The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-02


Shall the city Oown or village) o
.................. license the sale O
intoxicating liquors?
SALOON LICENSES.
Permitting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors to be drunk on the premises
MERCHANTS LICENSE.
Permitting the sale of intoXicatin!
liquors in original packages, not tC
be drunk on the premises.
Subdivision >. If at any such cleo
ton a majority of the electors O
any incorporated city. town or vii
lage shall have voted In favor OF
license for the sale of intoXicatinl
liquors as herein provided, then il
shall be lawful for any city. town
or village to grant license for such
sale for a period of five years from
and after such election and until a
majority of the qualified electors in
said city, town or village shall, as
provided by law, vote against license
/ for the sale of the same in said city,
/ town or village
Subdivision 6. That, in each incor'
porated city. town or village in the
state after a majority of the quail
fled electors have voted in favor of
licensing the sale Of intoxicating liq-
uors in accordance with these pro
visions, it shall be the duty of the
mavor or chief executive officer TO
appoint a board to be equally divid-
ed between the License Board, the
members of said board to be equally
divided between the political party
receiving the highest and the political
Darty receiving the next highest vote
at the general election next preccd-
ing, said board shall receive such
conversation as shall he provided by
the mayor and council, or board of
trustees of said city, town or VII
lage. provided that such compensa-
ton shall not exceed $4,000 per
annum for each member thereof;
and provided further that said board
shall serve for term of two years
and until their successors are ap-
pointed and qualified.
Subdivision Z. The License Board,
as hereinbefore provided for, shall
grant license for the sale of intoX-
iCating liquors, as provided for by
law. upon the application by petition
of ten QO) resident taxpayers OF
the ward in the city, town or village
i'm which said liquors are to be sold,
to any bona fide freeholder of such
CITY. town or village, such applica-
ton to be filed with the secretary
of said board, and upon the pay
ment OF the license fee, as provided
by law. into the city treasury; pro
vided that no action shall be taken
upon said application until two weeks
notice in two newspapers of general
circulation in said county, and OF
different political faith, has been Civ
en- by publication.
Provided: That if there is not
two newspapers and of different po-
litical faith published in said coun-
ty, then the same shall be publish
ed in two newspapers of general cir
culation in said county. Provided, fur
ther, if there be not two newspapers
published in said county the same
shall be published in one newspaper
and If there be no newspapers pub
lshed in said county notice may be
given by posting five notices In
conspicuous places at any county
seat of said county.
Subdivision s. Objections in writ |
ing to the issuing Of said license |
may be filed with said License Board |
when signed by ten G0) resident tax |
payers of the ward in which said LID |
uors are sought to be sold, and If |
no objections are made as provided |
for herein and all other provisions |
of law have been complied with, |
it shall be the duty of said License |
Board to issue license for the sale |
of intoxicating liquors in accordance !
with the provisions of this section;
provided, that no license shall issue
except upon the vote of a majority |
of said board. a yea and nay record
of which shall be kept by the Sc
retary of said board.
Subdivision g. If there be obieC- |
tions filed with the secretary Of said
board as provided for in the pre-
ance Of said license the chairman
of the board shall set a day for !
hearing thereon, and the same shall |
be heard and determined by said Ii
censa Board: provided that not less .
than three CD nor more than ten |
G0) days notice must be given by |
the secretary of the board 10 the |
and demonstrators.
Subdivision 10. If It shall be sat. |
proven that the applicant |
is an immoral person or If any forI
mer license shall have been revoked l
for any violation Of the provisions II
of this section, within period of
five (5) years, then the board shall
refuse to issue said license: provided,
that appeal may be taken to the coun-
ty court. or any court having like
(where the same shall be
heard de novo), within ten ClO)
lays by either party upon the execu-
ion of a good and sufficient bond
to pay all costs and dam
,ges incurred thereby; and provided
urther that an appeal from the coun-
Y court to the supreme court may
,e taken by either party in like man
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