Show provos tRO VOS LICENSE BILL the hill bow under consideration bythe city council licensing and regulating the manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors is quite voluminous and with one or two exceptions ap pears to cover every ground intended by ita provisions any person over the age of twenty one years upon applina tion for license filed with the city recorder stating definitely the particular place in which the liquor business is to ba carried on and by filing a bond in any sum not less than one li undred nor more than one thousand dollars can procure a license for selling liquor this bond ia in the form of an agreement with the city eliat during the continuance of his license lie will keep an orderly and well regulated house aliat he will not allow gambling cards dice or any kotlier device or implement used in gambling within his house out libuse yard or other premises under his control eliat he all damages fines and forfeitures which may be adjudged against him under any of the provisions of aliis ordinance we are of alie opinion that this sec tion should be amended in two particulars alic way the bill now stands ary person of legal age can get a license for liquor selling regardless of their moral reputation and alie feelings of the busi ness men or citizens in the immediate neighborhood of the proposed saloons we think that the should be amended so as to make it necessary eliat the signatures of at least six citizens immediately surrounding the intended place of business should accompany the applicants petition we have seen business houses adjoining saloons disastrously afi on account of their close proximity to these places consequently we consider tho consent of men engaged in business adjoining alie intended location of saloons be given license is granted bythe attaching of signatures to the petition section y of the bill provides that after alie petition statement and bond of alie license applicant have been filed the council shall determine the amount to be paid for license shall not be less than six hundred nor more than twelve hundred dollars aliis of course is the minimum and maximum amounts for license as in alie license bill passed by lature 0 license isto be issued fora longer period than oncy earnor less alian oliree months section 5 makes it imperative that a new bond be made and filed with the city recorder whenever any condition of the original ginal bond be broken or inease of the death insolvency or removal of either of the sureties and it is declared unlawful for auy person to soil liquor until aliis new bond is made and accepted the penalty for any person convicted of manufacturing or selling or disposing in any way of liquors without a license is by fine in any sum less than one li undred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one hundred days ar both fine and imprisonment the sixth and seventh sections are undoubtedly the best features of alie bill they are as follows SEC 6 any person licensed as herein provided alio by himself liis clerk agent servant or employee give sell or otherwise dispose of any intoxicating drink or any of the liquors mentioned in aliis ordinance to any indian insane or idiotic person or to any minor apprentice or employee under twenty oue years of age or who shall permit any of said persons to bo and remain in his place of business where liquors are sold without the consent of alie parents guardian or employee shall be deemed guilty of an offense offence and upon conviction therefore shall bo fined in any sum less than oue li undred dollars or bo imprisoned not exceeding one liun dred days or bogli fined and imprisoned sic 7 any person licensed as herein provided who by himself liis clerk abent servant ur employee give sell or otherwise dispose ot any of alie liquors named in this ordinance to any intoxicated person or to any person in alie of getting intoxicated shall be deemed guilty of an and upon conviction shall be fined in an sum less alian ons dollars J imprisoned not exceeding one hundred days or both fined and imprisoned every person licensed is liable under the provisions of section 8 of aliis ordinance to a fine of less alian ono hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one li undred days or both fine and imprisonment if lie permits alio playing epou any musical instrument or dancing sleeping or lodging in alic night tine or any disorderly or boisterous conduct on his premises no liquor according to section 9 id allowed to bo sold in any other room than the front room upon thu ground floor of the es of alie licensed tho penalty for the violation of aliis section ia similar to that for allowing ss etc on alie premises sundays election days except for school trustee and legal holidays are days set apart in section 10 for alie closing of all saloons as also any of alie hours of any day after ten in alie evening and before six the following tiie penalty for alio violation of this provision provi aion is alie same as that in alie preceding one section 11 forbids the keeping of any billiard pool or caal table pin alley or ten pin alley or bablo and ball allees in any room where liquors are sold or in any adjoining room connected therewith by an avenue of direct tion or the playing of any game of i aco in said rooms A fino of loss n buo ouo hundred dollars or imprisonment ipas than one li undred days or both fine and imprisonment is attached to all violations of this section the cites discretionary power for revoking bonds of persons licensed under this ordinance is dwelt upon in section 12 and also the penalties attached to those found guilty of selling liquors after being notified of the revoking of their boad clerks agents servants or employed are made equally liable as principals by section 13 to fine and imprisonment for any violations of the provisions of this ordinance section 14 ia unnecessary the city already has the power to inflict fine 0 r imprisonment for persons found intoxicated the fifteenth and last section in the bill as it now stands repeals the pes p es prohibitory ordinance and all adi conflicting with the na v bill saving and excepting all rights and rights cf actions which have existed and may be existing under and by virtus of any of said ordinances and alie right to prosecute the lame to final judgment and complete execution whether said actions or rights of actions be now pending in the courts or otherwise |