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HomeMy WebLinkAbout551ORDINANCE BUSITTEc'-Z OF STORING TpjZP0RTING AN ORDINANCE DECLARING TH AND/OR SELLING OF LIQUORS AT RETAIL OR,YIHOLEMILE IN THE CITY OF BAT!PjF'VTLLE9 ARKSLNSAS9 TO BE A PRIVILEGE; LEVYING A TAX THMEFOR; PROVIDING FOR 11711E ISSUANCE OF PERMITZ"; FIXING THE THE PEI&LTIES FOR VIOUTIONS TZABOF, AND FOR MUM P'URPOSLS- Laz ;�.R aMA BE IT ORD kINED BY TIL:,' C11j"Y COMICIL OF Cl'rf OF BAT SVI - 0, r I -"' : Section 1, That the business of storing, transporting and/or selling o!f� spirituous, vinous and/or malt liquors at wholesale within the City of Batesville, Arka:nsas, is hereby declared to be a privilege; and for the exercise of such privilege there is hereby levied an annual tax in the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars for each and every such business conducted, SeotIM 2,, The business. of storing, transporting, selling cnd/or dispen- sing at retail of any and all vinous, spirituous and/or mit liquors with- in the City of Batesville, krkanstis is hereby declared to be a privileges, and for the exercise of such privilege there is hereby levied an annual privilege tax in the sum of Two Hundred Dollars for each such retail store operated within said City by any persons firm or corpulation. Section 3. Any person, firm oz oorporCltion engaging in the busimas in declared to be a 17-1-71lege withQut first haling paid the kloense fe as provided in Section 1 and 2 hereof shall be deemed Guilty Of a meanor and upon conviction shall to fined in any sum not less than (i Hundred Dollars and not greater than One Thousand Dollars; and each dal of such operation without the payment of said license fees shall consti- tute a separate and distinct offenst. Section 4. It is hereby declared tc be the intent of said City In order to avoid confusion to issuc,' such lijenses as are herein provided for in such a manner that they wilk run for such a length of time as will be concurrent with the licenses issued by, the State government, It is there- fore ordained that the City Recorder shall have the right to accept in- stallment payments of the license fees due the said City for such periods of time as the State Commissioner of Revenues grants for the payment Of State license fees. Section 5. Before any person, firm car corporation shall engage in the wholesale or retail liquor business In said city, an application shall be Made to the City Recorder for a permit, Said application shall won- tain a sworn statement of the name of the business sought to be licensed* ----\\the names and addresses of all of the persons owning or holding any -'serest in said businessp and the location of said business,, the owner Or OWB9re of the building or premises in which said store is to\ be located, and said applicant#s state license shall accompany application. Then the City Recorder shall issue such license after a'j, proval by the 01tY Council and upon the Payment of the fees herein pro- vided and then notify the Town Marshal of the issuance Of Same. Any person# firm or corporation violating the, provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction fined in any sum not less than Fifty Dollars nor more than Three Hundred Dollars, Leption6 , The City Council shall have the right to refuse to grant a permit to any pereon =z or to any firm or corporation in which a person or persons own an interest where such person or persons have been conviet- ed for violation of liquor and/or prohibition laws after Passage of this ordinance and/or for crimes involving moral turpitude, Section 7. No persons firra or corporation who shall have Paid a privilege tax to the county of an amount equal to the fees fixed herein, prior to the passage and approval of this ordinance for the period from January lsts 19370 to June 30th, 193?s shall be required to pay the license fee" herein fixed for that Period of time, but shall be required to comply with all the other provisions of this ordinance, 4' Section 8, If any section or portion of a section of this ordinance is adjudged to be unconstitutional such adjudication shall not affect the validity and Constitutionality of the remainder of the ordinance,, Section 9. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith aremhereby expressly repealed. Section 10, Whemass the City has been at great expenses in the enforcemett of the liquor laws and unless some revenue is obtained to pay therefor, I will be highly detrimental to the public peaces health and s�'fety. Therefore o it an emergency is declared and this ordinance shall be In full force ztnd ef- fect from and of its passage and publication., Passed: h, Attest: APPROVED: ,.Magor. ,City Recorder.