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161 s klid 11100 . k ORDINANCE NO. 161 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LICENSING A`?D SALE OF � =-���y 8 INTO IC�`_TING LI Q,UORS IN T�I'� TOi�:N 9F EDGEWATER, FLORIDA. :t... . . .°, `ye7 // BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF EDGEWAT ER, FLORIDA: � ' SECTION 1. All liquors, wines and beers containing more than T , 3.2 percent of alcohol by weight shall be deemed end held to u 25e43,4-6 be intoxicating liquors, wines and beers. The sale of such // Ar 41 intoxicating liquors, wines and beers at the time end at the 4'4f Q.7 places where the sale is -prohibited shall constitute a violation '' '& of this ordinance. SECTION 2. No intoxicating 1i,,;uor_s, wines or beers shall be f sold within the Town of Edgewater except by persons holding y licenses permitting such sales issued by the Town of Edgewater. 6,`.f' 17s SECTION 3. Any person before engaging in the business of manufacturing, selling, chartering or exchanging or in anywise dealing in liquors, wines, beers or other alcoholic beverages shall, before engaging in such business, file with the Town Clerk a written application for license to conduct such busi- 1 ness, said application to be made on forms to be :rovided by said Town Clerk. The application shall state the character and location of the business to be engaged in and the kind i of license as hereinafter defined whicn the applicant desires. 1 Applicant for such license shall give the names of five business or professional men as references who may be called upon by the Town of Edgewater should it deem same advisable for 1 information as to the character, business integrity and past 1 history of the person applying for a license. C\° 'a g ` X4 ,3 3 N V \N ))S- -, 1/4000; 'WO Cod SECTION 4. Each vendor authorized to do business under the laws of the State of Florida pertaining to alcoholic beverages and having a place of business within the corporate limits of the Town of Edgewater shall pay an annual license tax as follows: (a) Vendors of beverages containing alcohol of more than one -)ercent by weight and not more than fourteen percent by wi\tight and wines regardless of alcoholic content 150.00. (b) Vendors operating places of business where beverages are sold only in sealed containers for consumption off the premises where sold $375.00. ( c) Vendors operating places of business where consumption on the aremises is permitted $500.00 ( d) Persons associated together as a chartered or incorpor- ated club, including social clubs incorporated by orders of Circuit Judges after their charters have been found to be for objects authorized by law and approved by said Judges as organized for lawful purposes and not for the purpose of evading licenses taxes on dealers in beverages defined herein, which said organizations are bona fide clubs, and at the time of application for licenses hereunder shall have been in continuous active existence and operation for a Deriod of not less than two years in the county where they exist, shall before serving or distributing to their members or non-resident guests the beverages defined herein whether such services or distribution - 2 - ■•►' be made upon contribution to the club of money or by check or other device, ?ay annual license tax of E%1 X5.00. SECTION 5. each license shall describe the location of the place of business where such bevera.re shall be sold and no such beverage shall be =permitted to be sold except at such Place of business. SECTION 6. No licenses under this ordinance shall be granted to the vendor if his Place of business is within 500 feet of an established church or school v,.ithin the cor>orete limits of the to-n or is within 1000 feet of an existing licensee under this ordinance. S^CTION 7. Licensees by the acceptance of their licenses, agree that their places of business during business hours shall alwa %s be subject tc be ins =ected cnd searched wi tho 2t search Tarrant by any Police officer of the Toy;! of Edgewater. SECTION S. The sale, service and distribution of intoxicating li,)uor•s and beverages by .persons duly licensed under this ordinance shall be .'emitted until 2 o' clock A.M. daily; Provided however t-~_ t no such beverage shall be sold, served or distributed from 2 o' clock A.M. Sunday until o' clock A.M. on Mond:y SEC-ION 9. No intoxicating or alcoholic beverage may be sold, consumed or served or Permitted to be sold, served or consumed in any place holdin.F, a lic �r_: e to any minor or intoxi ca:t ed person. - 3 1 *w/ SECTION 10. No person holding; a license from the Town of Edgewater to sell alcoholic or intoxicating beverages shall allow, permit or suffer any drunkenness, rowdyish or immoral conduct to take Place in such licensee' s piece of business and it shall be the duty of such licensee to notify the Town Marshall immediately upon the happening of such improper conduct. SECTION 11. Upon the conviction of any violation of this ordinance in the Municipal Court of the Town of Edgewater, Florida the Torn license of such licensee shall be automatically revoked and repealed. SECTION 12. It is hereby declared to be an offense against the Town of Edgewater, Volusi.a County, Florida for any person to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance. Any person convicted in the Municipal Court of Edgewater, Florida of such violation shall be fined in the sum of 500 Dollars or imprisoned for a neriod not exceeding 30 _ days or both such fine and imnri sonrer_t in the discretion of the Court. SECTION 13. All ordinances or _arts of ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed, including Sections 9 and 12 of Article 15 of Ordinance No. 75. The above ordinance was reed in full and passed by the unanimous vote of the Town Council of the Town of Edgewater, Florida at a - 4 - regular meeting on the 22nd day of Dacambor , A. D. 1948 • Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the recuirement of reading said ordinance upon second reading was waived and the ordinance was ordered put uon final passage. Passed by the unanimous vote of the To,n Council of the Town of Edgewater, Florida at a regular meeting of said council held on the 22nd day of Deccrtbor , A.D. 1948 , and approved as provided by law, the vote of said council on roll call being as follows: • Mayor — Councilman iy Coup man 4 _ ! . • `' Councilman .,' 'TEST: Towrr/ler. . / `` . is 22nd day of LopQmbQr ,, A.D. 1948 Mayor