The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-10

REsoLrTIoN NO, 1853 (. PROPOSED ED
proposition to amend subdiyision. q. Ct
sfe charter Of The e City Of Seattle. ana
for the submission u such proposed
amendment 10 the qualified voters Of Tho
CITY Of Seattle at the next general cleo
BE it resolved by the City Council Of
The City of Seattle:
That Subdivision 80 Of Sec. Is ct Article
" OF the City Charter OF The City OF 0e.
attic be amended so as TO read a. follows:
''Thirty-second-T license. tax. contins
within the limits OF time and place 70 Do
by the city council prescribed, and 10 9TH
erwise regulate the selling or giving away
of intoxicating, spirituous. malt. vinous.
mixed or fermeuted liquors. and the coli
the use of the city: provided that no II
cense shall be granted 10 any person or
persons who shall not first comply with
the general laws of the state In force at
the time the same IL granted. nor shalt
any license be granted authorizing the
selling or giving away Of any such liquors
within one mile of any military post or
states. The sum required for such IL
cense shall in no case be less than ono
thousand dollars. except that licenses for
selling or giving away such liquors In
quantities Of not less than one gallon shall
In 40 case be less than three hundred dol
lars and shall In no case be less than the
amount required by the general laws OF
character. and remission OF such IL
cense shall be made during the period
for which II Il granted: and bonds required
to be given by keepers or prOprtetorA Of
saloons or drinking houses snail not in
any case be iixed al less than two thousand
dollars"
And he Ii further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and the
same Is hereby submitted 10 the qualified
voters Of The City of Seattle for their
ratification or rejection NJ the next general
-. bald Ira slY 2A1t la
on March sth. 1858.
Every veser electing to vote at said cleo
ton in favor of said proposed amendment
snail vote "A ballot containing the words:
FOR Proposed Amendment No
to the City Charter of The City Of Seat
tie as proposed by Resolution No, ld5 OF
the CITY Council of said city of Seattle.
which said proposed amendment fixes the
annual license fee for the sale and giving
away of intoxicating. spiritnous. malt. VIM
Gus mixed or fernented liquors In said
cey Of Seattle at the minimum sum Of
oT:a thousand dollars In quantities less
THAN one gallon and AT three hundred dol.
lars In quantities Of one gallon or more"
Every voter eiecting to vote At osid
election against said proposed amendment
shall vote q ballot containing the words:
AGAINST Proposed Amendment No.
tie as proposed by Resolution No lG3 Of
the City Council OF said City OF Seattle.
which said proposed amendment fixes the
annual license fee for the sale and giving
GUS mixed or fermsnted liquors In aid
C.fs OF Seattle at the minimum sum OF
one thousand dollars In quantities less
than one gallon and at three hundred doh
lars In quantities of one gallon or more
Passed the City Council the 10th day
Of December. 1857, and signed by me In
open session in Authorization OF It's pass
age this z01h day Of December. ls7.
J. r.. CREIGHTON,
President If the City Council.
Filed by uae this 10th day OF December.
isT.
WILL II. PARRY.
CITY Comptroller and Ex-Onicio City
clerk
Date Of fret publication. January 20 iSk