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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5372. .. 11 AN ORDINANCE FOR T'-,M REGULATION OF TIE RETAIL SALE OF LIGHT SINES AND BEM IN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE'S. ORDINANCE rTC . -372 VMREAS Crdinance No. 5067 does not provide proper supervision for the retail sale of beer and light ,pines and for the revocation of licenses for sellin- the same in the City of Little _zoek, and it is necessary for additional restrictions to be placed on the sale of the same and to provide for revoca- tion of licenses, TMEREF'ORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Little hock: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to make false answvers in any appli- cation to questions touching his %ualificatiens for a permit to sell beer and light wines in the City of Little Rock. Section u. It shall be unlawful to sell beer or light wines in any residence, or in any house or building used in -art as a residence, or built onto, or is a part of any residence; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to places of business ,where apartments are located over the same. Secticn 3. It shall be unlawful to sell or serve beer or light wines, or allu,fi the same to be consumed, in any dance hall or place -;where dancing is carried on; and it shall be unlawful for dancin ; to be allo:Ved in any place where beer or light :-wines are being sold, dispensed or served; end it shall be unlawful to sell beer or light wines in any place or building; where there is a direct entrance alloijin,- ingress or egress to any dance hall or place where dancing is allowed. Provided, however, that no part of this section shall apply to private homes being used e:ecclusively as such. Secticn 4. It shall be unlawful to sell beer or light wines .within one block of any church or any public or parochial school in the residential section of the City of Little Rock. 'Che residential section of the City of Little Rock shall be any part of said City that is outside cf the fire zone as is no,a or may hereafter be fixed by the City Council, and the business section of the City of Little I6ock is that part of said City within the fire zone. Section 5. It shall be unlawful to sell beer or light wines in the residential section of the City of Little Rock between the hours of 12:00 o'clock midnight and 7:00 o'clock in the morning, or to serve either or allow either to be consumed in a public elate betvieen those hours. Section 6. it shall be unlawful to sell beer or light wines to any person who is intoxicated at the time the sale is made. Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the retail sale of beer or light wines in the City of Little Rock to allow any intoxi- cated person or persons to loiter in his place of business. erection a. If any person, firm, corporation, or association engaged in the sale of beer or light -wines in the City of Little Rock shall allow any person or persons under the influence of intoxicating liquors, or any person or persons of dissolute character to loiter in and around his place of busi- ness, or shall permit profane langua-e therein, or loud or unnecessary noises, or conduct his place of business in any other way that is detri-,;ientL l to the good morals of the community, or in such manner as to constitute a nuisance, or if 'the City Council shall find that any retail dealer in beer or lir,ht Baines has made false ans.,lers to L.uestions touchin- his qualifications to sell the same, then the City Council shall revoke the license of such person, firm, corporation, or association to sell beer or light wines in the City of Little Rock. Section 9. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as repealin`, any part of Grdinance io. 5067, but this Grdinance is and shall be supplemental thereto. Section 10. zany person, firm, corporation, or associa- tion violating; section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 of this Grdinance shall be deemed _7T of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum of not more than _Five Hundred Dollars (4500.00), and each days violation of said Grdinance shall . . , ft constitute a separate offense, and in addition to sucb fine, it shall be the duty of the Court to revoke the license of anyone sc convicted. 3ecticn 11. It beinn ascertained and found by the Little Rock: City Council that the unregulated sale of beer and light '.vines in the City of Little ock constitutes a Menace to the public peace, health, and safety of the citizens of Little Rock and requires the immediate passage of an ordinance to regulate and control sale of beer and light :nines, an eraerrency is hereby declared to exist, and this Crdinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed: September 14th, 1936 Attest: ity Clerk. .i�K° •Y e+,a ry ;�1M, wiheiNi^M PNt'v'3Rlv'RCJ1.. FSYjN4Yii°1 {.�.tyw.n. Approved: c - -� Mayor.