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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933-08-21 MinutesFayetteville City Council met in regular session Monday August 21, 1933. Present: City Clerk Otoe Phillips, City Attorney Virgil Ramsey, Chief of Police Neal Crura, Aldermen Bynum, Carter, Gregory, Harding, Peal, Sanders, Stanford, and Wages. Alderman J. F. Stanford was seated as Mayor Pro Tem. Minutes of the regular meeting held August 14th, 1933, were read and approved. Bills: The following hills were presented after their approval by Alderman Peal, Chairman of the Auditing Committee; Fayetteville Drug Co. 83.95, Joe Raker $>5.80, Ben Porter 4c6,n A. F. Shumate $18.00, Barnes Shop $0.50. Alderman Harding made a motion which was sec onded by Alderman Carter that the bills be allowed as approved and the Clerk he in- structed to draw warrants for same upon the Proper funds. This motion received the unanimous vote of the Council and the Mayor so declared, esignati. n Jas. Dinwiddie tendered his resignation as City Building Inspector. Alderman Sanders of moved that the resignation be accented. The motion was seconded by Alderman Grer*ory inwiddie: and receivers the entire vote of the Council. The matter of appointing, a successor was deferred till next meeting. Present: a The proposed ordinance relative to taxation of sale and distribution of beer was carried over, The Mayor called the attention of the Council to the fact that the Veterans Hospital authorities requested the use of the City street sweeper on the 24th or 25th of this month. Alderman Harding made a motion seconded by Alderman Peal that this request be granted and that the Mayor be authorized to make the proper arrangements with the Hospital authorities. The motion was duly passed by the Council. Alderman Bynum moved that the Council recess subject to call. Alderman Peal seconded the motion which received the entire vote of the Council and the Mayor declared the Council a9 cess ab �j"ect to call. Attest; U Approved; City (o er r. May Pro 'lem. Recessed meeting of the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, held Thursday, Aupust•24, 1933. The Council was called together at 1.30 P 1.1 by Mayor Pro Tem J. F. Stanford for the purpose of further consideration of the proposed ordinance relative to taxation of sale and distribution of beer. City Clerk Otoo Phillips, City Attorney Virgil Ramsey, Aldermen Bynum, Carter, Greg- ory, Harding, Peal, Sanders, Stanford and Wages. Absent: Mavor T. S. Tril�bl.e. Alderman J. F. Stanford was seated as Mayor Pro Tem, City Attorney Ramsey,in his explanation of the Act passed by the State Legislature, KYff AXI legalizing the sale of beer containing 3.2,% alcoholic content, stated that the Act revealed all local and special laws in so far as 3.2% alcoholic contents is concerned. Alderman Gregory made a motion, which was seconded by Alderman Hardinv., that the ordinarce he amended as follows: The term Retail Dealer to mean any r-erson selling to the consumer light wines or beer in quantities of 16 gallons or less; The term Wholesale Dealer and Distributor to mean any person selling beer or light wines to retail dealers in quantities of 16 gallons or more. The motion received the entire vote of the Council and the Mayor so declared. Alderman Gregory the made a motion, which was seconded by Alderman Wages, that item "C" in Section Three of the ordinance be amended to conform to the State Law as follows; Each Retail Dealer doing business within the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, shall pay a special privilege tax of XX $10.00 per annum for a beer business of less than $1000.00, $15.00 per annum for a beer business XX between $1000.00 and $2000.00, over $2000.00 per annum $20.00. This motion received the entire vote of the Council and the Mayor so declared. Alderman Sanders moved that the ordinance be placed on its third and final reading. Alderman Bynum seconded the motion which received the unanimous vote of the Council. The Clerk then read the ordinance the third and final time. The Mavor put the ques- tion "Shall the ordinance pass". On the Clerks calling the roll the following vote resulted: Ayes: Carter, Gregory, Harding, Stanford, and Wages. Nays: Bynum, Peal, and Sanders. Absent and not voting: none. The Mayor declared the Ordinance passed as there were 5 Ayes and 3 Nays. The Ordinance as amended and passed follows; Ordinance No. 760. An Ordinance to be entitled "An Ordinance to Permit the manufacture, sale and dis- tribution within the corporate limits of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas, of light wines and beer, and to provide for the sale and distribution of such products, and for other purposes". Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Section One: The business of manufacturing, handling, receiving, distributing or selling the Products hereinafter defined in this Ordinance is hereby declared under the Constitution and Laws of this State and the City of Fayetteville; Arkansas, to he a Privilege, and the purpose of this Ordinance is to impose, certain license, fees and taxes on such business and to regulate the sale of the same.