Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-13
ORDINANCE NO. 4t.
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 6 of the City of El centro Relative to Intoxicating Liquors.


 Section l. Section one of Ordinance No 6 of the City of El Centro being an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance for Police Regulations relating to Places where Spurious, Vinous Malt. and Mix ed Liquors are Deposited Distributed, Sold, Delivered or Given Away in the City of El Centro. Providing for the Sale of Same by Druggist Under Guard cd Restrictions and Providing Punish meut for the Violation Thereof is here by amended to read as follows:
 Section l. Any person, firm or cor- poration club or association of persons who within the City of El Centro estab- fishes or keeps a place where spurious. vinous. malt or mixed liquors or any in- toxicating liquors or any liquors con taining more than one per cent alco- hol, are sold furnished, distributed or given away in any quantity either to or for himself or themselves or any of their members or any other persons or who within the city of El Centro whether as owner. employee. or agent or other wise sells or gives away any such liquor or intoxicating drinks or furnishes or distributes the same to or for himself or themselves or any of their members, or has such intoxicating liquors in his pos session with intent to use the same as a beverage; is guilty of a misdemeanor. The prohibitions of this ordinance shall not apply to the sale of liquors for bona fide medical purposes by regularly licensed druggist upon receipt of writ ten prescription of physician (other than such druggist or any one in his employ) entitled to practice medicine un- der 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 ap- plying personally for the prescription and the name of the person for whose per sonal use the prescription is made shall be inserted therein by the physi- clan issuing the same at the time the prescription is made or given; and shall also contain the certificate of such phy- sician that the person for whose use such prescription is given is sick and ! that in the opinion of such physician said liquor is the proper medicine for such illness; that the prescription shall | be presented to and filed by the drug gist before any sale or furnishing is made thereon; that all prescriptions shall be numbered and kept in regular success sion by the druggist filing the same on separate file. convenient and open and subject during all business hours to the l inspection of the sheriff of the county and his deputies or any constable or deputy constable and the city marshal and his deputies; that only one sale | shall be made on one prescription, and | that prescription shall be given only when in the opinion of the physician such liquor is necessary for a medicine | for the person named therein and that any physician who gives a prescription to any well person to enable him to procure such liquor or intoxicating drink to be used as a beverage, or who vio- lates or assists in violating or evading any of the terms of this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Section 2. Section of said ordinance is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. D. All liquors and intoxicating drinks and vessels containing the same kept with intent to use the same as a bev- craze or to establish or keep a place in violation of this ordinance are hereby 1 declared public nuisances and the City Marshal upon discovering such liquor or vessels shall summarily seize and de- stroy the same and the City Marshal shall have the right to search any place where he has reasonable ground to sus- pect the presence of such liquors.
 Section 3. A new section is hereby ad- ded to said ordinance to be known as section 61s to read as follows:
 Section 61a. It shall be unlawful for any railroad or express corporation or other carrier to receive, transport, or de- i liver within said City any such liquors | except which may be consigned to | a regularly licensed druggist and it shall also be unlawful for any person except a regularly licensed druggist to receive any such liquors from any railroad or express corporation or carrier
 Section 4. The Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and cause the same to be published once in the Imperial Valley Press and upon such publication the same shall be in full force and effect.
 Passed, adopted an approved the 18th day of October 1909.
 Attest: F. G. RAVENS,
 City Clerk of the City of El Centro
 H. B. PEARSON,
 President of the Board of Trustees of ] the City of El CentrO