The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-11
IN ORDINANCE

To provide for licensing and regulating wholesale
liquor dealers in the City of Lambertyile.
The inhdbadnt Of he city Of Lda,befriHe do ordiia:
SEC l. That ii shall not be lawful for any person
or persons, without license for that purpose first
had and obtained, to sell, or cause or knowingly
permit to be sold, directly or indirectly, any rum,
GIN whiskey; cider spirits or any ardent or dis
titled intoxicating liquors, or any porter, ale, lager
beer. or any malt liquors, any composition OF
which any Of the said liquors shall form an ingre-
dent except snch as shall be compounded and in
tended to be used as q incidence by measure Of
quart or more, or II having license under this
ordinance, shall permit any liquor sold, drank on
the premises; every person selling without
license first had, or having license under this
ordinance and permitting said liquors any Of
them sold, 10 be drunk on the premises, and
being thereof convicted, shall forfeit and pay for
each offence, the sum of fifty dollars, or he adj
Judge to suffer imprisonment either in the county
JAIL for any period not exceeding thirty days, or
in the city jail for any time not exceeding seven
days, or the person so offending may he adlndged
to forfeit the said sum OF fifty dollars. and in adj
dition thereto suffer Imprisonment in one Of the
ways provided in this section.
SIC. 9. That the Mayor any justice Of the peace
of the city upon complaint made before him on
oath or affirmation OF the violation of this orai-
nance, may issue his warrant for the arrest OF the
offender or offenders and may proceed TO hear and
determine The case, and issue process to enforce
the judgment that may be given in the manner
provided by the charter and ordinances OF the city.
SIC 3. That in any complaint or proceeding un-
der this ordinance, it shall he sufficient TO describe
liquor, as the ease may be- without specifying par
teulary the kind or description thereof.
SEC. 4. The Common Council may grant license
TO one or more persons in the city OF l.amberyilie
TO engage in the business of wholesale liquor
dealer which license shall authofize the person so
obtaining the same 10 sell either ardent Spirits
yinons malt liquors. or all of them, according as
The application may he, and rs the Common Conn-
ell may determine, Of the measure Of one quart or
more, and not by any less measure upon the
premises for which said license IL granted and mel
elsewhere, and any person selling any Of the sew
eral kinds of liquors specified in this ordinance
OF the measure of one quart or more, shall for the
purposes of this ordinance, be deemed and con-
sidered wholesale liquor dealer
SIC. .. The application for license under this
dinance ifgraned at all, shall be published in the
newspapers of this city, at the expense OF the APP
pcant, at least ten days before the time specified
when said application Is TO be made 10 the Com
what place in the city, said business is proposed
be carried on.
SEc 6. Applications for license under this or
dinance, may be made at any regular meeting of
the Common Council, said licenses 10 run, ii grant
ed for the term Of one year.
SIC Z. That the form of the license and the as
sessment thereof, may be provided for, either by
resolution of the Common Council or by ordinance.
SIC. s. That this ordinance shall take effect Inn
medaiely after its publication according to law
Passed June %, 1883.
CHAS A. SKILLMAN,
President of Common Council.
Attest;-WM. II. HART, City Clerk.
Approved June 25, 1888.
JNo. Il. JONES Mayor.
July a. sa.