The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-13
LEGAL NOTICES.
AN oRDINANcE

AN ORDINANCE
10 BE ENTITLED:-An ordinance to
license, tax and regulate the sale, keep
Ing and dispensing Of intoxicating liquors
as a beverage.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PENSACOLA:
Section l. That no person shall sell
or keep for sale any spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors without first paying the
license tax required by existing ordi-
nances to be paid by dealers in such IL
Quors
Section 2 Whoever gives, or by pre-
tended sale OF any other article, furnishes
any liquor, wine or beer to a customer
or permits the same to be done, with
view to entice custom or to evade the
law, shall be deemed a seller without a
licenses, and liable to the penalties for
selling liquor without a license.
Section 9. Social clubs and corpora
tons not for profit which are duly in
corporated by order Of the circuit judge
owning and occupying their own club
house, or with a membership limited 10
seyenty-nve members, which only Keep
and serve liquor for their members and
nonresident guests, and not for the pur-
pose Of profit for the club, its members,
servants employees, or any other person
or corporation, shall pay an annual IL
cense tax Of One Hundred and Fifty Dol
lars. And, except as is above PROVIDED,
every club serving or distributing 10 It's
members or nonresident guests, spirit
preparation thereof, whether such service
or distribution be made upon contTibu-
tion to the club Of money, or by check
or other device, shall pay the City an an
nual tax Of Five HundraS Dollars
Section A. Wherever rde word "clup'
Is used in this ordinance il shall be held
to incln1e all persons associattng them
S5iVes together as a club, whether IN
corporated or not Incorporated, including
social clubs Incorporated by orders Of cir
cult judges, after their charters have
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by law and approved by them, and only
such uniricorporated clubs or associations
as are organized for lawful purposes and
as shall be approved by the Board OF
Section 8. Every club applying for a
license under this ordinance shall make
application in writing to the Board or
Commissioners at least five days before
the date of the granting Of said license,
setting forth: ~ The name Of the club
and whether Incorporated or not moor
porated; If Incorporated a certified copy
/ of its charter; If not incorporated true
/ and correct copy of the articles of asso-
| citation or agreement under which II
/ was formed and does business, which
/ (2) The names and addresses OF the Of
( ficers and directors thereof. go The
/ location, including the streets and num-
/ beers, where such business is 10 De con-
I Quoted. ca The names Of the persons
1 who shall be the manager OF the club,
or who shall be in actual charge Of the
business of the club, 90 Such appl1ca-
/ ton shall be accompanied by a fee OF
Five Dollars to pay for the publication
/ of the notice as hereinafter provided.
Section 6. The Board Of Commissioners
shall publish in a newspaper published
/ in the City, at least three days prior TO
! the issuance of the license applied for, a
notice setting forth: % The name OF the
| club applying for license, and whether
/ incorporate or not incorporated5 Cd Inc
/ names and addresses Of the officers ana
directors thereof; (31-The location, In
/ Guiding the street and number where
1 such business is to be located; 90 The
] name of the manager of the club (5)
The date upon which the Board win hear
( reHnonstrances of citizens against the
/ granting Of such application.
! Section T. The Board Of Commission
| ers shall investigate all applications for
7 club licenses, and the Board may re-
fuse to grant any such license when it
is proved that the such club Is formed
( or operated for the purpoes OF selling IN
/ toxicated liquors in violation Of law, or
/ that the officers, directors or manager OF
| the club are not persons Of good moral
| character or that the location of SUCH
! club, or the character of its members
| viii render il a detriment to the persons
residing in the vicinity OF such club, or
4 when any provisions of this ordnance are
not fully compiled with.
/ Section 8. Except as is otherwise pro
vided in this ordinance, any person who
for money, or gain, or any compensation
! by any device, scheme, or contrtvanee,
shall procure or keep for use as bev-
l erage in any shop, store, room or other
/ place, any spirituous, vinous or malt Ii
quor, which is retailed, or dispensed, or
/ given away to be drank in or at such
place; or the proprietor or any other per
| son in charge or control of any store,
! shop, restaurant or other place Of public
resort where persons habitually congre-
/ gate and drink, spirituous, Ylnous or
4 malt liquor, which is there habitually
kept procured, or delivered to be there
retailed or dispensed and used as a bev-
eTage: or where facilities are provided
for the keeping, procuring. dispensing
I and drinking of any such liquor, by Gus
toners or other persons habitually fire.
| quenting such place, shall be deemed the
| keeper of a tipping house, and, as such
/ shall be subject to the payment OF the
| license tax of Five Hundred Dollars.
/ Section 9. That the keeper of a II
censed hotel or boarding house may
serve registered guests and boarders with
liquor to be consumed with their meals
when such guests or boarders shall pro-
vide the liquor for their own use, anc
no pay or compensation is charged dt-
rectiy or indirectly for keeping or serv-
ing the same.
Section 10. That any hotel or boarding
house-not having a tipping house IL
cense, which procures or keeps or serves
liquor for guests or boarders with meals
otherwise than is provided in the fore
going section shall pay the City an an
nual license tax of Five Hundred Dollars
Section IL. The proprietor of hotels
house license which shall procure o.
keep and serve liquor for guests and
boar6ers shall keep a book in which the1
shall at all times have registered the cor
rect names of the guests or boarders and
shall record in book to be kept for tina
purpose the description and quantity o
every assortment of liquor which shall
be procured or kept and served to eacF
such guest or boarder.
Section u. That every club licensed
to serve and dispense liquor to thei
members and n-resident guests only
shall keep a register of the complete
membership Of said club, and OF all non
resident guests.
Section Is. That the books and records
mentioned in the two foregoing sections
shall at all times be open for inspection
. by the City Marshal or other persol
duly authorized to inspect same by tn
Board Of Commissioners. The officers o
any club, or other persons who shall fai
to comply with any provision of thi
section, or of either OF the two foregoing
} sections, shall be liable to payment o
the license tax required for selling spirit
uous, vinous and malt liquor and to tn
penalties provided for selling liquor with
out license
Section IA. Every person who desire
to obtain a license for a tippling hous
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