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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 15Ordinance No. 15. An ordinance regulating the furnishing of liquor with meals by proprietors of hotels, boarding houses, restaurants and other eating places, and licensing public halls. The Board of Trustees of the City of Lodi do ordain as follows: Section 1.- Hotel, restaurant and boarding house proprietors who are engaged in the hotel, restaurant or boarding house business in good faith, and as the same are defined in this Ordinance and in Ordinance No. 2, Article 2, shall procure a license for selling, giving away or furnishing to their guests, in connection with their meals, and to be drunk-in the dining-room when eating their meals and at no other time or place, any vinous, spiritous, malt or fermented wine or liquor, and shall 'pay for the same the sum of $10100 per quar'ter. Provided, however, that Such liquor shall be sold in bottles containing no't less than one pint, and provided, thatcno person, firm or corporation who procures a re.tai.1 liquor license in accordance with Ordinance No. 2, Article 2, shall be required to procure a license for furnishing wines or liquors to guests with their meals in a hotel, restaurant, or boarding-house as defined by ordinance,-conducted by such person, firm or corporation in the same building as the saloon for which he has procured a retail liquor license. Section 2.- Any person, firm or corporation, engaged in the business of keeping or conducting a tamale house, or serving lunch or short orders, in good faith, shall procure a license for selling, giving 'away or furnishing to their guests, in connection with such tamales, enchiladas, lunch or short orders, to be served and drank 'therewith on the premises where sold, furnished, or given away and at no other time or place,' any vinous, spirituous, malt, or + fermented wine or liquor, or any admixture thereof, and shall pay therefor the sum of $10.00 per quarter. .I .... . ..--- -. Provided, that such liquor shall be served in bottles containing not less than one pint. Section 3.- For the purpose of this ordinance a hotel is defined to be a public place where meals, and rooms with beds, are provided for guests, the meals being prepared and served with such frequency as are ordinarily furnished by hotels and boarding-houses to boarders who pay a scheduled price for their meals by the meal, day or week. Section 4.- For the purpose of this lordinance a restaurant is defined to be a place where hot meals are served to the general public at a table in a dining-room in which there is no bar. The serving of spiritous, vinous, or malt liquors with crackers and cheese or with cold lunches, or other subterfuges shall not constitute a restaurant, and is not authorized by a restaurant license and shall be considered a violation of this ordinance. Section 5.-Any person, firm or corporation who shall maintain any theatre, hall or other building used exclusive- ly for theatrical performances, opera singing, concert singing, dancing, fairs, and other Gublic amusements, shall procure a license therefor in the manner provided in Ordinance No. 2, Article 2, ordinances of the City of Lodi, which is hereby fixed at the sum of $12.50 per quarter. All performances, fairs and public amusements held' in such theatre,hall o'r building, shall be exempt from &he license tax provided for in Subdivision 16 of Ordinance No. 2, Article 2. Section 6.- Any person, persons, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punisaed by a finexnot exceeding $100.00 or by imprisonment not exceeding 50 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. .. I. Section 7.- This ordinance shall be published by, ""3% PO ting the same in three public places in the City of LGdi. Section 8.- This ordinance shall be in force and take effect immediately on approval and publication. Section 9.- All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed and adopted this 8% day of - , 1907 at.-+- ??$%w&w meeting by the foliowing vote: Ayes: Noes: B~lay Approved this 7'6- d day of -, M 1907. ' - &&>&& rL- 6' WL President of the rd of Trustees of the City of-Lodi. City Clerlr.