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AN ORDINANCE TO - BE ENTITLED , " AN ORDINANCE TO PE91IT THE MANUFACTURE .. ,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTIONWITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PAY""
ETTEVILLE ,ARKAITSAS , OF LIGHT WINES AND BEER , AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE
TAXING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCI•I PRODTTCTS , AND FOR OTHER PTTR-
Fos in " .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COINCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS :
SECTION ONE : The business of manufactorin g, handling , , receiving2 distribut -
ing or selling the products hereinafter defined in this Ordinance is here -
by declared under the O'onstitution and Laws of this State and the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas , to be a privilege , and the purpose of this Ordin -
ance is to impose certain License , fees and taxes on such business and
to regiulate the sale of the same .
SECTION TWO : The following Words and Phrases whereever they appear in this
Ordinance shall be construed to mean the things set out below respectively ,
to -wit :
The " *) rd'sii1amon " means one--ormore persons , a company , as corporations
a .partnership , a syn'' icate , or - an association .
The terra " Beer" means - any fermented liguor made from mault or any
substitute therefor , and havdzig an alcoholic content of not in excess ' of '
3 .2 .per cent by weight .
The term" Light Wines " means the fermented juice of grapes or other
small fruits including berries and ha,vi\ g an alcoholic content not in
excess of 3 .2 per cent by weight ./
. The term" Wholesale Dealer and distributor" means any person who sells
beer or light wines to retail dealers in quantities of � gallons or
ffiose .
The term " Retail Dealer" means any perso 1Fiho sells to the consumer
li:& t wines or Beer in _quantities of ' .a4, 4, •r� i ) gallonsB'w- Amoco e
All other words and phrases not herein defined shall be defined ,
and held to mean the same as defined by the Act of the Extra Ordinary
Session of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas of 1933 legal -
izing the sale of Light wines and Beer in the State . of Arkansas .
SECTION THREE : For the privilege of doing business' within the corporate
Limits of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , respectively as herein -below
✓✓ indicated there shall be assessed , levied and collected an annual License
Tax ; all of said License shall expire on the 30th day of June , 19342 and
on the same date each year thereafter :
( A ) From . each Wholesale Dearer or Broker , or Distributor in light
wines and/ or Beer a special Tax of One Hundred Dollars ( $100 .00 ) shall
. be levied and collected .
( B ) From each I.4anufacturor of `Beer or Light :'lines located within the
1 corporate limits of the city of Fayetteville , Arkansas, , a special tax
shall be levied and collected annually of One Hundred Dollars ( $100 .00 )
( 0 ) �7 Mach Retail Dealber doingibus'iness within theta,corporate
limits of said City , shall pay a special privilege tax of Dollars
( $16 .00 ) 'per annum C je�v 6.� .:.e e $rve
0. �u ,. 8vo.w:s �.e7 `wk ajona fit. B B?v • a - (QNB, Baa. , ti«, w--. c o'� o -'
( D ) From each Retail Dealer doing a curb service , serving Beer or
- L•iEit )Vines outside the walls of their establishment shall pay an Extra
IBriviiege Tax of $15 .00 per ' annum •'for the privilege of serving beer or
light wines to customers on the streets or outside their walls *
SECTION FOUR : It shall be a violation,� of .this ordinance for any person
to have in his possession any liquors , or in his stock, any Beer or wine `
on which the tax has not been paid , or which contains more than 3 .2 per
cent by freight of alcohol *
MICROFILMED
DATE OCT 5 1918
REEL_ —
SECTION FIVE : It shall be the duty of each person before he shall begin 1
the sale or distribution as provided by this ordinance , to make applica =
tion to the City Clerk , and receive his License , which shall be granted
to him by the Clerk on presentation of his State License Permit , and
pay the annual License_ fee as above provided ; said license shall not be
transferrable ; if any person shall be convicted for a violation of this
Ordinance his license permit shall be cancelled and held nul and void ,
and shall not thereafter for a period of one year be granted another
per mit or license for any purpose authorized by this ordinance .
SECTIONSIX : No permit to engage in such business shall be granted by the
City Ckerk to any person not a resident of the SU to of Arkansas for at"
least two years , nor to any person who was not a qualified elector
in the last preceding election .
SECTION SEVEN : No sale of Beer . or Wine shall be made to minors .
SECTION EIGHT : Any person violating any of the provisions of . this Ord-
inance shall' upon conviction thereof before the police judge be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor , and shall be fined in any sum not less than
ten dollars nor more than one Hundred dollars for each, . violatiode.
SECTION NINE : It is not the purpose of this Ordinance to repeal any
ordinance now in force and effect prohibiting the manufacture or sale -
of any liquor exceRt as in this ordtinancg feSinedd Rt d e chh cruse 1t d
section is declare to to be separa a an n epen en wi hin l s se
SECTION TEN : Wh'EREAS , . on account of depressed conditions , collection
of revenues for the support of . the general revenue fund of the City of
Fayetteville , Arkansas being wholly insufficient to fleet the needs of
said City , an emergency is hereby declared to exist , and this Ordinance
shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage , approval
and publication .
Approved this COY day of August , 19330 r *
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Atte this eP. 4ZCday of August , 1933 , 0. Clerk .
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