The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-20

OF SALOONS
Text of Ordinance Pending
in Council Regarding
Liquor Traffic.

Following is the text of the pend.
ing ordinance to license and regulate
the retail liquor trafflc in this city:
AN ORDINANCE
Regulating the Sale of Spurious,
City of Pensacola, Florida.
Vinous and Malt Liquors in the
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of the City Of Pensacola:
Section 1. That no person, firm,
corporation or association, shall en-
gage in the business of dealer in
liquors without having paid the sum
each place of business and obtained a
license as a dealer in liquors in the
manner as provided by ordinance. No
fractional license shall be issued.
Section 2. That outside of the
limits bounded as follows, to-wit: On
the perth by a line one hundred and
fifty 050) feet north Of and parallel
with the north line of Intendencia
street; on the south by line one hun
dred and fifty (150) feet south of and
parallel with the south line of Hickory
street; on the east by a line one hun
III anu 11IS N1OUJ IS0I east Oh ana
parallel with the east line of Tara
coma street; on the west by line one
hundred and fifty (150) feet west of
and parallel with the west line OF
Baylen street, the license for a dealer
In liquor shall be fifteen hundred
(sl5OO0OO) dollars in addition to the
amount prescribed in Section one Cd
of this ordinance.
Section 8. That no proprietor.
Keeper or other person in charge of
any saloon, barroom or other place
where liquor is sold. drunk or handled
snail allow any intoxicated person to
be or remain therein or sell or give
directly or indirectly any Intoxicating
liquors to any such person or to any
person in violation of the laws OF the
state or ordinances of the city.
Section 4. That no saloon, bar-room
or other place where liquor is sold,
drunk or handled shall be open for
the transaction Of any business what
ever, or shall any business OF any
kind be done in any such place or
shall any one except the proprietor or
his regular employees enter any such
place. at any time during the hours
from nine O'Clock p m. to five O'Clock
q. LII vi dC dry Ilul0 on SUNDAY.
Section s. That no private room or
lounging place shall be kept or run |
In connection with any saloon, bar
room or place where liquors are sold. |
drunk or handled, nor shall tables or |
seats be allowed in any such place or
any place connected Herewith, nor
shah screens be allowed in said places
Or to the doors thereof. The provis-
ion as to tables. seats and screens in |
his section shall not apply to licensed
or hotels.
Section 6. That spurious. yinous
and malt liquors shall not be served |
)r sold for use on the premises other
WISE than over bar except with
meals in licensed restaurants and
hotels, and no dealers in liquor shall
serve any liquors for use On the
premises to both white and colored
people, unless a separate bar IS pro-
T1ded for each race, and unless the
space provided for the customers OF
each OF said bars be separated by a
vail or close partition extending from
he floor to the height of at least
seven feet, so constructed that the
customers of either or such bars can
hot intermingle with the customers
- lHC OIACl" NJ 1I4uOT Sld1l De served
o white people at or over bar pro-
yided for colored people and no liquor
'haN be served to colored people at
II over bar provided for white peo-
Die.
Section T. That this ordinance shall
Tot be construed to apply to social :
hubs as recognized by the laws of
Florida, which furnish liquors to their II
members and nonresident guests only,
tut each such club shall pay to the
,ity an annual license of five hundred
$500.00) dollars.
Section 8. That any person, firm,
or association who shall
re convicted of violating any provision
# this ordinance shall be punished
" fine of not exceeding Five Hun
Ired (s500000) dollars or by imprison-
nent not exceeding sixty 600 days
Ired 500.00) dollars or by imprison-
nent, at the discretion of the recorder
Section 9. That all ordinances and
,arts of ordinances in conflict here /
With be, and the same are hereby re-
'ealed.
Section TO- That this ordinance
han take effect on the first day of
A. d. 1897.