The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-14
Ordinance No. 1O4 Amended
By Ordinance 113.
LICENSE FOR CASH AND ANOTE
Privilege Of License For Six Months
for $400 Cash--$2OO Note
for Balance of Year.

ed by the city council and posted ao-
cording to law.
This ordinance amends Ordinance
No. 1O4, an ordinance to license per-
sons to sell spirituous, malt and vim
GUS liquors.
| The new ordinance gives the appli-
can't or applicants for a license the
privilege Of paying $40O cash and
| giving promissory note for 5000
payable to the city of Athena six
months after date thereof for license
for the period of year, with the pro-
viso that by giving ten days notice of
his desire to discontinue business at
the expiration of six months the note
shall become null and void. In other
words, a person on payment of $400
cash may run saloon on license for
six months, should he not care to pay
$500 for the remaining six months of
the year.
The portion of the new ordinance
amending certain sections of Ordiu-
ance No. 104, reads as follows:
The people of the city of Athena do
ordain as follows:
That section 2, of said ordinance
number 104 shall be amended SO as to
read as follows: Before a license
shall be granted by the said City of
Athena to any person or persons to
sell, vend or dispose Of any spirituous.
malt or vinous liquors the applicant
or applicants. before making applica-
tion therefor, shall pay to the city
Treasurer of said City the sum of
100000. In lieu of the payment of
100000, the applicant or applicants
may pay the sum Of $400. 90 in money
and give promissory note payable
to the City of Athena six months after
date thereof, for $4,000, and if the
same meet the approval of the Com
mon Council, it shall suffice; but said
note must be paid upon maturity and
il not so paid any license granted
thereundar shall be Immediately re-
voked and an action for the collection
of the note may be begun. Provided.
that the applicant or applicants gives
ten days notice of his desire to discon
tinue business at the expiration of six
months, his or their note for tho said
$500 shall become null and void and
shall be returned to the applicant or
applicants. And il the applicant or
applicants desire to sell malt liquors
only, the sum of 100000 shall be paid
for license therefor. The City Trea,
suTer shall issue and give his receipt
for the money paid to him and the
same shall be filed with the City Re-
corder at or before the time the appli-
cation is filed for license. No Ii
cense shall be granted for shorter
time than one year, but the same may
be revoked IN the discretion of the
@ ommon Council upon conviction of
any holder thereof for any violation of
the laws or any ordinance of the City
of Athena or as hereinbefore stated.
That Section 8. of said ordinance
number 1O4. shall be ameuded so as
to read as follows: Each and every
person or persons applying for license
to sell, vend or dispose of spirituous.
malt or vinous liquors in less quaint
ties than one gallon shall file writ
ten application therefor, duly signed
and dated, with the City Recorder,
which shall designate the number of
the lot and block upon which the
building Is situated wherein the said
spirituous, malt or vinous liquors are
to be sold and kept for sale. The said
application shall remain on file for a
period Of at least ten days before the
Common Council shall consider the |
same. At any time thereafter, either |
at regular or special meeting. the |
Common Council may. If it deem the |
applicant or applicants fit to conduct |
saloon or barroom. grant license
therefor; Provided, however, that |
the Common Council may at any time
require the applicant before granting |
such license, to execute an approved
bond to the City of Athena in the pen
al sum of five hundred dollars with |
one or more sufficient suretias thereto |
conditioned: That said applicant, if |
license be granted him, will conduct
an orderly place of business and will
not permit any kind of unlawful gam
ing to be carried on in any manner in
his saloon or barroom, nor any kinds
Of Intoxicating liquors to be given,
sold or supplied to any minor:
That Section 4, of said ordinance
number lO4, shall be amended so as
to read az follows: Upon granting
license to any applicant or applicants