East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-10-27
Third Party" Measure Now
Ready for Signatures Under
the Initiative Law.
SALOONS LIMITED BY
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Committee Changes Proposed Saloon
License from $500 to $4,000, Fear
ing Former Amount Excessive
Otherwise Ordinance Stands as
Originally Announced - Is Strict
Regulation Measure.

The ordinance and charter amend
ment bearing upon the liquor traffic
and which will be submitted to the
people at the coming city election,
are now fully prepared. The initia-
tive petitions for the two measures
may be placed upon the official bal
lot.
At the last meeting of the commit
tee. held yesterday, it was decided TO
fix the amount to be paid for saloon
licenses, in the event the ordinance
becomes effective, at $4,000 per an
mum. instead of at $25O0 as origi-
nally announced. This change was
made through fear that $25O0 was
excessive and so might result IN
harm. Otherwise the ordinance re-
mains the same as previously an-
nounced,
The initiative ordinance is given in
full below. The charter amendment
merely provides for limiting the
number of saloons to one per 1000
or major fraction thereof, when sa-
looms are permissible under the laws
of oregon. s.
Preamble.
The welfare of society demands
that strict laws be enacted for the
regulation of the liquor traffic. Ex-
perience has shown that when the
sale of liquor as a beverage is abso-
lutely prohibited by law there is no
adequate provision for gratifying what
may be termed the legitimate demand
for liquor. In consequence the ille-
gal and surreptitious sale of liquor is
resorted to. Furthermore. the abso-
lutte prohibition by law of the sale Of
liquor as a beverage often results in
forcing people to purchase liquor out
side the prohibited district, with the
result that prohibition is made but
mockery and the only effect is that
the liquor is purchased abroad. A
preferable system is one under which
provision is made for meeting the le-
gitimate demand for liquor, but un-
der which the sale of liquor for inn
proper purposes is rigidly prohibit
ed. 1t is manifestly wrong for IL
quor to be sold minors, habitual
intoxicated persons, In
dams and other incompetent to care
for their own welfare. So the law
should firmly prohibit the sale of IL
luor to such classes and saloonmen
should be held to a rigid observance
If the law. 1t is also well for the
government to discourage the use OF
iquor as much as it may, without in
erference with the personal rights
nd liberties of citizens. Therefore,
he number of saloons should be
trictly limited so as to provide ade-
uate saloons to meet legitimate de-
1ands. and no more. while saloon
nen should be required to conduct
heir establishments in a manner that
ill tend to the promotion of tenn
erance and general good conduct on
ne part of the people.
The Ordinance.
Ordinance No. To license and
agulate barrooms, tippling houses
nd drinking saloons, and the sale
+ spirituous, vinous and malt bev-
ages and Intoxicating liquors with
the city of Pendleton.
Be it enacted by the people of the
ty of Pendleton, Umatilla county,
regon:
Section l. No person or persons
lall, within the city of Pendleton,
rectly or indirectly, by himself or
another, carry on, open or con-
let any barroom, tippling house or
linking saloon for the sale Of spir-
lous, vinous or malt beverages or
tox,cating liquors, or shall sell,
rter, dispose of or deliver or per-
Il to be sold. bartered. disposed of
delivered for him or them or for
; or their account or use any spir-
ous, vinous or malt beverages or in
Iicating liquors in any quantity
thout first obtaining license
erefor, as in this ordinance provd-
and the recorder shall issue a Ii
Use TO any person or persons de-
ing to open, carry on or conduct
Y barroom. tipping house or
mixing saloon for the sale of spir-
Gus. vinous or malt beverages or
oXicating liquors. or to any per-
or persons desiring to sell, barter.
pose of or deliver any spirituous,
Gus or malt beverages or intoxicat-
liquors in accordance with the
ms of this ordinance. and not 9TH
Use.
lection 2. The number of IL
ces issued under this ordinance
II not exceed one for each thou
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