Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1914-10-09

pealed and the following new sections
in lieu thereof are hereby enacted to be
sections 1890 and 1887.
Sec. 1880. In all cities In this state
now have or may hereafter have
a population of three hundred thousand
Inhabitants or more. there is hereby
a board OF excise commissioners
TO consist of two members, who shall
have exclusive authority to grant
dramshop licenses. One OF the commits
sioners so appointed shall be a member
of the leading political party opposed TO
that to which the mayor belongs. Every
excise commissioners. before entering
upon the duties OF his office, shall take
and subscribe an a or afhrmation 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
fee, 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 ($10, 900. 00). conditional that he viii
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 commissioners must have been a
bona fide citizen and resident of the city
wherein appointed for at least two years
next previous to his appointment, n
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 ana
qualified; he shall devote his entire time
during business hours to the duties OF
his office; he may be removed from Oh
flee by the mayor or governor at pieas-
ure, by the council for cause, ana
by the courts as provided by law, ana not
otherwise; provided, however, that In the
event II becomes necessary for the gov
ernor to remove as many as three com
missioners, then the governor shall, ana
Is hereby vested with the power to NIL
vacancies created by such removals.
Each commissioner shall receive a salary
OF five thousand dollars tS5,O0O,0O) per
annum, payable monthly by such city III
such manner as such city pays the sal
aries of it's 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 no"
in office, shall deliver to their successors
or demand, all property pertaining 10 tins
office.
Sec. 1881. The person to whom q
| dramshop license shall be issued sinai
nay the excise commissioners n fee 81
three dollars for each state license anc
a fee of three dollars for each city
license, for granting and Issuing thf
| same, and said excise commissioner
shall charge, collect and receive a further
! sum of three dollars for taking acknowI'
edgments Of each petition filed. acknowl'
edgment 10 bond, filing petition anC
bond. administering oaths, and all otle'
! acts of said commissioners Of like char
| acter necessary TO perfecting the peti
lions and papers before the license il
issued. and the said excise commissions
ers shall perform. all these services
and acts. and for that purpose the salt
! excise commissioners are hereby grant
ed and given the power to ddnlniSte
oaths, to take acknowledgements to al
| papers and instruments filed IN thel
Office aud TO possess the same power
for that purpose as are now given b,
the statute law of the state of Missoui
TO Justices OF the peace. All fees ant
| charges 40 collected shall be paid owe
to the treasurer OF the city whtreil
they are appointed, 10 be placed To tn
credit of the general revenue fund OF SWrI
city. Said excise commissioner Shai
take a receipt therefor from the treas
luer: the original they shall file with tn
city auditor, and the duplicate therro
they shall Tile IN their own office as
mart of the record thereof. The sal
excise commissioners shall make said nay
mems TO the citv treasurer on the frs
Monday ~ each aud every month, an
shall at the time Of making said pay
ments 10 the treasurer file with the cit
auditor a fun. complete and sworn state
ment Of all of the fees collected by Their
81 bareir directed dUrinR the prCCpGin