Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-04-12
Published April L, ls'9
ORDINANCE NO. "A.
An Ordinance Relating to Dram
Shops, and Repeating Ordinance
Ma al


De il ordained by the Mayor and Couneilmen OF
the city OF Dodge City:
section /. That if any person or persons shall.
directly or Indirectly, barter, sell. or dispose OF
any spirituous, vinous. fcrmented or other intox-
icaiing liquors in the city Of Dodge CITY, with
out first having taken out u license therefor. IN
accordance with the provisions Of this ordinance.
he, or they. shall be fined for any such offence
sum not more than one hundred dollars. Pro-
yided that - per cent oil the fine collected shall
be pa TO the inforner Of the person or persons
50 convicted Of such offence by the Police judge,
upon the cert icaIe OF tn. City Attorney that
such nformer is entitled to receive the same.
Section :. The rate to be charged tor the Ii
ceBse mentioned IN the foresoin. section, for
each dram shop. shall be Three Hundred Dollars
tor each perIol OF twelve months.
seton 3. All rooms whore spiritucus, vi
nous. fermentea or other intoxicating liquors
are sold at retail and drank upon the premises,
shall be taken. held, and construed TO be dram
shops within the meaning of this ordinance.
Section 4. Before any person shall be licensed
dram shop keeper under the provisions OF
this ordinance. he shall execute TO the Mayor
and Council Of the city of Dodge city bond in
ties. to be approved by said Mayor ami Council,
conditioned: Tha, he will moi keep disor,ierly
house; that he Will not permit to be sold any in
toxicating liquors to any minor without the con
sent OF the guardian OF such minor: that he will
not keep his dram shop open on sundays. Fourth
Of JGly or any election day, nor will he sell or
allow TO be ssld Ihereat, on Sundays. Fourth of
July OF ANY election day, directly or Indirectly.
any intox icating liquors. ai.d upon said person
being convicted of any OF the otfenses enumer-
ated therein. suit may be brought against said
principal and sareties to recover the amount oil
nae or fines adjudyed against him In said con-
vstion. In any court Of competent Jurisdiction.
section 5. All licenses grated under this OF
dinaRee shall expire ON the LIST day OF May next
after the same are issued. and The amount 10 be
paid Tor such license. designated in section Of
this ordnance, shall be paid to the City Treasurer
before the license shall ISSUE, and no such Ii
cense shall he assigned or transferred. Licenses
snail he sisned by The Mayor and Clerk, an the
Clerk shall siiix the corporate seal OF the city
thereto. and receive for his Tee the sum of tiny
cents for each license issued.
,ection6 In any prosecution under this or
dinance il shall mol Oe necessary to state the
Kind of liquors sold. but shall Ice necessary to
describe the place where sold, and ior anv Sio-
iatiun of this ordinance 1t shall not be necessary
to stale the name OF any person to whom sold,
and in any case the person or persons 10 whom
intox icating liquors shall be sold ia violation oil
this ordnance shall be competent as witnesses
! TO prove such fact or any other tending thereto.
Section =. Ordinance No 81. and all other or
dinane.s or parts Of ordinances, conflicting
herewith. are hereby Repealed.
Section s. This ordinance shall be in force
and lake effect from and after lis publication in
the Dodge City TINES.
Passed the Cosncil April 9th. ISIS.
Z. r. COLBORN. CITY Clerk.
Approved on this 9Th day of April, 1873.
! JAMES III. KELLEY, Mayor.