St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19
except upon the written consent

except upon the written consent
of a majority of the bona fide
property owners, or their agents
within three hundred feet meas
ured along the street fronts Of
the proposed location of such bar
room, cabaret, coffee house, cafe
beer saloon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer
house or beer garden; provided,
that the council or bard # al
dermen shall have power and
authority to grant any such priv
ilege even when accompanied by
the written consent of the pro-
perty owners or their agents
aforesaid, whenever the council
or board of aldermen shall deem
such refusal advisable.
The council or board of aldermen
shall revoke any privilege on the petit
ton of like number of persons, any
prior rivilege to the contrary notWith-
standing.
No council or board of aldermen or
police jury shall grant any privilege
for the opening of any barroom, caba-
ret, coffee house, cafe, beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house or beer garden, with
in three hundred feet of any church,
or of any school where children are
taught.
Any person, firm or corporation here
after conducting any barroom, cabaret
cafe, beer saloon, liquor exchange,
drinking saloon, grog shop, beer house
or beer garden, who shall conduct such
place without the permit or privilege
required by this section, or who shall
violate any of the provisions of this
Act shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
be fined in a sum of not less than $50
nor more than $500, or by Imprisonment
in the parish jail or parish prison for
not more than two e. years, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, and
shall upon a second conviction for vio-
lation of this section, or any of the
provisions of this Act, be permanently
deprived thereafter OF the privilege of
conducting barroom, cabaret, coffee
house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex-
change, drinking saloon, grog shop,
beer house or beer garden; and the re-
vocation of said permit or privilege
shall be declared by the court having
jurisdiction to impose the penalties
fixed by this Act.
Section 8. Be it further enacted, etc.
yl,n hoe Iu
been convicted by the courts of this
or any other State Of felony shall be
incompetent to hold or obtain license
as a retail liquor dealer or as a retail
malt and vinous liquor dealer from this
State, or from any of the subdivisions
of this State.
Section 10. Be it further enacted, etc.
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son conducting a barroom, cabaret,
coffee house, cafe, beer saloon, liquor
exchange, drinking saloon, grog shop,
beer house or beer garden, to use, ex-
hibit, keep or suffer to be kept in such
place any piano, organ, or other must
cal instrument whatever for the pur-
pose of pc forming upon or having
same performed upon IN such places,
except in public parks and open air
places Of public resort and recreation,
and in regularly licensed theatres and
restaurants where liquor is sold in con-
nection with the service of meals, or to
permit any sparring, boxing, Wrest-
| ling or any other exhibition or contest
or cock fghtin such places or to set up,
keep, use or permit to be kept or used
in, or run, or permit to be run, IN or
about, or in connection with any bar
room, cabaret, coffee house, cafe,
beer saloon, liquor exchange, drinking
saloon, grog shop, beer house or beer
garden, or other place where spirltu-
Gus, vinous or malt liquors intoxicat-
ing bevages are sold in any form OF
manner whatever, any dice, gambling
table or any other gambling device, or
gambling with cards, dominoes or any
other device.
| It shall be unlawful for. asy person
conducting a barroomE cabaret, coffee
| house. cafe, beer saloon, liquor ex-
change, drinking saloon, grog shop,
beer house or beer garden, or other
place where spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors or Intoxicating beverages are
sold. to exhibit or suffer to be. kept IN
his place any inlrnodest, vulgar or OBJ
iscene pictures, books or papers, or any
mechanical eontrlyance containing
same. -,
Anv person violating any of the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
o11ilfv of a nossdagleaIlor and upon con,
yiction thereof efned in sum not less
than $50 nor naoreFhan 500, or by I'M
prisonanent in the parish Jail or parish
prison for not more than two years,
or both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section II. Be it further enacted,
egfc.. That it shall be unlawful for any
firm corporation or any officer, director
Il or stocknolder of any corporation en-
Gagged in the business of brewing o.
distilIing, manufacturing or selling o.
distributing by wholesale of intoxl
eating liquors, to obtain a license TO
the business Of conducting a barroom
coffee house, cafe, beer. sa
Il loon. LIQUOR exchange, drinking saloon
FROG shop, beer house or beer garden
I for fo be interested financially IN an.
:, concern SO engaged or to be the owne
or lessee or to be interested IN an,
lease of premises used for any sue
business under the provisions OF thu
q Act.
Section IL. Be it further enacted
: ETC., That the governing authorize
of the villages, towns and cities g
. this State are hereby vested wit
! authority to restrict the sale Of spirit
! uous, alchoholic, vinous and ma
: LIQUORS to certain portions OF sue
: villages, towns and cities, and to max
, it unlawful for such liquors to be sol
! within certain designated section
thereof, as may be defined in the ord
: nance regulating that question.
: Section 10. Be it further enacte'
etc., That the license imposed by tn
Act shall be due and collectable ar
shall become delinquent at the san
. date and IN the same manner as DR.