The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-07-04
IN ORDINANCE

TO provide for licensing and regulating wholesale
liquor dealers in the City of Lambertyille.
The Inhabitants Of he CITY Of LdmbetUMe do ondsbi
SEC /. That it 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 rnm
gin, whiskey cider spirits, or any ardent dis
titled intoxicating liquors. any porter, ale, lager
beer or any malt liquors, any composition of
which any of the said liquors shall form ingre-
dent Except such as shall be compounded and in
tended TO be used medicine), by measure of
quart or more, or ifhayng license under this
ordinance, shall permit any liquor sold, drank
the PROMISES every person 50 selling without
license first had having license under this
ordinance and permitting said liquors or any of
them so sold, TO be drunk on the promises, and
being thereof convicted, shall forfeit and pay for
each offence the sum of fifty dollars, be 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 be adiudged
to forfeit the said sum OF fifty dollars and In adj
dition thereto suffer Imprisonment in of the
ways provided in this section.
Sec. 9. That the Mayor any justice OF the peace
of the city, upon complaint made before him
oath affirmation of the violation Of this ordi-
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 en- force
the Judgment that may be given in the manner
provided by the charter and ordinances { the city
SEC. 3. That in any complaint or proceeding u
der this ordinance, it shall be sufficient TO describe
the liquor sold as ardent spirits, vinous malt
ticularly the Kind or description thereof.
SEC 4. The Common Council may grant license
to one more persons in the city of Lambertyie
to engage in the business of wholesale liquor
dealer which license shall authorize the person so
obtaining the same to sell either ardent spirits,
sinous malt liquors, all of them, according
the application may be, aud AS the Common Coun-
ell may determine, of the measure of one quart or
more, and not by any less measure, upon the
premises for which said license is granted and not
elsewhere, and any person selling any OF the sew
eral kinds of liquors specified in this ordinance
purposes OF this ordinance. be deemed and con
sidered wholesale liquor dealer.
SEC. 3. The application for license under this or
dinance, ifgranted at ALL shall he published in the
newspapers Of this city, at the expense the APP
plieant, at least ten days before the time specified
when said application is To be made to the Com
mon Council which said application shall state In
what place in the city, said business is proposed to
he carried on.
SEC O. Applications for license under this orr
dinancc, may be made at any regular meeting of
the Common Council aid licenses To run, if grant
ed for the term Of one year
SEC. Z, That the form of the license and the as
sessmcnt thereof, may be provided for, either by
resolution OF the Common Council or by ordinance.
SEC s. That this ordinance shall take effect inn
mediately after Its publication according to law.
Passed Jane %. 1883
CHAS. A. SKIIIMAN,
President OF Common Coun H.
Attest IVAN. II. HART, City Clerk.
Approved June %, 1881
JNO. h. ZONES, Mayor
July 4, 'SS.