Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
ORDINANCE NO. II.
THEo. T. DAVIS, Mayor
J. S. CLARK, Clerk.

An Ordinance to Regulate and License the
Sale of Spirituous, Fermented, Malt and
Other Intoxicating Liquors Within the
City of Pullman, and Further Providing
for Hearing Upon Remonstrances to the
Granting of Licenses, Fixing the Rate Of
License Tax, Providing for the Collection
Thereof and Fixing Penalty for the
Violation of This Ordinance.
The city council of the city of Pullman
do ordain as follows
SECTION I. That every person within
the corporate limits of the city of Pull
man, who shall sell or dispose of any
spirituous, fermented, malt or other in
toxicating liquors without having first
obtained a license therefor as hereinafter
provided, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction there
OF shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ing ninety-five dollars for each and every
offense or iii default of payment of such
fine shall be imprisoned in the city
or county Jail, at the rate of one day for
every three dollars fine.
SECTION 2. That from and after the
passage and publication of this ordinance
no license shall be issued by the city
council of the city of Pullman to any
person or persons for the purpose of
opening, keeping or maintaining a sd
loon or other places of business for the
sale or disposal of any spirituous, fer
mented, malt or other Intoxicating
liquors, except upon the conditions here
matter set out, and then only within the
following described limits in said city to-
wit: Commencing at the intersection of
Pine and Paradise streets, to the west side
of Grand street, thence along the south
line of lot in block 40 to the alley in
said block, thence north along the alley
III said block 40 and block AZ and block
as, to the south line of lot i'll said block
As, thence along the said south line of
said lot l to Grand street, thence along
the line of Grand street to Olson street,
thence along Olson street to Pine street,
thence along Pine street to the place of
beginning.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons de-
string to obtain a license to sell or dis
pose of spirituous, fermented, malt or
other intoxicants within the hereinbe-
fore described limits in the city of Pull
man, shall file his or their application
therefor together with and petition of
twenty-five free-holders residing within
said city of Pullman and owning
real property therein, asking that said
application be granted, with the city
clerk, who shall at the next session of
said council present said application and
petition. Said application shall desig-
nate the house and describe the premises
III which the business of the applicant is
to be conducted, and must show that the
applicant is the owner of such premises,
or if the premises are leased, then the
written consent of the owner or his
or her agent that the applicant may use
the said premises for the purpose set
forth in the application, provided how
ever, that permission may be granted by
the council to remove to some other
building upon application and filing of
the written consent of the owner of the
premises as heretofore provided.
SECTION 4. Upon the presentation of
such application and petition to the coun-
ell of the city of Pullman, the said coun-
ell shall make an order deferring all furth-
er action on said application until their
next regular meeting thereafter, at which
said meeting the city council being salts
fed that the person or persons SO apply
ing are of suitable character to engage in
the business aforesaid and no remon-
strances against the granting of a license
under said application having been pre-
scented or filed with said clerk as herein
after provided the said council shall
make an order to be entered on the
records of said city, directing the city
clerk upon the production of said appli-
cant of the city treasurer's receipt of the
amount of the annual license tax as here
matter provided, to issue license author
izing said applicant or applicants to sell
or dispose of spirituous, fermented malt
or other Intoxicating liquors for the per-
iod of one year from the date of said
license, within the hereinbefore described
limits of the city of Pullman.
SECTION 5. Any freeholder' or free
holders residing and holding real estate
III said city of Pullman may file with the
city clerk a remOustrance against the
granting as aforesaid of any license to
any applicant applying therefor, which
said remonstrance shall be in writing
and shall be signed by the party or parties
making the same. Said remonstrance
shall contain good and sufficient reasons
outside oftotal abstinence and prohibition
IN favor of denying the granting to such
person or persons such license as afore-
said
SECTION Q. At the said regular meet
ing to which an application and petition
for license as aforesaid are deferred at the
time of entertaining such aDDticafiot,