Arizona republican., 1912-03-03
ORDINANCE NO. SOY.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF PHOE- NIX DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Ter corporations desiring to engage in and carry on the business of retail liquor dealer or saloon keeper, as the case may be. in the City of Phoenix. shall. before engaging in and carrying or such business. file with the City Recorder an application in writing. directed to the Common Council of Phoenix, for a license to engage in and carry on such business, which Replication shall state the name Of the applicant. the place where said business is to be carried on. giving street and number. and also shall have indrosed thereon the names of the prop ierty owners of at least fifty-One per cent of the lineal frontage of the block facing the street on which such business is to be carried on. as well as the names of the property owners Of at least fifty per cent of the lineal frontage of the block facing on said street opposite the place where said business is to be carried on. consent ing that said business may be carried on at said place by said applicant. and certifying that said applicant is Ia proper and fit person. association or corporation. to conduct said busi- ness as the case may be, and upon receipt of such application endorsed and certified as aforesaid, and not otherwise said City Recorder shall file the same and immediately give notice thereof to the Mayor of said City of Phoenix. and it shall then be
 the duty of said Mayor to cause said duplication to be presented to the Common Council of said City of Phoenix at it's first meeting next thereafter. Upon said application be- ing presented to the Common Council. it shall examine the same, and if said Common Council finds it insufficient ar that the applicant it not a proper
 or fit person, association or corpora
 ton. as the case may be. to carry on and conduct said business. it shall
 then deny such application, and if it finds the application sufficient and that the applicant is proper and fit , person., association or corporation, as
 the case may be, to carry on and
 conduct said business. it shall then enter an order upon it's minutes. di- recting the Assessor and Tax Col Hector of said City of Phoenix tO is
 sue a license to such applicant upon the payment of the license tax re- quired by law 10 be paid therefor. and the City Recorder shall forth f with furnish a certified copy of , such order to the City Assessor and ? Tax Collector. and the said Assessor
 and Tax Collector. upon receipt of said order. certified as aforesaid, shall , issue license to said applicant tn | engage in and carry on the business
 of retail liquor dealer or saloon keep CT. as the case may he. at the street
 and number set forth in said appli- cation, upon the payment to him by said applicant of the amount of license tax provided by law to be paid there for, and not otherwise. PROVIDED. | HOWEVER. that after a retail liquor dealer or saloon keepers license. the case may be- has been duly is sued, in accordance with the pro- visions of this ordinance or previous l to the passage thereof. by the City l Assessor and Tax Collector to an ap- plicant to engage in and carry on such business at a certain street and block, said license shall. from time tn time. upon the request of said appli- cant to continue said business at the
 
 payment by him to said City Assessor and Tax Collector of the amount of license tax provided by law to be paid therefor. be renewed by the City As sessor and Tax Collector without any order of the Common Council there for, unless directed by the Common Council not to renew said license. in which event no license shall issue.
 Section 2. The City Assessor and Tax Collector, except as hereinbefore provided. is hereby forbidden to issue license to any person, association or | corporation for engaging in and car rying on the buisness of retail liquor dealer or saloon keeper in the City of Phoenix unless directed so to do in the manner provided in the pre- ceding section.
 Section g. Any person. whether acting for himself or for any one else, or for any association of per- sons, or as an officer, agent or ser want of any corporation. who shall engage in or carry on the business of retail liauOr dealer or saloon keeper
 in the City of Phoenix without first having obtained a license so to do, as herein provided shall be deemed gul- ty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof. shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than three hun dred dollars, or by imprisonment for not less than twenty-five days and rot more than three hundred days. or by both such fine and imprisonment Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as required by law
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix. on the 29th day of Febru- ary. A. D. 1912.
 Approved on the 29th day of Feb ruary, 1912.
 LLOYD B. CHRISTY.
 ATTEST: Mayor FRANK THOMAS.
 City Recorder
 First publication March 2nd. 1912.