Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-29
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
An Ordinance Relating to Saloons
Be it ordained by the council OF the
,ity of Rock Island, Illinois.

Be it ordained by the council OF the
city of Rock Island, Illinois.
Section /.
The council of the said city is here
by authorized to grant license for
the sale of Intoxicating, malt, Vinous,
and fermented liquors to any male
citizen of the United States, who has
resided in the state of Illinois for at
least one % year last past ard Is
of full age and good character, who
shall make application to them there
fore, in writing, stating his place oil
business and name of his sureties.
upon compliance of such applicant
with the following requirements Sucn
applicant shall give to the city OF
Rock Island, bond in the penal sum
of one thousand (S1,O00.00) dollars,
with at least two good and sufficient
sureties, who shall be residents and
freeholders in the county of Rock Is
land, to be approved by the council OF
said city and conditioned that the IL
cense shall, in all things, faithfully
observe and keep all ordinances or SAID
city which may be in force during the
period of such license, or any portion
of such period, regulating or relat-
ing to dram shops, saloons, or the
selling or giving away of any intoxl-
eating, malt, mixed, vinous, or fer
mented liquors; and that he will pay
to the said city all fines. forfeitures'
judgments, debts, damages and costs
that may accrue against him for any
violation or non-observance OF any
such ordinance or ordinances afore-
said For the purpose of such license
to be issued, the municipal year be-
ginning on the first Monday in May
each year is hereby divided into two
periods as follows: From the first Mn
day in May to the first Monday in
and from the first Monday
in November to the first Monday in
May, to be known as the first and |
second periods respectively. of the |
year The applicant for such !
license shall pay for the use of said |
city for such license as follows: For |
the term of one year, eight hundred |
(SS00) dollars; for the term of The
first period of the municipal year. |
four hundred (S4O0) dollars; and fer
the second period of the municipal
year, four hundred $4,000 dollars.
Every such license issued for the ,
term of one year or for either or said
first and second period, shall be dat
ed as of the beginning of such year, or
first or second periods, and shall ex-
Dire with said year or first period or
second period respectively, provided
however, that IN no case shall any such
license extend beyond the municipal
year Such license may be issued for
he full municipal year, or for the
periods as herein specified upon the
payment in advance of the rate afore
said. Such applicant shall also, at the
same time, execute a bond payable to
he people of the state of Illinois, and
conditioned as required by the statu.
eS of said state, in relation to dram
hops. Upon a compliance with the
aid requirements, a license shall be is
ued to such applicant which shall au-
horize the licenses therein named, to
ell. barter, give away and deliver in
oXicating, malt, vinous, mixed or fer
nented liquors in any quantity. at
he place designated, in the license I
nd no other and which place shall be
he same set forth in the applica- I
ion. Provided, however, that tn. SD
lication for said license shall be ac-
by a petition signed by a
majority of the owners of properly {
nd also the owners of a majority
( frontage on both sides of
he street or avenue on which it l
5 proposed to issue a license for a {
aloon and within three hundred 5000
Get of the front door of the preni-
es in each direction of the lot on c
-hich the saloon is to be situated c