Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-11
Ordinance No. SO.

An ordinance to provide for the issuing of IL
censes Tor the sale OF Intoxicating spurious,
corporate limits of the Village of Cottonwood,
and liking the amount to be paid for such Ii
spurious malt. vinous or fermented liquors
within the corporation without first having
obtained such license; and providing for the
punishment tor a violation hereof; and pro-
viding for the number of licenses to be issued
in said Village of Cottonwood.
Be it ordained by the Chairman and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Cottonwood, Idaho:
Section /. That the owner or proprietor of any
saloon operating or doing business within the
corporate limits of the Village of Cottonwood.
Idaho. shall pay cause to be paid to the village
terly. in advance, for the privilege of operating
and running said saloon in said village.
Section 2. That each quarterly license tax
shall be paid as aforesaid on the first day Of
January the first day of April the first day of
July and the first day of October of each year:
no license to be issued for less than one full quar-
ter.
Section 3. No license shall be issued to any
person firm or association other than or in adj
dition to persons. firms associations now en-
gagedin the business of selling Intoxicating
spurious. malt. vnous or fermented liquors
within said Village of Cottonwood. or to persons
who are the successors in business of persons
firms OF associations engaged i'll such business of
selling Intoxicating, spurious. malt vinous or
fermented liquors within said village, when such
license shall increase the number of licenses to a
greater number than one for each five hundred
inhabitants of said village that no license shall
be issued in said village for said business other
than to persons. firms and associations now en-
gagged in said business or to persons who are the
direct successors in business to such person firm
or association. until the number of inhabitants
in said village shall have increased so that the
total number of licenses so issued shall not ex-
coed one for each five hundred inhabitants OF
said village, PRovIDED: That any Hotel in said
| village, having thirty-ive bed rooms or more,
and engaged in hotel business, may have such
| license issued for the maintenance of a bar al
which intoxicating, spurious, malt, viuous and
| fermented liquors may be sold.
| Section d. That in the event of any nf the par
| ties now engaged In said business going out al
such business in any other manner than by sell
| ing such business to person, firm or association
then no other or additional license shall he issued
until the total number OF such licenses issued
and In force in said village shall not exceed one
| for each five hundred inhabitants In said village
Section s. Amy person, firm or association. de
| string to obtain license under the provisions oil
this ordinance shall, after filing with the county
board of Idaho county an application to obtain 6
license also file with the Board of village Trust
ees of the Village of Cottonwood application
in writing, praying for the granting of a village
| license to keep saloon in said village, which
application shall be by the board duly consider
| ed and passed upon
Section 6. No person firm or association shall
be granted a village license under the provision.
| of this ordinance without first procuring county
license from the board of county Commissioner
of Idaho county, State of Idaho.
Section 7. That the village clerk is hereby au
thorized to issue license to all persons or firm
now engaged in business within the corporal,
limits of said village or to their successors, a.
herein provided, upon the applicant complyinJ
with the provisions of this ordinance
Section 7. That any proprietor of any saooi
operating or doing business within the corporate
limits of the Village of Cottonwood Idaho, VIII,
fails neglects or refuses to pay the license tax
| herein provided, shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof ma!
be fined in any sum not less than Sixty Dollar
nor more than One Hundred Dollars for each OF
Tense, and costs Of suit, and may be committee
until the fine and such costs are paid
That all ordinances and parts Of ordinance
that In any way conflict with the provisions o
this ordinance are hereby repealed
That this ordinance shall be in full force an
effect from and after its passage, approval an
publication.
GEO. F. MCKINNEY,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Passed by the Board of Village Trustees, an
approved by the Chairman, this 18th day of June
A. d, 1902
GEO, r, MCKINNEY,
Attest, Chairman.
NJ. NJ. BELKEAP, Village Clerk