The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-03


RESOLUTION NO. ls- PROPOSED
Amendment, No. "A resolution and
See Is OF Article " OF the
CITY Charter % The city OF Seattle. and
Tor the submission 81 such proposed
CRY Of Seattle at the next general cleo
tioa
BE II resolved by the City Council OF
The City OF Seattle:
That Subdivision e OF Sec. Is @. Article
". Of the City Charter Of The City OF Sc
attic De amended 80 as 70 read as follows:
fnirty-sseond-T license. tax. confine
within the limits o. tine and place 10 be
by the city council prescribed and TO 9TH
srTise regulate the selling CT giving away
OF intoxicating, spirltuoUs. malt. vinous.
mixed Or fermented liquors. and the coli
lection Of the License money theretrcrn for
the use Of the city. provided that no IL
cense shall be granted TO any person or
persons who shall not first cOrrnly with
the general laws u the state ia force AT
the Tine the same Is granted. nor shall
any license be granted authorizing the
selling or giving away OF any such liquors
within one mile Of any military post or
reservation established by the United
States The sum required for such L.
cense shall in no case be less than one
thousand dollars. except that licenses for
selling or giving away such liquors IN
quantities OF not less than one gallon shall
In no case be less than three hundred dol
lars. ard shall in no case be less than the
the state for houses or business Of like
character. and no remission of such Ii
cense shall be made during the period
for which II Is granted; and bonds required
to be given by keepers or Dropr.etors OF
saloons or drinking houses shall not In
any case be fixed at less than two thousand
dollars"
And be II further resolved that the fore
going proposed amendment be and the
same is hereby submitted TO the qualified
voters OF The City OF Seattle for their
election. 20 be held in said City OF Seattle
on March sth, 1855.
Every voter eiectIng to vote at said cleo
ton III favor Of said proposed amendment
shall vote a ballot containing the words:
FOR Proposed Amendment No.
20 tkarCity Charter Of The City Of Seat
tie as proposed by Resolution No le3 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. spirituous. malt, vim
City Of Seattle al the minimum sum OF
one thousand dollars In quantities less
than one gallon and a; three hundred dol
lars IN quantities Of one gallon or more"
Every voter electing to vote at said
election against said proposed amendment
shall vote ballot containing the words:
AGAINST Proposed Amendment No
to this City Charter of The City of Seat
tie as proposed by Resolution No l63 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. spirtuOus, matt vim
Gus. mixed or fermentsd liquors in said
City OF Seattle a the minimum sum OF
one thousand dollars in quantities less
than one gallon and at three hundred dol
lars in quantities OF one gallon or more"
Passed the City Council the Goth day
OF December, 1897, and signed by me in
open session In Authorization OF It's pass
age this a0th day of December 1897.
j. +. CREIGHTON,
President Of the City Council
Filed by me this 10Th day OF Dece N Der,
1887.
Will. II. PARRY
City Comptroller and Ex-OfTscio City
Clerk
Date OF first publication. January %. 1885.