The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-01-06
ORDINANCE NO. 100

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SOLICITING AND TAKING Or
DERS THEREFOR AND THE AID
VERTISING THEREOF, DECLAR-
ING CERTAIN PLACES TO BE
NUISANCES AND PROVIDING
FOR THEIR ABATEMENT, REG
ULATING THE KEEPING, SALE
AND DISPOSITION OF INTOXI-
eating LIQUORS BY DRUG
GISTS AND PHARMACISTS, THE
PRESCRIPTION THEREOF BY
PHYSICIANS, AND PROVIDING
FOR THE SEARCH FOR AND
SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION
THEREOF, PRESCRIBING THE
DUTIES OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
AND THE FORM OF PROCEED
URE AND THE RULES OF EVIL
DENCE IN CASES HEREUNDER,
AND FIXING PENALTIES FOR
VIOLATION HEREOF.
The city council of the City of Ken
newick do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The phrase "intoxicat-
ing liquor" wherever used in this or
dinance shall be held and construed to
include whiskey, brandy, gin, rum, ale,
beer and any spirituous, vinous, fer
mented or malt liquor, and every other
liquor or liquid containing intoxicat-
ing properties, which is capable of be-
ing used as beverage, whether medi-
Gated or not, and all liquids, whether
proprietary, patented or not, which
contain any alcohol, which are cabable
of being used as a beverage.
Section 2. The word "person,"
wherever used in this ordinance, shall
be held and construed to mean and in
clude natural persons, firms, co-part-
nerships and corporations, and all as
sociations of natural persons, whether
acting by themselves or by servant,
agent or employee.
Section 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person within the corporate linn
its of the City of Kennewick, to man.
ufacture, sell, barter, exchange, give
away, furnish or otherwise dispose of
anv intoxicating liquor, with intent
to sell, barter, exchange, give away,
furnish or otherwise dispose of same
except in this ordinance provided:
Provided, however, that it shall not be
unlawful for person to give away
intoxicating liquor, to be drunk on
the premises, to a guest in his private
dwelling or apartment, which is not
a place of public resort.
Section A. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person within the corporate linn
its of the city of Kennewick, owning,
leasing, renting or occupying any
premises, building, vehicle or boat to
knowingly permit liquor to be manu-
featured, sold, bartered, exchanged,
given away, furnished or otherwise
disposed of in violation of this or
dinance, or to be kept with intent to
sell, barter, exchange, give away, fur
nish or otherwise dispose of the same
in violation of the provisions of this
ordinance, thereon or therein; and all
premises, buildings, vehicles and boats
whereon and wherein intoxicating Ii
quor is manufactured, sold, bartered,
exchanged, given away, furnished or
otherwise disposed of or kept with
intent to sell, barter, exchange, give
away, furnish or otherwise dispose of
the same in violation of the provis-
ions of this ordinance are common
nuisances, and may be abated as such,
and upon conviction of the owner,
lessee, tenant, or occupant OF any
premises, building, vehicle or boat of
a violation of the provisions of this
section, the court shall order that such
nuisance be abated, and that such
premises, building, vehicle or boat be
closed until the owner, lessee, tenant
or occupant thereof shall give bond
with sufficient surety to be approved
by the court making the order, in the
penal sum of one thousand dollars,
payable to the City of Kennewick, and
conditioned that intoxicating liquor
will not thereafter be manufactured,
sold, bartered, exchanged, given away,
furnished or otherwise disposed of
thereon, and therein, or kept thereon
or therein, with intent to sell, barter,
exchange, give away or otherwise dis
pose of the same contrary to law, and
that he will pay all fines, costs and
damages that may be assessed against
him for any violation of this ordi-
nance; and in case of any viola
ton of any condition of such bond,
the whole amount may be recovered as
| penalty, for the use of the City of
Kennewick.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person within the corporate linn
its Of the City Of Kennewick, to take
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sale of any intoxicating liquor, either
in person or by sign, circular, letter,
poster, hand bill, card, price-list, ad-
vertisement or otherwise, or to dis
tribute, publish or display any adver-
tisement, sign or notice, naming, rep
resenting, describing, or referring to
the quality or qualities of any intoxi-
eating liquor, or giving the name OF
address of any person manufacturing
or dealing in any intoxicating liquor
or stating where any such liquor may
be obtained.
| Section 6. Nothing in this ordi-
nance shall be construed to prohibit
a registered druggist or pharmacist
from selling intoxicating liquor fol
medicinal purposes, upon the pre-.
scription of licensed physician, as
herein provided, or for sacramento
purposes, upon the order of clergy
man, as herein provided, or from sell.
ing alcohol for mechanical or chemi-
cal purposes only; but it shall be un.
lawful for such druppist or pharmaciSt