The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-08
PROCLAMATION
I, A. r. TurnbuIl, Mayor of the
city of Canton, Ohio, do here
by issue the following procIa-
nation

nation
That inasmuch as the city Council has
duly passed an ordinance regulating
places in the City of Canton where in
toxicating drinks are sold, / hereby no
tify all parties concerned that the said
ordinance will be enforced both in letter
and in spirit.
In order that all may be acquainted
with the provisions of said ordinance
the same is given herewith:
An ordinance to regulate ale, beer and
porter houses and other places where in
toxicating liquors are sold or exposed
for sale as a beverage.
BE it ordained by the Council of the
City of Canton, State of Ohio.
Section l. 1t shall he unlawful for any
person or persons, who keep or aid or
assist in keeping any ale, beer or porter
house, Or other place where Intoxicating
liquors are sold or exposed for sale as a
beverage to allow, cause or permit any
screen, partition, window shade or any
obstruction of any kind whatever to be
maintained or used so as to prevent a
full view of the interior of said room,
where Intoxicating liquors are exposed
for sale as beverage, at any time when
such place mentioned in this section is
required by any ordinance of this city
or by any law of this state or by any
lawful proclamation of the Mayor, to be
closed. 1t shall be the duty of the owner
or keeper, or person in charge of such
room, or place, where intoxicating
liquors are sold or exposed for sale as a
beverage to remove at said times all
screens. partitions or other things in
front of or behind windows and door
lights opening into such room or place.
which obstruct full view of the in
terror of said room or place where intoX-
icatlng liquors are sold as a beverage;
and to provide transparent glass in the
windows so situated and of such size and
clearness as to give a full view of the
interior of such room at all times, to
persons passing along or standing on the
sidewalk or ground adjacent to and in
front of such place where Intoxicating
liquors are sold or exposed for sale as
beverage; and there shall always be kept
by the person who keeps or aids or as
>sists in keeping such place during the
light burning in such room, or place,
where Intoxicating liquors are sold or
exposed for sale as a beverage, so that
the passerby, or such persons standing
in front of such room, or place, or on
the ground next to such room, or place,
can see by said light plainly enough to
designate what persons, If any, may be
in any part of said room, or place;
where the saloon or place, within which
intoxicating liquors are sold or exposed
for sale as beverage, has no entrance
upon the main or public street trans
parent glass shall be placed in the main
entrance or door to such saloon, or
place by the keeper or person in charge
thereof, ana all curtains or screens, or
other distractions shall be removed
from in front of, or in the rear of said
entrance or door, so that full view of
the interior of such saloon, or place,
may be obtained from the outside of
such rooms, or place, by a person stand
ing on the ground or floor adjacent
thereto, at all times when by the pro-
visions of this ordinance screens and
other obstructing substances are to be
removed.
Sec. q Nothing in this ordinance shall
be construed to regulate the selling Of
intoxicating liquors at retail by a retail
druggist for exclusively known, medi-
cinal pharmaceutical, scientific, me-
chanical or sacramental purposes, or to
regulate the giving away of Intoxicating
liquors by a person in his private dwell
ing, unless such private dwelling is a
place of public resort, or to apply to a
manufacturer of intoxicating liquors
from the raw material who sells de-
livers and furnishes his product in
wholesale quantities to bona fide retail
dealers traffcking in Intoxicating liquors
or in wholesale quantities to any party
or parties residing outside of the limits
of said municipality. And nothing In this
ordinance shall apply to any screen or
other obstructing substance during the
hours or times In any such places as
mentioned herein is not required by any
ordinance of the city, or by any law Of
the state or by any lawful proclama-
tion of the Mayor, to be closed. Moth
ing IN lnlS OTulldNCe 5Hdll apply 10 any
obstruction within any such saloon, or
place, where such obstruction Is a per-
manent fixture or part of the real es-
tate on which the said saloon, or place,
is located; in which case 1t shall be q
sufficient compliance with such ordi-
nance, If said person, or persons, keep
ing aiding or assisting in keeping any
such saloon, or place, shall provide q
sufficient opening through such obstruc-
tion as to permit a Veiw OF the interior
of such saloon, or place, by person on
the outside of said saloon, or place, al
all times, when, by the provisions OF
this ordinance screens and other OBJ
structions are to be removed.
Sec. 3. Any person, or persons who
shall violate any of the provisions OF
this ordinance, shall, on conviction
thereof be fined not less than Fifty Dol.
lars $3.50 00), nor more than Two Hun
dred Dollars ($200O0) for the first Of
fense, and for the second and each sub
sequent offense not less than Two Hun
dred Dollars C$20o.OO), nor more than Five
Hundred Dollars (S500OO, or imprlson,
nent for thirty days, ro both
Sec. A. Any shift OF device to evadC
the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed and held i'm violation of this or.
dinance.
A. r. TURNBULL,
Mayor of the City
Mayor OF the City of Canton, Ohio
| Canton, Ohio, April End, 1909.