The river press., 1914-08-12
Ordinance No. 81

Ordinance No. 81
An Ordinance regulating saloons.
pool halls, bowling alleys and cigar
stores, and places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold or kept for sale, with.
in the City of Fort Benton, Montana,
and prescribing the hours during
which such places shall be closed, and
prohibiting any person, excepting the
proprietor and employees, to remain
in, enter or to be in any such place
at any time during such hours, and
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within the city, except by H.
censed druggists during such hours.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
BENTON, MONTANA:
Section ALI saloons and other
places in which malt, vinuous, spirit.
GUS or other Intoxicating liquors are
sold or kept for sale, and all pool
halls, bowling alleys and cigar stores,
within the City of Fort Benton, shall
be closed at one o'clock a. m., and
shall remain closed until six O'Clock
a. m., of each day, and during such
hours all doors, and other openings
leading to such saloon, pool hall,
bowling alley or cigar store, shall be
kept closed and securely locked, and
no person, excepting the proprietor
and the employees of such saloon, pool
hall. bowling alley or cigar store shall
remain in, enter or be in such place.
Section 2. Any proprietor or owner
or person interested in any saloon or
place where malt. vinuous, spirituous
or other intoxicating liquors are sold
or kept for sale, or of any pool
hall, bowling alley or cigar store,
who shall fail to keep any such
place securely locked and per-
manently closed during any por.
ton of the time between one O'Clock
a. m., and six O'Clock a. m. of each
and every day. excepting to admit the
proprietor or employees, after the
passage and taking effect of this or
dinance, or any person who shall re-
main in. or be in any such place dur
ing the time the same is required to
be kept closed as aforesaid, or any
person. excepting licensed druggist
who shall sell, give or furnish to any
other person any beer. wine, spiritu
GUS or other Intoxicating liquors SHALL
upon conviction of any such Offense
be punished by fine of not less than
one hundred ($1OO.OO) dollars nor
more than two hundred ($2OO.OO) dol
lars or by Imprisonment in the city
jail not longer than ninety days. or
both such fine and Imprisonment at
the discretion of the court.
Section 3. During the hours when
saloons, pool halls, bowling alleys, ci-
gar stores, or other similar places are
ho o1ncoH a nrnV1dnd in
this ordinance any regularly licensed
druggist may sell for medicinal pur-
poses only such liquors as shall be
prescribed in writing by any licensed
and practicing physician, but in all
such cases the druggist shall keep a
record of all such sales with the name
of the person or persons to whom such
liquors shall be furnished and the
name of the physician prescribing
such liquors and the date of sale,
which record shall be kept in book
to be provided by such druggist for
that purpose and such records shall
be open at any and all times to the
| inspection of any police officer or the
mayor of the city. Any druggist or
glect to comply with the provisions
or furnish to any person, any of the
liquors aforesaid contrary to the pro-
visions of this section or shall neglect
or fail to keep correct record of any
such sales shall on conviction thereof
be punished by fine not less than
one hundred ($1OO.OO) dollars or by
imprisonment in the city Jail not en-
| ceeding ninety days, or by both such
~ IN,
! ton Of the court.
Section 4. ANY person who shall
during the hours when saloons or
similar places are required to be clos
ed as is provided in this ordinance
eating liquors for use for any pur-
pose other than medicinal purposes
or by false representation that liquors
are obtained for medicinal purposes
shall upon conviction thereof be pun
ished by fine of not less than fifty
(s5O.OO) dollars nor more than one
hundred ($1OO.0O) dollars. or an i'm
prisonment of ninety days, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion of the court.
Section 5. During conventions,
fairs or other special occasions when
large number of strangers are in
the city of Fort Benton, or when spec.
ial attractions are held in the City of
Fort Benton, the city council shall
have the power to temporarily sus-
pend the operation of this ordinance
and permit such pool halls. bowling
alleys and cigar stores, and also such
saloons where Intoxicating liquors are
sold or kept for sale to remain open
and transact business during the en-.
tire 24-hour period of the day.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of
the city marshal and all police Of
ticers of the city to see that the pro-
visions of this ordinance are observed
and to make complaint against and
cause the arrest and punishment of all
persons found guilty of any of the
offenses in this ordinance prescribed
Section I. This ordinance shall be-
come effective upon and after the 10th
day of September. a. d. 1914.
! Passed by the City Council of the
Citv of Fort pontnO Montana ond