The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-10
$l6OO VIII Be Charged in Re- Sricted Area Outside of
 Business District
COUNCIL MAJORITY VOTES
 FOR THE RADICAL CHANGE
New Ordlance Prohibits Tables, Chairs or Loungine Convenences In Sa- looms and Makes 1t UnlaW-
 fuI to Loaf in Saloons.

The City Council took steps yesterday l to quadruple the saloon license in the 1 city of Birmingham
 l If there be any saloons on January 1 | they will pay license of SS2OO If within a district composed of the thirteen central business blocks, and s16OO if within fifty two blocks surrounding the business cen ter. Ordinances to this effect and other strict regulations were introduced by the majority members of the council at a | special meeting yesterday afternoon at | 3.90 o'clock, and referred to committed They will undoubtedly be passed at the next meeting
 In other words the $500 district Is bounded on the west by Sixteenth street, on the east by Twenty-fourth street. on the north by Fourth avenue and on the south by Avenue c.
 The ss20O district is bounded on the west by Eighteenth street on the east ! by Twenty-irst street. the north by the south side of Fourth avenue and on the south by the railroads, also including a block in front of the Terminal s;a- ton.
 In other words, this ordinance re-! oulres ss20o license for saloons in all the central business territory except it al- lows a license of S16OO on the north side of Fourth avenue, this being the nearest | point to the present business center.
 The other ordinance introduced prohibits tables, chairs or any lounging conven- fences in saloons, and makes it unlawful 1 for person to loaf in a saloon No other 1 business came up. Here are the ordl- | nances
 Ordinance Raising License.
 "An ordinance to define the limits with- 1 in which spirituous. vinous and malt 1 liouors may be sold at retail, and to fix 1 the amount of annual license required to be paid by any person, firm or corpora ton engaging in such business, within the city of Birmingham, Ala, on and after the 1st day of January, 1908.
 .Be it enacted by the City Council of l Birmingham as follows;
 "Section l. That on and after the itt day of January, 1908, no spirituous, vinous nor malt liquors, nor intoxicating bitters shall be sold, exchanged, deliv- cred nor given away. nor shall any H. cense be issued by said city authorizing any one to engage In such business at any place located outside of the following l limits, to-wit: On the south, Alley c, in- eIudingeboth sides; on the north Fourth avenue, including both sides; on the west, sixteenth street, including both sides; on | the east, Twenty-fourth street, including l both sides; and also one block which lies between Fourth and Fifth avenues, north. and between Twenty and Twenty sixth streets.
 "Sec. 2. That on and after the 1st day l of January, 1908, the annual license te- quired by said city for doing business ! of retailing spirituous vinous or malt l liquors, or intoxicating bitters, shall be thirty-two dollars for doing such business within the following limits, to-wit: On the south, Railroad avenue; on the north, the south side of Fourth avenue; on tt @ west, Eighteenth street. including both sides; on the east, Twenty-frst street, in- cluding both sides; and also the block located between Fourth and Fifth ave- nues. north. and Twenty-ffth and Twen- ty-sixth streets and in all other terri tory within said city within which a H. eense shall or may be granted for doing such business, license of sixteen hun dred dollars per annum shall be paid"
 To Regulate Conduct.
 "An oordnance to regulate and con- | trol the places of business where malt, vinous or spirituous liquors are sold, or kept for sale, by retail
 Be it enacted by the city council ot Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. That. on and after thirty days from the passage and approval of this ordinance 1t shall be unlawful | for any table. chair or other convenience for sitting or lounging to be allowed In any place where malt, vlnous spirit uous liquors are sold, or kept for sale | by retail. or in any room connecting there- 1 with, excepting the lobby of a regularly l licensed hotel; and that the serving of such liquors at any other place than the regular counter or bar of a saloon is also hereby prohibited provided guests | of hotels and restaurants may be served with such liquors in the dining rooms and private rooms when the owners of such places have paid all license required by law.
 Sec 9 It shall be unlawful for any per 1 son to loaf in ay place where such liquors are sold or kept for sale.
 Sec g. Any person violating any pro- vision of this ordinance must, on con- viction be punished as provided in sec ton SOC of the code of ordinance of the | city of Birmingham"