Charter of the City of Dallas Page: 75
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tion the exact place where the proposed saloon is to he located, and
show by a map or other evidence that there are not more residences
than there are business houses within a radius of three hundred (300)
feet from the center of such proposed saloon. If upon examination of
such application the Board of Commissioners are satisfied that there
exist more business houses than residences within th radius as herein-
above prescribed, and. that the applicant for such license is a person of
good moral character, such license shall be issued to the applicant; sub-
ject, however, to the hereinafter stated conditions, the failure to oh-
serve any one of which shall authorize the Board of Commissioner to
forfeit and revoke any license granted hereunder, viz.:
First. That said person so obtaining said license shall, at ahi tinus.
condlnct said saloon in strict accordance with the conditions of the liq-
uor dealers' hond, which is required by the State law to be executed
by such person.
Second. That such person shall fully observe all of the laws of the
State and city relating to the closing of said saloon en Sunday or
other days prescribed by law.
Third. That said saloon shall be closed at 12 o'clock nmidnig'it every
night, and shall remain closed till 5 a. in. every day during the week.
save and except that said saloon shall close on Saturday ni ght at 12
o'clock midnight, and remain closed till 5 o'clock Mlonday morning.
Fourth. That said person or his agent or employes shall not he found
guilty in any court of competent jurisdiction of the violation of the
Sunday law in connection with the saloon to which the license is herein
issued or of selling intoxicating lijluors to minors, or of permitting hwd
or indecent women to resort to such saloon.
3. The license granted hereunder shall be granted for the period of
one year. and shall not be transferred or assigned without the written
permissionn of the Board of Commissioners, and in any such case, the per-
son to whom such license is assigned or transferred shall present to the
Board of Commissioners the same petition as is herein required of the
person to whom said license was originally granted. Should it come to
the knowledge of the said Board of Commissioners that the person to
whom a license has been issued is violating any of the conditions herein-
above set forth, the Board of Commissioners shall issue a notice to such
person to appear before said board on a date fixed in such notice, to
then and there show cause wiy said license, so issued, should not be for-
feited and revoked. Such person shall be required to respond to such
notice, and may answer same in person or by his attorney, but if such
person should fail or refuse to answer such notice by the time fixed
therein the Board of Commissioners may, if they deem it proper, revoke
such license and such person shall thereafter be subject to the penalties
hereinafter provided for, if he shall continue to maintain or conduct
such saloon. Whenever any person shall appear in obedience to such
notice, the Board of Commissioners shall investigate the charge
against the said person. and if the Commissioners should conclude, after
a full hearing thereof, that the person to whom such license was issued
has violated any of the conditions hereinabove set forth they shill have
the power to revoke and forfeit such license, and it shall thereafter he
unlawful for such person to continue conducting such saloon at said
place. For the purpose of further investigating and examining into
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Texas. Legislature. Charter of the City of Dallas, legislative document, 1907; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth610709/m1/81/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.