The newspaper., 1906-07-06
An Ordinance Concerning the Sale OF
Intoxicating Liquors.

BE II ORDAINED by the Town Council OF the
Town of Paonia, in the State OF Colorado:
Sec. l. Whosoever, by himself or another
either as principal, clerk, agent, or servant,
shall sell or dispose Of or shall give away for
the purpose of avoiding any of the provisions OF
this ordinance any Intoxicating, spirituous,
malt vinous, fermented OF mixed liquors within
the corporate limits of this Town., or within
one mile beyond the outer boundaries thereof,
shall be deemed guilty of an olense and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
one hundred t$lOol dollars, nor more than three
vided that this ordinance shall not apply to
regularly licensed druggist, who may have
permit from the town council TO sell sucn
liquors, when sold in accordance with said
permit.
either principal clerk, agent servant or
employee, shall offer for sale, or shall solicit
any person to purchase; or snail receive AIIf
order fOr purchase, or shall deliver, or shali
give away, for the purpose OF avoiding any OF
the provisions OF this ordinance, any intoXicat-
ing, splrituous, malt, yinousr ternemted, OF
mixed liquors. within the corporate limits OF
the Town OF Paonia, or within one milo beyond
the outer boundaries thereof, shall be deemed
guilty of an ofense, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than one huhd.
red IS1OD1 dollars nor more than three hundred
[$3OO1 dollars for each ohense; provided that
any regular druggist holding license or per
nit from the town council may sell any "l tHe
said liquors for the purposes, ana only Tor the
purposes in the quantities, and in the manner
provided in the ordinance granting such permit
Sec g. The Town Council of said Town of
Paonia may, on application in writing, giving
description oil location Oh DuslHtsH. gTdui u IL
cense to any regular druggist, who they be
lieve is honestly engaged in the drug business,
as the principal business, to sell said liquors
for medicinal purposes, but no sale lOr hlcn
pur pose she'll be made except on n prescription
of II duly licensed and practicing physician ana
signed by said physician, and said physician
shall state in said prescription that he mas eN-
amined the party TO whom said prescription
was issued and that the liquor so prescribed l.
necessary in the treatment of said person, ana
said prescription only being good for the guam
tity prescribed therein, and for one purchase
only Provided Suii town council
also in their discretion grant a license or per
nit to such druggist or druggists to sell such
liquors for mechanical or chemical purposes. and
any druggist selling such liquors for inechan-
icHl or chemical purposes shall keep book In
which shall be registered the name or names oil
and the quantity purchased by each person and
the date of such purchase, which sald book
together with the prescription list, shall be
open for inspection at any time by the town
council or any member thereof, the city mar
shal or city attorney, or by any other person
any one of them. said license to sell such
liquors shall not be issued for less period
than six months from the date of issue nor Tor .
greater period than twelve months, nor until
the whole of the license fee due therefor ana
thereafter provided for has been paid into the
that the town council shall have the power to
revoke such license whenever the holder
thereof shall violate any of the provisions OF
this ordinance or be convicted in any court oil
competent jurisdiction of such violation, or
Whenever in the judgment Of the town conn
the town council shall so revoke any license the
holder thereof shall not be granted n new IL
cense prior to the expiration OF the fiscal year
then current