The Caucasian., 1911-06-13
PLANS FOR MORE REVENUE
City Council Today Fixed Minimum
License for Near-beer, Hiawatha,
etc, at $4,000 Annually.

etc, at S0UUUO Annually.
The City Council today planned
for more revenue for the city by
fixing the minimum license for
near-beer, Hiawatha and other sub
terfuges, at $500 annually, and also
continues for adoption until next
meeting an ordinance which pro-
hibits screens or other distractions
to the view in such places where
n0n-int0XiCants are licensed for
sale The license shall range from
5000 for gross annual receipts ex~
ceeding $4,000, to $500 for gross
annual receipts of less than $4,000.
The ordinance also gives police
men authority to inspect at any
time near-beer and similar stands,
to seize any intoxicating liquors dis
covered therein, and it provides also
that one conviction means forfeit
ure of the license.
The presence of any intOxicant in
such stands shall be sufficient evi-
dence to convict any dealer who
shall be fined not less than $50 nor
more than $i00, or Imprisonment
for more than 10 days, or both in
the discretion Of the court,
The ordinance was introduced by
Commissioner S. C. FulliloVe of the
Department of Public Safety, whose
opinion is that the ordinance will
cure a multitude of sins by allowing
the police to inspect the stands
wherein other liquors than near
beer, etc., are being sold.
The ordinance in full, which will
be adopted at the next meeting and
shortly become effective according
to the present arrangements, is as
follows:
An Ordinance
Regulating Places Where Non-in-
toxicating Malt Liquors Are
Sold.
Sec. 1, Be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of Shreveport,
in legal session convened, That any
person, firm or corporation who
shall have or keep any intoxicating
wine or beer or any. spurious liquors
in any place or building used as a
place for the sale of non-intoxicat-
ing malt liquors, known as near
beer, Hiawatha, Or any other name
that may be used to designate it,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and OH conviction thereof shall be
punished by fine Of not less than $50
nor more than 500, or not more
than ten days Imprisonment, or both
at the discretion Of the court, and
shall forfeit the license for the sale
of Notwithstanding malt liquors.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
it shall be the duty Of the police OF
the city to inspect all places where
notwithstanding malt liquors are
sold as often as may be necessary in.
order to see that this ordinance is
effectually enforced; and it shall be
their duty to arrest such person or
persons as may be found in charge
when such intoxicating liquors are
found, and also the owner or own
ers, and to seize such intoxicating
wine, beer and spiriteus liquors as
may be found in such place and hold
them for evidence until the trial of
such persons,
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
it shall be unlawful for any person.
firm or corporation to sell non-in-
toxieating malt liquors in the City
of Shreveport without first procur-
ing a license from the City of
Shreveport and any person SO doing
shall on conviction, be fined not less
than $50 nor more than 500 or be
imprisoned for not more than 10
days, or both at the discretion of
the court.
| Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
mo screens or other distractions to
| the view shall be used in places
where misunderstanding malt liquors
are sold shall be fined not less than
$50 nor more than 500, or impris-
onment for not more than ten days,
or both at the discretion Of TIM
court.
| Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that
this ordinance shall be printed OF
written in full on every license that
may be obtained for the sale of nom
Intoxicating malt liquors, and every
person accepting such license agrees
that same shall be forfeited for any
violation of this ordinance,
The ordinance fixing the license
| for the sale Of HiaWatha and other
Notwithstanding liquors known a.
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