The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-09

| gists and apothecaries,) under the penalties
prescribed BY this ordinance, and by the laws
| of this State.
| SEC. 0. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
| any commissioner of election, sheriff, or other
returning officer Of said parish, deputy sheriff,
officer or member OF the Police Jury, or other
person whatever, who shall wilfully refuse or
| fail to perform any duty imposed on him by
this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty Of q
| misdemeanor, and shall be punished therefor
| by fine of not less than flve hundred dollars,
nor more than one thousand dollars.
SEC. T. Be It further ordained, etc, That
whoever shall wilfully alter, change, falsify,
mutflate or destroy, any tally sheet, statement
of votes, official certificate or statement Of
commissioners Of election, sherih's or other
returning officers official return Of election,
or ballot or ballots polled at said election af-
ter such ballot or ballots have been polled as
aforesaid, whereby the ascertainment of the
result of said election, on said question of
prohibition, may be hindered or defeated, or
whereby any legnl evidence Of the result Of
said election In any ward of said parish on
said question Of prohibition, may be Altered,
changed, suppressed or destroyed, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished therefor by fine Of one thousand
dollars.
SEC. 8. Be It further ordained etc, That
If any tax-collector, deputy tax-collector, or
other officer OF said parish, shall knowingly
or firm, except to duly licensed druggists and
apothecaries, for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors In any ward OF said parish, In which
the sale, barter or exchange, of Intoxicating
liquors shall be prohibited by or In conse-
quence Of said election, he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be punished
therefor by a fine Of one thousand dollars.
SEC. 0. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That
IL any person, except duly licensed druggist
or apothecary, whether acting in his own
name, or as partner, bar-keeper, clerk, assist
ant, agent, or employee Of any other person
shall, either directly or indirectly, sell barter
exchange, on or after the first day of January
A. d., 1881, any Intoxicating liquor, in any
ward of said parish In which the sale, barter
or exchange, OF Intoxicating liquors, shall
have been prohibited by or in consequence of
said election, such person SO offending, shall
be deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, for the first offence shall be fined
not less than five hundred dollars, nor more
than seven hundred and fifty dollars, and shall
be imprisoned IN the parish jail of said parish
not less than three months, nor more than six
months; and on conviction for the second or
any subsequent offense, shall be fined one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned In the
parish jail OF said parish one year The PEN
alties imposed by this section of this ordinance
(Section 81 shall be recovered and enforced
by Indictment or information, In the name and
by the authority OF the State OF Louisiana and
Parish of Calcasieu.
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
on and after the first day of January, A. D.,
1881, no druggist nor apothecary shall sell,
barter or exchange, any intoxicating liquor;
In any ward Of said parish In which The sale,
barter or exchange, thereof, shall have been
prohibited by or In consequence of said cleo
tion, except for medical purposes, and then
only upon the written prescription OF some
regularly licensed and practicing physician In
said parish, or upon the written prescription
of such druggist or ap0thecary, duly licensed
as such under the laws of this State. Any
druggist or apothccary violating the provi
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished therefor by fine Of not less than
five hundred dollars nor more than seven hun
dred and fifty dollars, and by imprisonment III
the parish jail OF said parish not less than three
months nor more than six months, on convic-
tion for the first offence, and On conviction
for the second or any subsequent offence shall
be fined one thousand dollars and be impris-
oned In the parish jail of said parish one year
The penalties imposed by this section (Section
10l of this ordinance shall be recovered and
enforced by Indictment or information, as
provided for In Section OF this ordinance.
SEQ. II. Be IL further ordained, etc, That
all fines imposed by this ordinance, except
those imposed by the ninth and tenth sections
(Sections 8 and 10Y thereof shall be recovered
and enforced by civil suit, to be instituted and
prosecuted In any court Of competent juris-
licti0n, In the name and for the benefit OF
said parish, by the district attorney Of the 14th
Judicial district Of the State Of Louisiana.
SEC. 12 Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
It's adoption.
On motion duly seconded, this body ad-
jonrned until Wednesday, Dec. 18TH 1880.
J. ]. W. MILLER, Pres T. j.
Attest: j. B. KIRKMAN, Clerk p. j.