HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 156 ~n o~din~nce on tko. s~?oject of. licenses· for the .sale or :other
..... d~spos~tion 0f.liquolr~'~ .limi'ting the nuffoer of' li'ce~.s, es,...i~.res, c. riblng · .. "
· cond'i'tiOns.:-'.up.on.'-which'tieenS'~s "~.y' be granted; fixing the amo.un~ of '-
.. annual licensei':'fee's,, pre~scribi.ng puni0hment for'. an. in f'mction of .said
... '.'.. 'ordinance, and'.¥e~.~ealing ~11 preVious existing Ordinances.'. :.-
.... ~.'~ B0ard-'~bf'"T~uSt'eos· .of 'theC'ity 0.f Bake.r~field do..o'rdain as -
fo' low "
:'..'.. "' section .1-~ Every.~oer~son,_ firm or co~ooration sha.ll befo_qe .eh-'
gaging 'in or commencing the busines.~..of ,elling.} .'semring' er' gi~.~ing away
spii;~Uo, us,.malt 'o'r'fe~-~'ented liquor.s, 'wines o~. ciders ( or'.mixed 'ir.-
· t. oxLica~in~ liquorS)', x.~thin the limits of the City Of Baker~fie!d, ob-
.. tai~ a license therefore: from'said city for one, year, .'and pay for the
... '"' ~am'~,' 'and' in t,he ~nne~, 'the sums. here.inafter specified; prey{dod, that
".i. 'no license.., t.~i~:t~e""is~Uedifor'any .sa'loon, ba-rroom'~ .dramsho~ or tin~
piing ~ouse , or any other place Who're sr~iri:tuous ~.~alt or fermented
· Iiquors~.. 'wines:' cf..ciderS,' or mixed intqxicating ·liquors .ar.e s°ld,
....... -':'~ .... g iv:on.-away~''-o r" ot.h'e rv.....'fS~' :di~o. sed. '~'f, ' :Ox'c'~'t~ ~i-~c~"~h' "6T~'~: '~T'- t~e" 'Bo~.rd
.... .'. of"TrUst~es .of. said City; .'
· ' ' Section' ~¢-' ' - T.h~t the license, to be 'is,~ued her. eunder shaii be
'~ ' .'~ct'assified 'a.S .follows'! ., · . . ..
... (a) 'W~no~esa..1ei.Liquo,r deale:~:"~- .license. ...
· ".'(~b~... 'Retail 'liq..d~r' dea'ler~"s' 'license:; .. "
" '... '·Each cla.~s o.f. ~aid licenses to be e~oplic~'bl'e_ . only t'o the _~ar-
ticular class 'of liquor, business' a~.hereinafter s. POci.fied, for which
.. the.'same·are issu~, .exce.n~" as .otherwise provided herein;; it' shall be
the duty of the r,m~shal 6f .said ~.ity of Bakersfield to issue' licenses
under this 6rdi'nance: according to:and under the c!assi~ication s'oeci'~
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._~!.e.d.zn ~l~e. /~e.rnti=~s ~ne~-i~-f~-fo-~, w~,_.cn snail De flied' with ,.~e ~tt'y -O-te'rk .....
o'f' sai'd.0ity of Bakersfield,. in t'he name' .of the pe. rso~.'or .persons des- "'
ignat'e'd in such .permit, · &n~' l'iab!'e.' to "p.~.y the ·license under 'the sane:
... ''the'~marshal' t'o have .the. collection of all such licenses so..issued
·inc]~,d~ng .the payment rmd[e by the applicant to the Oi.ty..for' a'n' Original
>""- .. ' S'~Ct.iOn'":S~ For the purp. ose~. of this ordinance a 'wl'~lesale.
· ' establi'skmeng. 'is de'clas, ed.t.o..be a place where · sp~r~tuo, us, vinous,
.... ~. ma~t'oz., nttx~d .into'~,i¢~.t'ing .liquors' are Sold, 'sera. ed or. given .away 'in'
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.. ~uantities of.. one:..uuar.t:..or mo~e,-and.where such ~i~.uors are sold,
· ". 'ser~ed-'or giv'en' avmy';' ahd. Ahy perch, n,. who, as owner, agent 'or.. other$ise
Conducts ~r ~.a'r:rie""~ on anY'such pls, ce .or establishn'~ent:, the. ~a.:r[e-being
.:.~ 'coriduot'e'd.'"Or..ca.~ied on. ei.ther., ex~l. us'iy.eiy or.in' connection. With, or ~s
":: ..a '~art;' "depart,..n~nt'.or ~ran'dl~'of 'any other busihess.' o'r o..ccupation, is for
'th~ ~urPose' oZ"this ordina'nce, declared 'to be car_~(ing on.the business
~ner the '.ore-
visions 'icl' this 'ordinance nor any' of ~he defnintio.ns herein gix~en,
..."". '" S'hal! 'apply to' the".sale .by'druggists for medicfnal purposes. °nly, uis'on.
:.. . ').."prescri'.ot'ion in..wi, iting..., given".b.y'.any..regu!ar.. . 1.icens.ed. physic-i'an Or any
· of'.the articlos..herein, enumerated:,.'
· ' '.: S~ection' 4, "'. ~o'r-'the purp'o"~e of 'this ordinance a retai, i iiquo, r es-
· ... .t. ablish~an't, is. dec.~,red t'b 'b'e a plaoe..where spirituous,, vinous,., mit
- or'mix~d intbxi'c~ting .liquors. are. sold, se,~red or given aY:ay in quan-
~ ""+'~ies~ ~.~ O~'-fi'ot...'more'.'than. 'one qUar~:.t'o · b'e.'..drun'R either 'u-con_ the Prenises
· .. o'r el~Jewhere;;'Drov~'~!e'd~ however tha't neither of t:he .provisions of'this
ordinance, no.~ any. of the' defnintions.~ herein give:n-, s.!~all-apply' to the
sale by.~r.u, ggists.for medicinal purposes only, upon a prescription
'' .in w.'rit'i.ng~, give,· y .any .regular licensed physic, ian' of any of the 'a~--
t~.cle~ herein" enumerated~.
.. ;.. '2'v:a'S' ow:ne.ri:...a'gent;- les. See~.' or..othe~tiso., 'c°nd~.c.ts or "carries.. on e. retail
liqUo~-.es~aB~i~'shmentl as hereindefined, is for the. ~urp.oses.'of .this or-. '
' .. .dinanc~ .dec:iared ~o be ·carrying 'on the 'business 'o.f a"~e. tail liquor deale=
Section 6. " That the rate of license' for engaging in and carrying
0n.'the .business Of a wholesale liquor ~lealer in the City of.B~kers-
fielc~ is he'reby fixed at the-sum, of' ,;$400.00 per Year, pa~able~ in".ad-
.. vance in quarterly installments-of.$'i00':' ~00~ each and the license issued ...
· there-fore is des.i~nat~d "Wholesale Liquor License"',' : ·
..... · ' ' T~.go.the..rate .Of'license for engaging in and carrying.' on. t:he bus-. :
iness °f'a retail !:iquor dealer in the 0ity of Bakersfield'is"hereby..
ffxe~., a~ .the~' stum 0.f'.$800,0'0~ per year"for each place, payable' in. advance,. ..:
in 'qua'rt~r.ly i'fist~lments· 6f !~.[50,.00 each, and the license therefor i's '"
'designat. e'd !'Retail Liquor. License", "
· S'ecti. on".?? A' SePa~at.e tic'nsc' must: be Obtained 'for each 'p'lace. o'r
.branc. h' e'stablishme~,t,' where, said business t's carried :on., "
· . B'Jecti'on 8:~.(.'. : 'NO .lic:ense shall be.gr~nted to an~'.P.erson, firm Or cor-
~_o',-atio'n unde~ She provisions of 'thi's. ordinance , unless' the aDDlicaht
.t.here'for' be a bona. fide resident: of the City of Bakerss~'e!d, .and con-
tinu.e to be such' ddring.~ihe term of said .license..
· ' '.Sect'ion.. '9 ' - EVent ~erson~ firm. or'.. com~'oration~'~si.ring. . .. ..... to-open, ~eep ,. .,
or condu~.t a...wholLesal~ 'o-r .retaiT. lic£a~r'establishment .in said ci.ty, or
engage' i.n the'business .thereof,, s'uch".Person , firm or corporation-shal~ ~'
" make an apPlic~tioA'-~_inr~it'ing to the Board' of Trustees' for'.permiss~on
· to Obtain the licen'se: herein .'requi'red~. and every s~oh .person,. firm or
coz~'oratioh, shall, before' the .'first clay Of. Januaz~ of ca'ch .year make
.. e..pplicatio~ in writing'to ~he Boayd of Trustees for rene. wal.of such
license.'fo~ .the ensueinE ~ear~ and.sb~l! file with. said application .
a ~.ritten re¢come~dation Setting forth that the a~Lo~l.ic'ant or applicants. '.
azo Of.good moral character and are sober and suita'ble persons to'con-'"
cluC~ sudh busines'~:'~-and that' such place' of business is. a. suitable,. ..
. ~ ~ocia.i- order and due. police regulations' of the City whic'h recom~.~n'- .
dati.on must be' si'gned by not' less than. ten respectable citizens of said
city" ([ none of Whom shall be enLo!oye'es .o'f or hold Offfice un'de~ sai'd city)
owni.ng o~ ~oCcupying'~prop~Zrty' in the miiediate vicinitY' of such' proposed
e~tabl~s~ment, giving their residences and places, of bUbi.nes~ and occu-
pai-ons~z ~ -' '~ · "
.. 'T.he application.herein zeqUired'.shall co~.tain and set fort'h: .. ...
' l'st':". .. '.~.!h'o .name and-resid, ep'ce of the aDpli~.ant' 'or.applicants.and '-6.owI
long 'he 'or they have r~'s~ded in the c.ity of Bakersfield. ..' ..
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i.g~d;:. Tho ~e. rticular place for which-license is' z.-equired and tho ..
n~me of' the'o~mer of t'he premises. ".'.
'grd.. . "' T"hmt' the .aPplicant· or. applicants are the only ~ersons_ inter-
est. ed: in 'the business. asked.to, be' licensed, and that no..other pets'on or
'persons shall be. in anyway intere, ste'd, therein during the continuance-o f .. ·
the license. " .. " :
.... . Whether or'..not the applicant or ap'.olicants have ~d a 'license
· for the sa:le bf liqu. o~: in said Git7 of Bakersfield revoked'' during any .. "
.: time prede.dingl his .or' their present application. ·
" Bt'}i:'.. Whether'!tho'applic. ation is original' or. renewal,, said app!i£.... :"
· . cation ~.~s't"be yeti'fled b.~r the a~Dlic~.nt or apr..,lfca~t's.
~ ....B~efo~e--..~i~ing- g~d:h.ap.p, lica~ions' the applicant 'shall.p~y ~o't.he.'
O;..it~ O,~l.erk ~.he sum" req~.irod to obtainl'the'. license"desired," na.me:ly-
'-One.?~undre ~ (~100)'." if'fO~ -a wholesale license to pay for tlie 'license
.~:~or..one quarter year'in advance, and' One'.Hundred' Fifty ($150)) dollars ..
"if 'fdr'J~:"'retail l'i'~t~or:.'licen~e to ~a,~' for the !.icense for :one quarter
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.... ye~ in .advance. The ar, tounts'so' reoei~ed by the'O~-ty Olerk shall be
returned to 'the applicant if the a'O~i, lication is ~enied. The .GitY
C'.lerk"sh,..il thereu-oon endorse upend, s~id application...th,.t the requ.ieite
. .amount' ?~s been paid to -him' 'to ~ecure the license applied for~] "
g:rr.g"¢erson or persons .objecting to the issuance of '~ho'. license, o.~.
-?-~t'_-he~-re:newa~!.~zt~he-r~z~a .... ~' .~' ' +.*.-. ~-~r, emon. s~.r. anc,e_v.,~n:z_~:g__~z!-~. -b'e ..... .-."'- ·
· ' .... heard', at 'the' next meeting or' at the time set by the .Board.of. Trustees
· b~.~o.r.e .the '~.Pplication is 'passed .on. ..' ... '
" .UPon receivi~g such aPolication; the Boa.rd of T. rustees shal1
refer the .matt'er to.'the City.!.rarshal *'nd President .of the Board of.' ~.rus-"
.' te~ for ~nve"stigati..on as to.th~ moral character-o~ the applicant, 'and
:.. .Who~ther/~'~ i~'.sOb~ and '.suitable per~on to conduct andkeep ~uch a plac'e, .
and whe~her'.sUCh.'~.'plac.e 'is-a s¢itabl* an~ l:.roper' pla~e for cinducting.' ·
· . 'such bu~ines~S', and they ·shall then report to the.Boa~ Of T~stees .at
the next meeting.. I~ the'Board..find~ such.per~gn to' be oS"good'
·mora t Character '"" .
and a ~ob~r and suitable per~on t'o condu'c.t' ~uch p~oe
.'.and that such piac. e is suitable, respec'tab!e and proper locality. fo..r
conductin¢.. ... such busine*'~, agre'eabl~ to 'social order, and the .~olice .. '
regula~5on~ o.f the.City, tho~. they r~y in their. 'disorstion
tl~e ~a~¢piicant '~. not sober ~nd suitable per~on, to. keep~ conduct:
sUCk. place,, or that. suoh. place is an improper place' or locality,' con- ·
"sideri~.g t~e due police,-regulations of 'the City and of the ~ocial o~er
thore. 6f, they s~ .deny the petition and no licens'e shall be issued; ..
8aid license can '~'herea~ter, if issued, be a~si'gnod o.n~y to a bona
.. - fide ~p6r¢h~ in'~'Eood~aigh. Of. the b.us-Sness -t.o:'which.it ..reSatea,
after th'e..conse~t, a~ approval of the Board of grustees of' ~aid City·
· upon', an..ap~>liC'at.ion therefor filed, containing-in:'addition'to the
quirements 'herein.s'oecigiod ~or obtaining an original .licenso, (,exCept '
.. as to m~.king .a.':O, eposit) a statemen$ designating the pa~ticula=' place
where said'a~signee desires 'to conduct said bus'ine~s and bri,,~n~, the
transfer'wi'thin' th~s clause, and tha~ the assig~xaent is n~ade subject to'.
: t~e approval, of ·said board, and ~,,-,St be verified by both assignor
arid "assignee.' " -.
. S'ection .10 ."~ny ·person, fi~ or co.~oration conducting, a wholesale ..
o.r retail li'quo'r busi'ne~s .in the City Of B,~kersfield desiring to change '
.' tees .for'p'e~ission.~o. to do~' .des~ig.{.nating.in safd petition the place
· .' where· ~aid' business is ~e..sired 'to..~e Carried on, .an'd which..said, petition ..
shall COfltain .ali"the re~£~i'sites of 'an original ~pp!ication f. or liquor
license (except:. as t.o making .a' dep.osit).~ and be d.e'term~ned t~ t~e Board
of .Trustees in' thel .scans. ma.nner, as an. original a~olication for a license.
'"W ·,'SectiOn:ll'-~ '.It s~!l be un~aWful.~Tr tho proprietor of'any re- ~
:" (. 'jta.i!. liquor .est. abii.s~mont t'o. pemm't "any intoner 'child under a'ge' of eighw · ,
~' ~ter' or'.loiter .iO:":.or ~b~ut any 'bar; drinking house or' any 'o~hor'Di~.'
. ~. whe.ro .~¢~oxioating liquors o~'anx ki'=d are sold 'a~. rote. i.~, at any. time. :
' I Avithin the City of ~aker'sfield. . ''. . , . ' .. · . .'. "
" ~'" Section lg-~ Shonld ghe Board of ~rus~eS a~ any gime deg'er~uine
'tha.t any ~e. rson ~ee~ing or conducting any such ~lace .is not of good,
~.mo'ral Character;' or {s .not a sober or .suitab~e pe.'rson to' condUo~ or
. keep..~uc~.,.:place.~, or' h~ viblated'any ordinance' of tho Oity relating -":.
t~ the' sale. of li~ors,, or t!~t such place is no~ conducted in.a ~awful
or orderl~ ~.-~.n:ner~.. 6r t.hat acts of any cha~.~cter contrary to' proper
pdlioe:-regulat.ions; or' injurious to the social order of the C-i~y 'or of
the '~nb!ic, are .p~rmitted or a~e not 'ore~ented therein,' they h~e.y after
notice 't~".the 'per~'~'n. So-l£censed revoke such order ahd PermiSsion.and
· 'cancel the license. 'in. such case the Board. of Trustees shall be
.. .. of wh~t' conduct, an~' whethe~suoh condu¢'t as aforesaid is detrimental
to morality .a~d to the :~* T-he '"'
:,~erests, social e. nd police' of the City.., · ..
· k.eeping of a disorderly .or disreputable place; or the ~elling or the ..
giv. ing away of any. s.,~iri"tuous, malt or fermented liquor .or. ~ines, ~z~. of ":.
any n~.ture, the~Of-..to any minor under age of eigbte'en years', Or tho '
violation of any.'of:, t'heprovisio'ns of this ordinance by ~ny .person; shall
be' deen~.ed a. misdemean6r; and on conviction thereof saidl Oonviction shv. ll
wor~ a re~oc'atio'n and forfeiture, of the license .and permission .of. ~s.~e,
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... lice'nsc }shall b'e re~ked 'except upon written .charges to the Board ~f.. ..
~' "" 'Tru~'~ee~, which sha'l'!..be p~resented.~'o said Board a~ its next: meeting.
· .The' B.os['~' shall 'thereupon set a' ti~e..for a hearing of .the bhai-ge~' ' "
"a'n~."'d~rect the C!er~: ~ giv~ p~rtr ch~.rged at .leae't .five dayst'....no.tice '
~ of .t~e'."hee~ing, and sem, e.therewith :a copy 0f ~aid .cha.rg:es. .'
'Section 13- ~:hat com~enci.ng'/witt~.-the first day' of JulY, 1910', .no
liquor, i.icenSe'.:to 'm. intain an estab, li~hment ~uch a~ defined in Section
.~ ~f.'t'his ordinance. ~h~I!' be granted to any per~on~ firm or corporation,
" .not.hoidiBg a retail, liGu0r' dealer"s license on July 1st, l'~I0 under
'the ordinances of' th'e City of Bakersfield or the .Town' of Kern prior to
.t'he consolidation of ~e~id two m~ici'palitie~ ~ttl the n~ber .of !icen&" '
· '8.'oegSon ~-' ~ho' 'who'lo ~m'O~ .og ro~aS~ ~5~uor '!seonso~ .gra'n~o~ .o.r
~n-force ag.any'one ~smo ~hal~ flog 'excoo~ ~ groin an~ "a. ggo..r t~o
section l~.' h~ reo'~,
' 8ec't'ion 15'. Any. oerson or oersons,~ vio.lat~ng.... ,:an~ of the .provisions
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of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mi,demeanor} and~mhmll ..
upon conviction t~e're~of, be punished.by a fine not exceeding-~500
~mp~;Ss0nment in the County J~il not e~'oeeding ninety' days, or by both
'g:'hS~.ordS~noo ~'~a[~ .b'o. 5n gull ~o'reo an~.egg0og, g~m' and
'the ist d~y.of '~1~; 19!0, an~ a~ter it~'pa~age-and-due ~ub~icatlon ·
'as reo~.ire~ by law. 'Ill 'other ordin,.nc'es and part~ of. o~inan~ in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed,
'. " · Passe~ :an~. adopted by"the Board of Trustees of t'he City of Bakers-
field on' the ~~, day ..... 1910.
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of .B*.kersfie!d. "·
ATTBST ·
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of ,the Board of T~mstoes .of the City.· Of Baker.s£iel~. ..