The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-05-04


will finally bepassed, probably. ths
Record mas secured copy as it now
Is. and publish 1t herewith for the i'm
formation of our readers. II is moi
likely that many changes will be
made. The proposed ordinance fol
lows:
Proposed Ordinance.)
ORDINANCE NO..
An Ordinance Prohibiting the sale Of
Disposal of intoxicating Liquor.
within the City Limits of the City
of Roswell.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIOS
WELL:
Manufacture, Sale, etc. Ct Liquor
Prohibited.
Section 1.-On and after the First
day of July, 1910 the manufacture
sale. barter. giving away or otherwise
furnishing except as herein provided
of any malt vinous, spiritous. mixed
and fermented liquors within the cor.
porate limits of the City of Roswell
is hereby prohibited.
Section 2.-On and after the FIRST
day of July. 1910. the purchase, ac-
ceptance as "A gift or in trade of any
Intoxicating liquor except as herein
provided, within the corporate limits
of the City of Roswell is hereby pro-
nihited.
Section 3. On and after the First
day of July, 1910, it s:all be unlaw-
eul for any person or coD-non car
rier 20 knowingly bring intoxicat ting
liquors from any city town. or village
or other place within the Territory
of New Mexico. into the City of r
we'll
Transported Liquors Must Be Labeled
and Resistered.
Section from and after the First
lay OF July, 1910. it shall be unlawful
for any person. or his bailee or agent
engaged in the business of a com
mon carrier, to knowingly ship. trans
port OF convey, for hire or otherwise.
any package of or package containing
any spurious vinous. nalted, ferment-
ed or other intoxicating liquor of any
kind, from any point within the cor
porate limits of said city of Ros well
to another point within the said City
OF Roswell, or to knowingly make de
livery, in any manner whatsoever, of
any sach intoxicating liquor to any
person. unless sucn package be so la
beled on the outside cover thereof so
as to plainly show the name of the
consignee, the nature of the contents.
and the quantity contained therein.
and such person transporting. convey
ing or delivering intoxicating liquor as
aforesaid shall keep a record of such
transportation, showing the name OF
the consignee, the nature and quanti-
ty of liquor, and the date of de-
livery thereof, which record shall be
permanently preserved in a book
kept for that purpose only, and shall
be open to the inspection of any citi
zen of Roswell at all business hours.
Section 5.-From and after the
First day of July, 1910, it shall be an
lawful for any person to keep at any
place of business, Office, club room or
nall, excepting ais hereinafter pro
vided, within the corporate limits of
the City of Roswell any Intoxicating
liquor of any kind with intent to sell.
give or barter the same in violation
of this ordinance, and possession OF
any ssich intoxicating liquor at such
place within the corporate limits of
the City of Roswell by any person
md the presence of sI,h liquor upon
such premises of any person shall be
prina facie evidence of an intent tc
1nlawfully dispose of such liquor b.
such person in violation of tais ordi-
nance.
Section 6.-Upon the fling OF a
complaint or information by any per
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quors are kept upon the premises de
scribed in s1cn complaint. by a per
son named in the complaint, with in
tent to violate the provisions of this
rrdinance, a warrant shall be issued
by the Police Judge of the City OF
Roswell commanding the City Mar
shall CT tae City OF Roswell to arrest
the person or persons charged or de
scribed as keeper or keepers OF such
premises and to search the premises
i'm such complaint or information de
scribec. and seize and take into Gus
tody all intoxicating liquors found
spon slch premises and safely keer
the same subject to the order of the
said court. The complaint or inform
alton snail describe the place to be
searched with sufficient particularly
to identify the same and shall de
scribe the intoxicating liquors alleged
10 be on such premises as particular
ly as practicable; bat any description
however general, that viii enable the
odicer executing the warrant to ide1-
tify the property to be seized shall be
sufficient. No such complaint OF In
formation as herein provided shall
BE- made. except the person making
same snail nave information or evi
dence which leads him to believe that