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Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-87

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10. The word "tavern" means a place where alcoholic liquors are sold at retail to the general public, and a place where ho other kind of business or businesses is or are being maintained or conducted, except that in such taverns, cigars, Cigarettes, tobaccos, nuts, jerkey, pop­corn and pretzels may be sold or given away. Otherwise, however, no lunches, fOod-stuffs, or so-called "free lunches" are to be either sold or given away in such taverns. 11. The word "cabaret" means a place for the entertainment of guests, and where meals and beverages or alcoholic liquors are served or sold at retail, at tables only, and not at or over a bar. 12. The word "drugstore" means a place where medicines are sold and prescriptions compounded. 13. The "Wholesale liquor establishment" is defined to be a place where alcoholic, spirituous, Vinuous, malt, or mixed alcoholic and intoxicating liquors and beverages are kept, sold, given away or distributed, contained in sealed or corked packages or kegs, and not to be consumed on the premises where so kept, sold, given away or distributed, and to be sold, given away or distributed to retailers only, and only in the original packages or kegs. And every wholesale liquor establishment shall keep a record of the retail City license number of each and every person, firm or corporation to whom any sale or gift of liquor is made and shall keep an invoice of each and every such sale or gift, and shall insert on such invoice, such retail license number, and such invoices shall at all times, during business hours, be open to inspection by the City of Las Vegas. 14. A "retail liquor establishment" is defines to be a place where alcoholic liquors and beverages are sold, served, or otherwise distributed in quantities not exceeding four and nine-tenths (4.9) gallons to the same person or for the same person's use at any one time; provided that drug stores and retail liquor stores shall not sell or distribute at any one time to any one person spirituous liquors in quantities less than one pint or sixteen fluid ounces, nor shall any single package containing less than such amount be sold, offered for sale, displayed or carried in stock Section 2. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 203 of the City of Las Vegas is hereby amended to read as follows: Restaurants for the sale of beverages containing not more than 30 per centum of alcohol by weight, shall be maintained only within the zone designated in Section 4 hereof. Section 3. Section 8 of Ordinance No. 203 of the City of Las Vegas ( as amended ) is hereby amended to read as follows: Cabarets and Clubs for the sale of beverages or alcoholic liquors shall be main­tained only in such place or places as may, in the discretion of the Board of Commissioners be specifically designated at the time application for a license therefor is made. Section 4. Section 9 of Ordinance No. 203 of the City of Las Vegas is hereby amended to read as follows: Whenever any person, firm, corporation, co-partnership, association, social club, dr associations of persons of any kind whatsoever desires to open, keep, carry on or conduct any liquor establishment in the City of Las Vegas, or engage in the business thereof, such persons shall make application in writing to the Board of Commissioners of said City to obtain a license therefor; and said application shall contain and set forth the following; (a) The name and residence of the applicant or applicants and how long a resident of the City of Las Vegas. (b) The kind of a license desired, and the particular place for which such license is desired, and the name of the owner of the premises where such business is to be operated. (c) The person or persons interested in the business asked to be licensed; (d) A statement that if such permit is granted and a license issued, same will be accepted by the applicant subject to the terms and provisions of this ordinance, and such other rules and regulations as may at any time hereafter be adopted or enacted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas. (e) The first quarterly license tax shall accompany the application, to be returned to applicant if permit is denied. (f) Said application must be verified by the applicant or applicants thereof. Section ,5. Section 16 of Ordinance No. 203 of the City of Las Vegas ( as amended ) is hereby amended to read as follows: The rates for the licenses provided for in this Ordinance shall be, and the same are fixed and established, and the same shall be paid in advance by all persons receiving such licenses respectively as follows: (1) For a wholesale liquor license, the sum of $75.00 per quarter; (2) For a wholesale beverage license, the sum of $25.00 per quarter; (3) For a Tavern liquor license, the sum of $250.00 per quarter; (4) For a Club liquor license, the sum of $50.00 per quarter; (5) For a Restaurant beverage license, the sum of $180.00 per quarter; (6) For a Cabaret license, selling beverages only, the sum of $125.00 per quarter; (7) For a Cabaret Liquor license, the sum of $300.00 per quarter; (8) For a Retail Liquor Establishment to be maintained only in the zone designated in Section 4, or a drug store, for the distribution of alcoholic liquors in original containers as received from the distiller or wholesaler, not to be consumed on the premises, selling spirituous liquors in quantities not exceeding one quart or thirty-two (32) fluid ounces, wines in quantities of not more than one gallon, or beer in quantities of not more than one case or twenty-four pints, the sum of $75.00 per quarter; (9) For a Retail Liquor Establishment to be maintained only in the zone designated in Section 4 or a drug store, for the distribution of alcoholic liquors in