The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-19
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance relating to inns and taverus,
TO eeulate the sale of ale, strong beer,
lager beer. porter, wine and other malt or
fermented liquors and spirituous liquors
and 10 establish regulations for the grant
ing, transfer and revocation of licenses,
and the imposition of penalties for the vio-
lation of the provisions of the Ordinances of
the Board of Excise Commissioners within
and for the Town of Morristown or the
laws of the State of New jersey:
DE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Ex-
ID else Commissioners within and for the
Town OF MorristOwn:
/. That each applicant fora license to keep
an inn or tavern or to sell ale, strong beer.
lager beer, porter or other malt. fermented
or spirituous liquo in quantities less than
one quart shall cause the application therefor
together with the recommendation to be
published in the newspapers of Morrstown
for two insertions Immediately preceding the
time such application is TO be presented to
said Board.
2. That each applicant for a license to sell
in quantities OF from one quart to five gal
Ions any of the above named liquors ia Nor
ristown shall cause the application therefor
to be published in the newspapers of Norris
town for two insertions Immediately Dreced-
ing the time such application is to be pre-
sented to said Board.
g. That every person holding a license to
keep an inn or tavern, or to sell ale, strong
beer, lager beer, WINE or other malt, fer
mented or sprituous liquors either at whole
sale or retail, shall Immediately upon the
arrival of the hour for closing his place of
business, pull up the shades OF the loom in
which said liquors are sold and remove all
screens and distractions from in front of
the win lows and doors of such room, so that
during the time when the sale of said liquors
is not permitted the interior thereof shall be
exposed to public view.
4. That the said screens or Instructions
shall be kept removed until the hour for
opening, and during the times specified for
the closing OF said p aces no person shall be
permitted to enter the same except the pro-
prietor or his regular employee or employees
for the purpose of cleaning the same, re-
penishing refrigerators, attending to fires
or to do some necessary act about the same.
8. 2 hat any person who shall violate this
Ordinance or any of the Ordinances OF this
Board that are now in existence or that may
hereafter be passed, or any law of this State
concerning the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall upon conviction be fined sum not eX-
ceeding fifty dollars, or the license granted
to such person may be revoked, or said fiue
may be imposed and the license may be re-
voked at the discretion of the Board.
6. That upon complaint being made to the
Board OF Excise Commissioners within and
Tor the Town of Morrisown by any person or
persons upon oath or affirmation of breach
of, or an offcnse committed against any Ordi-
nance of the said Board, whereby any
person shall be liable to any fine, penalty or
punlsl ment, it shall be the duty of the said
Board to issue a summons in the name of
The Board Of Excise Commissioners within
and for the Town of Morristown in case the
offender shall be a freeholder and resident
within the corporate limits Of Morristown,
and in case the offender shall not be "A Tree
limits of said Town. then and in such case to
issue warrant in the name OF the aforesaid
Board Of Excise Commissioners, which said
summons shall be directed to the Marshal or
either OF the Assistant MarshaIs OF said Town,
commanding him to summon the offender or
Offenders 70 be and appear before the said
Board of Excise Commissioners at a certain
time and place therein mentioned, not less
han five nor more than twenty days from the
date of such summons, to answer the said
complaint, which complaint shall be recited
In the summons; and said warrant shall be
directed to the Marshal or either of the
Assistant Marshals OF MOrristown. command
ing him TO lake the body of the offender or
offenders before said Board of Excise Com
missiOpers to answer the complaint, which
said complaint shall be rected in said war
rant.
7. The summons and warrant shall be
served in the same manner, and the proceed .
inPs thereafter shall conform as nearly as
may be to an Ordinance of the Town OF Nor
rlstown entitled . An Ordinance to regulate
proceedings for the punishment Of such per-
sons as shall offend or be liable to any fine or
penalty by any Ordinance of the Common
Council Of Morristown " which Ordinance
was passed July Goth, 1865.
Signed and approved May 18th, 1899.
CHARLES MCCOLLUM,
Chairman.
CHAs. sTILtVELL, JR.s
Clerk.