The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-10-04
ORDINANCE NO. g.:

An Ordinance. To License and
Regulate The Sale of Intoxicat-
ing Liquors Within the Corpor-
ate Limits of the City of 'Vir-
ginia, St. Louis County; Mimi
esOta.
The Common Council OF the City, of Virginia
do Ordain:
Section l. 1t shall he unlawful for any
person to SELL barter, furnish or dispose of,
| in any manner either directly or Indirectly,
| or by agent, employees or otherwise. any
spirituous, viaous malt or fermented liq-
| uors in any quantities, or for any purpose
whatever, in or at any place or house within
| the limits of the City of Virginia without
| first obtaining license for that purpose
from the Common Council of the City of Vir-
ginia.
Section 2. No license for the sale Of in
toxicatng liquors shall be granted to any
person applying for the same, under the pro-
visions of this Ordinance except upon the
condition that said applicant shall, before
the issuance of the said license. pay into the
| treasury of said city a license fee Of Five
Hundred ($5OW Dollars.
Section b Any one applying for license
as aforesaid shall present to the Common
Council bond with two or more sureties.
who shall be freehOlders of said city and who
| shall justify in twice the amount OF said
bond, to Ike approved by said council. in the
penal sum of Two Thousand $4,000 Dollars,
conditioned us provided by the laws of the
state.
Section 4. Ali applications for license to
sell Intoxicating liquors under this Ordinance
shall be in writing and shall designate the
| place where such busine IS is to be carried on,
and upon receiving such application the City
Recorder shall cause the same to be publish
ed in the official paper Of said city according
| to the provisions of the laws Of the State.
Section 5. Any person may appear at
the time stated and object to the granting of
such license, and ii it shall appear to the
common council that the applicant has
knowingly violated any OF the laws of this
State or OF the Ordinances regulating the
liquor traffic within one year preceding such
application, the said common council may
refuse to grant the license.
Section 6. Any suitable person whose ap-
plicatiOn, bond and sureties shall be approx
ed by the common council and who shall pay
to the City Treasurer Five Hundred ($5OO)
Dollars and who shall file with the City Re-
| cOrder said 'rreaSurers receipt and the bond
herrnbefore mentioned, shall be entitled to,
and Oh demand shall receive IL written IL
cense to he signed by the Mayor and attested
by the Recorder Of said city, to sell, vend,
traffic in andsdispose of any sprituous. vim
Gus. malt or fermented liquors at any one
place or room in said city. to be designated
in said license, provided, that no license
shall be granted for longer term than one
year.
Section +. No person shall in any man
ncr BE- protected by any permit or license is
sued by the common council Of the City Of
Virginia, unless he shall have paid the full
amount required by this Ordinance and no
license shall have any force or effect unless
the licensee shall have paid therefor the sum
Of Five Hundred $500 Dollars
Section 8. All liquor licenses granted by
the common council OF the City OF Virginia
shall be posted up in the place where such
business is done and shall distinctly state the
amount paid therefor.
Section 3. All licenses issued by the
common council OF the City of Virginia for
the sale of intoxicating liquors shall contain
4 description Of the premises and room where
said liquors are licensed to be sold. and any
person so licensed who shall sell, barter or
give away any Intoxicating liquors in any
place other than the place so named unless
duty authorized by said common council 50
to dO, shall be guilty of a misdemeanOr and
shall be liable to all the penalties provided in
this Ordinance or under any law of this State
for selling liquor without license.
Section 10. Liquor licenses granted by
the common council of the City Of Virginia
shall not authorize any person except the
| identical man or woman named In said IL
cense to engage in the business Of selling in
toxca ting liquors. and said licenses shall not
in any case he transferred from one person
! to another; provided, that said common coun-
Gil may, upon good and sufficient cause be-
ing shown. authorize the person named In
said license to change his or her place OF bus
mess from the place named in said license,
and in any such change of location new
bonds shall be required.
Section II. Whoever sells. barriers, gives
away or otherwise disposes of any spirituOus,
vinOus, fermented or malt liquors within the
limits Of the City OF Virginia without first
having obtained license therefor agreeable
; to the provisions Of this Ordinances and the
laws of this state, shall he guilty Of d INSIDE
| meanOr and shall be liable to all the penal
ties provided for under this Ordinance, and
all places where the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors shall be licensed shall be closed on the
Sabbath day and on all general and special
election days.
Section IL. 1t shall be unlawful for any
persons to sell. give, barter. furnish or dis
pose of. in any manner, directly or indirectly.
or by agent, employees or otherwise, any
spirituoue, vinous. malt or fermeuted liauors
| In any quantity or for any purpose whatever,
| to any minor person or to any student or pu-
pill in any public or private school or other
| institution OF learning in tho City of Virgin
ia.
Section 1a Any license granted by the
common council of said City Of Virginia for
the sale OF intoxicating liquors may be re-
voked by said council BY resolution at any
! time after the issuance thereof, when In
their opinion such licensee is not properly
conducting the business for which he is 80
licensed. or whenever it shalt be made to ap.
pear to tho satisfaction OF eaid common
council that said business is being conducted
or carried on by or in the name OF any person
or persons other than those named;in said Ii.
| cense.