The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

 code and a record of every package of wet goods shipped here and not billed for a legal agent must be in the hands of Chief of Police Bodeker not later than 24 hours after it's arrival.
 | Proof of the existence of a United | States revenue license or proof that liquor has been stored in any public place not operating under a state liquor license will be regarded under the new code as prfma l lated the law.
 Passed Unanimously
 The ordinance was passed unanimously at the regular board conference held yes- terday morning, and Is so constructed that should any section be proven uncon- stitutional no other section is affected, and the whole cannot be declared void be- cause of the notification of any of it's parts. The chief of police or any person he or the city commission may name will be required to visit all depots. ware houses and railroad yards of the city, with the power of examining all files and books necessary, to secure list of the shipments of liquor made in the said I depots, warehouses and railroad yards.
 The following are the principal sections l of the new ordinance:
 F. Any person, firm or corporation who, without a license issued under the laws of the state of Alabama, authorizing the for sale, or with intent to sell, in the city of Birmingham, alcoholic, spurious, vinous or malt liquors in any quantity, | must, on conviction, be fined not less than $50 nor more than s10o, and may also be imprisoned in the city jail or sentenced to hard labor for the city upon the public streets for not more than six months.
 Unlawful Places
 "That the following be hereby declared to be unlawful drinking places Q) Any room or structure in the city of Birnhing- ham, or within it's police jurisdiction, used for the unlawful sale, barter or keep ing for sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors; @ all houses, shops or places in the city of Birmingham where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are un- | lawfully sold, bartered or exchanged; (3) any place in the city of Birmingham where the business of wholesale or retail dealer of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors | Is carried on unlawfully and without a license under the laws of the state of 1 Alabama authorizing the same; (D any clubroom or room of any association of 1 persons in the city of Birmingham in | which spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are kept or stored for the purpose of be- 1 ing sold, exchanged or bartered (5) any room or rooms in the city of Birmingham, | of any club or association of persons tex- | cept the rooms of club licensed under the laws of the state of Alabama to sell | spirituous, vinous or malt liquors), where | gambling at cards, dice or otherwise is indulged in or permitted, which has any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said l room or rooms or any lockers for the keeping of any of said liquors.
 A. Any person, firm, association or cor poration operating or maintaining an un- 1 lawful drinking place in the city of Bir- i ningham shall be. guilty of an offense against the city of Birmingham and shall be punished as provided by section r of | this ordinance.
 | s.'5. An unlawful drinking place oper- ated or maintained in the city of Bir- mingham is a nuisance, and may be pro- ceeded against and abated in the same way as other nuisances may be abated. About Deliveries
 "6. Any person, firm, cofporaton or | association, other than common carrier l engaged in interstate shipment who shall knowingly receive for delivery or deliver in the city of Birmingham spirituous, yinous or malt liquors to a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of unlawfully selling spirituous, vinous or I malt liquors, or to person unlawfully selling or bartering spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or to an unlawful drinking place, or to person, firm or corpora ton, maintaining an unlawful drinking place, shall be guilty of an offense against the city of Birmingham, and shall be pun ] ishable as provided by this ordinance.
 v. Any person. firm or corporation, other than licensed dealer or licensed club, who carries on the business of keep | ing liquor in large quantities, in any de- | pot or depots. or warehouse or ware | houses, or railroad car or cars or store l'house or other building in the city of Br- mingham, for the purpose of unlawful sale shall be deemed guilty of an of | fense against the city of Birmingham, and shall be punishable as provided by section r of this ordinance.
 Prima Facie Evidence
 ''S. Upon the tri1l of any person for the violation of this or any other ordi- nance of the city of Birmingham regu- lating the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, 1t shall be competent to prove that the defendant has paid to the United States for or had issued to him 1 by the United States internal revenue de- partment retail liquor dealers license l or retail malt liquor dealers special | United States internal revenue tax, cover | ing the period of such prosecution; and where he is.charged with maintaining an l unlawful drinking place or unlawfully selling spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, | that the said license or revenue tax was