[Adopted 12-18-1944 by Ord.
No. 96]
No person, partnership, company, corporation or association shall possess,
sell, distribute or transport any alcoholic beverage in the Township of Hamilton,
in the County of Atlantic, New Jersey, in violation of any of the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and the supplements thereto and amendments thereof,
and any of the provisions of this article.
The Township Committee of the Township of Hamilton, in the County of
Atlantic, New Jersey, is hereby constituted as the proper issuing authority
to administer the issuance of all licenses as herein provided.
All licenses granted shall be issued in conformity with and shall be
subject to the terms and provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., and the supplements
thereto and amendments thereof.
[Amended 11-23-1959 by Ord.
No. 220; 5-21-2007 by Ord. No. 1595-2007]
B.
Fees established in Subsection A of this section shall be increased 20% of the previously established fee each year at the time of renewal, and such increases shall continue until the maximum statutory fee for each category of license is reached. See attached Exhibit A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A, License Fee Increases, is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
All license fees hereunder shall be paid with cash, certified
check or money order, and the full amount thereof must accompany each license
renewal application when presented.
[Amended 11-23-1959 by Ord.
No. 220]
A.
No licensee shall sell, serve, deliver or allow, permit
or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage, or permit
the consumption of any alcoholic beverage on licensed premises, on weekdays
and Sundays between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the same day.
B.
During the hours that sales are prohibited, the entire
licensed premises shall also be closed, but this closing of premises provision
shall not apply to hotels or to restaurants as defined in N.J.S.A. 33:1-1t.
[Amended 2-18-1946 by Ord.
No. 104]
No applicant shall hereafter be granted a plenary retail consumption
license unless the premises for which said license is granted contains at
least 1,000 square feet of floor space used exclusively in the conduct of
said business and is equipped to supply hot and cold running water behind
the bar, and such service shall be maintained upon such licensed premises
during the term of the license.
Premises for which a plenary retail consumption license is granted must
be equipped with inside separate toilets for both men and women.
On any premises for which a license shall have been granted, no music
for dancing shall be played except during such hours as alcoholic beverages
may be sold thereon.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation and officers thereof who
shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof before the Judge or other proper official, be subject to a fine of
not more than $200 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both such
fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Judge or other proper official,
and in addition thereto may have his, her or its license revoked by the Township
Committee of the Township of Hamilton, in the County of Atlantic, New Jersey,
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 33:1-31.
All alcoholic beverage regulations heretofore adopted are hereby repealed.
