St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-12-25
The city OF ST. Johns does ordain
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The city OF st. Johns does ordain
as follows:
Section /. No person or persons.
shall, In the city of st. Johns,dIrectly
or indirectly, I'm person or by an.
other, or otherwise. open, maintain
or carry on any saloon, bar.room.
drinking shop. or any place where
splrituous, vinous or malt liquors are
kept for sale, or In any manner dis'
posed Of, or sell, barter. deliver or
In any way dispose OF FOR or
| on his or their or any
other persons account, any
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors IN
any such place TO any person Or per-
sons, or sell or barter to any person
or persons, any yinous, malt or
| spirituous liquors In any other place
without obtaining license therefor
In the manner hereinafter provided.
Any one violating the provisions OF
this section, shall, upon conviction
thereof before the Municipal Court oi
the city OF Sc. Johns. be punished by
"A fine OF not less than twenty-five
Dollars ts2o.OOD nor morothan one
Hundred DollarstS s 100 .OOD. or by i'm.
prisonment In the city Jail Tor not
less than Thirty 900 days nor more
than three go months or Dy both
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section .: The following persons
shall not be entitled To take Out u
license provided for In this ordin'
anco; inc keeper OF any lawuy
house, gaming or gambling house
or tIsordcrly house. or house or plac,
rpsorted 10 for the purpose of smok'
ing opium, or To ,ne keeper or keep
crs, proprietor or proprietors or any
mouse or place, or bar-room or orink'
.ng.snop, or saloon, resortcd to TOR
gambling or for the purpose ofpross''
tuition or froquonted or yisitsa ny
lewd or a.sso.ute women; or tue
keeper or keepers. proprietor or pro
priotors OF any Dar.room or DRINKING
sEop or saloon connected directly or
indirectly In connection with any
Jawdy house, or contrary To the laws
OF the state OF oregon. or gambling
mousse or place resorted To fog the
purpose OF smoking opium, or per
sons who naye been, within a year,
convicted OF violation OF this Drain
ance, or wno are not well dlhposed
towards good order aud peace oil
society, and who are not OF good
moral character, And no license
shall be granted 20 any person ior
the purpose OF carrying on saloon
bar,room. or ,.rlnking'snop or for the
sale of splrituous, yinous or malt
liquors at place within four nnn'
.ea ttvUl feet OF any senool house,
nor In any locan,y where the same 1,
obnoxious 10 the resluents ~ the
vicinity, nor In any place when mas
an entrance ON Jersey street, nor on
any street or streets In ,ae clty OF
st. Johns except burlington and PAN
adelphia streets In said city, between
Jersey aud iiayes streets, AM no
such entrance shall be within twenty
ave G. feet OF Jersey street,
Section 3: IL shall be the ddty OF
the Mayor OF the city of st, 'onhs,
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered To appoint commlltae oil
three (3D members OF the counsh oi
said city, to ue known as the liquor
license comml,,ee, whose du-y IL
shall be TO examine INTO and inNes'
tigate all applications and applicant
Tor license under this ordinance. Sald
committee, In order To properly
Investigate aud examine the charae-
ter OF applicants, shall have the
power To administer oaths, examine
witnesses. and compel their atteh-
dance. and send for papers and doen'
ni,nts,
section 4: Any person. firm ar cor
poration, desiring license under
the provisions Of this ordinance,
shall present In writing. his, their or
its application therefor TO said liquor
license committee at least twenty
(2O) days before issuance OF such IL
cense Such applications shall state
where the proposed business Is To be
conducted and the nature OF SAID
business.
II upon investigation, the commit
tee shall be satisfied that such ap'
plicant is entitled to license under
the provisions of this ordinance, ana
the place where IL is propo lca 10
carry on said business Is proper
place therefor, they shall approve
said application and file t-e
same with the city recorder when
the applicant shall thereafter pay To
the city recorder the amount - the
fee for license for one year the
liquor license shall issue as apphed
for and not otherwise, prcyided
that the said license
nor the city council shall
not grant more than one license for
the sale or disposal OF any vlnous,
spirituous or malt liquors Tor over
Twelve Hundred llzOO) inhaMtants
or the major portion thereof reSle.ng |
within the city OF 81. Johns. lhat
the council may. by resolution, eitner
grant or refuse a license, nolwilh-
standing the approval or disapprovai
OF said committee, but shall not have |
the power to issue more than one H.
Cense for every .welNe Hunureu
(l2OO) inhabitants or the major por-
ton thereof resloing in said c''y,
but either the committee or pnnch |
may revoke license at any time, IN
which case there shall be rel naed /
to the licensee a proportionate sum
Of the money paid by him equal TO
the proportion OF the unexpired term
TO the entire year; provided that be-