Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-05-07
An Ordinance

TO Regulate Ale, Beer and Porter Houses,
and Shops, 10 the Incorporated Village OF
st. Clairsville, Ohio:
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the council OF
the incorporated village of st. Clairsvile,
Ohio: That it shall be unlawful to sell, or te
give away, or to offer for sale or gift, in any
house, shop, saloon, or other place where ale,
beer or porter is sold, or kept for sale, or on,
OF about the premises, thereto belonging,
within the limits of said village, any ale, beer.
or porter, or other intoxicating liquor, sold,
or kept for sale, in any house, shop, saloon,
or other place, where ale, beer, or porter, is
sold, or kept for sale, between the hours OF
nine (9) O'Clock p. m. of each day, and six (6)
o'clock a. N. of the next day; and all houses,
shops, saloons, and other places, where ale,
beer, or porter, is at other times sold, or
kept for sale, shall during the time prescribed
in this section, be, and remain closed; and
whoever, being the owner, lessee, or person
for the time being having charge and control
of any such house, shop, saloon, or other
place, makes, or offers to make, any such
sale, or gift, or permits, or suffers any such
house, shop, saloon, or other place, to be, or
to remain open, contrary to the provisions of
this section, shall be fined not more than fifty
(50) dollars.
SEC. 2. That whoever, while within any
house, shop, saloon, or other place, where
ale, beer, or porter is sold, or kept for sale,
or on, or about the premises thereto belong
ing, within the limits of said village, buys,
takes, accepts as gift, or otherwise, or drinks
any ale, beer, or porter, or other intoxicating
liquor, sold, or kept for sale in such place,
between the hours of nine 90 o'clock p. m
of each day, and six 60 O'Clock d. m. of the
next day, shall be fined not more than fifty
(50) dollars.
SEQ 8. That whoever, being the owner,
lessee, or person for the time being having
charge and control of any house, shop, saloon
or other place, where ale, beer, or porter is
sold, or kept for sale, within the limits of said
village, wilfully and knowingly permits, or
suffers within such place, or on, or about the
premises thereto belonging, any game to be
played for money or its equivalent, betting,
fighting. quarreling, loud or boisterous con
versation or conduct, or the use of profane or
obscene language, shall be fined not more than
twenty (20) dollars.
SEQ. 4. That whoever, while within any
house, shop, saloon or other place, where ale,
beer or porter is sold. or kept for sale, or on,
or about the premises thereto belonging, with
in the limits of said village, plays any game
for money or its equivalent, bets, fights, quar-
rels, engages in loud or boisterous conversa>
tion or conduct, or uses any profane or OBJ
scene language, shall be fined not more than
twenty (20) dollars.
SEQ s. That the owner, lessee, or keeper
of any house, shop, saloon or other place,
where ale, beer or porter is sold, or kept for
sale within the limits of said village, shall
have, and keep posted in conspicuous place
in each room in his such place of business,
in which liquor is sold, or served to the pub
lie, legible certified copy of this ordinance.
And whoever, being such owner, lessee, or
keeper refuses, or neglects to have and to
keep such copy posted, as is required by
this section, shall be fined not more than ten
| (10l dollars.
SEC. g. Any ordinance or ordinances in
conflict herewith now in force are hereby re
pealed.
SEC. z. This ordinance shall take effect,
and be in force, from and after the expiration
| of ten (10) days after the date of its first
publication. HENRY M. DAVIES,
Attest: Mayer.
! R. &. MEYER, Clerk.