The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-03
MAYORS ORDER ON
CLOSING NOT EFFECTIVE.

Several days before Novem-
Der l the mayor of Columbus
served each person or firm en-
/ gagged in the business Of selling
near beer in the town with an
order that such business or oc-
cupation must close October 81.
An ordinance had been duly
passed and signed by the
mayor authorizing the col
the mayor authorizing the col
lection Of a tax of $50 per
month for selling near beer and
at the time the closing order
was issued the said ordinance
had not been repealed, and was
still effective. Some of the near
beer men demanded a tax re-
ceipt from the clerk after pay
ment.
c. II. Johnson had secured
such tax receipt after pay
ment of the $50 and on the
morning of November sold a
bottle Of Hiawatha. He was i'm
mediately arrested by Thos. G..
Lakeland, village marshal. and
taken before Judge Peach. A
hearing was had and Johnson
was released The decision of
the court without a doubt gave
all persons holding a tax receipt
the same privilege as Johnson
had taken, though none of the
men opened for business.
Later in the day ". c. Hooy-
er, j. r. Blair, village clerk, G..
r. Parks and Village Marshal
Thus G.. Lakeland went to those
who had paid the tax and re-
quested tnat in the interest of
the town they close up and not
sell any near beer, which they
al readily agreed 70 do. and now
the lid is on tight.
Wednesday evening, Novem-
Der !, the trustees met and re-
/ pealed the ordinance authoriz-
ng the tax, and adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
BE TT RESOLVED BY THE
( BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF COLUM-
| BUS, n. NJ:
THAT Whereas. by Ordinance
No. %, duly adopted and ap-
proved on the lst day Of Aug
ust, 1916. by the Trustees and
Mayor Of the Village of Column
bus, ~ NJ, the barter. sale or
exchange, or the offering for
barter. sale or exchange of any
spirituouS malt. or other intoN-
icating liquors was and is pro-
hibited.
And Whereas. for some time
tan, Two per cent and other i'm
tan, Tw per cent, and other i'm
itation and near beers which are
malt and spirituouS, have been.
and are now being, bartered and
sold by various individuals and
places If business in the village
of Columbus. Y. NJ.
And Whereas, the illegality
of the barter and sale and eN-
change of said described near
and imitation beers having been
called to the attention of the
Mayor and Trustees of said Vii
lage of Columbus, n. NJ, and
the said Mayor having thereup-
on, on the 18th day of October.
1916, as his own act and the act
of said Trustees, served written
notice upon all of said individ-
uals and places of business, en-
gagged in the sale of said near
and imitation beers, that on and
after the 3lst day of October.
1916, no occupation tax receipts,
license or other form of permit
would be issued by said village
for the sale of said Two Per
Cent or other near or imitation
beers, and that thereafter the
sale of such beers would be
prosecuted in the manner and
form provided by law and ordi-
nance;
And Whereas, in direct con-
flict of the law and said ordi-
nance, and in disregard of said
written notice, G.. +. Parks, City
Clerk, and Thomas G. Lakeland.
City Marshal of the Village of
Columbus, N. NJ, having receiv-
ed and accepted from several in
dividuals and places Of business
the sum of fifty (50) dollars,
issued to said individuals and
places of business an alleged IL
cense for the sale of said near
and imitation beers;
"And Whereas, Said Issuance