The Bienville Democrat., 1922-02-09

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nronerty 50 seized shall be held BY such
officer without the right Of being re-
leased upon writ or clalm-except llQ'
lors seized in a bona fide dwelling
house which liquors shall be released
TO its owner upon his giving bond, with
good and valid surety, for the value OF
such liquors, conditioned upon the re-
turn of such liquors to such officer up
on the order of the curt. The court |
after the trial of the accused shall Or
der all liquors and property illegally
held by the accused at the time OF
seizure to be Immediately and public
ly destroyed, by the marshal or peace !
officer designated by the court.
The court shall preserve in its rec.
ords subject to inspection at any time
by the public, the attidavits herein
above referred to. If it should appear
that the person or persons making said
affidavit had done so maliciOusly or
without probable cause, and any house,
room or apartment used as a bona
fide residence is searched by reason
of the issuance Of search warrant
as result of the said affidavit, the per-
son or persons making said affidavit
shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanOr, and on cnvictiOn shall be
fined not more than one hundred dol
lars, or imprisoned for not less than
ten days nor more than thirty days or
both fine and imprisonment at the dis
cretiOn Of the court.
Section 6. That when any Marshal
or any other duly constituted peace
officer of this Town shall discover
any person in the act Of transporting,
in violation of the law, intoxicating
liquors in any vehicle,Or otherwise, it
shall be the duty of such officer to
seize the intoxicating liquors found
therein and being transported contra
ry to law,and arrest any person In
charge thereof. The person so arrest
de shall be proceeded against under
the provisions of this Ordinance and
after the trial of the charges against
him the liquors so seized, if held by the
court to have been illegally transport
ed, shall be ordered by the court to be
Immediately and publicly destroyed by
the marshal or other peace officer des-
ignated by the court, provided the pro.
visions of this Section shall not apply
! to a person who is in the possession Of
liquors herein recognized and per-
mitted and who transports same for
personal use and consumption only.
| Section I. That the fines collected
from convictions for violations Of this
Ordinance shall be paid into the Town
Treasury and the whole thereof ap.
prOpriated to the street fund Of said
town.
| Section s. That the word ''liquor''
or the phrase, Intoxicating liquor
wherever used in this Ordinance shall
be construed to include alcohol, Whis
key, brandy, rum, gin, beer, >ale, port
er, wine, and any spirituous, vinous
malt or fermented liquor or liquids by
whatever name called as defined by
Federal legislation, and all alcoholic
liquids, either medicated, proprietary
or patented, which are fit for use as y
beverage or for intoxicating beverage
purposes, all as defined by Fedora
legislation.
The word person" shal meal
natural persons, associations, co-part
nerships, corporations, and theil
clerks, officers, agents and servants.
The word "vehicle" shall include al
such means of transportation as a bug
gy, wagon, automobile, truck, water O
aircraft, etc.
Section g. That this Ordinanc
shall in no way repeal any part Of Or
dinance No. 46 of the Town Of Area
: dia, passed on the 9th day Of May
1913, commonly called, the Blind II
GER Ordinance and Ordinance No.
: of the Town Of Arcadia, passes
} on the--day of-19--, common
ly called the "Near Beer" Ordinance
! All other laws or parts Of laws il
conflict with the provisions Of this Or
dinance be and they are hereby repeal
: ed.
BERTRAM F. BARNETTE,
Mayor of the Town Of Arcadia, La
: Attest:
LEO DANIEL, Clerk.
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