Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-27
Ordinance No. 276.

An Ordinance to license, tax, regulate and res
train drinking saloons, beer halls. brewer
les and other places where intoxicating H.
quors are sold or disposed of.
The City Of Olympia does Ordain as follous:
SECTION 1. The City Council may grant H.
censes to soil epirituous fermented, malt or
other intoxicating liquors to any person who
shall comply with the provisions Of this Ordi
nance.
SECTION 2. Before license shall be granted
to any person, the applicant shall file with the
Clerk OF the City Council: LIST, an Application
for license, which shall state the name Of the
applicant or applicants In full, shall describe the
property where the business 10 to be conducted
and whether the license 10 wanted only to sell
malt liquor or 10 wanted 10 sell spirituous and
malt liquors: I'd, permit from the owner of
the premises where the liquor is TO be sold Bird
bond In the sum of one thousand dollars
signed by the applicant and at least two sureties
conditioned that the applicant shall keep an
orderly house and will not sell liquor to minors;
4fh, receipt from the City Treasurer for the
sum Of three hundred dollars, If the license II
wanted to sell malt liqusr only, and five hundred
dollars il the license is wanted to sell sprituous
and malt liquors.
SEC. 8. The Treasurer shall retain each H.
cense fee received under this Ordinance intact
until the license for which It was paid in, has
been granted, and II such license shall not be
granted, shall return the same to the applicant
or his order Upon receiving official notice
granted, the Treasurer shall pay ten per cent. OF
sueh license fee over to the Territorial Treasurer
and shall place the balance in the general City
SEC. 4 The City Clerk shall at the first meet
ing Of the Council after receiving Gu W picstion
for license, lay all the papers bsiose the Goup-
ell.
SEC 5. The City Council may In all cases in
qnirc into and require proof Of the good charac
ter Of the applicant. and shall in no eases grant
license to any person unless they shall believe.
either from the evidence before them or other
wise. that the applicant il person of good
character, and If granted license would comply
with this Ordinance and with the Laws of Wash
And it shall be the duty Of the Council, In ali
eases of the renewal OF licenses to inquire into
the manner in which the applicant has thereto
fore conducted his business
SEC. g. Iffhe Council shall find that the ap.
plicant 10 man Of good character a. provided in
section of this Ordinance, and shall deem the
sureties upon the bond sufficient, and that the
papers required by Sec. comply with said sec i.
ton, they shall approve such application, and
order the license issued.
SEC. z. The City Clerk shall thereupon issue
duct the business * selling malt liquor Or malt
and spirtuous liquors - the case may be, for the
time therein specified. Such lieeuss shall spec
tfy that the license was issued BY order Of the
Common Council, and give the date of such or.
der. The license shall be issued under the ha nd
of the City Clerk and sealed with the O11cial seal
Of the City and counrersigned by the Mayor Of
the City.
SEC 8. The City Clerk shall keep in his Of
fee well bound book to be known rs the reg
lister of licenses, wherein he shall keep q record
Of all licenses issued under this Ordinance. He
shall receive fee Of one dollar to be paid BY the
applicant for issuing and recording each license
He shall, at the request Of any person, furnish q
certified copy Of any license Issued by him, which
copy shall be received in evidence against the
City with the same force and effect - the orixI-
nel license. The Clerk may charge and receive
the SUN Of one dollar for furnishing such copy
to any peyaop except the officers of the City.
SEC. 9. Any person having . license, who
shall desire to change his place Of business in
the City Of Olympic may do 50 any time by
giving notice thereofto the City Clerk sud ~
owner Of the premises on to which he wishes to
move. The City Clerk shall note such removal
upon the record Of the license.
SEC. TO- Licenses granted under this Ordi-
nance shall not be assigned.
SEC. II. Licenses granted under the provi-
sious OF this Ordinance shall be kept posted in