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STATE OF MINNESOT A
COUNTY OF RlMEY
VILLAG-E OF _RDETv HILLS
ORDINANCE NJTIB~;R 32
AN ORDTNANCE LICENSING AND REGUL iT1NC THE SALE AND GONSUMPTI0N
OF INTOhICAfiING L,IQUOR AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FQR VIOLI'.TION,
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF 1lRD-N HILLS DO ~ HEREBY QPDAIN AS
FOLLMS :
~ SECTiON ld Definition of Terms.
Subdivision Io P.s used in this ordinance the term
t'person" includes a natural person
of either sex, co-partnership, cor-
paration and association of persons
and the agent or manager of any of
the aforesaide The sin,gular in numm
be r i nc lu.des the p lur al and the
masculine pronaun includes the
feminine and neuter.
Subdivision 2a "Intoxicating liquor" or "J.iquor"
-
means any distilled 4r f'ermented
be verage cont aininc, more than 3,2
pe r cent of alcoho Z by we ight , The
term does nat include ethyl alcohol
or neutral spirits or substitutes °
there f or° pas se ssing the taste, aroma,
and eharacterfstic generul.Iy attrib@
uted ta ethyl alcohol or neutral spirits.
Subdivision 3e "Sa1e" and "sell" includes in additian
tQ the -accepted meaning of the terrn,
a1.1 barterss gifts, and other means
of f'urnishing intoxieating liquor in
-violation ar e vasion of this ordinanee a
Subdiv-ision 4. "pn sale" means sale by the drink f'or
consumption on the premises on1y.
Subdisisian 5. "Off sale" means the retail sale in
the original package f'or cansumptian
aviag from the premises where so1d,
Subdivision 6. "Package" or 1ioriginal package" rreans
arrj corked or sealed coritainer^ ar
receptacle holding liquora
Subdivi sion 7. "HateI.f" rneans an e stablishment whera
food and 1adging arQ regularly fur-
nisYied to transients f'vr aprice a
• To qual ify as a hote1 su.ch an e stab-
lishment sha11 meet aJ.l the f oll.aw-
ing eonditions :
(1) It sha11 :caa-Ta a re sident
praprietor ar manager;
(2) It shall maintain not less
than ten gue st roams with
bedding and other suitable
and necessar.y furnishings
in each room;
Ordinance Iqumber 32
P age #2
Section 1 (continued~ t
Subdivision 7. (eontinued)
(3) It shall be prov-ided with a
suitable lcbby, desk, and
of f ice at the main entrance
and o n the graund f la or or
main f laor for the registra-
• tion of its guests;
(4) Zt sha11 maintain under the
same m,anagerent and con.tro1
as the rest of the establishm
ment and as an integral part
of it a dining room with
appropriate faci3it 3es for
se ati,ng not le s s than thirty
guests at dne time tvhere the
general public is, for a price,
serve dwith me als at table s o
Subdi;risian S. "Exclusive 11qLipr stQre" means an es-
tablishment exclusively f or the sale
of intoxicat,ing liquor,, ciga.r, cigarettes,
all forms of tobacea, nonmintaxicating
ma].t beverage s, and saft dr inks at re -
tai1., either "on sa].e" ar s'off sale"
or both. It sha7.1 be under control of
an individual Qwner or manager e
SubdiJisifln 9. "Clubt" means any corporation duly
organized under the aaws of Minresota
for eivic, f'_raternal, sacial, or
business purposes or for intelsectual
impravemen.t ar for the pram.otion of
sports9 if it meets all the folloirring
conditions.
(1) It shall have more than f 3f ty
members;
(2) Fo r ma re than aye ar it sh al1
have owned, hired, or leased
a building or space in a
building of' such cxtent a,nd
craracter as may be suitable
and adequate for the reasonG
able and comfortable accea-mqoda-
tians of its members;
(3) Its affairs and rnanagement sha1l
be c anduc te d b Jt a bo ard of di -
rectors s exe ctxti vc conmittee 8 0r
~ other simiiar bady chosen by the
members at a meeting he ld f or
that purpose ;
(4) None of its members, offieers,,
agents, ar emplcyees shall be
paid directly or indirectly any
compensation by way of profit
frcam the distr•ibution or sale
of beverages t,o the members of
the club or to its paests beyond
the amaunt of such reasonable
salary Qr wages as ma5r be fixed
and roted e ach ye ar by tre
go-\.rernirag bady of the club.
ordinance Eumber 32
P age #3
Section 1 (continued)
Subdi.v ision 10o „Drug stm e`r rrriee an.s any e stablishment
whe re di^ugs are ke pt , c ompounde d,
and sald if it is at all times in
eharge of a registered pharmacist or
of a registered assistant pharmaeis t
during the temporary absence of the
~ regastered pharniacistQ
SECTION 2. License ReTaar eda
5ubdivisiori 1. Tio person, except vrholesalers or
manufacturers to the extent authorm
ized under state license shal.l
directly or inairectly deal in, sell
o rkee p f ar s ale any intoxic at ing
liquor wi thout f ir st having re ce ive d
a 1ic ense ta do so as provided ir~
this ardinancee Licenses sha1Z be of
three kinds ; `ion sale", "on s,-:.,,le "
and club licensesa
Subdivision 2e "On sa1.e" licenses shall be issved
only to kzote ls 9 c lubs and exc Iusi -~re
liquor store s ancl sha1.1 pQrr_zit "on
sales" of 1.iquor anly, Not more
than three "an sule" licenses shall
be gr ant ed at any a ne fi, ime ,
Subdivision 3. "Of'f sale'3 license s shaIl be issued
only to drug stores and e-:,,clusive
liqu.or stpres and shall perinit "of°f
sal.e s" of liquor only.
Subdivision 46 Special club licenses shali be issued
only tQ duly incorparated clubs which
hawe been in existence for tiventy years.
SECTION 3 0 Appiicat3.ans far Lzcense o
Subdivisian le Everg application f4r a Iicense ta sell
liquor shall be verif ied w-id f iled irrith
the Village Clerka It shall state the
name of the applicant, his age q repre-
sentations as to his character, i3ith
such references as may be required,
his citizenship, whether the application
is for "on sp-let" or "af f sale" q the
business in con.neetion v~ith ivhzch the
• praposed license will operate and its
location, gr'net,her applicant is m°rner
ar?d aperator of the business9 how long
he has beeri in that busine ss at ~hat
pI ace, and such o the r inT"' o_rmnat ion as
the C aunc i 1 may require fram t ime to
timee In addition to containing sueh
informatione each application for
li cense shall be in the form pre -
scribed by the 1.iquor control commism
sionero No person shall make a false
statement in an appl.icat ion o
Ordinance Number 32
P age ,,'~4
- Sectian 3e (eontinued)
S-abditrision le (conLinued)
Applications for an "on sale" or "off
sale" lieense on behalf of the corporm
ation sha11 include 9 in addition to
sucYi other info mation as to the names,
addre s ses, and o c cup at i on sof the
~ stockholders and officers of #,he cor-
porationa The tr-µnsfer of° stock in an,y
eorparation halding an "on sal-e" or
r'of'f sale" liquor Iicense in this Vi1-
lage shall be deemed a transfer vtithin
the me aning of this ord inance S an.d na
suvh transfer of stock shall be made
witYa.out the consent of the "U'ouneilo
It is hereby made the duty of the ofllim
cers of any corpordtion holding such a
lieense to no tify the Council of any
proposed sa3e or trar?sfer of any stack
in sueh eQrpo ratio ne The transfer of
any such st o ek wi thout the knoi~ile dge
and consent cf the Cauncil shall be
de°med sufficient cause f'or revocat ion
by the Cou.ncil af° any license granted
to such corporation under the ax thority
of this ordi nance e In addi tion the
corporate officers shall alsQ notify
the Council whenever anv change i smade
in tY:e of'f'icers of any suGh carporationg
and f"a:ilure to scs notify the Couneil
shall 1ikevrise be suffzcient c.,a.se for
revQcation of any liquor 3.icense granted
to svch corparatiano
Subdivisian 2. Asurety bond, liability insurance policy.,
or in 13eu thenuaf cash ar United States
Gmrernment Bonds of eqixivalent rnarket
value shall ai:company each applic at ion
for a license, the amota.nt recoverable
tc be me asured by tre a~tua1 day::age s;
provided, ho,,T,ever, that, in nc~ case sha11
sueh surety be liablefor an,y amount in
exce ss of the penaZ amount of the b ona
or polic,ya -
Al1 such bonds or policie s shal'L be for
the ber!efit of the dblic-ee ard all
persons suff ering damuge s bjr reason of
the breach of the car::dit;Qns of the
~ bonda 1'rz the c- -Nr-, n t o f the i o r f e i t i i r e
of an;T such bor3d or paiicy for viala-
tion ai 1~~~ ~the o.istrict court may
forf eit th~e pe-yial sum of° the boiad or=
policy or any part of it to tl--e state
of the Vil1age of Arden Hil1sA
Subdivision 3. The security affered under Subdi-~,riszan
` 2 shall be appmved by the Village
Council and in the case of apr%i.icants
for "of°f sale" licenses by the State
Liquor Coritrpl Gpmmissionere Surety
bonds and liability i.nsuranee po licie s
shall be approved as to forrn b:3 the
Ordinance Number 32
P age ; 5
S'ection 3e (continued)
Subdi -v-isian 3p (continued)
Village attorne7, r. The operation of such
"off sale" or "o.n sale" l.iquor business
witY?out hav ing on f i le at alI time s vaith
the rrEu.nicipalit,y an effeetive bond9 inm
suranee pa 1 icyg or othe r se eurity as re -
~ quired in Subdi vi sion 2„ sl-ial1 be grounds
for im~r~ediate revocaticn of the 1ic ense,
Sueh suret-v bonds or other se~-Lirity sha11
be in the sum of F'ive Thousand Dqllars
($5,000v00) far an applicant for an r'on
sale" license and 1hree ahousand Do1lars
($3,000e00) for an ,"off sale" licensee
A1l subh bonds ` Qr otrer securit,T ah! all
be conditioned as f o1lows :
(a) That the licensee wi33 obey
the law re lated to such
licensed businesss
(b) That the licen.see vrill pay
to the munic ipality when
due aIZ taxes, license fees9
penaltie s, ai2d othe r charge s
provided by law9
(c) That in the eveE,t of an,T
violatifln of the provisioris
of an,f 1av1 relating tn the
retai1, "toff sale" and r'on
sale" of intoxicatzng
liquar; s-uch bor?dg palicys
ar athe r securit y shall be
forfeit°d to the Vil1age;
(d) That the licensee wi11 pa,y
to the extera.t pf the prin-
cipal amount of sucn bond,
pfl1icST, or seeLzri~~~, any
damage s f or de ath or 'inm
jury caused b,y or result-
ing from the violation of
anUr pro visions of laiv rew
lating tliereto n and in
such cases recovery i-incler
this parugraph (d) mav be
had fr^om the surety an the
band or the palic ys The
amount specified i.n such
band or palicy is decla.red
lsV U4s'' a. peil.altJT o .
40 SECTIQN 4, License Feesa
SubditiTision 1, General Cpnsideratians Relating to ''fln
7ale" Feesa T e Counez as
e ermined ha 13censirag Qf"on
sa1e" ? iquor establishments vrithin the
Village of Arden Hi11s impase s addi-
tional responsibilities and burdens
Qn the Village with respect to polic-
ing and sta:pervisinc of sta.ch e stablish-
mentsg and that it is in the interest
of public we 1fare that license fee s on
su.ch es'tablishments should be imposed
Ordinance ITamber 32
Page ,=6
Secti.on 4.License Fees(continued)
Subdivisian 1a(continued)
on a basis vshich has a direct relatian
to the traffic and activitVr in such
establishmentse sAccordingl;r "on sale"
liquor re ce ipt s in such e st ab "L?shme nt s
as herr>inafter specifica11y set forthe
~ Subdivis ion 2. Reparts Frpm "On Sa1e " Liquor L3c erlse s e
Eac hole?cr To an or_ sa e l~`quor ~
license in this Village sra11 subrnit
a report on or bc;f ore the fif th d ay of
e ach month af t,er the end of the cale nc
dar qu~ter d.uring the term of the
li cense o ;aid report sha1l be submit ted
ta the ViIT.age Clerk vg?on f'orms to be
prepared and provided by t,he Village
C le rk af ter appro val there of b7,, the
Cc;uncil. Such report sr al1 st~te, amcng
such other~ items as ma.y be rec,uired bTJ
the Cauriczl, the g_r°oss liquor invUrtory
at the close of such p~riod and the
amounts 4f liquor purchased by the
1icensee as per invoices during such
periocle ~~~ch report shall lUrther state
the gross 1iquor sales of° the licensee
durinc- the -quarter 3ust ended~ ~hich
quarter^ is the repor±.ing pericad referred
ta herein, `
Subdivision 3p License Fees for `tQn Sale" Lic~juar Licenseso
Th~e~ense ~°ee f ar on ~a].e i.1quo~
license s in t,his Vill age is comp,:Lted in
the fpllov~~ing T7tanne:c=, tao wita
The minimum fee shall be Twelve :?un-
dred Dol1.a-r°s " 200o00) ,which
a.mount shall be paid bl' r certified
check ar money ~rder° to the order of
the Village Treasurer with each li-
cense application f iled. with t~e
Village Clcr°ke TI-le arnual fee shall
be an a~:.ount which shall be five ~er-
cent (5,,~) of tre first 'I'Vren+.,y-Five
Thausan.d Do11ars (;25.000o00) of gros5
liqLzcr sale s durin~ t~.,_,e ;re ar cc -~fered
b~,~ tne license, fpur percent {4,10 of
the next 'I'4tqent~-Fi -,,Te T?-iousand Dol1ar=s
(U5,,000o00) of gross liquar sales
~ of the 1.icensee d:urin-c, the periad of
the licer?se and three percent of the
gross 3iquor sales of the Zic ensee in
excess of Fift;;r Thousand Dpllars
(.(4r"50,,0{30o00) during tl-iP period of the
1icenseb T'he aforesaid auarterl;T re-
ports of the licensee sha1l be ac-
cor-:panied b;r a paytnent f ram the
licensee to the Village Treasurer by
certifi.ed check or mvney ord-er of the
fee determined by acomputatian bzsed
on the gross liquor sales da.ring the
quarte r and the af oresaid pe -rcentage so
The minimum f°ee shall be a1lowed as
Ordin.ance -~,Tumber 32
Page #7
Section 4.License Fees (eontinued)
Subdivision 3. (continu.ed)
a cre dit , against the f irst Twe nty-
Four Thousan.d Dollars ($24 9000,00)
of the grass liquor sal,es during
the Zicense period9 and accordingly
no fee shall be paid upon tre basis
of a quarterI.y repflrt, until tha
~ gross ].iquor saies f'or the period
covered by tre license exceed
Twenty-Fpur Thousand Dollars
($24q000e0p)a and then the qu«rter-
Iy payment s shall be upon gross
1.iquor sale s in exce s s of T&=Tenty-
Foia.r Thousand Dollars (L 24,OOOo04) e
Subdivision 4. Auditing of Report,sa
The Cauncil sha11 have the right to an
audit of the books and records of an
"on saIe" liquor licensee by a certi-
f ied public accountant of its own
chaosing for the purpose of determining
whether the af'oresaid reports and paya
me ntsre q3a ire d o f the 1i ce nse e ane
praperly c;alculatedo The Gouncil may
exercise thi s riQht b;r gi ving twa (2)
days vrritten notice to the licensee o
The re af te r the audi. t rnay be t ake n duri ng
reasonable business hozirs an.d on the
premises of the licensee or sucn other
p1ace wit-hin the Village of -rden y ills
as the Cauncil may desiE~,7natea The
Iicensee shall promptiy grant permission
to examine a11 0f his bcoks and records
f'or this purpose an.d shall conperate
with the auditor selected b7l r the Council
for the pur°pose of f'acilitatin~ tb-is
audit e In the event that the wadit re -
port indicates that the payments made by
the licensee under the pr~ovisions of
thi s ordinance t~v,er;; 1es s than require d.
for the period covered Ly the license fl
tren the licensee sha11 pay the cost
of such audit a If the audit report
irzdicates that the ra;ments made by
the 1icensee under this ordi-nm. ce ti,,,ere
in accordance v-rith the prpvisions of
this ordinar?ce g then the z.Tf l1age sha11
be ar the e xpe nse of the audi t o
• Su.bdizision 5. rrOff Sale" Liquar License Feeso
e annua ee ar 7n"of-P s~e F' liquor
license shalz be ene Hundred Dollars
, ($100o00) e The anriual fee f or aspecial
club license sha71 be One Htandred. Dollars
($1OOQ00)e
Subdivision 6s Disposition of Fees,
Til app ca ions or "off sa~e" licenses
or special club licenses sha11 be ace
eompanied by eertified check or money
order ta the Village Treasurer f or pay-
ment in fu1.I of such fe e s a A11 fee s
Ordinance Number 32
Page #8 Section 4,Lieense Fees (continued)
Subdi vision 6 e(continue d)
referred to in this seetion shall be
paid into the general fund of the
Village o Upon rejeetion of any apm
plication for a license the T-re.asurer
shall refund the amount paid with
the applieatiQna
~ Subdivision 7. Period flf Licenses And Renewal Ap-
p ica on.s a
All licenses referred ta under this
section shal.l expire on tk,,e last day
of December of each yearo Eaeh li-
cense sha11 be issued f'or a period
of one (1) yearay but if a portion of
tYie license year has elapsed when the
appI.ication is made a license may be
issued for the remaznder of the year
for a pra rata fee a in computing
such fee any unexpimd f'raction of a
month sh aIl be eounte d as one (l)morith e
Applications for renewal of an exist-
ing license shall be filed with the
V3.11age Cl.erk on or befare December I
of the year preceding the year co-,rered
by the appli catiane
Subdi-vision 8* Refunding of Feesa
-°o par a h~ e ee paid f'or an,y license
i s sue d-ande r thi s or d inance Sh a11 be
refunded except in the specific irza
starices the Council ma,y refund a portian
of the license fee an applic atidn made
v,rithin thirty (30) da,ys af te r the
happening of the cvents herPina.f'ter
referred toa In such cases, at the
discretion of the Gouncil, there ma-y
be re#'un.ded a pro rata portian of the
f~e for the unexpired period of the
Iicense e The Council may consider
such an appli cation when the operaf,ion
of the licensed business ceases fcr
the fo11o71ing reasons, tc v:rit e
(1) 1?es#,nuction ar c?am.age of the
licensed premises bzT fire ar
a ther^ c at as trophe ;
(2) De ath of the licensee ;
~ (3) A change in the liquor status
of the munic3pality which
make sit un1awf ul fpr the
3icensed buszness to continue e
SECTION 5t Granting of Licensesa
Subdivision l. The Vi].lage Gcuncil shAll in7~Testigate
a11 facts set aut i.n the applicatione
Opportunity shall be --i Lre n t o any
pe rson ta be he ard fQr car against the
granting of the Iicense o After such
inv,e stigatian and hsaring the Village
Council shall grant or refuse the apd
plication in its discretipne Yio "off
Ordinance Nurnber 32
Page #9
Section 5.(continued)
Subdivisian 1, (continued)
sale" license sha11 become effective
until it9 together ti~,-ith the bond furn-
ished by the applYCant, has been ap-
pro-ved by the liquor cdntrol coniris-
szaner 4
• Subdivision 2 e Each license shall be issued ta the ap-
plieant onl. JT s Each 1i ce nse shall be
issued orlg for the premises described
in the application. Iva license may be
transferred to another persan or to
another place without the apprcr~ral of
the Village CounciS,o Apnlication for
transfer shaZl be rriade in vrriting to
the Village G lerk and sh all be ac P
cornpanied by certified eheck ar money
order in the amola.nt of arle Hundred
Dollars (~100o00)payaple tc~ the ~~il-
lage Treasurer,, vrhich amount is fixed
as the trarsfer fee a The Council
shal1 make or cause to be made such
irr,re stigation as i.t dee:m,s appropriate
regard.ing the tr^ansferee or the pro-
posed locatione 1his pro-v-isian shall
also apply in the e vent o f ap7rlication
by a corpqrate licensee far trarisf'er
Qf stock in the corporatian, provided
that nra transfer fee sha3Z be charped
if the trea.nsfer is the first within
the period of the license and the stock
sought to be transi'erred does not conG
stitute fifty percent (50,1,',) or more of
the outstanding cojmqon stock af the
cQrporationQ
Subdivision 30 The C1.erkfl shall3 within ten (10) days
after the issuance pf any "an sale"
license under this ordinance a submit
to the liquor control conmissioner the
f'u.11 narn.e and address af each persor_
granted a license ~ the #,rade s?ame, the
effective license date,, and the c9ate
of expiration of the li ce nse o He sh-all
al.so submit to the liquor contral com-
mi.ssioner any change Qf address, trans-
fer, cancellationa or revocatiQn af
any r'an, salef' or "of'f salEF' license
~ by the Council during the license -oeriodo
SECTION 6.#, Persons Ineligible for License o
Igo license sha11 be granted tQ or neld by any person;
(1) Unde r 21 ye a.r s of age ;
(2) Who is not of good maral character or
repute 9
(3) Who, if an,y indi v idta.al fl is an alien;
(4) Vdho is Qr has been eonvicted af'ter
January 6 S 1934 of any wilfu,l viola-
tion of any Iaw of tne Un3,ted State!~s
or the State of ~Ainne sota ar of an'y
Ordinan ce blumbe r 32
Page #10
5ection 6.(continued)
(4) (eontinued)
local ordinance regarding the manu-
facture s sale g distribation, or
possession for sale or distributipn
of intoxicating liquor9 or whose
liquor license ras been revoked for
an.y wilful violatian Qf any such
~ laws or ord inance .
(5) Who is a manufaeturer or wholesaler
of intoxicating liquar or is inm
ter°sted directly or indirectly in
the oiv-nership ar operation of any
such bus iness 9 but this shall not
prev6nt the issuance of a license
f oi- Zeased premises acquired by a
rian.uf'acturer tci vihalesaler prior
to November la 1333a
(6) Who is directly or indirectl;r inm
terest,ed 3n any ctrer establishm
ment in the municipality to w1ftich
a license of the sa:qe class has
been issued under this ordinaricee
SEC'i'ION 70 F1'aces Ineligibl.e for License_a
Subdivision lo iT0 13cense shall be issued to a dnug
store until it has been operated canm
tinuously for two yeGirs prior to the
appl.ication.
Subdi v~. sion 2 p Na license shall be grantQd for opera-
tiora on any prernises or which taxe s,,
assessments or other fina~~.cial cl.ai-qs
o#' the Village are delinquent ard un-
paido
Subdivision 3a No initia3 lzoenses as contrasted to
a renevral I.irens°, sha1l be grantec1
for an;T loc-ation v:r itrin 1,,000 feet
of° any sc;hpol ar an~s~; church exis ti.ng
as of the ef'fective date- of this
ord3nar?ce6
Subdiv-ision 4e. l3a licerse shall be issiLied for any
premises ai,,ine dbs a perscr- t,o whom
a license ma,y not be ~;rantcd under
• this crdinarice except an owner who
is a minor g al;en, or a person wha
has been cow%;; cted. of a crime flt her
than the violation of Extra Session
Lav,s I934 chapter 45 e
Subdi-vi.sian 5e Ivo "off sal,e" license sb-all be issued.
- for any place wb-ere r!anintoxicating
malt, be verage s are sold "on sule'f o
Subdivision 6o No 1.icense sha11: be granted for any
place q except an exclusiva liquor
store9 for which a 1icense of anot?-i.er
cl.ass has been granted under this
ordinanee o
Ordinarce Number 32
Page "'Zl
SEGTION 8. Conditions of L,icense o
Subdivision l. Every li.eense shall be granted subject
to the conditions in the follawing
su,bdivi sio ns and all othe r pro v is ions
of this ordinan,ce and of any other
applicable ordinance of the Village or
State Lawo
~ Subdizrision 20 The license sb-all be posted in a eon-
spicuous plakti°e on the licensed premises
at all tim s.
Subdivisfon 3a F-v.ery licensep- shall be resnonsible for
t'he conduct vf his p1ace of business
and the conditions of sobrie t;r and
orcler in ite The act of any employee
on the licensed prem.ises autrorized to
sell or ser-Te intox3.cating 1 iquors shall
be deemed to be the as t of tre Iic ensee
as ti*rell and the licensee shall be liable
for aII penalties provided 'by this ar-
dinance equally with the employee'.
Sttbdivision 4. No €'on sale" licensee shall se1l intoxim
cating liqixor "off sale`i unless he also
ho1ds an "of f sale" liquor lic e nse e No
"off saIe" license-- shall selI "on sea].e"
or perrnit the consumption of any liquor
on the 1icensed pmrnise s a
Subdisision 5a No license shall be effective beyond
the compact and contiguoLis spa~e r-amed
in the license for v-,hich it was grantPd.
Subdivision 6o No liquar shall be sold or furnished
- to axiy intoxieated persvr~, to any
habitual drunkard, to anjr person under
21 ye ar s a f age, or to any I ndian who
has nat adQpte d the 1ang;uage, ct.a.stoms 9
and habits of citirilizaf.,zor.
Subdivision 74 Na person ande~ 21 ye-ars af a~~ sha11
be employed in any raoms iuhere "on
sale s" are made and no such persQ.n.
shall be alloviecl to be ar remair an
any la.censed premises.
Subdivisian 80 No licensee shall keep 9 possess, or'
operate or permit t'r?e keeping, pos°
sessiond or operaticn. of an,, s.i.ot
• machine, diee, or anyr gamoling de-
vice ar apparatus car, tl-ie, ? icensed.
premises or in any room adjGining
the licensed prU:nises ~.4nd_ he dial1
not permit an.y gwmbling thereino
Subdivisian 9e Nn licensee shall permit the ?icensed
premises ar any rovm in those premises
or in anur adjoining buildin; directly
or indirectly under his control te- be
used as a re sor~t f ar prostitute s o
Ordinance Eumber 32
Paga I2
Sectian 8.(cantinued)
Subdiv-ision 10. No paol or billiard table shall be kept
or used in any "on sale" premises ex-
cept a clubo
Subdi-vision lle No equipment or f3.xture in any licensed
place sha11 be awned in whole or in
part la~T any manu~'dcturer or distiller
~ of° intoxicatin.g liquoro
Subdivision 12Q Any peace afiicer, heal,th officer, or
any properly designated oificer or em-
ployee of the v311 age shall havi~) the
unqi:ialified rzght ta enter, inspect,
and search the premises of the licensee
d.urin.g business haurs vi~Tithout a ZF,rarrant.
Subdivision 13a No Zicen,see shall sel19 offer for sale,
or keep for sale, intoxicat,inJ lic~luors
in anir- ariginal package which has been
refilled or partly ref illedo No 1i-
ce nsee shal 1 d. ir°e c; t? y or througheny
other pe rson dilute or in any manne r
tamper with the contents of ara. -I ariw
ginal package so as to crange its
compositioh or alcQholic content vrhile
in t;he original package o Fo sse ssion
Qn the 3.icensed prerzises by any li-
censee af any intoxicating liqu.or in
the origina1 package dif°f°ering in com-
position or aZcohal.ic cantent f'r$om
the liquor d;rhen reGeived from the
manufaeturar or whole saler from i~rhor3
it was purchase d shall be prima fl-Ic ie
t;vidence that the contents of the
original packaqe haVe been dzluted.,,
changed, or tampered ~Tit he
Subdi-Tision lga No "an saler" °?_a.quor establishment
shal1, d.isplair liqu~r vrhen flpera to the
publ.ic during hours t:rhen the saIe a#'
Iiqvor is Drohibited b-y this ordinanue o
Subdivision 15a No persesn sY!all se11 intaxicating
liqiaor to any spendthrif't or im-
provident persan a.~'ter written riotice
nnt to do sa has been served ar him
by a p are nt ~ husb anr~ , wif'e,, ad.uI. t
child, or guardian of such person or
by the chief of palice. 6r any cauncil-
~ rnen of the Vi1J.agea `_1'he prohibation
of this s;abd.ivisian shall ext ;nci. fpr
one year f°rom date of the serv ice
of the nati ceo TIThe-n noti ve is ser~\red
by an autharized persan not a Vill age
off ici al acopy Qf the notice shall
also be senkred upQn the Village Clerk9
bvt the proh3.bition of this ordinance
shal1be effe cti ve ~iithout such adc7i A
tional, serl-vice a
Subdivision 16o Ne, 1icense~ sha11 keep ethyl, alcohol
or neutral spirits on the licensed
premi se s or perms. t the ir use on the
premzses either alcne or mixPd with
any o tY? e r be ve r ageo
f?rd irian. ce 11jum.be r 32
Page ;t` -13
SECT ~G~ 94 HourS of Qperation. No sa1e of intoxicatinp
liquor s a be made af er ; T r? olA4 on Su.ndavfl befcare 3:00 P 6Mo
an any Memorial Dayp or be.fore 8:00 Ye1,11p an any eIection da7 in
the Vizla;ee No "on sale" shall be made betti,reen the hau.rs of
I6n0 i}ni:'io and 8:00 A.M. on any weekdaya NQ of'f'-sale shall be
made before 8:00 F+ Q-Me or after} 8s00 on weekdays or a€°ter
10:00 P.M. Qn Satu.rd~~~. NO of'f'-sale shal1 be rnada on Nedf Year°s
Day9 January 1, Memarial Dayg Ilay 30; Independence DaYg Ju?Y 4;
Thanksgiving Day; cr Ch.ristmas Day9 Dc;~ember 25; and nc affGsale
~ shall be made after 8: 00 Y ayf1o nn Decem-ber 24 0
SECT'iON 10n G1ubs. 11a c1ub halding a special club license
sha1l selTl~.~uor excep - to membersa No a#,her 1icensed club
shall sel7. 1.iquor except ta members an.d ta guests in the company
of mumbers.
SEC'I'ION 110 RestrictiQns an Purchase or Consum.ptiono
Suladivisian 1. No-nimr sha1l misrc;pr«sent his are for
trs gux~pose of abtaini-ng 1iquor or 342
beer nar sY? all he enter an,y premise s
1.icensed under this orci_in?=e in order
to proCUre stxch be trerage s s or to con-
sta,m.e- or purchase or attempt to pur-
chase, or have another purchase for
him$ such bev°erage on licensed pre7nisese
Subdivision 2a No person shall induce a zninor to pur-
chase or procure 1,iqucrQ
Subdi v ision 3o No person shall ~ive toflprac~.re 9 or
purchase liquor f'ar any r,inor or other
person to i=rhom f;he sa1_e of in.taxicat-
~.ng 1.iqu,ar~ is for'bidden b~~ l~~;rA
Subdi-%rision 4a No persor? shall mi.x csr prepare Iiquor
for consla.mpti.an in any publie p1ace
of bu.sine ss not licensed to sell
IicauQr "on-sale " an.d no person snall
cansume liqLior in an_y st]ch place a
Subdivisivn 50 Nfl 1,iquor shaIl be scsld or consiamed
an a pu,blic hi~hi~ray or in an autamobile o
SEC'.z"ION 12Q Revocationo The Gauncil may suspend or revo"Ike
any liquQr icense_T-orv`T=ion of any pro-~,risian or condition of
this prdinance or axry state law regulating the sale of intoxica-
ting liqucr and s1ha1l rz voke such license if the licensee wil-
fl:1l1y ViOZatE~' S aZ7.y pY'E) 1TiS1C3Yl of TlI.YlI7P.S £3ta St`d.tu~'s8S gSvGt1CY1 340 a v,7
to 340o4Os Except in the case of asuspension pending a hearing
on revocation, revocatian or suspension by the Ccuncil shall be
~ preceded by written natice tc the grantee ana a public hearings
The notice shal]_ give at least eight days' notice of the time
and place of the hearing and shall sta-te the nature of the cnarges
again.st the licensee a The Cfluncil ma~~,, 77ithout ara._y advance r!atice,
suspend any 1.icense pending a hearing on revacat3on far a pzricd
of no t exceeding thirty (30) days,
Ord inance ivTumber 32
Page #14
SECTIQN 13@ Penalt~r. Any person violating any pravision
of° =nanZe s, a e guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction !ha11 be punished by a fine of not more than 0100v00 or
imprisonment in the County jail for not rnore than ninety (90)
days plus the costs of prosecution in either case.
SECTION 34o Severability. If any portion of this ordi-
nance s-Eafl bei ixr\ra id y anp eourt,, the renainder thereaf
shal.l rema3.n in full fcaree and effecta and al.l parts of tYiis
• ordinance shall be eonsidered severable for said purposese
SECTION 154 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in
fu11 oce an effec rom an ter its passage and publication
according to lavsre
PA,SSED BY T11E T1ILL.AGE G OUNC IL `IHIS 3,0TK DAY QF JUNEg 1958.
/s/ Robert 0. r'-ashbach
17oTTert U. s ac i$ Mayor o
The Village of Arden Hills
W~ttest;
f s/ Lorraine Stramquist
orra ne ramquisT_, C er
of The Vi3.lage of Arden Hi.IIs
Published JUIy l0p 1958
•
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STATE OF IIiNNEESOTA
COU-N'T'Y OF R.~MSEY
VILLf?GE OF !iR]DFN HILLS
QRDINANCE NT~IBER 32
AN 4RDINANCE LIGENSING AND REGUL4TING TFL ShL:,,,' AA1D CONSUMPTION
OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND PROVIDING A P'LNALTY FOR VIOL"LTION.
THE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGFi 0F ARDEEN HILLS DO ;S HEREBY ORDI'~IN AS
FOLLtNdS :
~ SECTION 1. Definition of Terms a
Subdivision 1. As used in this ordinance the term
"persan" includes a natural persan
of e3ther sex, co-pa.rtnership, cor-
porat,ian and assoeiation of persons
and the agent or manager o f anSr of
the af'caresuide The singular in num-
ber includes the plural and the
maseul.ine pronaun inc lude s the
feminine and neutere
Subdivision 2. "Intoxicating 1iquar" or "liquar"
me uns any distilled or feramented
be verage cQnt aining, mare than 3 a2
per cent of aleohol by vsreight. The
term does not inelude ethyl a].eohol
or neu.tral spirits or substitutes
therefor pos sessing the t,aste, aroma,
, and charaeterist,ic generally attrib-
uted ta ethyl alcohol or neutraZ spirits e
Subdivision 3a "Sale" and "se11r" includes in addition
to the accepted meaning af the ter=m.g
all bartersg gifts, and other lneans
ot' fu.rnishing intoxicating liquor in
violation or e,sasion of this ordinance o
Subdisision 4e "On sale" means sale b.y the drink for
consUmptian on the premise s orily.
SubdiJisian 5. {'Off sale" rrieans the retail sale in
the originaI package for consumption
aviay from the premises where soZdQ
Subdivision 6. "Package" or t1original paekage 1' m ans
any corked or sealed container or
receptacle halding liquora
Su,bditiri sion 7. "Hote 1." me ans an e stablishment where
food and ladgzng are regularl.y fiarm
nished to transients for a price,
~ To qualif'y as a hote1such an e stab-
Zishment shal1 meet all the f allow-
ing conda.tions a
(1) It shall have a resident
proprietor or manaQer;
(2) It shall maintain not less
than ten gue st ro cros with
bedd.ing and other suitable
and necessar,y furnishings
in e ach ro am;
Ordinance Number 32
P age 2
Sectivn 1 (continued)
Subdi:-Tision 7e (eontinued)
{3) It shall be provided with a
suitable lcbby, desk, and
office at the main entrance
and on the ground f loor or
main f'loar for tb-e registra-
~ tion af its gu.ests;
(4) It sha31 maintain under the
s ame manage r.'Lent and c ontra 1
as the rest of the establ.ish-
ment and as an integraZ part
of it a dining room with
appropriate facilit 3es for
se ating not 1e ss than thirty
guests at one time where the
general public 3.s, f°or a price,
served with meals at tables.
Subdisision 86 "Exclusi;re liqupr store" means an esm
- tablishment exclusively f'or the sale
of intoxicating liquar,, cigar9 cigarettes9
a11 forms af tobaeca, nondintpxicating
malt beverages, and soft drznks at re-
tai.l, e ither 'Ian sale " or "Off sale r'
or both. It sha1.1 be under control of
an 3ndividual owner or manager Q
Subdivisfon 9. "CZub" means any corporation duly
organized under the latilrs af ~,,1,1inresota
for ciE%ic 9 fraternal, sacial, or
business purpcaseS or for intelleetu.al
improvement or for 'Uhe pramotzon of
sportsa if it meets al.l the folloviing
canditionso
(1) It shal.l ha-\Te mare than f if'ty
members;
(2) For more than a year it sha1l
harrQ awned, hired, or leasEd
a buildzn~ or space a.n a
building of stich ehtent and
character as may be suitable
and adequate for #,he re ascn-
able anct comf'ortable aecomEnoda-
tions afits m;;mbers 9
(3) Its affiairs and -mariager3ent shal1
be conducte dbvT a baard af di -
rectorsg exeeutive eammittee9 or
~ other similar bpdy chasen by the
members at a meeting held f or
that purpo se;
(4) None of its mem.bers 9 afficers,
agents, or emplayees shali be
paid d.irect7y or indirectly any
compensation by wa-f of prof it
f'raom the distr•ibutian or sale
of beverages to the rnembers of
tl3e club or to its g7u.ests beyond
the amaunt of such re asflnable
sal.arp or v~ages as may be fixed
and vote d e ach ye ar by the
go ~re nning bady of the club a
Ordinanee humber 32
P age #3
Section I {contirnaed}
SubdiJision 10A "Drug stm e" means any establishment
where drugs are kept, compounded,
and sold if it is at a11 times in
charge of a registered pharmacist or
of a registered assistc{nt pharmacist
during the tempnrary absence of the
~ registered pharmacistQ
SECTION 2. License Requir eda
Subdivision l, Yo persong except wrolesalers or
manufacturers to the extent authar-
ized, under state l.icense shall
directly or indirectly deal in, sell
o rkeep f ar s ale any intoxic at ing
liquor wi trout f ir st having rece ived
a license tQ do so ds provided in
this ordinance e Licers.ses shall be of
thr'ee kind a: "en S alE; ","orl S:AlC r"
and elub licensese
Subdivision 2. "On sc.le'i licenses shall be issued
only to hotels, clu.bs and exelusive
liquor stores and shalZ permit "on
sale s" of 1ic~luor only, Not more
than three "on sule" licenses shal1
be ~r~~nted. at ~.ny one ti~c ,
Subdivision 3e F'Off sa1.e'r licenses sha11 be issued.
only to drug stores and e~,~cl.usive
liquor stores arid shall permit "of°f
sales" of liqu,or onl,ro
SubdiJis3.an 4p Special c31a.b licenses shayl be issued
only to dulp incorporatwd clubs which
have been in existence far tir,Tenty years.
SEGTION 3. Applications for License o
SubditTision 1e F,-very appl.ication for a license to se13.
~ liquor shall be verified and filed with
the Village Clerk o It shall st ate the
name of the applicant, his age 9 repre -
sentati.ons as to his eharacter, With
sueh references as may be requiredg
his citizenship, whether the application
is for "on sale" or "off sal:e", the
business in connectian. =r.itn vrhich the
~ proposed license will aperate and its
Zacatican, whether applieant is o~~rner
arzd operator of the businesss how Zong
he has beeri in that business aL that
pZ ace , and such Q the r i.ni ormat ion as
the C ounc i 1 may re quire from t irinteto
time e In addit iori ta cor.taining such
infvrmatian, each application for
l.i cense sha11 be in the form pre -
scribed bSr the liquor control commism
sionero No person shall make a f alse
statement in an application.
Ordinance Number 32
P age '4
- Section 3e (continia.ed)
S-abdi-vision le (cantinued)
Applications for an "Qn saler, ar, "off
sal:e" license on behalf of the corponm
ation shal1 include, in additior to
such other info rsnation as to the name s,
addre S se s y and o c cup at i on s of the
stockholders and of'f'icers of the cor-
~ porationa The transfer of stock in any
corparation hQlding an "on sale " or
"of f sale" liqu.or license in this Vi1-
lage sraS.l be deemed a transfer vrithin
the me aning of this ordinance g and no
suvh transf er of stock shall be made
without the consent of the uouncile
It is hereby made the duty af the offim
cers of any carporation holding such a
license to no tify the Cauncil of any
proposed sa3e or transfer of ar?,y stack
in such corpfl rat ion. The transfer of
any such stock withaut the knovrl.edge
and consent af the Council shall be
de°med suf'f'icient cause for revocatian
by the Council of eny licanse; gran.ted
to such corparation un.der the ea. thority
of this ardi ra.ance o In addition the
carporatq Qfficers sYzall also natif y
t,he Council vihen.e-rer an; change is nade
in the of i icers of anJ such c4rporatican9
a.nd fa:il.ure ta so notif';v the Counci1,
shall li kevrise be s}af'ficient caa. sc:,~ for
revocatic?n of any liquQr 1,ic;ens° grunted
to such corpar~.~.tio:no
Su.bdivision 2. A surety bond$ ]_iability insu:rd nce policy,e
or in lieu ther~~~ of casn or Unite dSt ate s
Cra-sernment Bonds of eqv; Era2nnt marke#,
va1ue shall accompan-7 ear.h applic at ion
for a license, the &Tr4o?znt r°ewoverabie
to be me asured b;~~ tb-e ac~:ual dam«age s ;
pro v idedg no~,, e ver 9 that in nc ease sr ai.l
sueh sur~~ty be lzab le f or any amount in
excess of the penal ar;~ount of the bonci
ar Policyo -
A1.1 such bpnds ar policies shall be f9r
the ber?efit of the oblic-ee ar:d a1l
persons suffering dam.aSes by reaacn o#
the breach of th: corditians of the
~ bonda In the ~ -N;ent of' the forfe i'u.zre
of any such bond or Polzcy far vi.ola-
tion of lavi, the district ccurt may
f orfe it the penal su;tn of #,re bond pr
policy ar any part of it ta th-e state
of the Vi1lage of lArden -uliZ1s o
Subdivision 3¢ The security offered under 'Subdivision
~ 2 sha11 be apFro.red by the Village
Council aiid in the case of ap-pllicants
for "off salef" licenses b„r the State
Liquor Gontrol Cor!~?issionero Surety
bands and liabilitv insuran.ce policies
sha11 be approved as to form by the
Ordinance Ewmber 32
P age 5
Section 3, {cantin.ued}
Subcli v-i sion 3 a(continza.ed.)
Village attorne;Ta The Qperation of such
"off sale" ar 'tQn sa1e" liquar business
without hav ing on f il2 at al1 time s with
the -r1unYCipality an cffective bond9 znm
surance policy9 car otYier securitv as re-
• quired in Subd ~ vi si.on 2_, shall be grounds
for znmediate revacaticn of the lic ensee
Such sure ty bond s or o ther secur3t ,y slial l
be in the sum Ot" Five `I'hoz.zsand Dollars
($5,,000a00) for an applicant for an "on
sale" license and ~hree "'hou-sand Dollars
($3,000o00) for an ~'off sale" license.
A11 such bonds or other securzt,r stall
be coriditioized as fallows:
(a) That tb-e licensee wil:L obey
the 1atia re lated ta such
.Iicensed bvsiness;
(b) That the licen.see tir-fill ray
to the municipality "when
due all t,--txesa license fees9
pe nalt ie s,, and athe r c?harge s
prp v i de d by 1aw9
(e) That in the e~ert of any
v iol_ation of the pro-\riNions
of any, law re1ating to the
retail "o#"f sale" anel "on
s a1e" a f intoxi cat ing
liquord such bond,, po1icy9
ar other securit zr shall be
forfeited to t,he Vi3.lage ;
(d) That the 1icensee vri11 pa,y
to the ext ent of the prin-
cipal amount of such hond „
polic,y, or security, any
damage s for de ath or 'inm
jury caused by or result-
ing fram tlze violation of
any pro visions of law re-
lati,n.g thereto, and in
such cases recovery under
this par°ulgraph (d) m.,av be
had f'raom the sur" t,y on tije
b a nd or the p o1 ic .y e The
amaunt specif ied. in svch
bond ar colicy i-s deela.red
tb bE: r`3, pG Ylc4ltya
• SECTIQ.N 4 .v L1CE'Tls+,.° FE~-'eS o
Subdivision 1a Generul Consid°rations Rv1ating to "On
S ale " Lcense Pee s e T e Counc il tias
e erriinecl tFiaT t~.e l3censing of"cn
sa1,e" liqupr establishments within the
Villao of Arden ~'aills impases addi-
t3or.a1 respansibilities and rurdeiis
on the Vi11age vrith respect to polic-
irLg and superv isinc of such e stablish-
: mentsg and that it is in the interest
of public welfar~e that license feps on
such establishments shauld be imposed
Ordinance Nu.rnber 32
,
Page #6
Secti.on 4,License Fees (continued)
Subdivision 1a f continued)
on a basis which has a direct> relation
to the traffie and activity in such
establishments o _^;ccordingI;r "on salE"
liquor receipts in such cstabli.shments
as hereinafter specifically set forthp
• Subdivision 20 Reports Fram "fln Sa1e" Liquor Lioenseso
Earolder_o an on sa e iquor
lieense in this Vil.lage shall submit
a repart on or before the f'ifth d ay of
each month after the end af the calenG
dar quarter dizring the term af the
li.censeo S:id report sha11 be submit tea
ta the Village Cl.erk upon fprms to be
prepared and provided by the Village
C lerk after appra va3. the re of b„T the
Council. Sucr report sh aIl state, amcng
such other itUms as may be reqnired by
the Cauncil, the grass 1iquor inuentary
at the 6ltise o~ such ps riod and the
amounts af liquar purchased by the
licensee as per invoices during such
periocl. SLych report shall fa rther state
tre gross 1iqu,ar sales of° the licensee
during the °quarter just ended, vrhieh.
quarter is the reporting perio~ ~eferred
to herein, °
Subd.ivision 3p License Fees f°or "On Sale" Liquor Licenseso
The icense fee Tor on sa1e' Iiqu,oF
licenses in t,nis Village is computed ir~
the followin~ manner, to v~a~it:
The mirlimum fee shal.l be Twelve Hur-
dred Do1lars (81,200.00), whic:h
arncunt sra11 be pai~ by certifieu
pheck or maney order° to the order af
the Village Treasurer t:rith each 1i-
cense applicati.On filed with the
Village C 1.erke The annnal fee sha1l
be an amount vrhich sha1,1 be five ~er-
cent (5;) of the first T}~~~~~~-Fiv-e
Thota,sand Ilollars (AP25,000a00) of gross
liquor sales during the ;Tear covered
by the license, four perc2nt 14%j of
the next Twant.y-Fi re Thousand Lollars
($25,000a00) of gross liclucr sales
• of the 1icensee dvring the period of
the license, ar?d three percent of the
gross liquor sa1es af the 1ic ensee in
exce ss of Fifty Trotzsand Do1.lars
Q50q000o001 dvring the period af the
Iicense n The aforesaia qaar.terly re-
ports af tlle licensee shall be ac-
eompanied b,t a payrent from the
licensea to the Village Treasurer by
certified check or money ordQr of the
fee determined by a computation based
on the gross la.quor sales d.zring f,he
quarte rand the aforesaid pe rcentage s o
?'he rninirnum fee shall be aZl. owe d a5
Ordinanee -Num.ber 32
Page ;'7
Section 4.License Fees (continued)
Subdivision 3a (cantinued)
a credit, against the first Tvirenty-
Four Thousand Dollars Q,249000Q00)
of the gr055 liquor sales during
the license period, and accardingly
no fee sha.Il be paid upon the basis
of a quarterly repart un.til the
• grass 7.iquor sales for the period
eo-vered by the license exeeed.
'I'went;r-Faur Tho~.san d Dallars
(,1,R",,24g000sOG),9 and then the quarter-
ly payments shall be upon gross
liquor sa1es in, excess of TwentyG
Four Thou,sand Dollars (~t249000o00)e
Subdivision 4e Auditing of Reportsa
'I'he Council sha11 have the riE,,ht to an
audit of #,re baoks and record.s of an
r,on sale" liquar Iicensee by a certim
fied public accountant, of its oiFrn
choasing for the purpose of determining
vrhether the af'ore said repo rts md pay-
rnents reauired of the licensee are
properly calculateda The Council ?nay
exerczse this right by c7iva.ng two (2)
days Td_rritteri notice to the licensee o
The re af te r the audi t may be t aken d:uring
reasona'bl.e business hours and an the
premises of t,he licensee or such ather
p1ace urithin the Village of -cirden Hills
as the Council may desiSna-te o ThP
licensee shall promptly gran.t permission
to exarnine a11 of Ihi.s books and r°ecords
for this pur•pase anel srall caoperate
with the auditor su lected b;r the Council
for the purapose of f acili'r,ating t,his
audit, In the event that the audit re -
port indieates that the payrnients mad.e by
the licensee under the nrovisions of
this flrdinance rrere less than reqtzired
for the period covered b7, r tre license9
theri the licensee shall pay the cost
of sta.eh audit. If the audit x~e-port
i n.ai e ates that the pa;nn.e nt s made b~T
the licensee under this orc inm. oe were
in accardance with the prQ visiorls of
this ordina..~ce, then the Vi:l.lage shal1
bea;., the expense of tre audit,
• Su.bdivision 5. "0ff Sale" Liquor License Feese
e annua ee or_7nliqupr
license shall bu Cne Hundred Dollars
, ($I0GaQQ) a Tb-e annr-ual fee fpr a speeial
club license shai.l be One Hundred. DQllars
($10Oe00)fl
Subdivision 6. Disposita.on of Feeso
A applica Ions or "of#' sale'° licenses
or special elub 1.icenses sha1.1 be av-
companied by certified check or money
order ta tre Village Treasurer for pay9
ment in fu11 of such fee s Q. A1I fee s
Ordinance Number 32
Page #8 Section 4.License Fees (continued)
Subdi -vision 60 (continued)
referred to in tris section shall be
paid into the general fund of the
Village o Upon rejection of any ap-
plication for a license the !'reasurer
sha].l refund the amount paid viith
the applicatipne
~ Subdi-rision 7s Period of Licenses 4,%nd. Renewal 1?p-
p ica ionsp
A icenses referred to undcr this
sectian shall expire on the last day
of December of each yea.ra Each li-
censc shall be issued for a period
of one (1) year, but if a portian of
the license year has elapsed vihen t,he
appsication is made a Iicense may be
issued f or the remainder of the year
for a pro rata fee e in camputing
such fee an.y unexpired fraction of a
mon-th shall be counted as one (1)month,
.Applicativns for renewal of an exist-
ing license shall be filed with the
Vi11age Clerk on or be#'ore December I
o f the ye ar pre ce d i ng the ,year c o ve red
by the appli cation.
Subdivision 89 Refunding of Feese
Na. par o ere-e paid for an.,y licen.se
issued under this ordinance shall be
refun.ded except in the specific in-
stanees tre Council may refund a portion
af the license fee on applic atian rnade
witlzin thirt,y (30) days af'ter the
happenin.g of the e\rents hereinafter
referred to a In such c:zses, at the
discretion of the Council, there may
be refunded a pro rata partion of the
fce for the unexpired period af the
lieense a The Council may cflnsider
such an appli cation -vihen the operation
Qf the licBnSE;d buS131eSS ceaS2s fcg'
the following reasans, tc vTit a
(1) Destruction or damage of the
1.ieensed premise s by fire or
other catastraphe g
(2) Death of the licensee;
• (3) A ch ange i n the li qu.o r s t atu s
of the municipality which
make s it unlawf u1 for the
licensed business ta continue e
SECTT ON 5,v Granting of Licensesa
Subdisision lo The Village Ccuncil shall in;restigate
a11 facts set out in tre applicatiane
4pportunit y shal 1 be c-i ve n t o any
person ta be heard for or against the
granting of the Iicense o After such
investigation and hearing the Vi11age
Council shall grant or refuse the ap-
plication in its discretian. ITo "off
Ordinance Number 32
Page #'9
Section 5. (continued)
SubdiJision ld (continued)
sale" license shall become effecti-re
until it, -Eogether with the bond furn-
ished by the applieant$ has been apv
pro-red by the liquor control co-mi-riism
sioner a
• Subdivisi.on 2 e Each license shall be issued ta the ap-
plicant anlye Each license shall be
issued on1y for the premises descoibed
in the ap"olication. No license may be
transferred to another person or ta
another place withgut the appro-val of
the Village Counei'Le s:pnlication for
transfer shall be made in vrriting to
t11e Vil1.age C lerk and sh all be ac-
companied by certif ied check or money
order in the amaunt pf Gne Hundred
Do11a.rs (07.OOo00)payable to the Vil-
lage Treasurer,, whivh amaant is fixed
as the transfer fee e The Couneil
shal.l ma.ke or cause to be made sucYi
i.nve stigation as it deems apx~ropria~,e
regardin.o- the tr-cmsferee ar the pro-
posed locations This prcvision shall
alsa apply in the e-Tent of ap7,1ic ation
by a corpQrate lieensee for tr~)nsfer
af stack in the eorporat3.on, provided
that no transf er fee shall be char ge d
if the transfer is the first within
the period p#` the license and the stack
saught to be transf erred dae s not con-
stitute fif°ty percent (50; ) or mcare of
the putstanding comm.on s#,ock Qf the
corporationo
Subdivision 30 The Clerk, shaIl~ vTith3n ten (10) days
after the issuanee of any "an sale"
li cense undert-his ardiy-iarice, s?abmit
to the Iiquor^ cantrol corLmissioner the
fu11 name and_ address of each person
granted a lacense a the trade r~ame, the
effecti'v-e license date, and thG date
of expiratifln of the 1i ce nse o He sb-all
alsa submit to the liqu,or control com-
missianer any change of adaress9 trar_s-
ferg cancellation9 or revocation of
any r'on sale" or "off sale" l.ic ense
~ by the Council during the license period.o
SECTION 6.*. Persans Ineligi.ble for License o
N0 license sh.a1l be granted ta or held by an.y persona
(1) Unde r 21 year sof age ;
(2) liFTho is not nf good maral character ar
repute 9
(3) Who,~ if ar-,y indi v idual , i s an alien;
(4) k, o is or has been convicted after
January 69 1934 af any wilfu,l .riQla-
tion of ary law of the iJni.ted Stat:. s
ar the State of Minne sata or of any
Ordinan ee Num.be r 32
Page #10
Section 6.(continued)
(4) (eontinued)
local ordinance regarding the manu-
faeture, sale 9 distribution, or
possession for sale or distribution
of intoxicating 1.iquars or whose
liquor license has been revoked for
any wi lful vf o lati on o f anST su.eh
~ laws o r ord inance .
(5) Who is a m.anufaeturer° or wholesaler
of intoxieat,ing liquar or is in-
terested directly or indirectl.y in
the oWnership or operation of any
such bus ine ss y bza.t this shall not
prevent the issuance of a license
for leased premises acquired by a
manufaeturer^ to wholesal.er prior
to November I.a 1933.
(6) iATha is directly or indirectly inm
terested in any otrer establishm
ment in the municipaZity ta whieh
a license of the same class has
been issued under this ordinaYlce o
SECTION 79 F1'aces Ineligib3.e for Licensee 1.
Subdivision 1. No license shall be issued to a drug
store until it has been operated con-
tinuously f'or two ;rears prior to the
applicationo
Subdi -vision 2 q Na liconse shall be grantQd far opera-
tion an any premises an whieh taxes9
assessments or otrer f inanciali, elaims
of the Village are clelinquent ard un-
paide
Subdivision 3a No initial licensey as cantrasted tv
a renewal license, sha11 be granted
#'or any loccition within 1a000 feet
af any school or any chzirch existing
as of the effective date of this
ordinance q
Subdivision 4~o. No license shall be iss-Lied for any
premise s owne d, by a persan to t=:~hom
a license may not be granted undGr
~ this ordinance except an otrner who
i s a minor, alien, ar a person who
has been connricted of a crime ot her
than the violation of Extra Session
Laws 19340 enapter 46 e
Subdi -vision 5, Na "off sale" license sh.all be issued
for any place where nonintoxicating
malt beverages are sold "on sale",
Subdivision 6o No license sha11 be granted for any
place 9 except an exelusive liquor
store, for which a license of another
c].ass has been granted under this
or°dinance e
Ordinance lqumber 32
Page #11
SECTION 8. Conditions of° License P
Subdiv-i.sion 1. Every li,cense sha11 be grantcd subject
to the conditions in the following
subdiJisions and a].l other provisions
of this ordinance and of an,y ather
applicabl,e ordinance of the 77illage or
State LavIa
• Subd3.vision 2. The 1.icense shall be po sted, in acon-
spicuous p 1a3e on the lic e nse d premi se s
at a 1I t i rres.
Subdi,Tisian 3, Every licensee s?za1l be rpsponsible fQr
t'he ca nduct af hi s place o=E' bus ine u s
and t'ae conditions af sabrie tv and
order in it. The act of any employee
on the licensed premises authorized to
se1.l or sertire intaxicating liquors shall
be deemed to be thP act af the Iicensee
as Zr~rell and the 1 icensee shall be 1 iable
for ai1 pe na1tiespro vided by thi. s or--
dinance equally vTith the emp~oyeee
Subdivision 4 e No "on sale" lic ensee shall se 11 into-,-,im
cating liq,,xor "of f sa1e" unless he al.so
hol.ds an "off sa1e" liqu.or lic ense , Fia
"pff sale" license;,. shall s~ll "on sa7.e"
or permit the consumptio.n of any liquor
an the licensed premises o
Subdivision 5. No license shall be e."L'fective be;rond
the compact a;nd contiguous space named
ln the I.ieense for -ahich it was gr°anteda
Subdiv i sion 6 a No liquar shall be so:i.d ~r fLirnished
- - to any intoxicated person,, t-o an.y
habitual drunkard,, to any p°rstin under
S1year° s of age,or f~o any I nc? ian zr"no
has not adaptec1 the langu.age g customs9
ancl habits flf civzlizationo
Subdivision 7e No person -ander 21 yearas oi aEe shall
- - be emplcyed in anvr rooans v=here "on
sale s" are made and no ;:,vich person.
shall be a11owed to be ar remain on
anir 1a.ce r15e d premiSe s a
Subdzvision B. No licensee shall 1ceUp Qpos sess, or .
operate or permit t1,,e keepingJpos-
sessiona or caperation of any slot
~ rnachine, di.ce,, or an-y ;ambling de -
vice or apparatus or- tl~.e licensed
prem.ises ar, in any roQrq adj oining
the licensed pre;nises «nd he Eha11
r-ot permit any gamblinr-1 thereino
Subdivisifln 9. IvTa licensee shall permit the 7 icensed
premise s or any room in thn se prer-nase s
or in any adjoining building directly
or indirectly u.nder his control tor be
used as a. resQrt for prostituteso
1 1
Ordinance Num,ber 32
P a g e r;' 12
Section 8.(continued)
Subdivision 10. No poo1 or billiard table shall be kept
or used in an,y "on sale;" premises P.x-
cept a elubo
Subdi-visian 11a_ No equiprrient or fixtu.re in an;T licensed
place shall be av;ned in Whole or in
part by any rnanufzcturer ar distiller
~ af intoxicating liquorQ
5ubdivi.sion 12a Any peace officer, health officer, or
any properly aesign.afed officer or emm
ployee o~ the Vi11ag:; shall hatre the
unqualzfied right to entwrg inspect,
and search the pre;Qises of the licensee
during business hours without a i,,iarranto
Subdivision 134 Iva licensee shall sel_lg affer far saleg
ar keep for sale, intoxicat,ing liquors
in any original package 77hich has been
ref illed ar partly refilleda No" 1i-
censee shall dire ctly or throu.gh any
other pe rson dilutc or in an,r manne r
tamger with the ccntents c~f an;~~ ori w
ginal package so as to eh-ange 3ts
composit,ion or alcoholic content while
in the original packageo Passession
on the Iicensed premises by any Iia
censee of any intoxa.cat3.ng Iiqu.or in
thc, arigi.na1 packagc- differing in came
pasition ~r alcohc~lic cQntent f rom
the liquar v,b-en ree~eived from the
TTIc`aI3U.iaC:ture:C° OY' ulhQleSalPYa 3'T'oIT3. 1RThOI'iI
zt i,~Tas purchGtsed shall be prir,^La f acie
evidence that fithe contents of the
original package ha:7,e "been dilla.te d. fl
chanaed, or tampererJ ~,xit ha
Sza.bdivision 14Q No "on sale" liquor establishment
shall ctispla;r 3.zc~Euar €~~=l~en apen to f,lze
public dLtiring hours ti.rh.en the sa1e af
1iquor is proribited by thss cr-dinancea
Subdivision 15. No persan shall se11, izZtaxicating
liqu.or to any spendthrift or im-
provident person a.fter writter natice
not ta do so has be4n ser-v-ed Qr~ him
by aparent9 husban~, 'v~,ifc R adult
child, or guardian of su.ch person or
by the chief of Fplice. or any ccuncil-
• men of the Village o The prchibitian
of this subdivisian shall eXtend for
one ye ar from the c7 a.te af -the serv i ce
of the noti cee "vli'hen noti ce is se~°4red
by an authorized person rot a Village
off ici alg acap jr of the notice shall
also be sergtfed uron the Vsllage Clerk$
bu-t the prohibitzan of this ordznance
shall be effe cti -vre withaut such addi U
t ional se r-v i ce ,
Subdivision 16Q Na lieensee shall keep athyl alcohol
cir neutral spirits on the licer?sed
premises or permit their use on the
premi.ses either alone or mixed -vrith
any otb-er beveragc o
ordinance Number 32
Fage ~ri'13
SECT`6Y, 9o Hours of Operat,ion. No sale of intoxicatino
liquor sFia e made a er 1:00 AQIA a on Sundayg before 3; 00 P eT:.o
on any MemoriaJ. 17ayg or before 8;00 Po1.1, on anl election day in
the Vi 11 age e No " o n sc"1 e" sh al l be mad e be twe e n the hour s o f
1:00 A oMo and 8: 00 A.M. on any weekdayo ila of f-sale shall be
m.ade before 8:00 A.M. or after 8a00 P.M. on weekdays or after
10 :00 P o11,1e on. Saturdays e No off-sale shall be made on PZew Ye are s
nayq January l; 14emorial Day, L-lay 30; Independence Day9 JulY 43
Thanksgi~ra.ng Day, pr Cr.,.'r~istmas Dajsa Decev~.ber 25; anc~ ~.e flff-sale
• sr al1 be made after 8: 00 P o11.17a on December 24o
SEC'I'IQPI 10e C1Lkbsa Ya cltzb holding a special club license
shall se a.F,,uor exee-p-T ta nem'bersa No other 1icensed c1ub
shall sell liquor except ta member°s and ta guests in the campanyr
of mem bers.
SECTION llQ Restrictions on. Pu,rchase or Consvmpticri.o
Subdivi.~ion 1. Na-minor~ shall misx~~~resent his age for^
the purpase of owtain i ng la.quar or 3a 2
beer^ iior shall he ::nter any prefniSes
licensed under this ardin,:nve in ord_er
to procure sta.ch be ver°age s9 or t,o con-
surne. or purchase or attempt td puru
ehase , ar haF,-e anather purchase f or
him, such beverage on l.icensed premisesa
Subdi-Tision 2. iio persQn shall induce a minor ta pur-
chase or procure liqu,oro
SubdivisiQra 3n Iio persan shall to~ procu,reg or
pur^chasa liquor for any m,inar or other
person to ~,,rcoan the sale of intoxicat-
i ng 1 i quor i sforbi d de n by laiuo
Subdi-%ri.sion 4ti '11,o persan shall i--qix ar prepare liquar
for consumption in aMr public place
of bu,siness nat 1icensed ta s~ll
liquor "on~~ale " and no per-son shall
consume 1iqLitir in an;~,r sui;h p1.,ace a
Su.bdivision. 50 No liquor shall be sold or consl.zmmed,
on a public higrhway- or in an autQmabil e,
SEGTION 12, Revpcatione The Gouncil may suspend or revoke
any 1iquor icense i or -\715« ion af any provi sian or co-ridition of
this ordinariee or arr~r state Iair regulating the sale of intoxica-
ting 1.iqucr and shall revoke such license if fre licensee wil-
ful1.y vialates any provision of Minnesota St.a~utes, Section 340a0"
to 340 040 e Exeept in the c ase of asuspension pending a he aring
~ on revoeatian, revacation or suspension by the Caunci:L sha1l be
preceded by written notice tc the grantee anei a pilblic hearingo
The notice shall gi-v-e at least eigrt drys ~ rzotice of the time
and place of tn.e hearing and shall stafe the rsature af the charges
against the licensee a The Council rnay, .7ithaut an7r adva,n.cE r?otice,
suspend any 1.ic,ense penc7ing a hearing on revocation far a period
af not exceeding thirty (30) da;rso
Ordinance F3umber 32
Page #14
SECTION 13e Penaltyo 4ny person violatin; any provision
of thTs-73r Inanae s.~ guilty of a misdemeanor a-nd upon cfln-
viction glia11 be punished by a fine of nat more than $100.00 or
imprisonment in the County j ail for not more than ninety (90)
days plus the co st s of prosecution in either case.
SECTION l4o Severabilitye If any portion of this ordi-
nance~sEaPl be~iei ixrxra 1d y any eou.rt, f,he rer7aindpr thereof
shall remain in full fprce and effect, and a1.1, parts of th.is
• ordinance shalZ be eonsidered severable for said purposes.
SEGTION 15a Effective Date a Th3s ordi nance shall be in
fu.1l rorce an effec rom an a ter its passage and publieation
according to lawe
PASSED BY `1'1LE VILLtiGE C OU1vC IL TF., IS 3,0Ti DAY OF JUNr~ S 1958.
/s/ Robert oa A.shbach
a r o s a~ , Fayar o
The Village of ~Arden Hi11s
!'ittest e
f s/ Lorraine Stroriquiat
orra ne S ramqu.ls , C er
of The Village o fArden Hi1.ls
Published July 10, 1958
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