The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-11-25
AN ORDINANCE
IS INTRODUCED
FIXING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER
OF LICENSES To BE ISSUED
BY CITY AT TEN.
OTHER PROVISIONS ARE MADE
Ordinance Referred to Council as
Committee of the Whole and Will
Come up for Action at the Next Reg
ular Meeting.
OTHER PROVISIONS ARE MADE

Now that recent supreme court de
cision makes it possible for the near
beer saloon to carry on It's business so
long as it does not become a nuisance
by selling whiskey, and the time for
taking out city licenses being near at
hand, discussion has begun as to the
number of licenses that should be
granted, what regulations and restric-
tions should be framed, etc, by the
mayor and council.
The first step looking to new restric
tions came up at the meeting of coun-
Gil last night, when an ordinance
was introduced by the police commit
tee providing thai after Jan. l, that
licenses be issued to only ten near
beer dealers in the city of Brunswick.
The ordinance further provided how
these licenses should be issued, the
manner in which -the ten dealers
should be decided upons etc. t-r fiji
Or course, none of the members OF
council expressed themselves on the
ordinance last night, IS it only came
up for its first reading and was refer
red to council as committee of the
whole. II the ordinance is passed it
will reduce the number Of saloons by
just about half, there now being 81 in
NJ tln, ncf iy,ar1
tant sections Of the ordinance; are
as follows:
Section l. Be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city OF
Brunswick in council assembled, that
at no time shah the number OF IL
censes for the retail sale of brewed
beverages in the city of Brunswick
exceed ten in number.
Section 2 Be it further ordained
that each applicant for license for
the retail sale of breWed beverages
shall file with the mayor and council
Of the city of Brunswick an applica
tion in writing for the granting of said
license, said application shall specify
the name of licensee and the street
and number of said street where said
business is proposed to be operated.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
that said written application shall be
read in open council and referred to
d special committee of three members
.ess aid council appointed by the may
or, that the substance of said appli
cation slialI then be published in al
least two separate issues of the Off
cial organ Of said city; said publica
tion shall also state the day and houl
and place at which said committee
will consider and hear said applica
ton.
Section 4. Be. it further ordained
that at the hour and place designated
the said special committee shall con
slider said application and any person
desiring to be heard upon said appli
cation shall have the right to appear
-Defofe said committee. The report o.
said committee shall be made in writ
ing to regular meeting of the mayor
and council subsequent to the hearing
by the committee; the said report OF
said application shall not be binding
upon the action of the mayor ant
council.
Section z. Be it Iurther ordained
that any licenses granted under tht
terms of this ordinance shall, upor
the expiration and termination there
OF, be reissued and regranted to sait
licensee in preference to other appli
cation sfor licenses, upon due and for
.Snial application therefor as provided
by this ordinance.
Section g. Be it further ordained
that the provisions of this ordinances
shall become operative and in fore,
: on the first day of January, 1914