St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-21
OPINION OF TOWN ATTORNEY
Covington, La, November Is,

CoVmgton La, November 49, 1908.
Hon. E. V. Richard, Mayor of Town of Covngon La
Dear Sir-In answer to your letter for an opinion
to what will be necessary to be done by the saloon
men Of the Town of Covngton La. in order to carry
the business of retailing liquors. and saloon keep
ing, will state that the following summary will have
to be complied with under the law, known as the
Shattuck BILL
First The minimum license within the corporate
limits of the Town of Covngton shall be $500. co.
Second The minimum license for the sale of beer
only within the corporate limits of the Town of Gov
ington La, shall be $780, 90.
Third. Any person or persons conducting saloon
or barroom for single day of the new year, with
out first having taken out license will be guilty of
misdemeanor and subject to a fine of from S10O 90
to $780, 90 imprisonment not exceeding two years
or both, at the discretion OF the Judge.
Fourth. No saloon and grocery can be conducted
together there must be partition between the two
places of business, with double acting door behind
view cannot be had of the barroom from the grocery
Fifth. All entrances to saloons must be on the
streets Tin other words, no back doors or side en-
trances.)
Sixth. No woman can secure asicense to conduct
barroom or saloon business.
Seventh. No woman or minor can enter saloon.
Eighth. That hereafter the sale of liquor to whites
and negroes In the same building, is ABSOLUTELY pro-
hibted, where the consumption of said liquor takes
place on the premises.
Ninth. No gambling of whatever form shall be
permitted in any saloon.
Tenth Any party or parties, either now in business
desiring to open commence the business of re-
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permit and for license to the Mayor and Town
Council of the Town of Covngton, La. and attached
to this permit, which must be to by the person
persons thus making application, must be the sig
natures of majority of the property owners 800
feet in either direction from the building within which
said business is to be conducted, and this petition
must be sworn to by at least two reputable and re-
sponsibe citizens of the town of Covington, La,
who shall vouch to the good character of the ap-
plicant for such license.
Eleventh. No person shall be allowed to conduct
barrOom within three hundred (36n nfofo cb,wnL
Twelfth No person convicted of felony shall be
permitted to conduct such business
Thirteenth. There shall be music or musical in
struments in any barroom saloon.
Fourteenth. Vulgar, indecent and obscene pictures
are absolutely prohibited.
Fifteenth. No brewery shall be allowed to pay the
license for any person thus desiring to begin retail
liquor business.
Sixteenth. The Mayor and Town Council shallhave
the right to restrict the limits within which liquor
Seventeenth. The Mayor and Town Council shall
have the right to withhold any license from any per-
son without cause.
/ am of the opinion that the above covers pretty
fully all that is necessary in the Shattuck BILL and
would advise that you instruct all saloon men, saloon
keepers, etc. to comply with the above conditions at
once.
also advise thst this be done at once as the pete
ton of the party parties thus desriag to continue
or commence the saloon business will have to be
published for period of ten 0) days in the official
organ OF the Town, and ordinance adopted grant
ing such applicant the right to conduct said business
and, until this IS done, will have the right to
conduct bar room or saloon
To make it perfectly plain unless an ordinance has
been passed before the LIST day of January 1909
granting to parties the right to open saloon and
conduct saloon and bar business, no one shall
open the doors of said place of business on or after
that date until this has been fully complied with.
have submitted this opinion to L. L. Morgan, Dis
tfiet attorney elect and he concurs with me fully in
regard to the same.
Respectfully submitted,
EDW. II. RICHARD,
Attorney for the Town Of Covington, La.