The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-16

this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty OF Q
misdemeanor, and shall be punished therefor
by a fine Of not less than five hundred dollars
nor more than one thousand dollars.
See. 7. Be It further ordained, ETC., That
whoever shall wilfully alter, change, falAify,
mutilate or destroy, any tally Sheet statement
Of votes, official certificate or statement OF
commissioners of election, sheriff's or othe
returning officers official return OF election
or ballot or ballots poled 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
i whereby any legal evidence of the result OF
| said election In any ward OF said parish on
said question Of prohibition, may DC altered,
changed, suppressed or destroyed, shall be
/ deemed guilty Of a misdemennor, and shall be
punished therefor by fine Of one thousand
| dollars
SEC. s. Be It further ordained, etc., That
| ifany tax-collector, deputy tax-coliector or
other officer Of said parish, shall knowingly
issue or give any parish license to any person
| or firm, except to duly licensed druggists and
apothecarfes, 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-
! queucc Of said election, he shall be deemed
| guilty Of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished
| therefor by line Of one thousand dollars.
| SEC. 8. Be Il further ordained, etc., That
| if-any person, excepta 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
than duty licensed druggist or apothccary,
shall, either directly or Indirectly, sell, barter
exchange, on or after the frstday of January
A. d., 1881, any Intoxicating liquor, in any
ward OF said parish Ia which the sale, barter
or exchange, OF Intoxicating liquors, shall
have been prohibited by or In consequence Of
said election, such persen,. so offending, shall
be deemed guilty OF O mihdemeanor, and, on
conviction, for the first Offence shall be fined
not less than five hundred dollars, nor more
than seven hundred and 1fty 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 offcnse, 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 OF Information, In the name and
by the authority of the State of Louisiana and
Parish Of Calcasieu.
SEC. TO- Be II 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,
III any ward Of said parish In which the sale,
barter or exchange, thereof, shall have been
prohibited by or In consequence OF said cleo
ton, 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 apothecary, duly licensed
as such under the laws Of this State. Any
druggist or apothecary violating the provi- |
eions of this section (Section l0.) shall be |
deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and shall be |
punished therefor by fine Of not less than
five hundred dollars nor more thar seven hun |
dred and fifty dollars, and by imprisonment In |
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months nor more than six months, ON conric- |
ton 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
10y Of this ordinance shall be recovered and
enforced by Indictment or information, as
provided for IN Section 0 Of this ordinance.
SEC. IL, Be II further ordained, ETC., That
all fines imposed by this ordinance, except
those imposed by the ninth and tenth sections
(Sections and 1ol thereof, shall be recovered
and enforced by civil suit, to be instituted and
prosecuted In any court of competent iurls-
dictiou, In che name and for the benefit of
said parish by the district attorney OF the 18th
judicial district Of the State Of Louisiana.
SEO. IL. Be 1t further ordained, etc, That
this ordinance shall take effect from and after
Its adoption.
Now, therefore,
SECTION |. Be II ordained by the Town
Council OF Lake Charles, In, That the above
and foregoing ordinance OF the Police Jury Of
Calcasieu Parish, La, be and the same Is
hereby approved, ratified and enacted,
aud made operative ana effcctual, In all its
parts and premises within and throughout
the corporate limits of the town of Lake
Charles, In the Third Ward Of said parish Of
Qaleasieu.
$50. 2, Be It further ordained, etc., That
this ordinance shall take effect from aud after