The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-23

designated sections 1880 and 1887.
Sec. 1880. In all cities in this state
which now ave or may hereafter have
a population Of three hundred thousand
inhabitants or more, there is hereby
created a board OF excise commissioners
to consist Of two members. who shall
have exclusive authority to grant
Sramshop licenses. One Of the commits
sioners 50 appointed shall be a member
OF the leading political party opposed to
that to which the mayor belongs, Every
excise commissioner, before entering
upon the duties Of his office, shall a
and subscribe an oath or affirmation that
he possesses the qualifications for such
office prescribed by law, that he will
support the Constitution Of the United
States and II the state Of Missouri; that
ne will demean himself faithfully in Of
Ace, and shall execute and deliver to the
city wherein he is appointed, a penal
bond, with sureties approved by the
mayor, in the sum OF ten thousand dol
lars ($1O, OOO. OO), conditional that he will
faithfully perform all the duties Of his
Office, and account for, pay and deliver to
the proper parties all money and prop
erty coming to his hands by virtue OF his
office, which pond and oath he shall file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona hde citizen and resident Of the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous TO his appointment. and
must 80 continue during the time OF hold
ing such office; he shall be appointed
by the mayor Of such city for a term
expiring with the then official term Of
the mayor appointing him, and until his
successor shall be duly appointed and
qualified; he shall deYotS his entire time
during business hours to the duties Of
his office; he may be removed from Of
Ace By the mayor or governor At pleas
urs, and by the council for cause. and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise; provided. however, hat in the
event II becomes necessary for the gov
ernor to remove as many as three com
missiOners, then the governor shall, and
is hereby vested with the power to MI
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
Of five thousand dollars (35, 000.00) pee
nnum payable monthly by such city in
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries Of its other officials; and the ex-
penBes Of their office shall be paid by
such city in such manner as expenses OF
other Offices in such city are paid. The
excise commissioners including those now
IN office. shall deliver to their successors.
on demand, all property pertaining to the
office.
Sec. 1887. The person to whom a
dramshop license shan be issued shall
pay the excise commissioners a fee OF
three dollars for each state license and
a fee OF three dollars for each city
license, for granting and Issuing the
same. and said excise commissioner
shall charge, collect and receive a further
sum OF three dollars for taking acknowl-
edgments OF each petition filed, ackpowl-
edgment to bond, filing petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts Of said commissioners OF like char
actsr necessary to perfecting the petit
tons and papers before the license Is
Issued. and the said excise commission
ers shall perform all these services
and acts. and for that purpose the said
excise commissioners are hereby grant
ed and given the power to administer
oathH, to take Acknowledgements to all
papers and instrument filed in their
Office and to possess the same powers
for that urpO as are now given by
the statute law Of the state Of Missouri
to Justices Of the peace. All fees and
charges 80 collected shall be paid ovel
TO the treasurer OF the city wherein
they are appointed. to be placed to the
credit Of tfs general revenue fund Of sAcf
city. Said excise commissioner EhaL
take a receipt therefor from the treas.
urer; the original they shall file with tn,
city auditor, M the duplicate Thereof
they shall file in their own office as 6
part Of the record thereof. Tho sale
excise commissioners shall make said pay.
ments to the city treasurer on the first
Monday Of each and every month, ant
shall at the time Of making said pay
ments to the treasurer nle with the city
auditor a full. complete and sworn state
ment Of all Of the fees collected BY then
as herein directed during the preceding
month and since their last statement
and also stating the total number of
state and city licenses issued and grant
ed, the name ~ the person to whom is.
sued, date when issued, date OF eXplra.
ton and amount Of ad valorem tax pait
on each.