Arizona republican., 1912-03-11

THE COMMON COUNCIL OF PHOE-
 NIX DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
 Section l. All persons, associations CT 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
 on 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 application 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
 cent of the lineal frontage of the
 block facing the street on which such
 business is to be carried on. as wei!
 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
 or at said place by said applicant, and certifying that said app!cent is
 q 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 tI, .l City of Phoenix. and it shall then be the duty Of said Mayor to cause said application tO be presented to the Common Council of said City of Phoenix at its first meeting next thereafter. Upon said application be- l ing presented to the Common Council. | il shall examine the same. and if said 1 Common Council finds it insufficient | or that the applicant it not q proper | or fit person, association or corpora l ton. as the case may be. to carry on | and conduct said business, it shall | then deny such application. and if it i finds the application sufficient and | that the applicant is a proper and fit i person. association or corporation. as | the case may be. to carry on and | conduct said business. t shall then | enter an order upon ita minutes, di- l recting the Assessor and Tax Col | lector Of said City of Phoenix to is | sue d license to such applicant upon | the payment of the license tax re- 1 quired by law to be paid therefor, l and the City Recorder shall forth ! with furnish certified copy of l 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 a license 10 said applicant to engage in and carry on the business | of retail liquor dealer or saloon keep CT. as the case may be. at the street i and number set forth in said appli- cation, upon the payment to him by 1 said applicant of the amount of license tax provided by law to be paid there for and not otherwise. PROVIDED, that after a retail liquor dealer or saloon keepers license, as the case may be, has been duly is sued, in accordance with the pro- visions of this ordinance or previous to the passage thereof, by the City | 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 to time. upon the request of said appli- cant to continue said business at the same street and block and upon 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 for engaging in and car rying on the buisness of retail liquor dealer or saloon keeper in the City 1f Phoenix unless directed so to do
 in the manner provided in the pre-