Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-02-23
ORDINANCE NO. a

Ordinance Of the Liquor Board of Mineral
County, State of Nevada, prohibiting
the safe, barter or exchange, or GIT.
either fer or without pay, OF any spir'
itnous malt or fermented liquors or
wine, to any inmate or patient OF the
County Hospital Except upon order OF
the County physican) and providing
a nenalty Tor violation thereof.
The Liquor Board OF Mineral county.
State OF Nevada, for the use and benefit
Of the inhabitants of said county. and Of
inmates aud patients Of the County Hos
pital. in said county and State. do exact
as follows
Section l. II shall be unlawful for any
person OF persons firm, association or cor
pofation to sell, barter or exchange, give
away or furnish, either for or without pay,
in any quantity whatever, any spirituous'
malt or fermen ed liquors or wine, to any
inmate or patient Of the County Hospital
EXCEPT upon order OF tue County fhysi'
clan, in said county and State.
sec. .. Any person or persons, firm, as
ISOLATION OF corporation violating The pro-
visions of Section one o. of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, III any court
of competent Jurisdiction, shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than three
hundred $4,000 dollars, or be imprisoned
| in the county Jail for term OF not eX-
ceeding one hundred and fifty days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
/ Sec 3. Upon the trial Of any action
wherein violation of the provisions OF
this ordinance is charged III it shall appear
| Il evidence that such spirituous malt or
/ fermented liquor or wine WAS sold, ex-
| changed or given away or furnished TO an
| inmate or patient of such County Hospi-
tai, either for or without pay, by either
| the principal or agent on employee of any
pelsen, persons firm ASSOCIATION OF cor
poration, holding a wholesale or retail
| liquor license in said county or State, 1T
shall be the duty OF the Magistrate of the
court i'll which such action shall be tried
before their next regular meeting, Il brief
written statement of the evidence so had
and taken at such trial ATTACHED to a copy
of the complaint, and theteupon said IL
ceased liquor dealer Shall be notified by
tho Clerk Of the Board TO appear and show
cause why said license should not be re-
| voked.
| See. 4. Every action or proceeding
| brought for violation OK any Ordinance OF
| the County Liquor Board, enacted for the
use and benefit OF the inhabitants of SAID
county and OF inmates and patients OF the
| County Hospital, shall be brought and
| prosecuted in the name of the Board OF
County Commissioners OF Mineral County
Nevada, and shall be brought, maintained
| and prosecuted by the District Attorney
| OF said County and State.
i Adopted this 5th Gay OF February, 1918
j. ii. MILLER,
! Chairman Board of County Commissioera
| and County Liquor Board.
! Attest:
! (SEAL) s. T. KELSO,
Clerk of the Board
thereby certify that the foregoing or.
| finance no. a Of the County Liqoul
Board OF Mineral County. Nevada. was
adodted unanimously by said Board al
their regular meeting held on February
| jth. 1918.
5. L. KELSO, County Clerk
| Dated at Hawthorne. Nevada. this 9th
! day of February, 1918.