The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-02

SEC. 8. Any person. or persons. ol
association Of persons who shall keel
any house or saloon. or room. or clui
rooms where any gambling game. bank
ing game. or game of chance is dealt 81
played for money. or anything repre-.
senting money or having a money value
is used. bet. ventured or hazarde,l Ia
this city. shall. before conductin. suci
business. pay a license of @lo.tsi per
quarter.
SIC. 9. Licenses may be granted un
| der the provisions of this ordinance for
n year or less. at the option of the APP
plicant.
Provided No license shall be granted
at any tim for a longer period than one
year. or a less time than that mentioned
in the rates of assessment in this or,ii-
nance. and in all cases the period or
term shall be expressed in the license.
SEC. 10. Licenses shall be signed by
the Mayor and City Clerk. and shall be
issued and collected by the City Treas
| urer.
SEC. IL. No license shall he assign
able or transferable without the per-
mission OF the City Council and Mayor.
nor shall any license authorize any per-
son to do business DR. act under it other
than the person or persons therein
named.
SEC. Il. The City Treasurer shall
make dilligent inquiry and examination
as to all persons in the city liable to pay
license as required by this ordinance.
and he is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to require each person to state
under oath or affirmation the amount Of
business which he, or the firm. %
partnership or corporation Of which he
is a memb r. or for which he is agent or
attorney. Or the association or corpo-
ration OF which he is the president or
officer, has done within the last proceed
ing month or quarter. and he shall make
a statement under oath. if required. in
order to carry out the provisions Of this
ordinance: and thereupon such agent or
attorney shall procure a license for the
period for which such license is author.
lied to be issued for the class for which
such person. company. or corporation is
liable to pay: and in all cases where an
underestimate has been made the ap-
plicant shall be made too pay a double
license for the next month or quarter:
such license shall authorize the party
obtaining the same to transact business
as provided therein. Provlded-Thar
nothing in this ordinance. or in any H.
cense issued under it. shall be so con
strued as to authorize any persoL or
persons to carry on any business with
out procuring such additional license as
may lawfully be required by the laws of
the United States. or of the State Of
Montana.
SEC. l3. Amy person or persons. cor
poratlOn or association. who shall trans
act any business. trade or occupation for
which a license is required by this orli-
nance without first obtaining such Ii.
cense. shall be deemed guilty of IA viola.
ton of this ordinance and on conviction
before the Police Magistrate of this city.
shall be fined in the sum of not less than
ten dollars nor more than one hundred
dollors. to which shall be added the
amount due from such person for such
together with costs of prosecu.
to be collected as IN other criminal
SEc. Ii. No license shall be required
to be paid by any person who sells any
of this State raised or manu-
by himself. except as may be in
ordinance specifically mentioned.
SEC ID. The City Treasurer shall not
any license until the party apply
ng therefor shall have paidinto the city
treasury the sum OF money charged
herefor by this ordinance.
SEC. l6. Licenses shall be of such
orm as the Mayor and City Council shall
Prescribe.
SEC. II. The City Treasurer shall
leep a record of all licenses issued.
howing their nature. date. expiration
nd to whom issued.
SEC. Is. All moneys paid into the
ity treasury for licenses shall be cred
ted to the general fund of the city. un.
ass otherwise ordered by the City
SIC. IS. \ licenses may be issued to
ny corporation. association or co-part.
ership. or to two or more persons en-
aged in any joint enterprise the same az
D a single person. and for the same
barge.
SEC. 20. All ordinances or parts of
rdinances in conflict herewith. includ
,g Ordinance No. 4. entitled AN ordi-
nee regulating licenses and providing
,r the levying Of licenses within said
lty," las amended by Ordinance No. 43)
e. and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. q. This ordinance shall take
feet from and after it's passage.
Approved August Ord. 1893. p
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