Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-30

designated sections 1890 and 1897.
Sec. 1890. In all cities IN this state
which now have 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
dramshop llcenses. One of the commits
siorers so appointed shall be a member
of the leading political party opposed 10
that to which the mayer belongs. Every
excise commissioner, before entering
upon the duties Of his office, shall take.
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 of the state OF Missouri; that
he Will demean himself faithfully in Of
flee, and Shall execute and deliver 10 the
city wherein he Is appointed, a penal
bond, with slirttics approved by tine
mayor, In the sum of ten thousand dol
lars ($10, 600. 00D. 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 bond and oath he shall file
with the city register or clerk. Each
excise commissioner must have been a
bona fide citizen and resident OF the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous to his appointment, and
must so 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 devote his entire time
during business our to the duties OF
his office; he may be removed from Of
fee by the mayor or governor at pleas
ure, and by the council for cause, and
by the courts as provided by law, and not
otherwise: provided, however, that In the
eveut It becomes necessary for the gov
ernor to remove as many as three COM
missioners, then the governor shall, and
Is hereby vested with the W to I'LL
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive q salary
OF five thousand dollars 81, 0o0.0 0) per
annum, payable monthly by such city In
such name as such city pays the sal-
aries of Its other officials; and the ex-
penses 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. 1891. The person to whom a
dramshop license shall be issued shall
nay 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 commissioners
shall charge, collect and receive a further
sum of three dollars for taking acknowl-
edgments of each petition filed. acknowl-
edgment TO bond, filing petition and
bond, administering oaths, and all other
acts of said commissioners of like char
acter necessary to perfecting the petit
tions 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
oaths, to take Acknowledgements to all
papers and instruments filed in their
office and 20 possess the same powers
for that purpose as are now given by
the statute law of the state of missouri
to justices of the peace. All fees and
charges so collected shall be paid over
tn the treasurer of the city wherein
they are appointed. to lie plaeed4t tn the
credit of the general revenue fund of such
city. Said excise commissioners shall
take a recent therefor from the treas
urer; the original they shall file with the
city auditor, and the duplicate thereof
they shall file in their own office as a
part of the record thereof. The said
excise commissioners shall make said nay
ments 10 the city treasurer on the first
Monday Of each and every month, and
shall at the time of making said pay-
mepts to the treasurer ale with the city
auditor a fun, complete and sworn state
ment of all of the fees collected by them
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
al. the nnme Of the person to whom is
sued, date when issued, date of eXpira-
tion and amount of ad valorem tax aid
on each.