Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-07-18
ORDINANCE NO. 50.

the discovery VI INC AlllClI sale Q
intoxicating liquors within the cor
pOrate limits of the City Of Llv,
Oak. Florida, to punish falls,
swearing therein, and to arrest tn,
vendor making such illicit sale.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
CITY Council of the City Of Live Oak
Florida.
! Section 1. Whoever within the
corporate limits Of the City Of Live
Oak. Florida, shall be found In any
hubble place in a state of intoxica,
ion or boisterous, or in any way
hnder the influence Of intoxicating
louor, so that he or she does not
behave in a natural manner. shall be
taken in charge by the Marshal or
any policeman Of the City Of Live
Oak, Florida. and detained IN custody
antil sober, and shall then be taken
before the Mayor in order that he or
she may be required to disclose from
whom be or she purchased such in
todcating liquor.
Section 2. When such person is
brought before the Mayor, the said
mayor shall require him or her to
testify under oath as to where. when
and from whom he or she purchased
such intoxicating liquor and upon his
or her refusing to testify at all, or
upon his or her testifying In such a
manner as to lead the Mayor to be-
lieVe that his or her testimony Is
eyasiye or false, the Mayor after
warning without effect, shall ad-
Judge him or her to be in contempt
Of court, and shall punish such con-
tempt by Imprisonment in the city
jail not exceeding twenty days or BY
fine not exceeding fifty dollars $500,
or by both such tine and imprison-
nent.
Section 8. II upon the examination
mentioned in Section 2, the person
brought before the Mayor shall dis
close the 1ame Of the person from
whom be or she purchased such in
loIieating liquor. and the place and
date Of such purchase and testify in
such a manner as to lead the Mayor
TO believe that the testimony is pro-
Aaoly true, the Mayor shall then and
there reduce or cause to be reduced
the ssid testimony to writing, and
have said person sign it, and verify
It BY afhdaVit taken and certified by
the said Mayor. II such person shall
refuse to sign and swear to the said
testimony when reduced to writing,
the said Mayor shall attach his certl-
hsate that the said testimony was
taken before him under oath on the
date thereof.
Section 4. II the said testimony
reduced to writing shall show that
any person has Illegally sold intoxi- |
eating liquors in the City Of Live Oak, |
Florida, the said Mayor shall is !
sue bis warrant for the arrest of such |
person Vr persons on a charge of
selling intoxicating liquor, to be
brought before him for proceedings |
as In other cases.
Section 5. The person disclosing |
ne name OF the vendor shall be
brought before the Mayor to testify
Al the trial Of the party arrested, and |
! OILS or Der testimony does not agree
70 any material matter with his or
Ter previous written testimony, he
d she shall be turned over to the
'aIe authorities for trial for per-
Jury.
section 6. Any testimony glver
lnder this Ordinance by the person
'NAea IN charge as provided in Sec
lOn | shall not be used against him
u aer on a charge of drunkenness.
section I. All Ordinances in con.
nc' herewith are hereby repealed.
section 5. This Ordinance shall
sAs effect Immediately upon its pass
'ss Oy the COuncil and approval by
be Mayor,
CHAs, H. BROWN,
President of City Council.
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