Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-06-24
ORDINANCE NO. So.

undnce 10 provide method for
tne discovery of the Illicit sale of
intoxicating liquors within the cor
porate limits of the City of Live
Oak. Florida, to punish false
swearing therein, and to arrest the
vendor making such illicit sale
Be it 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 anv
public place in a state of intoxica.
ton or boisterous, or in any wav
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor, so that he or she does not
behave in natural manner. shall he
taken in charge by the Marshal or
any policeman of the City of Live
oaK' Florida, and detained in custody
until sober, and shall then be taken
before the Mayor in order that he or
she may be required to disclose from
whom he or she purchased such in
toxcating 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
eVasive or false, the Mayor after
warning without effect, shall adj
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 fine and imprison-
ment
Section 3. If upon the examination
mentioned in Section 2, the person
brought before the Mayor shall dis
close the name of the person from
whom he or she purchased such in
toxicating liquor, and the place and
date of such purchase and testify in
such manner as to lead the Mayor
to believe that the testimony is pro-
badly true, the Mayor shall then and
there reduce or cause to be reduced
the said testimony to writing, and
have said person sign it, and verify
it by affidavit taken and certified by
the said Mayor. If such person shall
refuse to sign and swear to the said
testimony when reduced to writing
the said Mayor shall attach his certi.
ficate that the said testimony was
taken before him under oath on the
date thereof.
Section 4. If 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 his warrant for the arrest of such
;person or persons on a charge Of
selling intoxicating liquor, to bt
brought before him for proceeding!
as in other cases.
Section 5. The person disclosing
the name of the vendor shall b.
brought before the Mayor to testif!
at the trial of the party arrested, anC
if his or her testimonNdoes not agre'
lin any material matter with his o.
her previous written testimony, h
or she shall be turned over to thu
State authorities for trial for per
jury.
Section 6. Any testimony giveI
under this Ordinance by the person
taken in charge as provided in Sec
ton l shall not be used against hin
or her on a charge of drunkenness
Section z. All Ordinances in con
1ict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section s. This Ordinance shall
take effect Immediately upon its pass
lage by the Council and approval b,