City of Paducah v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 94— ACTION BY CITY OP PADUCAH AGAINST J. L. JONES AND HIS SURETIES POR A VIOLATION OP HIS BOND TO THE CITY AS A SALOON-KEEPER.— Appeal from McCracken County. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. When regulations- are imposed, as in this case, the licensee i® criminally liable- for their non-observance.
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CASE 94— ACTION BY CITY OP PADUCAH AGAINST J. L. JONES AND HIS SURETIES POR A VIOLATION OP HIS BOND TO THE CITY AS A SALOON-KEEPER.— Appeal from McCracken County. W. M. Reed, Circuit Judge. Judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. When regulations- are imposed, as in this case, the licensee i® criminally liable- for their non-observance. The defendant was found by the county commissioners “qualified,” and a license was issued to him upon the personal'trust that he would conduct the business according to the regulations. The s-ale -here m-ade to a m-inor was a violation of that trust, and a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Carroll
Reversing.
Paducah is a city of the second class, and under section 3058 of the Kentucky Statutes of 1903, the general council have the right “to license, tax and regulate the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in saloons and coffee houses.’ ’ In pursuance of this authority, the council enacted an ordinance providing that: “Every person, firm, company or corporation desiring' to keep a coffee house, saloon, elubroom, or other establishment wherein spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are sold by retail, shall make application therefor in writing to…
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