The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-06-12
ANOTHER WHISKY ORDINANCE
RAILROADS MUST NOT DELIVER
BOOZE AFTER SHUTDOWN.
Also Must Report Your Name to
the Police If You Get More Than
Three Gallons a Week.

Three Gallons week.
The city council is hot on the trail
of the individual known as B. Tiger,
who ministers to the relief of the
citizen with a thirst.
In addition to the four ordinances
printed in the last issue Of The News,
which were passed for the purpose OF
curtailing the Illicit sale of wh1skey
in Dawson, another law was enacted
nv the council as an emergency ordl-
nance that is intended to place some
restrictions around the ailroads and
express company in the delivery Oh
intoxicants.
The features of this ordinance are
that no railroad or express company
having an office in Dawson shall de-
liver to the consignee or any other
ners0n between the hours Of sun
down and sun-up any package con-
tanning intoxicants; if any person or
firm receives more than one ship
ment Of three gallons or more in a
week the agent of the railroad or
express company transporting IT
shall report the fact, together with
the name Of the consignee, to the
police; the books, records, bills OF
lading, ETC., of the railroad and ex-
press companies shall be open to the
inspection of the police. The full
text of the ordinance is as follows:
City Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the City Council |
of Dawson, Ga, as follows:
/. That from and after the pas |
sage of this act it shall be unlawful |
for all railroad companies, express
companies and all common carriers
doing business in the city of Daw-
son to deliver to the consignee, or to
any other person or persons as agent
for the consignee, any package con-
tanning spirituOus or malt liquors,
wines or beer between the hours of
sun-down and sun-up.
2. That all railroad companies,
express companies and all common
carriers doing business in the city
of Dawson shall, on receipt of any
spirituous or malt liquors, wines or
beer in quantities in excess of three
gallons, on the day of the receipt
of the same, or on the day following
make out list of same,
place of shipment, name of consignee
and the quantity by cases or bar
rels, the contents as marked thereon.
3. That in the event any person,
firm or corporation shall have con-
signed to them in three gallon lots,
or more, more than one shipment in
any one week then a full report shall
be made thereof in writing to the
Chief of Police of the city of Daw
son Immediately upon receipt of the
second shipment in any one week.
4. That all books, bills of lading,
way bills, records and all other doe
uments in the possession, custody or
control OF railroad companies, eX /
press companies and all common car t
riers doing business in the city of
Dawson Ga, which show the re- s
ceipt of or delivery of any spir-
tuous or malt liquors, wines or I
beers to or from any person in the
city of Dawson shall be at all times
during the hours when their offices
are open for business subject to the
inspection of the Chief of Police of
the city of Dawson, or any member
u tue uSpdl Ilu6uI duIAlOl lACQ ~ polu !
Chief to inspect same, and said COM
mon carriers, their agents and en- i
Dloyes shall permit the Chief OF Po-
lice or his authorized officers afore-
said to inspect such books, records
and documents fully and completely s
insofar as the same refer to or show {
delivery of or receipt of any spirit /
nous or malt liquors, wines or beers
10 or from any person within the I
limits of the city of Dawson, Ga.
3. That any railroad company,
express company and ali common
carriers shall be required to furnish
to the Chief of Police of the city Of
Dawson, or any member of the de-
partment who may be designated by
the Chief to act for him, full infor-
nation as to the name, address and
residence of any consignee or con
signor of any spirituous or malt
liquors. wines or beers handled by
said common carrier. In the event [
the consignee or the consignor may
be said to be unknown personally to
said common carrier then the COM
mon carrier shall furnish the name
and address of the party identifying
the consignee or the consignor.
6. That no railroad company, ext
press company or common carrier
doing business in the city of Dawson,
Ga, shall deliver any consignment