Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-10
CITY COUNCIL DoINGs

VIRoQUA. Wis. February ?. 1915.
Common council Of City Of Viroqua met in
regular ss SI session Present. Mayor Beat Alder
Ordinance No. a6, an ordinance TO license and
regulate billiard tables. bowling saloons, nine or
ten pin alleys. ard provide for the abatement and
renewal Of the same was introduced signed by
AID. II. E Rogers and read. And on motion Of
Aid. Rogers and seconded that the rules be sus-
pended and the ordinance as read be placed on its
voting aye. Roll call on passageof ordinance all
voting aye. On motion Of Aid. As. Nelson and
seconded the ordinar ee was placed on its passage
Roll call all voting aye.
ORDINANCE NO. &C.
An ordinance to license ard rcgulae billiard
tables bowling sooons. nine or ten pin alleys
end provide for abatement and removal OF same.
The City of viroqua do ordaiu as followss
SECTION 1. No person shall rent or keep, or
permit to be rented. placed or kept upon his her
or their premises within the limits of the city Of
Virodua any billiard or other table wherein balls
are played. bowling saloons nine or ten pin al
leys, without first having obtained license there
fore as hereinafter required. ANY person who
shall violate any either OF the provisions of this
section shall, upon conviction thereof be punish
ed for each offense and for each billiard or other
table or bowling saloon Of ten pin alley 90 kept.
or rented placed upon bis her or their premises
without first having license therefor as herein
after provided REd required. by fine Of not less
SECTION 2 Any person desiring "a c h
license shall pay the city treasurer the sum of
ten dollars for each such table, and ten dollars
for such bowling saloon to be kept by him. no de-
auctions being made for fractional parts of years.
and shall forthwith file with the city clerk said
treasurer's receipt therefor. together with bond
with at least two sureties. who shall each Justify
| therein in the sum of three hundred dollars. not
| to permit gambling for money or any other valu-
able thing, upon such tables or alleys; or TO per
init any ardent spurious, malt vlnous ana intoxi-
| eating liquors or drink. in any quantity whatso-
ever. to be sold given away in or about his heE
or their premises to any person whatsoever, with
tnftf frat hu1Hf grnlfa
that minors shall b. Suffered to play any games
| therein: and such bord shall recite the place
where such tables alleys shall be kept. Upon
and after the approval Of such bond and appllca-
ton by the Common Council. the Mayor and Clerk
shall issue license to the applicant for the re-
mainder of the term.
| SFcrloN8 Every person SO licensed as afore-
| said shall keep an orderly and well regulated
house. Such person shall not sell or give away
any malt. spirituous, ardent. vinous and intoNi-
eating liquors drinks, without first having OBJ
tanned a license therefor shall not allow any card
PLAYING or throwing Of dice or gambling for mon
ey or other valuable thing upon such tables bowl
ing saloons or alleys or in or about his. her OF
their premises. nor allow any disturbance or un.
usual noises in or about such premises and shall
not open his place of business on Sunday. and
shall close il as early as II o'clock p. M OF each
/ week day. shall not have or permit any partition
screen. covering, thing or device OF any kind te
be upon in the of any Goor. window OF
windows in the building in which such business
Is conducted permit such windows to b
painted. stained otherwise discoiored, or 50
NuhHAE lNtst ~ 70 prevent a ANiA NtSN ttSA AAis
street into such place Of business: and shall not
suffer or permit any minor TO remain in or about
such premises or TO play any games upon said
tables or IN said bowling saloon.
SECTION Z. Every license granted hereunder
shall be issued and held under the condition thai
the Common Council shall have power at any
time, 10 summon the holder Of any such license &
appear before il, and to revoke such license IN tbs
manner mentioned in sections l6SS and 1859 of th'
Revised Statutes of the State Of Wisconsin tol
the year lSAS and upon due proof that the holder
of sach license has violated any of the provisions
of this ordinance. or has been convicted of a vio
lation of any Of the ordinances of the city OF vi
roqua, or Of the Statutes Of the State OF Wiseon
SIN relating to the sale or giying away q matt
ardent. Intoxicating spiritu0us liquors ans
drinks. such license shall be revoked, and hi
place OF business be held and declared pubi
nuisance and be forthwith shut up and ahated 3
order OF the Common Council; and no part Of tn
mc ~ paid for such license SO revoked. shall u
any case be refunded
Section Of ordinance No.7 and ali Of vrc tnane
No are hereby repeated
Passed. ordained and ordered Published Febru
airy 2. 1915,
A. j. BEAT. Mayor
Gro. H. CIARKE. Clerk.
introduced by H. f. RoGERs. ST., list War
Official publication February IL. 1910
Labor account. VIVA welch 5 20, VIM. Tewal
$40. P. Snearley $50. Irwin Henry lS-so J. Mont
gogasrS W. /. W. Montgomery ~. Ghas- Gree
| II. Lewis F. larson 2. %. Geo. Ranger ~. I
Hanson s.os. Smith Hardware Co 66n. II. II. Rat
plement Co. $3.50, Viroaua Electric Light Co,se.
Upon motion council adjourned.