The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-06-28
EXCISE ORDINANCE.

n eOI0 I'M 0UHnLTJIEH
Ions providing for the TRANSFER and revoca-
ton 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
nfssioners within and for the Town of Norris
town and therein to sell malt, brewed, vim
Gus and spirituOus liquors by the small mea-
sure to be drank in or about the premises
i where sold.
II Il That every application to keep an inn or
a tavern to sell malt yinous or spiritueus
4 liqors by the small measure to be drank in, on
4 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 vinous and matt
liquors IN quantities from one quart to fiye gal
Ions within the corporate limits of Norris
4 town, shall be published together with the re-
commentator in at least Two newspapers Ia
4 the town of Morristown not of the same poiit-
ical party. for two insertions next before the
meeting of the Board of Excise Go mnaiss1onerS
at which such application shall be made
2 Every application mentioned IN the hrSt
section Of this ordinance shall be fled with
the CLERK of the Board Of Excise Commission
ers on or before the date Of the hrst puplica-
8. IN publishing any application it shall not
| be necessary TO publish the names OF Ihe Tree
holders who have reoemmended the sstn p
/ til satisfactory proof be made that notice of
i the application therefor has been published as
i herein directed and no license shall be granted
except at one Of the regular monthly meetings
| Of said board of Excise Commissioners or at
i an adjourned meeting of said Board.
i g. 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
4 ing.
near as may be of those issued by the Court of
Il Common Pleas of Morris County; and no Ii
cense shall be granted until theapplicant shall
on applicants for license to said court. which
shall be in addition to those imposed by this
ordinance.
4 4 No application for any license mentioned
In the first section hereof shall pass or be
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 Elk
else Commissioners within and for the
i Town of Morrist0wn shall reject and refuse
the application of any person Tor any license
i contemplated in this ordinance, 1t shall not be
lawful for any such person whose applica-
ton shall have been refused or rejected to APP
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.
/ 9. 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
1 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
sell malt. vinous or spirituous liquors by the
small measure to be drunk in, on
or about the premises where sold. the
| therefor shall pay the sum of three hun
dred and fifty for license to sell malt and
| brewed liquors by the small measure to be
drunk in or about the premises where sold;
/ the person, persons or corporation applying
| therefor shall pay the sum of two hundred,
and fifty dollars for license to sell spirituous,
/ vinous, malt and brewed liquors in quantities
| from one quart to five gallons the person or
persons applying therefor shall pay the sum
1 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 discretion
Iof said Board of Excise commissioning 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 Germ hereof;
| every application for a transfer she'll be pub
| lshed in like manner, for like fiAe, and the
same proof of publication shalt PC reanired as
sn Or Ss ss w sRRfSa e @ M ON
or before the day of the first publication;
every application for transfer and the notes
of such application shall be signed by the ap-
plicant, shall state the characterof the license,
| to whom granted when granted, and for what
building or place it was grantee, and the build
ing or place to which transfer thereof is
| sought.
Ii, All transfers of licenses sAxl be issued
| In the form as near as may be RI ose issued
| by the court of Common Pleas o{A9 brris COun-
| ty, and no transfer shall be grap1bd until the
/! applicant shall have compiled with all the
conditions imposed on applicants for transfer
of license to said Court which shall be In adj
dition to those imposed by this ordinance; and
no application for any transfer of any license
shall be granted at any other than regular
IL. The applicant for the transfer of any
license shall pay to the Board Of Excise Com
town the sum of ten dollars, and no transfer
Of license shall be granted by said Board un-
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
ID. Every keeper of a store. shop. saloon, eel
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, sa7
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 the-ein
IA. 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. pullup 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 nOb permitted the interior ln6reOI
shall be exposed to public view,
10 said screens or distractions shall be
kept removed until the honr for opening, and
during the times specified for said places tore
main closed, no person shall be permitted to
enter the same except tho 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 neces-
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 sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned in
the County Jail of the County Of Morris not
exc eding four days or the license granted to
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 a
violation of any ordinance of the said Board
whereby any person shall be liable 70 any line.
penalty or punishment 1t shall be the duty OF
the said Board 10 issue 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
town, commanding him to summon the often
der OF offenders TO be and appear before the
said Board OF Excise Commissioners at q GER
tain time and place therein mentioned not less
IMAM I'VE or more than twenty days from the
date OF such summons, to answer the said com
paint, which complaint shall be recited In the
summons.
lS The SUNNI ms shall be served In the
same manner, and the nroneadfnps thereafter