The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-05-06
Provides For Raise in Fee of $50
Per Month Reaching 81 900 In
March, 1913.
FIRST READING THIS EVENING
Vote Cannot Be Taken Until it Has
Been Heard Three Times May
or Has Veto Power.

y. w. Hannal. alderman from the
Third ward, will tonight introduce
to the council an ordinance provid-
ing for an increase in the liquor Ii
cense after June 1. The ordinance as
drawn provides for an increasing Ii
cense of $50 per month until the
maximum OF $1,000 per year is
reached in March, 1913.
An ordinance requires three read
ings before it can be voted upon. This
will bring the third reading on Mon
day, the third of June. It must then
be in the lands of the mayor for four
days for veto or approval and as soon
thereafter as it is published, it be-
comes a law. According to P. J.
Russell, city attorney, if approved
during June, it would have a retro
active effect on licenses granted be-
tween June and the date of APPROX
al.
The council will not be called up
on to take vote on the question to-
night, but those in apparent touch
With the situation believer that an
expression of opinion will be heard.
Following is the ordinance:
Ordinance No. ......
An ordinance fixing the license fee
to be paid by all persons, firms or cor
porations engaging in the business Of
selling intoxicating liquors at retail
or by the glass or drink or in guam
titles less than five gallons within the
City of Bemidji
The city council of the City of Be-
midi does ordain:
Section 1. All persons, firms or
corporations, before engaging in the
business of selling intoxicating liq-
uors at retail or by the glass or drink
OF in quantities of less than five gal
Ions, shall, before obtaining a Ii
cense so to do, pay into the city treas
ury of the City of Bemidji as such Ii.
cense fee the certain sums of money
at the times and in the manner fol-
lowing, to-wit:
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in the said business during
the month of June, 1912, shall pay
into the city treasury as such Ii
cense fee the sum of five hundred
fifty ($550.0O) dollars.
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month of July, 1912, shall pay into
the city treasury as such license fee
the sum Of six hundred ($6OO.O0)
dollars.
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month of August, 1912, shall pay in
TIC the city treasury as such license
fee the sum of six hundred fifty
E($650.OO) dollars
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month of September, 1912, shall pay
into the city treasury as such license
fee the sum of seven hundred
#(s7OO.00) dollars
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month of October, 1912, shall pay
into the city treasury as such license
fee the sum of seven hundred fifty
dollars.
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month of November, 1912, shall pay
into the city treasury as sucA license
fee the sum of eight hundred
s($8O0.OO) dollars.
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month Of December, 1912, shall pay
into the city treasury as such license
fee the sum OF eight hundred fifty
($850.00) dollars.
7 All persons, firms or corporations
engaging IN said business during the
month Of January, 1913, shall pay
into the city treasury as such license
fee the sum of nine hundred
< $90O.0 O) dollars.
All persons, firms or corporations
engaging in said business during the
month Of February. 1913, shall pay
Into the city treasury a. such license
lcoainued % last pes..,