The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-05-17
AN ORDINANCE

Relating to License of Billiard Rooms Saloons. Bowling
Alleys, Dramshops, Taverns. Groceries, &C.
Be It ordained BY the Mayor and Council Of Tie City Of Ser
erdnce:
SECTION l. Any person Whatsoever found guilty of sell
ing or baterng with or wtheus charge Intoxicating q
the same shall be fined for each offence mot less than one
hundred dollars sl0o.ool.
SEC. p The rate per annum for conducting the bust
Of saloon keeper shall be follows: For the priv.
ege of keeping and selling intoxicating liquors alcohol
e vnous BY drink or 70 be drank up.
the premise. shs be three hundred dollars $500 Oo
per annum payable semiannually in advance For each
billiard table Kept in such saloon dramshop dol
lars Co., and for each ball alley twenty dollars lssooo
per annum All other tables upon which any game is
ton shall be deemed billiard tables within the meaning
Of this ordinance and any room In which tho
kept shall be held to be a billiard room.
SIC. ). Any billiard room hall kept specially for
such PURPOSE without bar shall he licensed at fifty dol
SEC 4. Ali places where spurious viuous or
feimented liquors kept and the sold at retail
goods other stores be and held as dram
shops in the meaning Of this ordinance and be held and
SEC s. The licenses provided for In this ordinance,
not be granted to applicants at the discretion
SEC. All licenses granted shall expire the first day
| of May next after date Of granting same.
Clerk and eountersgned by the Treasurer the Clerk
| shall afix the city seal to the same.
this ordinance the applicant shall to the City of
his bond in the penal sum of two thousand
conditioned that he will keep orderly house. :hat he
will not sell minor keep open Sundays 4th of Ju.
State Of Kansas or City Of severance or sell or allow to
be sold said days any intoxicating drinks; and the
principal and suetes shall be liable said bond for
fine fines costs judgments in civil action adudged
against such principal Court of competent risdc
ton for violation of the provisions Of this ordinance
SEC O. Any person within the jurisdiction Of the city
of Severance, keeping and selling intoxicating liquors
warned to sell any intoxicating drinks, by eithor
| friend relative Of any person adjudged common
drunkard whom his friends believe ncapabIe of self
restraint who shall thereafter let such individual have
such intoxicating drink shall ncur penalty of not less
than twenty dollars (sa5ool than hun.
dred dollars sl00O0 the forfeiture Of his lcenss
the discretion of the Council.
SEC. TO- ANY saloon keeper person retailing liquor
by the drink who shall keep on Sunday, election
day. or fourth of July other pnblic day specified
Of not less than twenty dollars 50o than
hundred dollars l0O0O and shall forfeit his license
aid shall not be competent to obtain another within two
years from such conviction
SIC. H. No person his agent licensed by this ordi-
nance, shall allow gambling betting upon any of
chance cards billiards. pool other game penalty
| Of fine and imprisonment.
Sec. I2. Whenever the Mayor and Council are con.
vinced that licensed person has broken of the
visions of this ordinance that he keeps disorierly
house. has been himself intoxicated since the L.
allowed minors and hang about his premises
less accompanied by the parent guardian they may
their discretion revoke his license; ON warning and
To thus revoke.
SEC 10. No place where intoxicating drinks sold
shall be kept open after eleven o'clock and thirty min
utes p NJ, any weekday evening, penalty Of o
fine of twenty five dollars cse5.0o.
SEC H. Saloon keepers shall not be considered keep
ing reputable place. who persist in selling intoxicating
drinks parties already intoxicated thereby rendering
them ineababe Of caring for themselves and disgrace
SEC Is This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force from and after its publication in the Weey Kansas
Chief.
w H. CURTIS Mayor.
Attest: L. C. NELSON, Clerk.
Published May 17tb 1871 in the Weekly Kansas Chief
L roy, kaDsas-SOl. Miller, Publisher