The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-06-25
Mr.. Alderman Where
Do You Stand?
Communicated

Williams, George Davis, c. A.
Murray, R. L. Jones and r. E.
King, license to sell near beer in
the City of Fitzgerald. The same
council passed an ordinance pro-
vidlng that any person who had
license to operate near beer place
should be forfeited if they per-
mitted whiskeY to be brought in
their place or if they sold whiskey.
In April fifty citize1s of Fitz-
gerald brought petition to the
Judge of the Superior Court of
Ben Hill County, alleging that
each of said parties we're operat-
ing at his near beer place what is
commonly known as blind tiger
and was selling int xicating
liquors. Upon heraing the evidence
the court found that each place
was operating what is commonly
known as a blind tiger and by a
Judgment abated each of said places
and ordered the sheriff to close
same. This order enjoined each
of the above named parties from
operating near beer place at the
place where the City Council had
granted license for them to sell
near beer. These places remained
closed after they had been ad-
judged to be blind tigers by the
court. for some ten days, when
as reported, Frank Hager opened
up Wiley Williams place, Wiley
" iliams opened his near beer
place at Frank Hager's, George
Davis opened at c. A. Murray's:
and c. A. Murray opened his at
the place where George Davis had
formerly operated. The license
granted only authorized these
parties to conduct near beer bust
ness at particular place and the
people of Fitzgerald we're surpris-
ed to see these near beer people
changing places and opening up
again. It was thought that the
Mayor and Council, since these
places had been adjudicated a blind
tiger, would have enforced their
ordinance against the selling of
whiskey at these places and for
feited the licenses granted; but in
stead of this the City authorities
have permitted these parties, who
by the judgment of the court had
been operating blind tigers, to
open up and do near beer bust
ness;at different places,
The council las passe d no ordi-
dinance or resolution permitting
these licenses to be transferred and
it is appreEended by the good
citizens of Fitzgerald that they
would not pass such a resolution
or ordinance permitting these
people, who had been operating
IN the City of Fitzgerald, blind
tiger, to operate under the same
license at a different place. their
near beer business, when it had
been adjudicated that they had
previously operated blind tiger:
and since the Council had gone Oh
record by passing an ordinance re-
curing the forfeitures OF any of
said licenses for the parties to sell
intoxicating liquors in their near
beer places. There is but one way
for these people who have been
adiudicated of running a blind
tiger at their near beer place in
the City of Fitzgerald, to operate
aS thew are now operating and
that is by the City Fathers not
enforcing the City Ordinance Of
the City of Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Alderman. are you assist
ing them in operating this place?
Have you given assistance to the
man who, it has been acjudged by
the court, has been operating a
blind tiger in the city of t'itzger-
aid? Ii You have not, whv i it
that you permit them to operate
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