It shall be unlawful for any person granted a private club license by the State of Kansas to sell or serve any alcoholic liquor authorized by such license within the city without first obtaining a local license from the city clerk.

(Code 1983, 3-301; Ord. 1494, Sec. III-1)

(a)   There is hereby levied a biennial license fee on each private club located in the city which has a private club license issued by the state director of alcoholic beverage control, which fee shall be paid before business is begun under an original state license and within five days after any renewal of a state license. The city license fee for a Class A club shall be $500.00 and the city license fee for a Class B club shall be $500.00.

(b)   All applications for new or renewal city licenses shall be submitted to the city clerk. Upon presentation of a state license, payment of the city license fee and the license application, the city clerk shall issue a city license for the period covered by the state license, if there are no conflicts with any zoning or alcoholic beverage ordinances of the city.

(c)   The license period shall extend for the period covered by the state license. No license fee shall be refunded for any reason.

(d)   Every licensee shall cause the city club license to be placed in plain view next to or below the state license in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

(Ord. 1494, Sec. III-2; Code 2018)

(a)   No club licensed hereunder shall allow the serving, mixing or consumption of alcoholic liquor on its premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on any day.

(b)   Cereal malt beverages may be sold on premises licensed for the retail sale of cereal malt beverages for on premises consumption at any time when alcoholic liquor is allowed by law to be served on the premises.

(c)   No club membership shall be sold to any person under 21 years of age, nor shall alcoholic beverages or cereal malt beverages be given, sold or traded to any person under 21 years of age.

(Ord. 1494, Sec. III-3)

If the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this article, the governing body of the city, upon five days written notice to the person holding such license to sell alcoholic liquor, may permanently revoke or cause to be suspended for a period of not more than 30 days such license and the individual holding the license may be charged in municipal court with a violation of the alcoholic liquor laws of the city and upon conviction shall be punished by (a) a fine of not more that $499; or, (b) imprisonment in jail for not more than 179 days; or, (c) both such fine and imprisonment not to exceed (a) and (b) above.

(Ord. 1494, Sec. III-4)