The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-08-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

At the regular meeting of the city
council last Tuesday evening consider
able important business was transacted.
An ordinance which was introduced,
if passed, will implicate the buyer of
liquor as well as the peddler. The
1917 budget will require $11, ,637,06
for expenditures in the several depart
ments OF the city for the coming year.
A small number OF bills were allowed,
amounting to $503.75. The salary of
city employees for August, $417.50,
being the larger part OF the bills.
A cabin was ordered built at the in
take of the water system ior the use of
a watchman this winter.
The clerk was ordered to notify all
parties to repair unsafe sidewalks, and
fences and other property.
The building committee was ordered
to investigate the necessity of replank-
ing the viaduct, with power to act.
The ordinance prohibiting the pur-
chase of liquor, as introduced, reads as
follows:
First. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to purchase within the City of
Leavenworth any Intoxicating liquor or
liquors of any kind whatsoever except the
same be purchased under a prescription
provided by a physician,
Second 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons to have in his, her or their
possession in any public place or on any
street or alley within the City Of Leaven-
worth, any Intoxicating liquors whatsoever
without legal sale or purchase record
thereof, showing that the liquor was pro
cured under proper permit or that it was
procured under a proper prescription oh
tanned within three days of the date that
such record and permit or prescription is
exhibited.
Third. All liquors sold legally by drug
gists must carry a proper label indicating
the prescription under which it was filled,
giving the number of the prescription and
the date it was filled.
Fourth. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son to accept within the City of Leaven-
worth gift of any intoxicating liquors un-
less such gift is under a Doctors prescrip-
tion and the package or bottle is properly
marked indicating the prescription and the
date it was filled.
Fifth. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to carry or transport from one place to
another within the City of Leavenworth or
from any place outside of the city o any
point within the City of LeaYenworth any
Intoxicating liquor whatsoever that has not
been procured under proper and legal per-
nit or under a Doctors prescription; and
the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
examine or hold for examination any pack
ages goods, boxes, cases, barrels or other
thing in which he suspects Intoxicating
liquor is being carried,
Sixth. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons whatsoever to drink any in
toxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever in
any pool room, confectionery store, soft
drink establishment, drug store or in any
public place whatsoever, in the city OF
LeaVenworth.
seventh. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons operating or conducting
IA pool room, confectionery store, soft drink
establishment, drug store or any place of
business whatsoever to permit any person
or persons to drink any Intoxicating liquors
in any such place.
Eighth. Any person or persons violating
any of the terms and conditions of this
Ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined
in any sum not exceeding One Hundred
Dollars $1,000 and in the event any per-
son or persons violating any of the terms
or conditions of this Ordinance conduct
any place of business within the city Of
Leavenworth under "A license, such license
shall be forthwith cancelled.