Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-07

uors or intoxicating drink, except as
 provided in this ordinance. or who shall
 in any manner encourage, aid, abet or
 assist in the violation of this ordinance
 is guilty of misdemeanor provided
 that no person otherwise competent as
 witness is disqualified from testifying as such concerning any offense set forth
 in this ordinance on the ground that such testimony may incriminate him- self but no prosecution can afterward be had against him for any offense c, n- corning which he testified.
 Section 5. Every person who at any time visits or is present at any place the establishing or keeping of which is pro- hibited by this ordinance, and every person, firm or corporation who trans ports within the limits of said county spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liq- uors or intoxicating drinks or vessels for containing the same to any place, the establishing or keeping of which prohibited by this ordinance, or any person who shall solicit or take orders within the said county for any spiritu- ous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors or intoxicating drinks (for use within the said county in violation of this ordin- ance) shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor.
 Section G.. All liquors and intoxicat- ing drinks and the vessels containing the same kept with the intent to estab- fish or keep place in violation of this ordinance are hereby declared public nuisances, and the owner or possessor thereof, on demand of the sheriff or any constable or the district attorney, shall abate the same; and the refusal or neg feet for five days after such demand to abate the same shall be misdemeanor and the sheriff or any constable shall have the right and it shall be his duty, to abate such nuisance by seizing and destroying all liquors and intoxicating drinks in such place.
 Section 373a as now constituted of the penal code of the state of California is hereby adopted and made part of this ordinance.
 Section 7 1t shall be the duty of the sheriff and his deputies and all con- stables of said county to put persons suspected of violating this ordinance under police surveillance, and to use all legal means in detecting and convicting persons violating this ordinance, includ- ing the exercise of the right of search given by the state law, and chapter of title 12 of part of the penal code of the state of California, so far as the same does not now apply to actions or under this ordinance, is hereby, so far as the same can be made made to apply and be in force in the county of Imperial. The district attorney of this county shall also collect evidence and take all neces sary steps for enforcing and carrying out all the provisions of this ordinance.
 Section 8. Any clerk, servant, agent or person committing any act in viola tion of this ord nance shall be deemed guilty as principal.
 Section g. Every person taking out a license for billiard room or hall, cigar or tobacco stand or any other business for which license is required by the li cense ordinances of this county, who shall be convicted of ablishing or keeping a place contrary to this ordin ance, shall where such unlawful place has been kept in connection with such no new license for such lawful business the period of three years thereafter.
 CeCCloH AO. EFeIy pelooI louhu guilty of a violation of any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be fined ill the sum of not less than $150.00 and 30 days in County jail nor more than $50000 and months in the County jail, and he. may be imprisoned until the fine bessatisfied which must not ex- ceed one day, for every two dollars of the fine; andin the event that any per son is found guilty of the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance by conviction of offense committed after a previous conviction he shall be inn prisoned for a period of not less than three or more than six months.