The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-12-09
SALOON ORDINANCE
Stringent Regulations Provided for
and License Placed BY Council
at $500 Per Year.

I Monday night the city council
passed Ordinance No. 121 which is for
the purpose of licensing and regulat-
ing saloons in the city Of Athena.
Considerable discussion relative to the
provisions of the measure took place.,
When the subject Of the sum 1t
which saloons should be licensed was
brought up, there was diversity Of
opinion, the amount advocated by
the councilmen ranging from $500 to
800. per annum. Finally motion
making the license 5000 was made by
Councilman Johnson, a tie vote result
ed and Mayor McEwen broke the tie
| ty voting for the motion.
The ordinance passed with few al
terations from its original form. The
provisions of regulation, and especial
ly the abolishment Of chairs and
tables is considered by saloon men to
be excessively stringent. On the
other hand, believers in strict regula-
tion of saloons have little or no fault
to find with the measure. The ordi-
nance as passed by the council, follows
in full:
An ordinance to provide for the Ii
cense and regulation of the Liquor
Traffic and Bar Rooms in the City
Of Athena.
The people Of the City of Athena
do ordain as follows:
Sec. 1.-That no person or persons
shall. in the City of Athena, Oregon.
directly or indirectly, in person, Ey
agent or otherwise, sell, barter or de-
liver or permit to be sold. bartered or
delivered, for or on his or their ao-
count or at all. any vinous. spirituous
or malt or other intoxicating liquors,
whether they be drank on The premis
es. owned or occupied by him or them
or otherwise, or shall sell. barter or
deliver in anv manner such liquors or
any intoxicating liquors within said
city without first obtaining license
therefor in the manner hereinafter
provided. Every person to whom such
license shall ke granted shall first pay
into the city treasury of the City
of Athena. in Oregon, the sum of Six
hundred ($600) Dollars per annum, in
advance, when said license is granted,
provided that no license shall be
granted for shorter time than one
ysar. i
Sec. 2--Any person wishing tosell
spirituous, vinous, malt or other in
toxioating liquors of any character
within the said City of Athena, Ore
gon, except legally authorized drug
gist, must first, prior to the meeting
of the Council, when such petition is
to be acted upon, set out the term for
which ha desires license to sell such
liquors together with the receipt of
, tho Treasurer for the amount of such
license together with bond in the
sum of 81, 900 signed by suoh person
desiring the license, With reputable
surety company as surety for such petit
TONER which bond shall be approved
by the Council at the meeting thereof
as aforesaid, which petition, receipt
and bond must be considered by the
Council and if they find that the petit
tioner is suitable person to be licens-
ed TO sell liquor, that the place, and
business to Ee carried on, where such
liquors are to be sold under said Ii
cense, shall not in any way by exam
pie or otherwise Inconvenience the
public or endanger the morals of the
City or its inhabitants. that the petit,
ioner will be his bond. and that the
Council believes that during the term
of said license the petitioner will not
, violate any law OF the state of Oregon
or this ordinance, then such license may
be granted by the Council, otherwise
the license shall be refused to such APP
plicant. Provided that no license
shall issue to any applicant unless the
petition and bond shall be approved by
majority of the whole number con-
stituting the Council.
Sec. 3.-That said bond presented
by any applicant for license as above
stated shall he conditioned that the