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AN ORDINANCE REGUlATING TIE SlL E OF INTOXICi;'TnG LIQUOR AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR
THE VIOL!'"TII)N OF THE PROVI3IONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE mUNCIL of the City of Seward, ll..laska:
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ARTICLE 1. Intoxicating Liquor Establishments.
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Section 1. No person shall v~olate any law of the Territory of Alaska, nor any
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pertaining to intoxicating liy~vr; the definitions of intoxicating liquor, beerr wine,
7 spirits, types of licenses, etc., when ueed in this section shall be defined as in the
laws of the Territory of ~laska pertaining to intoxicating liquor.
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Section 2. No intoxicating liquor shall be consumed on the public streets, parks
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ment doing business with the public not licensed to sell intoxicating liquor for con-
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public establishment or store permit the consumption of intoxicating liquor therein.
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Section 3. No application for license to sell alcoholic liquors shall l::e approved:
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(a) From a person who prima facie fails to ~0et the requirements of
territorial laws as to the issuance of territorial liquor licenses.
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(b) From any person owing any personal taxes to the City or who makes use
of, or contemplates using, any personal property upon which is owing
any peroonal property taxes.
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(c) l.rom. any person owing any delinquent utility bills to the City or for
any location that is impressed with a lien for utility bills.
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(d) Except upon certific,ltion of the Police Chief, Fire Chief and Health Officer.
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(e) From a person una1-,le to read and write or who is unable to demonstrate
knowledge of City and Territorial ,liquor laws and a demonstrated willingness
to comply with said laws.
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(f) Fram a person not of good moral character or repute, or fror.l a person who
has been convicted of a felony within ten (10) years of date of app1i,~tion
for a license, except those Who held a Territorial liquor license at the
time of the passage of this Article.
(g) From a corpor~tion when any stockholder owning more than twenty five percent
(25%) ~f its outstanding slares of voting stock f~ils to meet any of the
requirements of this Artic1eo
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Sectbn 4. No person, by himself or another, shall sell,fumish, give or deliver
any alcoholic liquor to any person:
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(a) vnrro is intoxicated.
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(b) Who is a minor and is under the age of 21 years.
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(c ) ~fuo is a habitual drunkard or habitual USEr of drugs.
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(d) To any parent, guardian or other person charged with the custody of a minor
who brings said minor into a licensed establishment other than a retail
st~re, unless such establishment regularly serves meals.
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The hurden shall at all times be upon the licensee and his employees to
determine the age and sobriety of any patron.
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1 Section 5. Mo licensee shall permit on the licensed pr~mises:
2 (a) Any disorderly conduct, or action '."hich disturbs the. peace and. ';;rood order
of the neighborhood.
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(c) [..ny resorting of theives, prostitutes or other disorderly per~on5.
(d) Any violation of any Territoriel or City Law.
(e) Any lewd, obscene or immoral "':.u'libi tion of entertc.ilUuent or other conduct
likely to corrupt the public morals.
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(f) Any drinking, or drinks in the possession of petrons, after closing hours.
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(g) The presence of one who is a mi nor and is under the age of 21 years unless
in a retail store or in an establishment regularly se:cv'ing met-IE and when
accompanied by his parent, ~ltctl-' Han or other person charged w ith his custody.
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Section 1. Every applicant for a per-mit covering a locdion not licensed at the
time of the application for the purpose or selling intoxicating liquors ~hall, in
addition to the other reqtirements of this article, imraediately after making apDlication
for a license post a conspicuous notice on the door of the premises sought to be
licensed stating that awliciltion for a license has been made to the City, disclosing
the name of the applicant or appli omts dnd the type of license sought; notice shall be
published in a newspaper of such applicc.tion after the premises sought to 1:;e licensed
have been poSed for fifteen (15) clays and the date shall De set for hearing.
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I~TI:LE 3. Closing Hours for Licensed }remises.
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Section 1. No person shall sell, furnish, give or deliver any intoxicating liquor'
between the h,)urs of one o'clock A.M. and. six"066100}:;'-A.M.
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r.RTICLE 4. Signed i'fritten Statement Required of Persons Suspected of Being Minors.
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Section 1. Any licensee or his employee who suspects a pntron to be a minor and
under the arre of 21 years may require, and it s.~all be the duty of said patron to
furnish a signed written stetanont on forms furnished by the City, specifying his
date of birth and age. A duplicate copy of said signed written stQtement shall be
delivered to the Chief of Polico within one week after its execution, and no intoxi-
cating liquor shall be served a person who refuses to sign such statement.
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s.ction 2.
an offense.
Everv person who falsifies said statement shall be deemed guilty of
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Section 3. The licensee and his employees are expressly pe~itted to evict any
person suspected of ~"ing a minor under the age of 21 years, or intoxicated, or a
habitual drunkard, or a user of drugs, and fdilure of such person to leave after oral
request shall be unlawful and an offense on the part of said perf5on.
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Section 4. All licensees shall cause to remaia displayed upon their establishmentl!l
a conspicuous sign in a prominent place visible from outside such establishment, which
sign shall in, substance state "No minors under the age of 21 years permitted. r~y such
minor will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law"; excepting that retail stores
and licensed establishments regularly serving meals may modify the said sign in accord-
ance with other provisions of this article.
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ARTICLE 5. No license issued under the terms of this hrticle shall be transferred
without the prior approval of the Council.
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fu(TICLE 6.
}~Yor, with Council Approval, Bakes Rules dnd Regulations.
E'ect ion 1. The Mayor is herel)y empowered, su;.,j ect to a flproval by the COlmcil, to
make such rules and regulations pert~ining to alcoholic li~~or establishments as are
PageconsiBtent with the laws of the Territory of Alaska, and as are necessary to protect
the public health, safety and morals and no person shall fail to comply with any such
regulations.
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;~TICLE 7. Violations.
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Section 1. Any person who violates any prOVISIons of this article shall be fined
and/or imprisonment in the ffianner prescribed for violations of th~ General Code; and
in a~dition to s~id punishment, the City Magictrate shall, for a first conviotion
~spend the license of the violator for a period not less than five (5) nor more than
ten (10) Jays; for each sWjse~ent violntion the City 11agistrate shall suspend the
liquor license of the violator for not less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty
(30) days.
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Section 2. No p8rson whoa~ license has' been suspended Shall sell intoxicating
liquor during the period of suthsuspension.
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ARTICt,E 8.
Suspension of the R~les.
Section 1. The rules governing the introduction, posting, passage and approval
of ordinances are hereby suspended and an emergency is declared, and this Ordinance
shall be effective i~ediately upon its introduction and passaqe this I~ day of
Jl.pMl, 1953.
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Us sell Faillter, Mayor
Attest:
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