The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-28

towns. The trainers say that it con-
forms with the state law and it is in
teresting as showing the sort of an or
dinance which would be entirely salts
factory to the members of the union:
An Ordinance to prohibit the sale of in
toxicating liquors, and to prohibit and
suppress the keeping of places where
intOxicat ting liquors are sold or used,
except for lawful purposes.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
councilmen of the city of -
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to sell or barter any spirit
Gus, malt. vinous, fermented or other in
toxicating liquors, in this city, unless
such person have a druggist permit
therefor from the probate Judge of
county, and such liquors are
sold for medical, scientific or mechani-
cal purposes.
Sec. 2. All liquors mentioned in sec
ton 1 of this ordinance, and all other
liquors or mixtures thereof, by what
ever name called, that will produce in
toxication, shall be construed and held
to be intoxicating liquors within the
meaning of this ordinance.
Sec. 3. The giving away of intOxicat-
ing liquors, or any shift device to
evade the provisions of this ordinance,
shall be deemed an unlawful selling
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to keep or maintain, or to aid
or abet in keeping or maintaining, in
this city, a place where Intoxicating
liquors are sold. bartered or given away
in violation of the provisions of this or
dinance, or where persons are permitted
to resort for the purpose of drinking
Intoxicating liquors are kept for sale.
barter or delivery in violation of this
ordinance.
Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any
person, directly or indirectly, to keep
or maintain by himself or by associat-
ing or combining with others, or, in any
manner to aid, assist, or abet in keep
ing or maintaining, any club room, or
other place, in this city, in which any
Intoxicating liquor is received or kept
for the purpose of use, gift, barter or
sale as q, beverage, or for distribution
or division among the members of any
club or association by any means
whatsoever; and any place so kept or
maintained shall be deemed a common
nuisance, and any person who shall use,
barter, sell or give away, assist, or
abet another bartender, selling or Civ
ing away any Intoxicating liquors SO
received or kept shall be deemed guilt v
of a violation of this ordinance. and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. All places where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold. bartered or given
away in violation of any of the provis-
ions of this ordinance, or where persons
are permitted to resort for the purpose
of drinking intoxicating liquors as a
are kept for sale, barter or delivery in
violation of this ordinance, are hereby
declared to be common 'nuisances, and
shall be suppressed and abated as such
as hereinafter provided,
Sec. Z. Upon the fling of a complaint
under oath charging that a place is
kept or maintained by any person or
persons in violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance, and that intoxicating
liquors, bottles, glasses, kegs, bars or
other property, are kept or used therein
in keeping and maintaining such place
as a common nuisance, the police judge
shall issue a warrant commanding the
officer to whom it may be directed to ar
rest the person or persons charged OF
described as the keeper or keepers there