The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1865-06-03
NO. Z.

AN Ordinance to regulate the sale of intoxieat-
Be z ordained By de Bosrd Of Trustees Of Tie
TOt5R Of EmpOriG: -
SECTION. ]. That any person or persons keep
ing store grocery, tavern. dEamshop. cellar or
other place of public resort within the corporate
limits OF the town OF EnpOFia, y no shall direct
-ly or indirectly sell any spirituous, vinous. or
other intoxicating liquors, to be drank where
sold. or carried away, in any quantity, on con
victon thereof shall be fined for the irst offepse
IN any sum not less than twenty dollars nor
more than forty dolIars-foP every subseorent
ofense in any sum not less than forty. dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 2. That any person or persons who shall
keep open any saloon, porter, ale or beer house.
grocery d amshop or tipping house. on the first
day OF the week, commonly called Sunday, the
fourth OF July, or upon any election day, shall
upon CONVICTION thereof, be fined in a sum not
less than twenty five dollars, nor more than one
hundred dollars =
SEC. 3. That any bona .fde Apothe cary may be
licensed by the Board of Trustees 10 sell said
liquors mentioned in the first section of this
ordinance, In any quantity required for meehani-
cal and medicinal, purposes, In the manner re-
lna1ter rtVlded; said Apothecary shall enter
into bones IN any sum not less thae two hun
dred dollars, conditioned that he, or they, will
not sell said intoxicating liquors. exec ut for me-
chanlcat purposes, and for medical purposes, on
he prescription of regularly practising phvsi-
clan; and further, that he or they viii keep
book In which he or they viii register the name
of the applicant, the kind and quantity of IL
quors sold, and date of each sale and for what
purpose sold; which registerhe or they viii keep
open for the inspection Of the Board of Trustees
of said town, and no Apcthecrry shall be allow
ed to sell said intoxicating liquors for any pur-
pose whatever without license.
SEC. A. That any Apotheeary who shall di-
rectly or indirectly sell said intoxicating liquors
mention ed IN the first section of this ordinance
except provd ed for in the third section of this
ordnance, shall on conviction thereof be fined
in any sum not less than twenty j1cciiiiars
more than one hundred dollars and any licensed
APothecary making false entry upon said reg
lister or violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be held for the amount of his
bond and shall forfeit his license, and shall not
again be licensed fer the period of one year
thereafter.
SEC. >. Any pers on or persons who shall give
away any sPlrtuous, Vinous or fermented or 9TH
er intoxicating liquors, use any other shifts to
evade the provisions of this ordinance, shall be
subject to the same fines as provided in section
one of this ordinance.
SEC 6. That patent medicines, such as "Hos
letters Bitters, Plantation Btters' and others
of like character, shall be deemed intoxicatig
liquors subject to the provisions ofthis ordinance
SEC. Z. Any person or persons who shall be
found intoxicated within the corporate limits of
said town of Emporia, on conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less than five dol
lars nor more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 8. That all places where intoxi eating
liquors are sold in violation of this ordinancel
shall be taken held and declared to be common,
and all rooms. st ores, groceries, tav-
ems, cellars shops or other places of public re-
sort where intoxicating liquors are sold in viola
ton of this ordinance, shall be shut up and
abated as public nuisances
SEC 9. All fines and penalties incurred by the
violation of the provisions of tlris ordinance,
shall be recovered in an action before the Chair
man of the Board of Trustees of said town.
Sec 10. All fines collected under this ordi-
nance, shall be paid into the Treasury of the
corporation, to be used for the improvement and
benefit of said town.
SEQ. IL. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in fierce from and after its publication in the
Emporia News.
JACOB STOTLER,
Chairman Board Trustees