The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-05
Ordinance No. 445-C

An ordinance to further suppress the
evils of intemperance. to restrict the
consumption. receipt. possession and
delivery of spirituous. yinous or
matted liquors and beverages, de-
scribinE the procedure in defined
cases and fixing the punishment
and penalties.
Be it ordained by the commission
of the city of Birmingham as follows:
Section !. That it shall be unlawful for
any common or other carrier or any other
person to deliver to any person any ship
ment of spirituous, vinous or malt IL
auors, whether in nonprohibitive ship
ments or otherwise. or whether brought
from without the state or otherwise, or
whether in original packages or otherwise
on any Sunday, or on any day before 6
o'clock a. m. and after o'clock p. m.
Sec. 2. In order to prevent frauds upon
the law which have been practiced, and
to assure the delivery of liquors in nom
prohibited quantities, and under nom
prohibited conditions by carriers or 9TH
erS, to be made only to bona fide con-
signees, or to another upon their gem
uine orders, it is hereby ordained that
when a written order is presented 10
the carrier or to the agent purporting to
have been given by the consignee for the
delivery to the person named in the writ
ten order of liquors of the kind respec-
lively, as named in section / of this or
dinance, delivery may be made within
the city of Birmingham, if otherwise
legal, upon the following terms and not
otherwise If the carrier or it's deliver
ing agent from familiarity with the hand
writing of the consgnee, knows the sigma
ture of the order to be genuine; or, too,
If the signature thereto be attested by
any one of the following officers in the
county: the circuit clerk, probate judge.
sheriff, or circuit judge, justice of the
peace notary public, chief of police, city
recorder or postmaster
Sec 8. 1t shall be unlawful for any
common carrier or other carrier or any
servant, agent or employe of any COM
mon carrier or for any other person, to
deliver to any person. or for any per-
son to accept delivery of, any shipment of
spirituous. vinous or malt liquors in the
city of Birmingham, whether in non
prohibited quantities or otherwise, or
whether brought from without the state
or otherwise, or whether in original pack
ages or otherwise, unless the name of the
consignee as shown on the record or way
bill or delivery sheet of the carrier is the
true name of the person to whom said
delivery is made provided that a delivery
may be made to another upon the gem
uine order of the bona fide consignee. as
provided in section 2 of this ordinance
II the shipment is otherwise legal
Sec A. Any common carrier or other
carrier or any other person, firm or COR
poration or association violating any pro
vision of this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction, be punished by fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $780, to
which may be added Imprisonment ut
hard labor for the city of Birmingham for
period of time not exceeding six
months, provided that no female shall be
city.
Approved January 9. 1917.
GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Commissioners.
A true copy:
c. B. LLOYD. City Clerk
Age-Herald-January 5, 1917.