Omaha daily bee., 1884-06-20
AFTER THE FOURTH.
What Will Council Bluffs Saloons
Do Under a Prohibition
Law
The Council Attempts TO Answer.

goes into effect then with all it's dreade,
penalties. Some predict hat there vii
be a general going out of business, blu
while there will probably be fewe,
saloons, yet it is evident that there viii
be enough. The city council has passed
an ordinance, which, in view OF the state
prohibitory law, is so unique as to be
worthy of a careful perusal. The attempt
to evade the state law is laughsble, and
as legislators the present city council
ought to have this ordinance printed on
leather, and a copy furnished each one.
The ordinance is as follows:
Section I. BE it ordained by the city coun-
Gil of the city of Council Bluffs, that any per-
son or persons who are engaged or intend to
engage in the business Of keeping a saloon for
the purp so of selling any and all liquids of
every kind and character as drinks, not in
cluded il the prohibitory law of the state,
shall petition the city council Of said city with
the endorsement of three neighbors in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the place where he is en-
gagged or intends TO engage in the cuisines of
selling such drinks not prohibited by law; and
on presentation OF such petition with such
endorsed recommendation, the city council
shall grant to such petitioner or petitioners q
permit or license ~ sell such drinks as are not
prohibited by law as aforesaid, and shall on
application made for the purpose aforesaid by
resolution, grant said permit or license to such
applicant.
person or persons, making application for
such permit or license, shalt accompany said
with a bond in the penal sum Of one
thousand dollars, conditioned that he will
obey the ordinances of the city, and that he
will pay the sum of one hundred dollars quar-.
terly in advance to said city for such permit
license; aso that he will In no wise allow or
his place of business to become disor-
ierly or sell to my minor any drink of any
Kind without the personal consent of the
parent or guardian Of such minor or minors,
that he will not sell, give or permit any
me to furnish an habitual drunkard with o
or drinks In his said place of business of
,he kind not prohibited by law as aforesaid,
provided, however, that any person or persons
he City of Council Bluffs to sell
drinks as aforesaid in his place of
business, shall have a right to keep and sell
intoxicating and vinous liquors for me.
,%hanical, culinary, scientific and sacramental
purposes es is now provided by law to take
effect on the 4th of July, 1884, on his or their
compliance with the laws Of the state, pro.
the sale of intoxicating or vinous
liquors, as provided in said act, and that any
person or persons selling any drinks not pro-
ilbited by law or any liquors prohibited rs
without having obtained q permit to
ell the same as aforesaid, shall be guilty OF n
nisdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined
n a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars;
provided, however, that the foregoing pro,
tpnu uhan ,n aYt1 - tfa1Iu f- - ~
Sec. 8. And be it further ordained that on
he application and the granting of a permit
n license as aforesaid to any person or persons
" the city council of said city to sell any and
ii drinks not prohibited by statute to take
fleet and be in force on the 4th of July, 1884,
+ shall be presumed that such person or per-
ons have obtained such permit as is required
" law, to sell oil ~vinious or spurious liquors
or mechanical, scientific, medicinal, culinary,
IF sacramental purposes as is excepted from
'aid prohibitory act, for the said purposes men,
in said act.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons, by
clerk or agent who shall keep q
or other place, who shall refuse or
neglect to take out q license to sell drinks of
my kind not prohibited by statute, in his or
heir place of business as aforesaid, or where
have been obtained to sell spurious or
liquors, excepted for the purpose as
lefned in said prohibltory act, shall be guilty
,f a misdemeanOr, and shall be punished as
provided in this ordinance, provided however,
hat this shall not apply to drug stores or
soda fountains, " provided further, however,
hat the provisions of this ordinance shall
apply to drug stores and soda fountains when
my prohibited liquors are sold contrary to the
and provisions of the aforesaid prohibi.
tory act of the twentieth general assembly OF
lowa.
$50. 8, And be it further ordained that
any person or persons who shall attempt to
keep q saloon or place for the sale of any
beer, ale, wine or other yinious liquors pro-
by law, without having obtained from
the city Of Council Bluffs, rs herein provided,
license 70 sell such drinks as are not prohib.
tied or have obtained q permit to sell such IL
quors rs ave excepted from the provisions of
said prohibitory act ror the purposes therein
defined, shall DO guilty of q misdemeanor, pro-
vided, however, that this ordinance shall not
apply to wholesale dealers. for manufacturers
as Ii linited in said prohibitory act, for the manu-.
facture and sale of vinous liquors outside of
the state OF Iowa, but that the same shall mp.
Their, that any retail desler who shall under a
permit obtained, as IL provided In said prohib-
tory act, to sell vinous liquors for mechani.
,yl, medicinal, scientific, culinary, or sacra-
purposes, who shall sell any vinous
liquors for any purpose than is allowed in his
permit, shall be within the provisions of
ordinance, and guilty of u misdemeanor.
Sec. @. That all licenses granted under this
ordinance, shall be dated from the time said
license is Issued, and shall end on the 4th day
If July of each year. and all licenses issued
hall bear date of the day Of issuance and shall
us Aforesaid. and said license shall
DO pail qusrterly in advance, and any license
during the fractional part of any quar-
er then the fractional license shall be paid In
advance to the commencement of the next
.lunrter and a record Of all licenses issued
With the name of licenses and number and
ocation of place of business.
Sec. q. That any person or persons who
violate the provisions of this ordinance shall
% guilty OF a m~isdemeanor, and on contvlcion
hall be fined in the sum Of not exceeding one
dollars and costs and the collection
shall BIO enforced as Is now provided
Nv law.