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Home My WebLink About1842 ORDINANCE NO. 1842 AN ORDINANCE relating to music aha entertai~lenb in establist~nents in which intoxicating liquor is served, providing for the licensing of such music, providing penalties and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF BNENERTON bOYS ORDAIN Section 1. No person, firm or corporation holding a Class ~I retail lic- ense authorizing the sale or beer, wine and spirituous liquor for cons~nption on the premises as provided by Chapter 6~, Laws of 193~, as mmenc~ed by Section 1, Chapter 5, Laws of 1949, shall permit upon the premises licensed any music without a license to so do issued by the City CiePk upon application as more particularly hereinafter provided. Section 2. Any perso~ desiring to apply for such license shall file written application witN the City Clerx an{i the City Clerk shall forthwith deliver saim application to the C}~ief or Police w~o, within ten oays tkereof, shall, in writing, enOorse thereon eit?~er his appPov~,~l or ~]isapproval. Said application shall be returned to the City Clerk who thereupon shall Dresent the seine to the City Council rot final approval or ~isapproval. SaiO appli- cation shall be granted by the Cotmcil whenever it appears that such license would ~ in the interest of the~public peace, health, safety and morals, and, for the purpose or making such determination, the Co~cil may grout a lm01ic hearing or ~h.e application to be held, in whic?~ event all interested parties s}~all be given an opport~mity vo appear before the Council. Upon approval of the City Cotmcil andupon proof or payment or the fee thereof to the City Treas- urer, the City Clerk shall issue the license. Section 3. The fee fop suc~ license shall be ~12.50 per y~gsr anc~ shall he issued in the n~ae of tAe persoh, firm, or corporation operating the estab- lis~ent in w~ich suc'~ music is to be played and shall be vali~ only in such establistm~ent. Said license s?~all not be transferred except ii~ case or a bona fide sale o~: the business conductem by such lice~see within such establishment. Section 4. The term "music" for the purpose bi this or~inance shall not be construed to inc.L'h~me dancing, singing or a~ry other t}~y~ :}r ~=ntertainment and shall not include ra~ios bP mec[~anical musical devices. S~ction 5. Any license issued pursuant to this orcJinance shall be sub- jech to any rules or resulations o~:' vhe Washington ~tate Liquor Contel Board relatinS to the sale cz' intoxica~inpl liquor. Section 6. This ordinance shall not apply to clubs hold'~:ag lioen~}es auth- orizing the sale of b~er, wine ~k~i spirituous liquor rot conscription o~. the premises' but all clubs s[~all, nevePtaeless, be subject to bi~e rules a~ tutu- latices or the Washington State Liquor Control L~oaPd PelatinS to music, dane- inS or en-bertai~ent within such club. PoP the pu}_'pose o:~ this ordina~:ae a O!uD is afl opsanlz~ulo~l of :}ePso~ls~ incorporated or unincorl,oPaten, operated solely for fraternal, benevolent, educational, ath!otic or social purposes an5 not for pecuniary gain. Section V. Any person violating any or the provisions oi' this or~-~inance shall bo deemec~ guilty or a mis<:~emeanor and upon conviction shall be p'~.uilshed . j~_a rep ~ot by a fine not bo e:~ceed ,;~SO0 O0 or by impriso~:e~t in the city mope than ninety o. ays or by both suct~ tine ~d impPiso~.~ent. Section 8. An emergency exists affecting.' the public welfare ordinance shall 'take effect imm~ediat~ly upon passage and publication. PASSED unanimously by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such ~,asss~se this 10th day of August, 1949. ATTEST: -~ . Mayor City Ulerk Co~ty $. I, me un,m, ?ed dohere by certify that the ab:we a,:~ lc. ~, ~g I~atrm~andcorrect