HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-141ORDINANCE NO. 141
AN ORDINANCR TO '2'UI.ATF T17 S^LF, DISTRIBUTION
AND CON9M[PTION O"P IALT AND BRB770 BJVFRAG^S, AS
D' F INF O IN THT, ALAB kMA BFV 4,R A.GF CONTROL ACT, IN
THE, TOWN OF FA IRHOPF AIND "TITHIN THE, :POI.,ICE JURIS-
) IC TION TIr "OF : TO R�'CUI, 7 A PERTAIT BRFORE 7N-
GAGING IN BUSINTSS A S .A "HOLES_4LER, DISTRIBUTOR .
AND/nR JOBBER OR RETAILER OF SUCH lIL^LT OR BRF"7'T)
R7VB HAGS S : TO PROVIDE AT, ICrNSr TAX TH�RFON AND TO
^NrORCR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS OFD1 I ANCF� AND TO
PROVIDE T'nR A }7^NALTY 7OR ITS VIOLATION.
B7 IT OR'OAINED BY TH" U*T COUNCIL OF THr' TOWN 0,,, FAIRHOPE,
ALABAI'TA :
SECTION 1. DEFINATInNS. ".lords and phrases used in this ordinance
and not herein specifically defined, and °hick are specifically
defined in the Alabama. Beverage Control Act passed-`1'ebruary 2,
1037, shall, unless the context plainly shows a different meaning,
be gimen the meaning ascribed to them in the said Alabama. Beverage
Control Act. The term " malt or bretivred beverages" as used in this
ordinance shall be interperted to mean and include malt or brewed
bever?ges of an alcoholic content not in excess of 42o by weight and
5% by volume.
The term " distributor" as used in this ordinance shall
include such meaning as --iven to it in the Alabama Beverage Control
Act, and in addition thereto, wheather or not such meaning appearrs
in the Alabama, Beverage Control Act, such term " distributor" shall
also mean and include and be construed to cover any person, firm ,
corporation or association transporting alcoholic ?)everages as defined
in this ordinance into the Town of Fairhope, or !.ithin the police
jurisdiction .thereof, for his own use or for delivery to a retailer,
-healther or not the same be owned ')y him.
97CTION 2. No person, 'irm corporation or association shall engage
in business as a ,,,t-h6lesaler, distributor and/or jobber or retailer
off malt or brewed beverages of an alcoholic content not in e,,,cess
of 4 � 1V weight and 5 � by volume in the cornora to limits of the
Torn of Fa irhone or " i thin the police jurisdiction thereof, il!ithout
f irst ' _aving ( ob t ined from the `i'ol-n of Fa irhope a permit to do
such business`/?uch permit shall be issued ')y the `sown Clerk and
lust be approved by the liavor before the same shall be valid. The
Town Council of the Town of F,-?irhope shall perscri-be the form of
_application for such permit and shall p_erscri'oe the form of such
permit, Every person annlyin7 for and oot ining a perm-'.t shall nay
to the Toil n Clerk for the benefit of the Town the sum of 10.00 V
for a Hermit to enp,age'in either of such 1�usinesses within the cor -
porate limits of the gown of 2pir_hone an' to enF-�age in either of
such businesses without the cornor'rl-ite limits but within the olice
jurisdiction thereof. The fee for such hermit shall accompany the
application for the issuance of Puch ermit. the permit shall be.
renev,7ed on the first d=ty of January of each year. 110 reductioZi or
-r)ro-tea tion, of the fee for the ner_mit shall 'be allowed on account of
not commencin- business on the first :day of January, nor shall any
rebate ,)e ^llorted ur,on revocation, suspension, or surrender of such
Hermit ^efore the expi;ration thereof.
S"CTION 3. _ -i0?7,SAL'?R, D: STRIB'TTnR :�_ITD/OR ,?OB'37R
�a) There is hereby levied on every rerson, 'irm, cor -
} oration or association who shall engn.ge in business as a vliole -
saler, distributor and/or ;yob-)er c:f malt or rev.,ed '�everages of an
olcn colic content not din excess of 4;� by wei aht and 5'o by volume,
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in the corpor-�.te i imits of the 'mown of Fn irhope, Alabama, a license
or privilege tax to b� `measured a.nd ascertained as follows: An
arlount equalto one-half cent on each twelve fluid ounces or fraction
thereof of such malt or 'or,-3v,:ed beverages sold or distributed, said
amount to be due and paya'ale on or before the 15th day of the calend-
ar month next follov,inr such sales or distribution, and if not paid
by said date, there shall be added to said amount a penalty of 150
thereof.
(b} 7,very such 7!holes7ler, distributor and/or job ,er
s!^all before enVagin,- in such business file with the Town Clerk of
the Town of Fairho--e a written rtaternent under oath containing full
d,A to regarding, the `>llginess he intends to c Prry on, inclu? ing the
location of his business, -heather o- not such viholesaler, distrib utor
and/or job',er is a natural person, a corporation, a p _rtnershin
or association, and if not a naturn.l person, the name of the
-persons comr..osing the;-n.artnershin. or association, and their resid -
ences, and if a porpor tion, the offic -rs and persons oldin the
c� ital stock and their resiJences.
(a) There is hereby levied upon all -persons, firms,
,-or >or,^_tions or associations uho shall en .. e in the business of
selli,-r--, within the corporate limits of the Town of Fairhope, Ala -
bama, as a retailer, rt�alt or bre-:ed bsvcrat es of an alcoholic con -
tent not in excess of 4 v by wei,,7ht ,nd $/ by volume, to be consumed
on the premises, of to be carried c_• delivered to the address of
the purchaser, a privilege br-license tax to be measured or aster -
tained as follows: An amo�.int equal to (one-half)cents on each vielve
fluid ounces or fr= cti.nnal nart thereof o-:' such rlalt or brewed bev -
era7es soL' or distributed, to be consumed nn the -premises or to be
carried or delivered to the address of the -:aurcha.eer, said amount
to be due and payable on or before the 15th clay of the calendar
,, onth next :"ollowing 91'uch sales, and if not --aid by said date,
there shhll be added to said amount 2. penalty of 15 o of such amount.
Said tax s'aall be paid to the Torn Clerk and a rec:int iss-ied there-
for to the -na7-er of such tax.
(b) Any person, firm, tor. porn ti on or as soc is ti n enrraged
as a retailer. of such �rralt or brewed beverages purchased in whole
from a wholesaler, distributor and/or jobber on hit i the tax here -
in levied has been raid, shall not be required to pay the additional
arpount of Cone -half eer�t9on each tvelve fluid ounces or fract- onal
nart thereof: r)rovide ', however, thn t in order to obtain this e -.emp
t$ on such retail er �u�t, on or Iaefore the 15th day of thch ,onth,
file v;ith the Town Clerk of the i'o,,=!n of Pa.irhoe, 1^b^ma, a. sv:orn
v.,ritten statement shot i-rI every ourc'.�a.se �� - such retailer during
thenreceding calender, ^onth, n . s -ell '.he naive of the tihole -
saler, Ilistributor and./or jobber from i,'_hom the same was purcIn sed,
the a-1 -unt of each p irchase and the 'ste of erich aurc:riase.
SECT "IT 5. POi,IC 772, IS)ICTION. there is hereby levied upon
every personfirm, carp�oration or association en%*aging in business
as a vrholesaler, � istributor rid/or job',er or retailer of malt
beverages o" an alcohollic content not in excess of 4,'by vieiCht and
5 by volume, without Ilthe corpora to limits of the Town of Fa.irho.:)e
but Z:Iithin the police jurisdiction thereof, a, license or privilege
tax in an amount equal to (one-half the amount of the license tax
levied for en•aFinFc in such business ti�,ithin the corporate limits
of the ToT n of Fairho , n�r�Al., Cone -fourth., of one cent on each
t7,:elve fluid ounces orb fractions thereof of such malt or brevred
beveraF.,es, such licens' to be paid for in the manner - nd at the time
and the place herein s ecified for engag ng in such business
j%ithin the corporate limits of the Tov!n of I+ai hn P, and such per -
sons, .Firms, corporati .ns or associations enr,-aging in such business
sh-11 be subject to all of the other provisions of this ordinance
ar-)licable vithin the cornora.te limits of the To--.7n of Fairhope.
The ta.x levied in this section shall bepaid to the To,:-n Clerk and
.receipt therefor issued by said Clerk. Provi<ied, a retailer pur-
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chasing in whole from a wholesaler, distributor and/or jobber
malt or brewed beverages on which the tax has been paid, shall
not be required to pay the tax levied in this section.
SECTION_6. RECORDS. It shall be the duty of every per -
son, frim, corporation or association engaging in the Town of Fair -
hone, or within the police jurisdiction thereof, in business as
wholesaler, distributor and/or jobber or retailer of matt or brewed
beverages of an alcoholic content not in excess of 41 by weight and
5% by volume, to keep correct and intelligible records of all business
transacted by him, it or them, and to render to the Town Clerk of
the Town of Fairhope, on or before the date the license taxes
become due, a sworn statement showing the amount of business done,
and if a wholesaler, distributor and/or jobber, all sales made with -
in the corporate limits and within the police jurisdiction, to whom
and when made, the amount of sales by volume and value, and if a
retailer, the amount of purchases made, the merchandise purchased,
from whom purchased, the amount of sale and the amount of stock
carried, the amount of capital invested, and the other facts as may be
reouried for the ascertainment of the classification of such busi -
ness and the correct amount of license to wZich such person, firm,
corporation or association is subject. All records of such persons,
firm, corporation or association shall be kept for a period of at
least two years, and all such records shall be kept in the Town of
Fairhope or produced in the Town of Fairhope upon written _demand by
the Town Clerk, the Town Marshall or the Mayor, or any member of the
Town Council, and shall be open to in-pection by them, or either
of them, and by such person as they deputize for such purpose.
SISCTION 7. SEPERATE OFFENS- S. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, corporation, or association to engage in business
as a wholesaler, distributor and/or ,jobber or retailer within the
corporate limits of the Town of Fairhope, or iiithin the police
jurisdiction thereof, without first having procured a permit there -
for from the Town of Fairhope: and it shall be 1 so unlawful for
any person, ifrm, corporation, or association, subject to any
of the provisions of this ordinance, .for commencing business without.
a permit from the Town of Fairhope to continue in such business,
after default in the payment of any license due under this ordin -
ance, or after the revocation of the n9--mit issued hereunder: and
each day durning which such business is so engaged in without such
permit, or after default in the payment of any license due hereunder,
or after the revocation of such permit, shall constitute a senerate
offense.
SECTION 8. PLACE OF BUSIJ\7ESS. Every person, firm, cor -
poration or association subject to any provision of this ordinance
shall designate the place at which business is to be carried on
and the nermit issued shall designate such place and such permit
shall authorize the carrying on of such business only at such
place. For each place at which such business is carried on a seper
ate permit shall be re uired. The permit issued hereunder shall
be at all times be posted in a conspicuous place at or in "he place
for which the same is issued.
SECTION 9. RT,TOCATION OF PERMITS. Any permit issued
under this ordinance shall be subject to revocation by the Town
Council of the Town of Fairhope for violation by the person holding
such permit of any nrovision of this ordinance or of any other or -
dinance of the Town of Fairhope relation to the business covered
by the permit issued hereunder: and shall also be subject to revo -
ca.tion by the Town Council of the Town of Fairhope if the person
holding such permit under color of such nermit violates or aids or
abets in violation or knowingly permits or suffers to be violated
any renal ordinance or law of the Town of Fairhope or of the State
od Alabama. Such permit shall also be subject to revocation if
the person holding such hermit under color of such permit violates
or aids or abets in -iolating or =_nosA;ingly permits or suffers to be
violated any provision of Alabama Beverage Control Act passed 4
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February 2, 1937, or any amendment thereto hereafter adopted or any
law hereafter or heretofore passed by the State of Alabama regulat'.•
ing the manufacture; sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
No. refund of any part of the fee paid for such permit shall be made
upon revocation of the permit, The Mayor of the Town may suspend
any permit issued under this ordinance when, in his opinion, cause
exists for the revocation of said pe-Mit by the Town Council, and
upon such suspension he shall give notice to the person hol ing
such permit to appear before the Town Council at such time as he
shall designate, not later than the next regular meeting of such
Town Council, and then and there show cause why the Town Council
should not revoke such permit. No eerson, firm, corporation or
association whose permit has been suspended by the Mayor shall en -
gage in the business for which such permit was issued, unless and
untill the Town Council shall pass upon such suspension and determine
that his permit ought not to be revoled. And any person, firm, cox -
pnration or association who shall continue in business after the sus -
pension of the permit by the Mayor, as provided herein, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section
14 hereof. Any person, firm, corporation or association 7-,,,hose
permit has been suspended by the Town Council as provided in this ordin-
ance, may appeal from such puspension to the Circuit Court of Baldv.7in
County, _Alabama, in the manner provided for appeals from the re?ord -
er's Court. Upon such appeal any person, firm, corporation or also -
ciation taking an appeal under this section, shall give security for
costs in such amount as shall be fixed by the Clerk of the Circuit
Court; provided, however, that if the suspension of the permit is
because of the failure to pay the tax herein levied, before taking
such paaeal the person, fi,m, corporation or association appeali-!g
must also pay the amount of kh.e tax owing or ascertained by the Town
Council, or give bond as security therefor in double the amount of
the tax, such bond to be approved by the clerk of the Circuit Court
as to amount and aufficiency of sureties and conditioned as ')onds
for a- peal from the assessment of the tax.
Upon the suspension or revocation of a permit issued un -
der this ordindance, the Mayor shall cause a placard to be posted at
or within the place of business of such licensee bearing the follow:'
-ing words and phrases:
" WARNING.
The permit issued to
under which malt or brewed beverages have been sold
from these premises has been revoked (or suspended
as the case may be).
This the day of ,,lg
Signed:
1ayor of the Town of Fairhope "
S=CTION 10. If any person, firm, corporation or association
required to pay a license hereunderLof one-half cent per twelve
fluid ounces of) malt or brewed beverages shall f� it or refuse to
make report thereof, the Town Council ma� cause to be made an
assessment of the tax owing by such person, firm, corporation or
association from such evidence -as it can obtain, and when such
assessment is made, it shall,rrive notice to the person owing such
tax of the amount of such assessment, and such person may co -.-,test
the same within five d•-ys, such contest to be before,the Town Coun -
cil of the Torn of Fairho-�)e, at which said contest the tax payer
may adduce such evidence before the Town Council as he shall see fi-t'
to show the amount of.tax owing by him or that -one is otaing,
and the Tot,7n Council may likewise adduce or cause to be adduced be -
fore it evidence to sustain the assessment of such ta7. or to prove
the amount owing by such tax payer; and on such hearing the s;- id
Council shall hear all the evidence and shall make a fii1al assess -
°ent of such tax. The tax payer may Appeal to the Circuit Court
from any assessment made a;_-ainst him, the same to be taken in the
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manner provided for appeals from the Recorder's Cou:.-t, such appeal
to be taken within the time provided for appeals from the.Recorder's
court. If no anneal is taken 7ithin such time, the tax shall be
due on demand.
Provided that before taking an appeal under this section,
the tax peyer must pay the amount of tax ascertained and assessed
by the Town Council or live bond double the a -fount as ascertained
and assessed, with surety approved by the Clerk of the Circuit Court,
such bond payable to the To?-,n of Fairhone, and conditioned that if he
shall not perfect such appeal, he shall pay the amount of the tax ..
assessed by the said Town Council, or if he shall prosecute said ap-
real nd shall fail therein, he shall pay such tax as sh=1.11 be found
due and assessed b,r the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, Alabama;
and in addition the _•3to such tax payer, on to .ink' such 1-npeal, shall
also -ive security for costs in such amount an-1 with such sureties
as shall be approved by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baldwin
County, Alabama.
If the Town Council shall not be satisfied •-pith the re -
turn made by any peb,on, .firm, corporation or associition of such
part oLf the licens: tax, the To7,n Council may -proceed to investi -
mate the same ^r_,i malce sunk assessment as it -hall deem proper,
and sl_zch tax payer shall have the right to contest and anneal fpum
the assessment in the manner 1�ereinabove Trovided for ,;here no re -
turn is made. If no appeal is taken, the tax shall be 'ue on
wand.
.If any pere�n, firm, corporation or association shall
fia.l or refuse to -oak the tax upon any return made by him, or uron
any assessment made b;r the To,n Council upon demand, collection
thereof shall be enforced 'i, r,.tt-^chm.ent.
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The provisions of thin ordinance for the assessment and
collection of a license ta., levied hereunder are cum,ilative and
sh` 11 not ',e construed to reveal an,, ordinance heretofore passed,
or +o be in con�'lic� �: th any ordinance he-eaf ter n.-_Fped by the
Town Council, relative to the assessment and collection of license
taxes, nor rrevent t'^e Town frmm nroceedin ,'nder any statute of
tie State of ^laba.ma aretofore or hereafter adopted re,yulatina and
provided for the assessment an:l collection of license taxes to
liuncinal co^noration$.
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ord '� l icens ell or"Licen's.y.s" as used in t'`.is secti n or els- -
re in this or.'_inance, unless t. sh.-ll other°ise an -near fro,n the
text, rh-'ll be con -;trued to :ne; n .gin' include any rerson, firm, co-2 -
nora ti on or a ssoci tj on '."ol _lint'' a -=ii t i"Sued hereunder.
(a) It �,nall bq unl• ,..`')_l �.ice.zs_:e to ^ell, fur -
nisti� or Zive array malt or n. ed "1 ;ve-rages to any Berson-Tisibly -
intoxicated, or to ai?y insane rer«on, or to an;,l ,IZ lor, or to ha',it
ua.l d_run'_ar'.s o. re Bona owe _,no n izt _:1�er.:te !-,a!-) i ts.
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,.,Ar for r.eriod o:. �.t le_ st t,.,o y _ s co.nrlete --.nd tr1it'^ful rec- `z
oris covering '-is o-1er=ition under i hermit, ,nd rarticulary
shay.n the date o all sales or rui t:. es of malt or Bev -
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the retailer, e-•cert,
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dram-ht or keg ?)eer
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the To,.-n of I'airhore'.
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z rvl or -nl- _ t^iler to -ell any rz^lt or
hrev,ed -)eve_-- 7cs for con !u:-Irtionon t , , l; �<nr.' rre ii Fi-s,
e ;cer.t in a oom or l OOMs or n1,--,ce on `Ylc licensed pr..mises at all
tides a� ccessa'hle to ;the Li.se �_.nd acco o._: `.ion of the ^ever- l public,
'out this r'a ll not 7* int.er^::-rted to rrohi'-i t 'rotel or club li -
cencee from sellin , r1 1t or bre-:red bes in ;any room of ?ny
such hotel or club�h�use occuried ' - '�ona fide re -istcred F,_iests
or merlbers entitled to rurchare the s^n1e.
(n) It sha ll be uniat.-ful for a_ny retailer to sell,furnish or
,n,ive array m7�.lt or briowed beverages on the day of any "edelal,
State, Cozznty or 7 unicira_l election, or on -`he date of any
-rimary h ?lr-- for the i nomination of any ' ederal, State, County
or liunicira.l office_- until? after the tinge fix _t b law fo, the
closing of the ?polling rl`.ces.
(o) It sh-ll be unl wful for anyretaile-• of malt or 1,r,=�rae,' bev-
cra es to furnish, Clvc or sell below fair co^t any lunch to
lunch to and- conqu-meiT, e:=cflpt such articles of food a.s the
".labama Alcoholic Control _''oard may autho.ize and a -prove,
TO It sh-ill be unlgwful for any wholesaler, di- tributor
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and/or jobber to sell or -eliver any ,n It or brered beverages as
defined in this ordinance to any retailer vrhose rermit as been
sus -ended v'hi le such susp: -nsion is in force, or to sell or del -
iv-r to any such licensee v,,hose p'_-mit has been revoked.
(q) it shall '-)e un atF,ful for any retailer to buy or receive
any It or br( ed ever des as 14ffined in this ordin".nce from
any v,holes^ler, :lis!tributorFind/or jobber vhose permit has been
susrended durnin- tie time of such suspension, or from such licensee
ii,hose rermit has been revoked.-
(r) It shall be unlaeful "or any person, firm, cornorat4!on or
Xassociat "-on to t. ',e -Tovn, destroy, mutilate, or conceal the wording
of, any placc_2_1 or other vrfiting posted on the rremises under
a-ut'•-ority of this ordinance.
(s) It shall be ,.hla?:fLul for any person, firm, corporation or
association to whomia hermit is issued hereun er not to keep
such permit at all times displayed in such manner that it can
be seen 1,7, the pu'alie and by persons dealing with the licensee.
SECTION 12. CONSTRTT11ION. No provision of this ordinance
shall- be construed so'as to tax interstate corm°-;erce or any
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usiness of the United States Government, or any branch thereof.
SECTION 13• 71ach and every ,provision of this
ordir!�.nce is he_-°eloy declared to be an indenendent provision
and th -molding of an- provision t?'lereof to be vIDid or in -
valid shall not e"":;ct the other provisions Cher, of, and it
is hereby declared that the other provision o-`' this ordinance
v,ould have been enacted regardless of any other provision ,-;rich might
be held invalid.
SECTION 14. MIT`LTY. 'Iny person violating any of the rrovisions
of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, ',e fined not less than
:give dollars (;0'5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars (�100.00)
and may also be sentenced to hard labor `or not exceeding ninety
days, either one or both.
S"CTION 15. INT RPEWATION. This ordi -ance shall be deemed
an exorcise of the police power of the Town of Fairhope for
the protection of the public 7,elfare, health, peace and morals of
the people of the said town and all the provisions of this ordin -
ance shall be literally construed for the accomplishrient of this
purpose.
STCTTON 16. This ordinance shall be hnovm and designated and shall
be sufficient to refer to the same as the " FAIRHOPE ALCOEOLI
' 77TT I rT CONTROL ORIJINANCE" of April 12, 1937.
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As _ ,or of the To,.�n of Fairhope,
Alabama
ATT'ST:
Au Clem of th T r of Fairhope,
Alabama
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