The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-05-18
O r d I n A nee S
New City Ordinances as Passed By Council
CHAPTER 8.
6 eneral Ordinance of the city of Bemidji

Il eneral Ordinance of the city of Bemidji.
| Regulating the sale of Intoxicating liquors..
The city council of the city of Bemidj does
| ordain:
| Section No person. firm or corporation
shall! SELL vend. dispose of traffic or deal in,
| or give away any sprituOus, yinOus or fer
| mented liquors.. in or at any place in the city
| Of Bemid il. without first having obtained a
| said city. provided. however, that druggists.
who sell alcoholic liquors for medicinal,
mechanlcal or sacremental purposes shall not
be included within the provisions Of this
section.
Section 2, Every saloon, or bar of every
hotel tavern or other place within the said
city OF Bemidji. wherein Intoxicating liquors
are SOLD at retail. or by the glass, or drink.
shall be closed on the seventh day of every
week. commonly known as Sunday. and be-
| tween the hours of five o'clock a. m. and eight
O'Clock p m. on every genera or special cleo
ton day. and between the hours of eleven
| O'Clock p. M and five o'clock a. m. every day
of the week. and no person licensed to sell in,
toXicating liquors in said city. shall between
the hours named. and upon the days herein
before designated, either by himself, agent.
| servant or employee sell, barter. give away.
or in any manner dispose of any Intoxicating
| liquors. or beverages nor at any time sell
ia rter, or in any manner dispose of any in
toXlcatlng liquors. Or beverages to any minor,
habltual drunkard or intoxicated person.
nor permit or suffer any gambling or any
game OF chance for money. or other thing of
value in any room where such Intoxicating
LIQUORS are sold. nor in any room or place I'M
der his control, nor allow any common pros
ttute or female Of i'll name or fame or of
immodeSt. immoral. lewd or lacvious behav-
iOr or conduct to resort to. visit or frequent,
or remain or be employed in any room or
place occupied or controlled by him. and shall
not allow minor person to remain in. or FREE
quent any such place or room.
Section ): No person shall have or keep
any pool; billiard or card table for the pur
pose OF playing such games in the same room
in which intoxicating liquors are sold in
said city.
Section a. ANY person SO licensed to sell in
toXicating liquors or beverages. shall neither
by himself, agent, servant or employee suffer
or permit any loud noise. or other riotous or
drunken and disorderly conduct in his or
their place OF business. or in any room con-
nected herewith. Or under his control.
whereby, the public may be annoyed or en-
dangered.
Section 5. Any person, firm or corporation
licensed to sell Intoxicating liquors, as pro-
vided in section one % of this ordinance. who
shall. before the expiration thereof, desire to
remove his said business to some other lOca-
ton within the said city. shall present an
application in writing to the city clerk which
led by fee of one ($l.OO dollar, which sh all
be retained by the city clerk as his fees for
be allowed by the council. and the change al
lowed and approved. which may be done
upon motion made in the usual way and en-
such change or. transfer shall be allowed by
the CITY council. until new bond has been
1urnlSheQ, or the Old bond changed to coYer
the new Ocation.
Section s. Any person. firm or corporation,
to whom license has been issued as provided
IN section one ~ of this ordinance, may in
case or actual sale. which fact shall be proven
to the satisfaction Of the city council by the
sworn affidavit of the person. firm or corpor-
atlon desiring to purchase. that the sale and
purchase is made in good faith for valuable |
the said council may by motion |
direct the city clerk to make such change in |
such license as will meet the requirements Of |
the change in ownership, provided, however, |
tn at q newt bond shall in all such cases be pro-
Yided DIV the person. firm or cOrpOr alton SOpur-
CHASING such license. and provided. also. that !
SAID purchaser shall pay to the city clerk the |
Zee named in section five % of this ordinance T
! section & NO person. firm Incorporation.
to whom license has been granted to sell in |
toXlcating LIQUORS at retail within the city of |
Bemidji, shall keep. maintain or operate |
either by himself or his agents. servants or
employees. any cOntrivance or thing known /
as Dumb Waiter by means Of which in
toXlcating liquors are conveyed or carried to
any part of the building. or premises wherein
SAID business is carried on. other than the /
hoor. or room described in the application
for license. ..ss'.s
sections. No person. firm or corporation to
whom Incense to sell Intoxicating liquors
within the city OF Bemidji has been granted /
shall. during the term of such license. suffer I
or. allow any musical instruments of any I
kind. character or description to be played
or any music box.electric piano. phonog raph
or; gIaphaphone= to besrun in any room or |
building wherein Intoxicating liquors are sold
Any person violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be guilty of a disdemean-
or. and on conviction thereof shall be pun-