The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-03-24

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SEC q That all licenses for the sale of strong
and spirituous liquors. wine, ale and beer, within
the limits of the city of Lambertyille, shall be
granted by said Board of Excise, and said Board
shall have the power to grant licenses, with the
exception hereinafter stated, to any person or
persons of good moral character who Shall be
approved OF by them, permitting him OF them
to sell and dispose of, at any one named place
within said city strong and splrltuous liquors,
wine, ale and beer, upon receiving license fee
therefor as hereinafter provided
See. 3. That the license fee for selling spiritu-
Gus liquors and wines shall be fixed by said
Board Of Excise. Such license shall only be
granted on written application to the said Board
signed by the applicant or applicants specifying
the place for which license is asked, and the
license certificate shall be kept displayed by
being hung up by the person or persons licensed
in conspicuous position in the room or place
where his, her or their sales are made any
omission so to display and exhibit such certif-
cate shall be presumptiye evidence that any per-
son or persons so emitting to exhibitand display
the same has and have no license. The said
Board of License and Excise shall keep COM
plete record of the names Of all persons licensed
and license fees imposed and paid in each case,
which record they shall at all times permit to
be seen in n convenient place at their Office.
Persons not licensed may keep and, in quantities
not less than one quart ut time, sell and dis
and beer in said city; p,opided, that no part
thereof shall be drank or used i'll the building,
garden or enclosure communicating with orr any
public street or place contiguous to the building
in which the sameis kept, disposed OF or on sale.
SEC. 4. Any person or persons applying for
license to sell spirituous or malt liquors in
place, house, garden or enclosure not licensed
at the time OF the passage Of this ordinance,
shall give public notice of such intention in the
two weekly papers published in this city, at
least ten days i'll advance of such application,
specifying the name Of the street and number
OF the house (f any wherein said business is to
be conducted and if any person or persons
owning property, or residing on the line of the
street wherein said hotel or saloon is proposed
to be located, and within the limits of one block
Of said proposed location, shall appear before
the Board of Excise and License and object
thereto, the Board shall duly consider such OBJ
jections. Nothing in this section shall be so
strued as to prevent any citizen from appearing
before the Board and stating reasons why any
application for license shonld be refused
SEC. 5. In case Of vacancy in said Board, by
reason of death, resignation or failure to qualify
according to law, or otherwise, the Common
Council shall at their next regular meeting
thereafter as aforesaid, appoint some eligible
person or persons to fill said vacancy or vacan-
cies, and the person or persons so appointed to
fill said vacancy or vacancies shall be members
of said Board until the next charter election
thereafter when the said vacancies shall be
filled ut said election.
See O. The said Board shall meet regularly
on the first Tuesday evening of every month, at
the Council Room, at such time as they may
designate for the purpose OF receiving and
passing upon applications for license and fof
the transaction of such business as may properly
come before them, and shall keep. or cause to
be kept, full and complete records and minutes
of the doings of said Board at each meeting
held by them, in proper book or books which
said book or books shall except when said Board
are in session, be kept in the office of the City
Clerk Of snid city, and shRll be opened TO the
inspection of the Mayor and Common Council
aud the officers Of any department of the city
other provisions as tle Common Council NAV
ordain. The Board may adopt such fS-laws for
their government AZ they may deeisl proper.
Said Board may from time to time appoint
some suitable person to be Inspector OF Excise,
whose duty 1t shall be to faithfully and thorough
ly inspect all places where strong and epirituous
liquors. wine, ale or beer sold within the said
city, and promptly report to the said Board the
names and places of business of all persons who
are selling without the license of the Board, or
who may violate any of the provisions Of this
ordinance, and to perform such other duties AZ
may be required of him by said Board the
Common Council shall fix the compensation to
be paid to said Inspector by resolution or ortli-
nance and he may be removed from office by
them at any time. The City Clerk of snid city
shall be the Clerk of said Board. Each person
elected ~ a member of said Board shall qualify
within twenty days thereafter by (bcfoie he
enters upon the duties of his office taking and
subscribing an oath to faithfully perform the
duties enjoined upon him by this ordinance
and shall enter into and deliver to the Chy
Clerk a bond to the inhabitants of the city Of
Lambertville in the sum OF two hundred dollars
with two sufficient sureties to be approved by |
the Common Council
SEC. Z. That said Board shall cause to be
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or proper synopsis thereof, together with the
rates of license fees which pamphlet or circu- |
lars shall be kept for distribution to suitable |
persons and for information and inspection and |
copy shall be given to each person to whom
license shall be granted each license shall be |
granted for one year only, and the full amount |
of the license fee shall be paid in when the |
same is granted
SEC. s. The said Board shall each and every |
month pay over to the City Clerk, to be paid by |
him to the City Treasurer the total amount re-
ceived by them for license fees during said
month, and report the same to the next regular
meeting of Common Council, and at the same
time present to the said City Treasurer q com
plete statement and account in writing of all
the licenses granted by them during each month,
the persons to whom granted and the residence
of said persons and the amount of license fees
paid in each case, the time when ii was paid
and when the license was granted and whether
1t was for the sale of strong and spirituous
liquors and wine, or ale, or beer. and the place
where the same was licensed to be sold
SEC. Q. That whosocyer shall sell any strong |
or spirituous liquors, Wines ale or beer in guam
titles less than one quart at a time at any place
within said city, without having license there
for, granted as herein provided, shall forfeit |
and pay fifty dollars for each offence.
SEC. 10. That any person or persons who shall |
sell any strong or spirituons liquors, wines, ale |
or beer on the first day of the week. commonly I
called Sunday, shall, upon conviction thereof, |
for each offence forfeit and pay the sum OF !
fifty dollars.
SIC IL. That the said Board of Excise Com
missioners shall also have power to grant license
for billiard parlors or saloons and bowling alleys
upon written application to them, specifying the
place where said parlors, saloons or alleys are
situated.
SEC, H. That said Board may, at their option
transfer any license by them granted to any per-
son or persons, to any other person or her
sons who shall apply to them for such transfer
provided that SAID Board shall be satisfied that
such person or persons are Of good moral char
acter, and upon the payment of transfer fee of
five dollars (S5.00); that any transfer of license
shall be written or printed upon the face of any
such license certificate, and any such transfer
shall entitle and authorize any person or per-
sons to continue at the same place of business
the sale of strong and spirituous liquors, wine
ale and beer as provided and mentioned in any
and every OF such licenses, respectively.
.Ec. 10. mat any person or persons 10 whom
license for the SAFE Of strong or spirituous
liquors, wine, ale or beer shall be granted shall
enter into a bond to the Inhabitants OF the CITY
Of Lambertville in such sum as the said Board of
Excise shall direct that he, she OF they. the
said person or persons, will in all respects CON
fo.m TO me laws Of the State Of New Jersey and
the ordinances Of the City Of Lambertville rela-
ting to ne sale Of strong and spirituous liquors.
wine, ale or beer
SEC. H. That said Board Of Excise Commits
sionels shall have power TO revoke and annul
any license granted by taem whenever, liz their
judgment, the person or persons so licensed shall
have violated any laws OF the State Of New Jer-
sey, or ordinances OF the City Of Lambertville,
relating to the sale Of spigituous liquors, wine,
ale or beer.
SEC. Is. That the Clerk OF the said Board |
shall receive the sum OF fifty dollars per year,
and each member OF the Board Of Excise the |
sum Of Twenty-Five dollars per year, as full