The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-18
ORDINANCE |S LIVE WIRE IN BESSEMER Council to Pass on the Storing
 of Liquors FRED GUNN IS INJURED Message Received From Point Clear Says Kittrell Trotter Was Hurt
 While Bathine-Personal
 and General News.
FRED GUNN IS INJURED
By J. F. LEE.

Bessemer, August 7.-(Special.)- The ordinance against the storage or liquors that is to come up before the city council tonight has caused more interest than anything that has come since the fight for prohibition The question has been raised by some that are opposed to the measure that IT passed as it is now worded it will af- feet one's private residence. but those who are in favor of it's passage claim that this is not the case. The ordl- nance reads as follows
 An Ordinance-Entitled an ordinance to prohibit the keeping in storage or on deposit or otherwise, in any house. building or place where people resort, or in pool. lodge club or billiard room, or in any room approachable therefrom, any spirituous. vinous or malt liquors intoxicating drinks or beverages, to be drunk on the premises in such place or places where kept, and to fix the punishment for the same, and to pro vide for the issuance of warrants for such violations, and for the disposition or confiscation of such liquors in the
 
 event they are found or taken, in viola tion of this ordinance.
 Be it ordained by the city council of Bessemer as follows:
 Section l. That it shall be unlawful within said city, or within it's police jurisdiction, for any person, firm, cor poration lodge, club or association to keep in storage or on deposit, or oth- erwise in any house, building or place where people resort, or in any lodge, club. pool or billiard room, or in any room approachable thereform, any spir- itous. vinous or malt liquors, intoxicat- ing drinks or beverages to be drunk on the premises where such liquors are kept, or to permit any of such liquors to be drunk on the premises in such places where kept.
 Sec 9 That it shall be no excuse for a violation of the first section of this ordinance, that the said liquors are kept in a club room, or in the room of an association of persons where only members, or only members and their guests are allowed to resort.
 Sec. 3. That any violation of any pro- vision of this ordinance shall be pun ished by a fine of not less than $15 nor more than $100, and by Imprisonment at ,hard labor for the city for not less than 60 days nor more than six months, at the discretion of the mayor, or other officer trying the case.
 Sec. 1. That should any arrest, either with or without warrant, be made of any person or persons charged with q violation of the first section of this ordinance, and upon investigation it shall be found that liquors are kept on hand. or stored at any place by the party arrested in violation of this ordinance, it shall be the duty of the chief of police of said city or officer making such arrest to seize such liquors and hold the same to be used as evil dence in the case, and until final judg- ment therein. and if such person or persons are convicted of violating the ordinance, the mayor or officer trying the case shall have the authority to order the chief of police to destroy such liquors, and it shall be his duty to do so.
 oeC. Q. mat upon dInuaNlL De1nS made before the mayor by any person that he has good reason to believe, and does believe that section 1 of this ordinance is being violated, stating wehrein and the place at which the liquors are believed to be in storage, or on deposit, and that the party or parties violating the ordinance at said place are unknown to the affiant, the mayor shall have authority to issue a warrant of arrest to be executed by the chief of police directing him to proceed to such place and arrest the unknown party violating the ordinance and all persons thereat, using such force may be necessary to accom- plish the purpose, and he shall also seize and take into his possession all liquors of the kind mentioned in sec tion 1, at the said place, and hold the same in his possession, and under his custody at a place to be provided by said chief of police, as evidence in the case, and until the final termination of the case, and if the party or parties are convicted the mayor or officer try ing the case may order the said liquors to be destroyed, and upon the final ter imitation of the case, upon a conviction as aforesaid, the said ch ief of police shall destroy the said liquor, as having been kept in violation of law.
 Sec. 6. That any officer arresting per sons under a warrant issued under this ordinance, shall carry the party or parties arrested before the officer issuing the warrant and thereupon such proceedings shall be had as if said warrant contained the name of each person so arrested.
 Sec. '. That all laws and parts of laws inconfiict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.
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 hard for it's passage by talking it, both at their homes and wherever their in- fiuence can be felt, and it is probable that a number of them will attend the council meeting.
 Fred Gum Painfully Hurt.
 While playing this afternoon in the