, 1880-05-20
CITY ORDNANCE no. a..

PORT TOWNSEND.
The city of Port Townsend does ordain
as follows:
SECTION l. If any person shall sell or
dispose of any spiritouS, malt or fern ent-
ell liquors or wines. either in quantities
less than gallon or greater than gallon.
or keep bowling alley or alleys, or bill
lard. pigeon hole, Jenny Lind or other
gaming table or tables, for hire within the
City of Port Townsend. without first tax
ing ont license therefor. as hereinafter
provided, he shall be deemed guilty OF q
mlsdemeanor, and upon conviction there
OF. shall Dc ited Tor each otfense in any
sum not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars, and costs of prosecution, and shalt
be comIAltcd TO the City Jail, and be
placed at hard labor, until such fine and
costs be paid, or they may otherwise be dis
charged by due c0Hrse Of law; and any
person or persons who shall keep any bill
lard table or tables, pigeon hole or Jenny
Lind, or other gaming table or tables, In u
drinking saloon or hoIiSe, or in a room or
building or attached thereto, and shall al
low the same TO be used by two or more
persons to determine by playing thereon
which OF the persons so playing shall paw
for drinks. cigars, or other articles
for sale IN such saloon or drinking house,
shall, within the meaning Of this ordi-
nance, be deemed to be keeping the same
for hire. Provided the sale by apotheca-
ries or druggists of spiritous malt or fer
mented liquors or wine for medicinal pur-
poses upon the prescription Of a praCtis-
ing physician, shall not be restricted, and
no license shall bc required therefor.
SEC. 2. The City Council shall have
power to grant a license. and by order
dilect the City clerk to issue Il license to
amy. person or persons TO keep
a drinking house or saloon within said
city, at which spurious, malt or ferment-
I'D liquors and wines may he sold in less
quantities than one gallon, and such liz
cense shall be called retail license, upon
the payment by the person applying for
such license OF the sum Of three hundred
dollars year into the City treasury, and
4 the execution OF a good and sutficiens
Dohd WIN surety. executed to The City of
| Port Townsend, III the sum of one thOus-
and dollars. and approved by the CITY
Council conditioned that he will keen such
drinking saloon or house in a auiet. peace
able. and orderly manner, and thereafter
upon the payment TO the City clerk of
| lee ot one dollar, such license shall be is
sued by said clerk. Provided. that no IL
cense shall be used in m ore than one place
NJ the same time, and no retail license
shall be granted to any person until he
shall furnish The City Connci with satis-
factory proof that he Is n man Of good
moral character. , .... .
SIC. 3. The s;,id City Council shall
N ntat,.e t,N
spirit0us lihuhrs aud wines within said
city in greater quantities than one gallon;
to be called a wholesale license, upon the
payment OF fifty dollars per annum into
the city treasury by the person so desiring
license, also upon paying one hundred
| dollars into the city treasury by any per-
son desiring grocery license to sell lager
beer. TO grant such person such license to
sell fer tile period OF one year. also upon
the payment into the city treasury of the
sum OF fifteen dollars per alnum for the
| first and ten dollars per annum for each
additional billiard table, pigeon hole ,Jen-
ny Lind, or other gaming table or bowl
ing alley. kept In the same room, grant a
license TO any person applying tor the
same. Provided before any such license
is granted, except TO those applying for a
wholesale liquor license the person apply
ing shall first execute and file with the
clerk his bond with sufficient sureties in
the sum Of two hundred dollars, payable
to the City Of Port Townsend, and con-
ditiolled that he viii! keep such place in q
quiet, peaceable, and orderly manner,
which bond shall BE- approved by said city
council, and thereafter, upon payment to
the city clerk of 4 fee of one dollar, such
license shall be issued by said clerk.
SEC. A., The licenses authorized to be
granted herein, shall, at the option OF the
person applying for the same, BE- granted
for six. or twelve months, and the person
holding such license may transact the bus
iness thereby authorized at any place in
said city. Provided, that such business
shall not be transacted In but one place at
the same time; and no license shall be
construed to mean more than the house
or saloon kept by the same party or par
ties.
SEC. 5. Any person desiring license
to do any business provided for by this
ordinance that license sha be taken out
for doing. shall first pay into the city
treasury the minimum SUN fixed by this
ordinance, and execute such bond as is,
hereinbefore provided, and file said bond,
together with receipt from the city treas
uler, aud nn application In writing
stating the name Of the place, the name
OF the applicant, and the time for which
license is required, and the City Council
nc their next meeting thereafter, shall act
upon said application, and If the same is
allowed, direct IL license to issue, but if
the same Is denied, direct the clerk to draw
warrant upon the city treasurer to re-
turn to said applicant the amount SO paid
into the city treasury. .H"
SEC. 9. rhs ordinance to be nnb-