The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-21
EXCISE ORDINANCE.

ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND REG
IA ulate inns and taVerns, saloons ana place
where spirituous, vinous and malt liquors are
sold in quantities from one quart to five gal
Ions, providing for the transfer and revoca-
tion Of such licenses and the imposition of
penalties for the violations of the Ordi-
nances of the Board of Excise Commission
ers within and for the Town of Morristown
or the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Be 1t ordained by the Board of Excise Com
missIoners within and for the Town of Morris
town and therein to sell malt, brewed, vim
GUS and sp1rituouS liquors by the small mea-
sure to be drank in or about the premises
where sold.
/. That every application to keep an inn or
q tavern to sell malt, vinous or sp1rituous
liQors by the small measure to be drank In, on
or about the premises where sold; or TO sell
malt and brewed liquors by the small measure
to be drank in or about the premises Where
sold. or to sell spirituous vlnous ana mat
liquors In quantities from one quart to nve gal
Ions within the with Fl
commendation in at least two newspapers In
the town of Morristown not OF the same pollt-
meeting of the Board of Excise Commissioners
at which such application shall be made.
9. Every application mentioned IN the first
section of this ordinance shall be filed with
the Clerk of the Board of Excise Commission
ers on or before the date of the first publica-
ton thereof.
be necessary to publish the names of the free
holders who have recommended the same.
4 No license whatever shall be granted un..
til satisfactory proof be made that notice of
the application therefor has been published as
herein directed and no license shall be granted
except ct one OF the regular monthly meetings
an adjourned meeting of said Board.
s. The regular monthly meetings of the
Board of Excise Commissioners within and for
the Town of Morristown shall be held at the
rooms of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF
Morristown on the second Wednesday of each
and every month at eight O'Clock In the even
ing. -. 80
near as may be Of those issued by the Court OF
Common Pleas of Morris County; and no II
cense shall be granted until the applicant shall
have complied with all the conditions imposed
on applicants for license to said court, Wnic q
shall be in addition to those imposed by tnls
I. No application for any license mentioned
in the first section hereof snail pass OF pc
granted without the concurrence Of two votes
of the members OF the Board OF Excise com
missioners within and for the Town of Morris
town; and whenever the said the Board OF tx
else Commissioners within and for the
Town of Morristown shall reject and refuse
the application of any person tor any license
contemplated in this ordinance, 1t shall not be
lawful for any such person whose applica-
ton shall have been refused or rejected TO ap-
ply again for said license at any time within
one year thereafter.
s. Every license contemplated by this ordi-
nance shall be made to continue for one year
from the granting thereof unless sooner re-
voked.
O. To each license granted to keep an inn or
tavern and therein to sell malt. brewed vim
GUS and spirituous liquors by the small meas
ure to beldrunk in, on or about the premises
where sold, the person, persons or corporation
applying therefor shall pay the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars for each license to
small measure to- be drunk In, on
or about the premises where sold, the
person, persons or corporation applying
therefor shall pay the sum of three hun
dred and fifty ffGGr license to sell malt and
proved liquors by the small measure to be
drunk In or about the premises where sold;
the person, persons or corporation appiylng
therefor shall pay the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars;for license to sell sp1r1tuous,
vinous, malt and brewed liquors in quantities
from one quart to i've gallons the person OF
persons applying therefor shall pay the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars; said sums or
license fees shall be paid at or before the time
such application Is actually made TO SAID
Board and comes before it before considera-
ton.
10, Every license contemplated by the first
section of this ordinance may In the dlscretlon
of said Board of Excise Commissioners be
transferred from one person to another person
for the unexpired term thereof, and from one
place to another place within the Town of
Morristown for the unexpired term thereof;
every application for transfer shall be pub
lished in like manner, for like time, and the
same proof of publication shall be required as
in an original application, and the pplication
shall be filed with the Clerk of said Board on
or before the day of the first publication;
every application for a transfer and the notes
of such application shall be signed by the ap-
plicant, shall state the character of the license
to whom granted, when granted, and for what
building or place 1t was granted and the build
ing or place to which q transfer thereof Is
sought.
Ii, All transfers of licenses shall be issued
in the form as near as may be of those Issued
by the court of Common Pleas of Morris Coun-
ty, and no transfer shall be granted until the
applicant shall have complied with all the
conditions imposed on applicants for transfer
of license to said Court which shall be in ad :
dition to those imposed by this ordinance; and
no application for any transfer of any license
a a a
meeting of said Board.
IL. The applicant for the transfer of any
license shall pay to the Board of Excise Com
missio ers within and for the Town of Morris
town the sum of ten dollars, and no transfer
of license shall be granted by said Board I'M
less said sum of ten dollars shall have been
paid at or before the time said application is
presented to said Board and before considera-
tod thereof
lar or other place in which beer, ale or other
malt brewed or spirituous liquors, shall or
may be sold in which such liquors shall or
may be drank, shall close said store, shop, Sa-
loon cellar or other place and all inn and tav-
ern keepers shall close the bar of their inn and
tavern at eleven O'Clock in the evening, to re-
main closed until five O'Clock in the morning
of the succeeding business day, and during the
time the same shall be closed business shall be
be entirely and absolutely suspended therein.
A. Every person holding any of the licenses
contemplated in the first section hereof, shall
Immediately upon the arrival of the hour for
closing his place of business, pull up the shades
of the room in which said liquors are sold, and
remove all screens and distractions from in
front of the windows 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,
Is Said screens or distractions shall be
kept removed until the hour for opening, and
during the times specified for said places to re-
main closed, no person shall be permitted to
enter the same except the proprietor or his
regular employee or employees for the ~pur-
pose of cleaning the same, replenishing refrig-
orators attending to fires or to do some nee
sary act about the same.
Is. Any holder of any license contemplated
by this ordinance who shall violate this ordi-
nance or any of its provisions or any ordinance
of the Board of Excise Commissioners within
and for the Town of Morristown that may
hereafter be passed, or any law of this State
concerning the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
shall upon conviction be fined a sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in
the County Jail of the County of Morris not
such person may be revoked at the discretion
of the Board
II Upon complaint being made to the
Board of Excise Commissioners within and for
the Town of Morristown by any person or per-
sons upon oath or affirmation of a breach of,
or an offense committed against. or q
violation of any ordinance of the said Board
whereby any person shall be liable to any fine.
penalty or punishment, 1t shall be the duty of
the said Board to issue a summons in the name
the Board of Excise Commissioners within
and for the Town of Morristown, which said
summons shall be directed to the Marshall or
either of the Assistant Marshals of Norris
der or offenders to be and appear before the
said Board of Excise Commissioners at a GER
tain time and place therein mentioned, not less
than five or more than twenty days from the