The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-07-11
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and passed upon its first reading by
the Board Of Excise Commissioners
of the City of Lambertville, viz:
AN ORDINANCE of the Board of Ex-
else Commissioners Of the City of LAM
bertville concerning Inns and Tayerns,
Saloons, Bowling Alleys, and the sale
of Intoxicating Liquors in said city.
The Board of Excise Commissioners
of the City of Lambertville do ordain
as follows
Section l. That no person or persons
shall sell, at any place within the city
of Lambertville, any spirituous, vinous,
malt or brewed liquors, or other intoM-
eating drink or drinks, in quantities less
than one quart, without license first
had and obtained as herein directed I;
and no person or persons shall sell, at
any place in said city, any spirituous,
vinous, malt or brewed liquors, or other
intoxicating drink or drinks, in quaint
ties of quart or over, to be drunk on
the premises where sold, without a
license first had and obtained as herein
directed; and any person who shall
violate either of the provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction thereof
be adjudged to forfeit and pay for each
offence the sum of fifty dollars, with
costs Of prosecution, or imprisonment
in the county Jail for the period of sixty
days and until the costs of prosecution
are paid the said penalties to be in
addition to the penalties provided for
in the 9Th section of the act of the
Legislature of this State, entitled ssAn
| Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating
and brewed liquors" passed March Z,
1888.
| Section 2. That if the holder of any
license as hereinafter provided shall sell
or offer for sale, barter or give, or suffer
to be sold or offered for sale, battered
or given, within his tavern, beer shop,
liquor saloon or other premises, any
spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed
liquors, or other Intoxicating drink or
drinks, on the first day of the week,
commonly called Sunday, or shall give
or sell, or offer to be given or sold, any
such liquors to any minor or apprentice,
without an order from the parent or
guardian of such minor or the master of
such apprentice, or shall suffer gambling
or unlawful games Of chance in his tav-
ern, beer shop, liquor saloon or other
premises, and shall be convicted of the
violation of any of the provisions Of this
section, shall forfeit and pay for each
i offence the sum of fifty dollars.
Section 3. That the Board of Excise
Commissioners will hold its regular
meetings on the first Tuesday of each
and every month, at 1890 o'clock, ?. M,
and no licenses whatever will be granted
by said Board except at a regular meet
ing or at a time to which said regular
1 meeting may be adjourned.
| Section 4. That every application for
license to keep an inn and tavern, or to
sell spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed
liquors, or other Intoxicating drink or
drinks, shall be made on blanks to be
furnished by the City Clerk, and shall
be filed with the City Clerk at least ten
days prior to the regular meeting of the
Board at which the applicant intends to
present his application said application
shall contain the name of the applicant,
and shall state specifically the place
/ where the sale is proposed to be con-
Quoted, and whether the applicant is
: the owner of the proposed place, and il
he is not the application shall be accom-
, panied by the written consent of the
owner of the property, or his authorized
| agent, that spirituous, yinous, malt or
brewed liquors, or other Intoxicating
drink or drinks, may be sold upon the
: premises, and the Clerk shall give notice
|, in the two newspapers of the city of such
application the costs of such publica-
ton to be paid by the applicant.
, Section S. That every application for
) license under this ordinance shall be
recommended by the written signatures
of at least five freeholders of the ward
of the location or place where such
license is applied for; such recon-
mendation shall state that the applicant
for said license is fit and suitable per-
son to be licensed, and that the keeping
of such proposed licensed place will
conduce to the public good, and shall
be annexed to and filed with the appli-
cation in the office of the City Clerk ;
and all circumstances against granting
the same to be filed also with the City
Clerk previous to the meeting when such
application is to be acted on; provided,
that the license of any person that has
been once granted under this ordinance
may be renewed to the same person, for
the same place as at first granted, with
out recommendation, upon complying
with the regulations as to bonds and
license fee, as hereinafter provided; and
also provided, that nothing contained in
this ordinance shall be so construed as
to prevent any citizen from appearing
before the Board and stating reasons
why any application for license should
be granted or refused and all applica-
tons and remonstrances shall remain on
file in the City Clerks Office for public
inspection, but he shall upon no pretext
whatever allow them or any of them to
be taken from his Office or custody by
any person whomsoever, except when
required by law; and each application
must be accompanied with due proof
that the signatures of the recommenders
are genuine and that they are bona fide
freeholders of the ward.
Section 6. That no license shall be
granted within two hundred feet of any
building used for a church or school
: house; nor at anyplace connected with
: a grocery or provision store; and nc
: license shall be granted except upon the
! assent Of not less than three members
!. Of the Board, as ascertained by the
7 Clerk calling the roll upon the question
. of granting each application.
|. Section 7. That the fee for every