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ORDINANCE N0. 257
AN ORDII~AiV CE `I'0 PROVIDE A PRI VILEGL TAX FOR '"1'i-i~E SALE OF BEER AND~OR LIGHT
u11iNr~,S Al'vD REGuLA`1'ING ~'HE SALT. `.1'ffLLiEOr' ~"JI'I'IiI:~ `I'IIi~ LIPJiITS Or' TH;~; CITY OF
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( BE IT ORDAIIJED BY '1.'HE CI~l'Y COJTICIL 0~+ THE CITY OF '~J~ES~I I~'I~:IJiPHIS, A~~tKANSAS;
SEC`T'ION 1: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in the sale of beer and~or light wines as defined and permitted by
Act No. 7 of the Special Sessions o:E' the General Assembly of the State of
Arkansas, approved August 24, 1933, a s amended by Act Tdo. 372 of the 1953
General Assembly of Arkansas, approved I'+iareh 2~, 1953, within the limits of
the City of T~lest Memphis, v~ritho~~t having first :procured from the City Clerk
a license so to do. Such privilege license shall be issued only to persons
properly qualified as hereinafter set forth and upon payment to the City
Clerk by each retail beer dealer whose annual sales do not exceed One Thou-
sand Dollars (41,000), a privilege tax of Twenty Dollars (~~20), by each
retail beer dealer tivhose annual sales exceed One Thousand Dollars (1,000),
but do not exceed Two Thousand Dollars (4p2,000), a privilege tax of Thirty
~ Dollars (~30), by each retail beer dealer whose gross annual sales exceed
Two 'T'housand Dollars (5',2,000), a privilege tax of Forty Dollars (~40). And
all such license, shall expire at midnight en June 30th followintg their date
of issuance, unless sooner revolved or cancelled.
SEC'LION 2: The qualifications requisite t.o obtain alicense shall be as
followrs; `I"he applicant sha7.1 be of good moral character, a resident for
not less than tsrro years imnedi ately preceding of the State of Arkansas, a
qualified elector of the last preceding general election, a qualified elector
of the City of ~~Nest Niernphis, and end-;aged primarily in the business of opera-
ting a cafe, lunch counter or hotel, but possessing the other qualifications
mentioned above, may obtain from the City Clerk upon payment of the fee
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above set out, a restrictive license authorizing and_ permitting the retail
sale of beer and~or light Urines as permitted by said Act No. 7 to consumers
~ case lots or in bulk quantities lees than sixteen gallons not to be consumed
upon the premises or contiguous thereto. All such applicants sriall exhibit
their State permits and shall si;n an agreement to keep an orderly place of
business and not to permit the use of any language or suffer any conduct
thereon calculated to disturb the public peace. The violation of such
agreement shall be the cause for the cancellation or revocation of a partner-
ship. The applicant shall be a di-rector of the corporation and each member
of the board o:e directors shall possess the requisite qualifications and
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the license shall be issued to the firm or corporation respectively. All
such licenses shall be kept posted in a public place in the place of business
of the licensee.
SECTICTd 3: Any person, firm, partnership or corporraticn violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine of not exceeding
Five Hundred Dollars 0 500), and in addition thereto the license issued to
such person, firm, partnership or corporation shall be revoked.
SECTION 4; The 142ayor may revoke any license issued hereunder upon proof
that the applicant on behalf Qf the 1_icense does not possess or has ceased
to possess the qualifications he~~eir. required, or upon proof that the
licensee has violated any of the provisions of pct No. 7, or regulations
issued thereunder, or has been guilty of the violation of. an.y la4v of this
State involving moral turpitude, but in all such cases reasonable notice
and an opportunity to be heard shall be afforded the licensee.
SECTTOi'vT 5: All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SEC`~'IUId 6: This ordinance beinV necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and sai'ety, an emergency is hereby declared to
exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and approval.
PASSED ATv D APPROVED `ISIS 30~ DAY OF JUNE, 1953.
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A'T'TEST
Cit Clerk