Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-05-04
A n ORDINANCE.
PATTERSON & SONS.

| To Regulate Ale, Beer and Porter Houses and
Shops in the Incorporated Village of st. Clairs-
| vile, Ohio.
| SECTION 1. Be 1t ordained blJ the Council of the
Incorporated Village of st. CtdirsUiUe Ohio, That
| it shall be unlawful, within the limits of said Will
age, between the hours of 10 O'Clock p NJ. of each
day and O'Clock A. NJ. of the next day, for any
person or persons to open or keep open any saloon
ale, beer or porter house, either in front,
side or any other way, or any bower or other place
| or places for the purpose of selling or exposing
for sale retail, any intoxicating liquor of any
kind, and all such places shall, during the time
| prescribed in this section, be and remain closed
and vacated; provided, that nothing herein con-
! tanned shall be construed to prevent physicians
and surgeons in regular practice from prescribing
any intoxicating liquors for the sick under their
charge, nor druggists or apothecaries from put
| ting up or c0mpounding prescriptions composed
IN whole or in part of intoxicating liquor, when
such prescriptions signed in good faith by
| physicians or surgeons IN regular practice; and
| any person or persons violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and be subject to prosecution before the
Mayor, and on conviction thereof be fined not less
that twenty dollars nor more than fifty dollars for
| The first Offense, and for second or any subse-
qrlent effense, not less than twenty-five dollars
| nor more than one hundred dollars and be i'm
prisoned not less than two days nor more than ten
| days.
| SEC q That the owner or keeper of any such sal
oon ale, beer porter house SHALL at before the
hour of 10 O'Clock P. NJ, remove and keep removed
between the hours Of 10 O'Clock P. NJ and O'Clock
A. NJ. OF the succeeding dav, all screens, window
shades and blinds of any Kind, either in front,
rear or side and shall keep bright light burning
in his said saloon between said hours of 10 O'Clock
2. NJ. and O'Clock A. NJ; and any person or per-
sons violating any OF the provisions of this sec
tiOn shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
be subject to prosecution before the Mayor, and
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not less
than ten dollars or more than twenty-five dollars
for the first otfense, and for the second and each
subsequent Ofense in any sum not less than twenty
five dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 3. 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 wfully and know
ingy permits or suffers within such place or on or
about the premises thereto belonging, any game
to be played for money or its equivalent or any,
thing of value, or any betting, fighting quarrelng
loud or boisterous conversation or conduct or the
of profane or indecent language, shall be fined
not more than twenty dollars nor less than five
dollars.
SEC. l. That whoever, while within any house.
shop saloon or other place where ale, beer or por-
ter is sold or kept for sale, or on or about the
premises thereto belonging within the limits of
said village, plays any game for money or its |
equivalent or anything of value, BETS fights |
quarrels, engages in loud or boisterOus converse
ton or conduct, or uses any prOfane or obscene !
language, shall be fined not more than twenty |
dollars
SEC g. That the owner lessee or keeper of any |
house, shop, saloon other place where ale, beer
or porter is sold kept for sale within the limits
OF said village, shall have and keep posted in |
conspicuous place IN eacn room % OF his place of
public, legble, ce. titled copy Of this ordinance;
and whoever, being the owner, lessee or keeper
refuses or negects to have and to keep such copy
posted as required by this section, shall be fined |
not more than ten dollars nor less than dollar
SEC G. Any ordinance or ordinances now in force
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. Z. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force from and after the expiration of ten days
after the date of its first publication.
[sEAl.l W. S. KENNON, Mayor.
Attest: c. s. FRINr, Clerk.