.5W. Provided furth
i that if any party to whom such licen
). has been issued continues the sale
!, the liquors mentioned in the first Sc
!, ton Of this Ordinance after he h
u been convicted as above set forth
o this section he shall be guilty of ,
r olation Of section four of this Ordi
! ance and may be prosecuted for Sc
: ing said liquors without license al
re in prosecution for so continuing sa
Ii sale Of said liquors after the eXpir
+ ton of his license by reason of sa
y conviction, the record of said convi
l. ton i'm any court of this State shall
II priDd fucie evidence of said cOnyi
ton.
!, SEC. s. All persons doing busine
> under the authority of said licen
shall close their saloons at elev,
le O'Clock r. NJ. on Saturday night of ca
!, week and shall keep them closed II
! til Monday morning at six o'clock
:" NJ, and OH all other days of the WEI
said saloons shall be closed at elev,
e o'clock at night and kept closed UNI
4 six O'Clock the next morning. And
" shall be unlawful for any person wi
n keeps a saloon under said license,
the agent, clerk or servant ofany SUI
= person or any person having char,
y or control of any such saloon to pc
a nit any minor or minors to rema
IS in such saloon, or to take part
any OF the games known as billiard
nine or ten pins, cards or other gam
re of chance or amusement.
d Sec. 8. Any person violating Il
y provisions OF the foregoing secti6
:. shall OH conviction thereof be pu
= ished by fine of not less than FL
" $500 Dollars and not more thf
81 One Hundred $4,000 Dollars or il
prisonment in the county Jail not c
ceeding thirty (3W days.
81 Sec. 10. No license granted und
Is the provisions of this Ordinance shs
in any manner be disposed Of by Il