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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD07959 BILL N0. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEN ORDINANCE NO. 2g AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REPEALING SECTIONS 720 AND 721 OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI 1956 (BEING SECTIONS 10 and 11 OF ORDINANCE NO. 3745 OF SAID CITY) PRO- HIBITING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR WITHIN THE CITY AT VARIOUS TIMES AND ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF TWO NEW SECTIONS RELATING GENERALLY TO THE SAME SUBJECT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 720 and 721 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Jefferson Missouri, 1956 (being Sections 10 and 11 of Ordinance No. 3745 of said city) .be, .and they are hereby, repealed. Awn Section 2. Thete is hereby enacted two new sections to be known as Section 720 and 721 of the Revised ordinances of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, 1956 relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor within the city and said sections shall read in words and figures as follows: "720. Time fixed for opening and closing premises--"closed place" defined--penalty No person having a license under this law nor any em- ployee of such person shall sell, give away or otherwise dispose of, or suffer the same to be done upon or about his premises, any intoxicating liquor in any quantity be- tween the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on week days and between the hours of 1:30 a.m. Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday, or after 1:30 a.m. upon the day of any general, special or primary election in this state at which candi- dates for public office are elected or nominated or after AOL,. 1:30 a.m. upon the day of any county, township, city, town or municipal election at which candidates for public office are elected or nominated, and if said person has a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink, his premises shall be and remain a closed place as defined in this section after 1:30 a.m. upon the day of any general, special of primary election in this state at which candidates for public office are to be elected or nominated or after 1:30 a.m. upon the day'of any county, township, city, town or municipal election at which candidates for public office are to be elected or nominated and between the.hours of 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on week days and between the hours of 1:30 a.m. Sunday and 6:00 a.m. Monday; except that the sale of intoxicating liquor may be resumed and the premises reopened on any such election day after the expiration of thirty minutes next following the hour or time fixed by law for the closing of .the polls at any such election. Where such licenses authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink are held by clubs or hotels this section shall apply only to the room or rooms in which intoxicating ` ✓ liquor is dispensed; and where such licenses are held by �` : restaurants whose business is conducted in one room only and substantial quantities of food and merchandise other than intoxicating liquors are dispensed, then the licensee shall keep securely locked during the hours and on the days herein specified all refrigerators, cabinets, cases, boxes and taps from which intoxicating liquor is dis- pensed. A "closed place" is defined to mean a place where all doors are locked and where no patrons are in the place or about the premises. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 721. Sale of liquor by the drink on Sunday, when New Year's Eve. When December thirty-first falls on Sunday, any per- son having a license to sell intoxicating liquor by the' drink may be open for business and sell intoxicating liquor by the drink under the provisions of his license on that day after 1:00 p.m. and until the time which would be lawful on another day of the week, notwith- standing any provisions of section 720 of this ordinance." . Section 3. Anyone violating any of the terms of this ordinance shall be .deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or a term in jail of not more than 90 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed Approved President of ,the Council Mayor Attest: C ty Clerk J n`