The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-02-06

each saloon where only wine and bee
are sold, with the abolition Of all mi
nor fees and privileges.
We do not deem it important to I'd
duce arguments in favor of the forego
ing Recommendation. With any i'm
partial endeavor to reach the whole
truth We believe all right-thiukins
Citizens will be convinced, as we are,
Of the practical wisdom Of such
measure.
1t is probable that under q high Ii.
cense law, properly enforced, one-half
of the 800 salssns in the city would
disappear but enough would remain
to conveniently accommodate those OF
our citiz.ns who are bibulsusly inclin-
ed. Most of
THE Low DOGGERIEs AND HOoDLUM
would be obliterated. and the resrect-
ability Of the saloon-keepers obtaining
license would disclose q higher Az
ersge.
The present revenue frsm the "a.
looms is about $500, 900 per annum. 1t
is idle to speculate upon possibilities
under such a law IS is proposed; but
it is evident that. with effective high
license, as is recommended, the num-
Der Of saloons now. running may be
reduced two-thirds and the city still
secure nearly or quite double the
amount of income that is at present
obtained from this source.
A further increase Of revenue
might be gained undoubtedly by fix
ing the minimum license rs before
suggested, and then. under all the
restrictions that are req uisite in any
case, Offering the privilege to compe-
tiiion. If this is done the number
of saloons should be limit 1
to two On a blsck, where the bloc.
contains hotel of the frst-clsss, to
wit: A hotel accommodating at least
one hundred guests in separate rooms
to one on block elsewhere.
1t may not detract from the force of
our recommendations 10 say that some
Of the most reputable saloon keepers
and considerable number of liquor
dealers are themselves in favor Of q
mnch higher license, and in some in.
stances put the figures they wedId be
glad to see adopted above those sDg-
gested in this report.
As result Of our comprehensive
inquiry We also further recommend,
frs, that petitions by the residents of
block for the granting of any license
shall be made only Oh uniform blanks
furnished by the city; that the date
of signature with his residence address
be affixed by each petitioner that to
this requirement be added in like form
the consent of q majoaity of the resi-
dents occupying the front of the block
opposite the location of the proposed
saloon; that the term PRESIDENT" he
limited to these who are householders
in the block at the time of application
to the collector for license and who
have been such for three months next
preceding that date
2 That all applications for license.
with the accompanying petition. be
referred to the police commissioners
for approval
3.-Taat licenses terminate at
fixed dates. the figures being printed
with large type in the license blanks.
such blanks to be of uaiform size, and
the proprietor required 10 post his IL
cense in conspicuous place in his
saloon.
4. That all saloons be closed between
the hours Of midnight and 5 s'clcck
2. m.
5 That the penalty for the viola
ton of any statutory or poles regu-
lation concerning dramshops be for
each offence absolute forfeiture of the
license held by the offender.
6. That it be made the duty Of the
police to close every saloon know to Re
running without license, and to ar
rest the proprietor or any employe
who is found thus unlawfuIly engaged
in the business.
:. That it be made the duty of the
Collector to enforce in all particulars
all laws and ordinances relating to
dramshops that he have power to
call to his aid anV agencies prOyided
by the city for the arrest. prosecution
and punishment of malefactors that
his refusal or Eeglect to de this when
his attention is directed to any viola
lion of tie law BY any citizen or officer
should subject him to trial in the civil
courts malfeance in office, for the costs
of which trial, if conviction follows,
he shall be individually liable under
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