The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-19


question of granting license in such City for the sale OF
Intoxicating liquor will be submitted for determination at
such election At such election when petitioned tor
said question shall be voted by ballot PROVIDED
by the City Clerk and ballot to be known as License
Ballot The said ballot shall have printed thereon Tor
license and against license and each qualified eector
voting upon said question shall place mark (X
in the place provided opposite the words for license or
the place opposite the words against license which
ballots shall be deposited in separate ballot box to be
provided for in every voting precinct and such votes shall
be counted for against said question in accordance with
ton laws of this State The ballots shall be duly
vassed returned and certified according the laws gov
erning such elections, and if the majority OF the votes
upon the question in favor of license then license
for the sale Of intoxicating liquor be granted but II
the majority cast the question shall be against license
then license shall be granted to sell intoxicating liquor
either at wholesale retail in the City until such vote
shall be reversed at subsequent election, at which the
question of license is in like submitted Provided
that Intoxicating liquor manufactured therein may be sold
to be consumed outside of the City, and provided further
that any duly licensed and pracng physician veten
aran may prescribe, duly licensed druggist phar
macis actually carrying business such may in good
faith such druggist pharmacist dispense Intoxicating
liquor under the restrictions and the penalties,
provided in such by the laws of Minnesota with refer
ence thereto In the construction of the meaning of the
terms Intoxicating liquor and liquors. "sell and SALE
with reference this Charter provisions the shall be
the same meaning respectively prescribed there
year 1913 No license shall be granted sell intoxcat-
ing liquor for less than five hundred (5OO dollars
license fee for year and the City Council shall have
provide for the of greater therefor
before the granting OF such license.
Prevention of Drunkenness Punishment.
(2) To prevent open and notorious drunkenness and
obscenty in the public places of the City, and
to provide for the arrest and punishment OF all guilty
persons thereof.
Public Auctions.
go To regulate the time, manner and place OF holding
public auctions and vendueS.
Nuisances.
(41 To remove and abate any nuisance injurious to
public health morals and the City Council shall have
power define what shall be considered nusances and
provide tor the punishment OF all persons who MAINTAIN
or 11fIvo of ff1nOc 1tchr 111San
Vagrancy.
g. The City Council shall have power to define who
shall be considered Migrants and to authorize the arrest
fine and Imprisonment Migrants of all persons who not
having visible to maintain themse Ives or without
employment, idly lettering rambling about, or staying
in drinking saloons, houses OF ilfame houses of post
tuition bad repute gambling houses railroad depots
fire engine houses, who shall be found trespassng
private premises public premises begging placing
themselves in the thoroughares public places
beg receive aims; also keepers exhibitors visitors
any gaming table, gambling house, house of fortune
telling other place device, persons of i'll repue
shall have in their possession any article thing used
for obtaining money under false pretenses or who shall
disturb any place where public private schools held
either on week or Sabbath days, places where religious
worship is held.
Impure Ice Cutting and Sale
/ co. To restrain, regulate and control the cutting of
ice within the City limits and to prevent the sale in said
City of any impure ice any ice cut from any place.
either within without said City which is impure,
taken from where the is impure and to authorize
chairman of the Board of Health of said City pre-
vent the sale in the City of impure ice
Sewage Systems.
(7) The City Council may provide for the laying out
and the construction constructing of system of general
sewage for the City and may alter the when it is
deemed to be for the best interest of the City.
Establishing Water Light and Heating Plants. Granting
Franchises
81 To make and establish public pumps, wells, els
terms hydrants reservoirs and fountains and provide
for and conduct into under and through the streets
avenues alleys and public grounds of the City of Ely and
to provide for and erection waterworks of
the City with the necessary equ pment for the supply of
said City and its inhabitants, and to grant the
right to private companies corporations
waerworks supply said City and its inhabitants
thereof with water and authorize and empower such
company corporation to lay water pipes into through
and under the Streets alleys and public grounds
of the City, and when necessary for properly carrying out
the purposes of said City, company corporation and
for the of the City company corporation in the
provided in this Charter to control the erection and
operation of such waterworks and the laying of and
mains accordance with the conditions and to be
agreed upon provided in this Charter with said
corporations and shall have power provide for and
control the erection and operation of works for heating
public buildings of the City private residences by
gas, other and supplying heat power the
inhabitants of the City either for domestic mercantile
purposes and grant the right such works. and
to control the erection and operation of such works and
the laying of pipes and mains into through and under the
Streets avenues alleys and public grounds of said City
any company persons corporations under the cond
persons corporation subject the provisions provided
in this Charter.
Majority Vote Necessary to Appropriate Funds
90 No appropriation of money shall be made without
of the majority of all the members of the City Coun-
Gil in its favor which shall be by Ayes and Noes
into the proceedings of the Council
Abating Nuisances.