1957-1474rRESOLUTION NO. 1474
RESOLUTION RELATING TO Tt1E CASHING OF CHECKS BY THE
MUNICIPAL i1@UGH STORE - --
WrIEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 340.0?, subdivision 5 pro-
vides in part that a municipal liquor store may be operated by a muni-
cipality gas the governing body thereof shall direct" and
WriEREA5, the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota on
October 31, 1957, ruled that the governing body of a municipality could
authorize the cashing of patrap~s checks, in connection with the opera-
tion of a municipal liquor store, and
WHEREAS, the acceptance of checks for the payment of other ob-
ligations to the village is a well establishPd~p ractice.
NOW, Tt~EREFORE, BE IT f~ESOLVED by the Village Council of the
-Village of Richfield as follows:
i. The employees of the municipal liquor stores of the Village
of Richfield are hereby authorized to accept such checks as they in
their discretion, deem t® be reliable in payment far merchandise pur-
chased at the municipal liquor stores.
2. This authority shall be subject tp such regulations as the
village manager may prescribe to safeguard the village against the
acceptance of checks which might not be genuine.
3. This authority shall not extend to the cashing of checks
for greater amounts that the amount of the purchase being made by the
patron so as to require the payment of cash to the patron in addition
to merchandise.
4. This authority shall expire on January 14, 1958, unless
hereafter extended by action of the Council.
Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield
this 17th day of December, 1957.
ATTEST:
Fre .. hittel
Mayor
Pau ~ H gen
Vila ge C erk
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Manage r