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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No. 3745 of said city) .be, .and they are hereby, repealed.
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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
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