Chapter 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES*



Section 3-68 Advertisement of application for license; signs.

 

    (a)    All applicants for original licenses  hereunder shall give notice of the making of an application by advertisement at least twice a week, for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to the date  of hearing on such application, in the daily newspaper published in the city in which the legal advertisements of the city are published, which notice shall contain the location of the proposed business and shall give the name of the applicant, and, if a partnership, the name of all of the partners, whether limited or general, and, if a corporation, the names of the officers and all stockholders therein and the names of all officers and stockholders of any corporation owning an  interest in the applicant corporation, and the date and time the mayor and city council will hear such application. The advertisement referred to herein shall be of type not smaller than ten (10)  point capital and lower case and shall be at least a two (2) inch, two (2) column advertisement. It shall be the responsibility of the applicant for an original license to advertise the notice of hearing  as required as follows:

    "Notice of application for retail license to sell packaged liquors.

The undersigned has made application to the City Council of the City of Thomasville  for a retail  license to sell packaged liquors at                                                               .

This application will be heard by the city council at its meeting to be held at                o'clock  p.m.  on the              day of               ,  2         .

/s/                                               

Applicant"          

    (b)    The applicant shall cause to be placed upon the location of the proposed business for a  week before the date of hearing, a sign or signs stating the following:

"PACKAGE LIQUOR LICENSE APPLIED FOR. HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, ON THE                DAY OF , 2     ."

    (c)    The sign required by paragraph  (b) shall be not less than twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and shall face toward all  public streets, alleys, sidewalks or other public property adjoining the proposed location. Such signs shall be placed where they can be easily seen from all  public properties adjoining the proposed location.

(Code 1958,  5-37(c))