Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16

vidinu for the Sale of Same by Drug
 glsts Under Guarded Restrictions, and
 Providing Punishment for the Violation
 Thereof.
 The Board of Trustees of the City of El Centre do ordain as follows;
 Sec. 1. Any person, firm or corpora tion, club or association, who within the City of 4Gl Centro establishes or keeps a place where spirituous, vlnous, malt or mixed liquors or any intoxicating liquors are sold, furnished distributed O, given away in any quantity, or who within the City of El Centro, either as owner, em- ployee agent, or otherwise sells any of such liquors or intoxicating drinks, ex cept for the purpose herein specified, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The prohibitions of this ordinance shall not apply to the sale of liquors for bona fide medical purposes by a regularly licensed druggist upon receipt of written prescrip- tion of a physician (other than such drug gist or any one in his employ) entitled to practice medicine under the laws of the State of California; provided, however, that said prescription 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 pre- scription and the name of the person for whose personal use the prescription is made shall be inserted 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 pre- scriptions shall be numbered and kept in regular succession by the druggist filing the same on separate file, convenient and open and subject during all business hours to the inspection of the sheriff of the county and his deputies or any con- stable or deputy constable and the city marshal and his deputies; that only one sale shall be made on one prescription, and that the prescription shall be given only when in the opinion of the physi- clan suchs liquor is necessary as medi- cine for the person named therein and that any physician who gives prescrip- tion to any well person to enable him to procure such, liquor or intoxicating drink Ito be used as beverage, or who violates or assists in violating or evading any of the terms of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
 Sec. 9 Every person having within his possession within the said City of El Centro any spirituous, vinous, malt or mixed liquors, or intoxicating drinks with intent to use the same in violation of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a miSdemeanor
 Sec. 3. Every person who lets, leases or rents any place to be used, or permits the same to be used in violation of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Sec 4. Every person who shall solicit or take orders within the said city for any spirituous, vinous malt or mixed l liquors, or ntoXcating drinks (for use within said city in violation of this ordi- nance) shall be deemd guilty of misde- meanor.
 Sec 5. All liquors and intoxicating drinks and vessels containing the same kept with intent to establish or keep a place in violation of this ordinance are hereby declared public nuisances and the owner or possessor thereof on demand of the city marshal of said city or the Board of Trustees shall abate the same, and the refusal or neglect for five days after such demand to abate the same shall be a mis- demeanor, and the city marshal shall have the right and it shall be his duty to abate such nuisance by seizing and de- stroying all liquors and intoxicating drinks in such place.
 Sec G. It shall be the duty of the city marshal and his deputies to put persons suspected of violating this ordinance un- der police surveillance and to use all legal means in detecting and convicting per- sons violating this ordinance. including the exercise of the right of search given by the State law.
 Sec 2. Any clerk, servant or agent committing any act in violation of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty as prin- cipal.
 Sec 8. Every person found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in the sum of not | less than one hundred and fifty dollars nor more than three hundred dollars, or | by not less than thirty days imprison- ment in the city or county Jail nor more than three months in said city or county jail, or by both such fine and imprison- ment, and he may be imprisoned until the fine be satisfied at the rate of one day for each two dollars of such fine; and in the event that any person 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 imprisoned in the city or county jail for a period of not less than three months.
 Sec. g. Every violation of this ordi' | ,&aI.K ,,I fo,. aCh Hnx