Imperial Valley press., 1907-09-07
Ordinance No. 2

Ordinance No. 2
 An ordinance for police regulation re-
 lating to places where spirituous, vim
 ous, malt or mixed liquors are depos-
 ited, distributed, sold, delivered or
 given away in the county of Imperial
 outside of municipal corporations; and
 making unlawful the sale or giving
 away of such liquors within the limits
 of the county of Imperial outside of
 municipal corporations; providing for
 the sale of same by druggists under
 guarded restrictions; and repeating
 all ordinances or parts of ordinances
 in conflict herewith and providing
 for punishment for the violation here
 of.
 The board of supervisors of the county of Imperial do ordain as follows:
 Section l. Any person, firm or cor poratiOn, club or association who, with in the county of Imperial, establishes or keeps place where spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors or any intoxicat- ing drinks are sold, furnished, distribut- ed, delivered or given away in any quan tity or who within said county, either as owner, employee, agent or otherwise, sells, furnishes, distributes, divides or gives away any one kind or more of such liquors or intoxicating drinks, except for the purposes herein specified, shall be guilty of misdemeanor; and every person who, by himself or in associa- tion with others, establis hes or keeps 8 place where spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors or intoxicating drinks are sold, furnished, distributed, delivered or given away to members of such asso- citation or to others shall be guilty of a misdemeanor Every act in violation of this section, or in violation of the next succeeding section, shall separately or for each day of it's continuance be deemed separate offence.
 The prohibitions of this ordinance shall not apply to the sale of liquors for bonafde medical purposes by 8 regular ly licensed druggist upon the written prescription of physician (other than such druggist or anyone in his employ) entitled to practice medicine under the laws of the State of California; provid- ed, however, that said prescripti shall be written, signed and dated within twenty hours of the date of sale; and that the name of the person applying personally for the prescription and the name of the person for whose personal use the prescription is made shall be in serted therein by the physician issuing the same at the time the prescription is made or given; that the prescription shall be presented to and filed by the druggist before any sale or furnishing is made thereon; that all prescriptions shall be numbered and kept in regular succession by the druggitt filling the same on separate file, convenient and open and subject during all bushes hours to the inspection of the sheriff of the county and his deputies or any con stable or deputy constable; that only one sale shall be made on one prescrip- tion, that the prescription shall be giv- en only when in the opinion of the phy- sician such liquor is necessary as med icine for the person named therein and that any physician who gives prescrip- .tion to any well person to enable him to procure any such liquor or intoxicat- ing drink to be used as a beverage, or who violates or assists in violating or evading any of the terms of this ordin- ance, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor.
 Secti n2. Every person having with in his possession within the said county of Imperial any spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors or intoxicating drinks or vessels, decanters or other articles with intent to use the same in violation of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
 Section 3. Every person who lets, leases or rents any place to be used or permits the same to be used, in viola tion of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
 Section 4. Every person who within said county shall furnish, purchase, re- ceive, accept or otherwise obtain any spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liq-