Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-09-30
ORDINANCE l-ICENSIN G
EX-SALOOMS IS O. K.'O
BY COUNCIL
POLICE IN CONTROL
PLACING FORMER DRAMSHOPS IN
"NHISAnCE" CLASS GIVES 40
MINISTRATION RIGHT TO TAX
PUT PERMITS AT $50 a YEAR.

Ordinances imposing a license fee
of $50 yearly on all ice cream ana
soft drink parlors, ANA designed tt
hold up under any form Of legal 4.
tack. were passed unanmou -Iy last
night by the city council. The law
were presented by Mayor Weeks, and
after CITY Clcrl, Curt had disposed
of reading them the two licensing pro
posaIs went skating thrOu1h without
a dissenting vote They become upeT-
atye on Noy /, and according to eN
Per in the Law, are haWless in their
present form, thus cirCumycnting the
necessity Of any more repeals, SHc9
as were forced upon former ordinance
edoIte1 to cover the same PROPOSE
tions.
The legal phrasing is exceedingly
precise. To make possible tax
against soft drink parlOrs the ordi-
nance first classitlcs them az "nul-
sances." This determination gives
the city the right 70 proclaim them
under the supervision of the police
and health departments After list
ing the former saloons in this manner
the ordinance is very specific in nam
ing what shall con ,titute viola ion OF
police and health rules
The ordinance covering ice cream
parlors. because thy statutes permit ol
taxing them. are not so ClaboratelN
classified, every Place where ice cream
is sold manufactured or served, or
kept for sale, where soft drinks are
Ia, l., h., 70 no
clause
Screens Must Go.
Embodied in both laws are clauses
which put strict taboo on all screens,
curtains. shades. opaque or painted
glass or any other means Of darFen-
ing. and obscuring the fronts Of ei her
the ice cream parlors or soft drink
parors. They spccif, particularly
that the interiors of all such places
shall be kept in open view of the
street in front
Revocations of ice cream rarlo.
licenses are provided for any viol1-
tions Of the city ordinance relating
police. santa ion or health. Another
section provides cancellation Of per
mitS In event any of tn" LAWS Of Hi.
ncis. or the' rules of any department
or officer thereof, relating to santa
tion and health in so tar as such laws
f"e applicabIe A third section makes
1t possible for the council to revoke
n incense tor any good cause shown
Provides Heavy Penalties.
Penalties for conviction include
fines Of not less than So nor more
than s. for each and every oftcnse.
The lines are more tightly drawn
around the soft drink putlors, Viola
tion Of any state laws, b., having pos
session OF intoxicating liquors; viola
tion of any state regulations pertain
ing to sanitation and health, brcakinI
any of the United states provisions
against intoxicating liquors; for fail
ure on demand to deliver samples OF
each brand of drinks sold TO the
mayor. commissioners or police otli-
GERS or by order Of the council for any
good cause shown. will cause any pro-
prietor of a soft drink parIOr to lose
his license. II the owner of the par.
lor Ia the owner of the building in
which the offense is committed the
crdiance puts "a one-year ban AGAINST
Ieopening the building again for tha
purpose of selling soft drinks.
Must Be Orderly.
The appended provisions are some
of the rstrictions placed around Ice
cream parlors to guarantee them
proper police surveillance;
T. Keep and maintain decent
and orderly house.
2. Keep and maintain such
place in a sanitary and beautiful
condition. in accordance with the
ordinances Of the city Of Ottawa
and OF The laws OF the state Of
Illinois.
3. Maintain no screens cur.
tains, shades. Opaque or painted
glass or otherwise to darken or
obscure the front Of his place Of
business, but the entire interior
of such place shall always be kept
in open view of the street in front
The Soft Drink Ordinance.
Those governing and regulating Soit
drink parlors are little more exact
ing and provide that the propriCtors:
|, Keep and maintain decent
and orderly house.
2. Keep and maintain such place
in sanitary and hcalthful condi.