The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-08
ORDINANCE NO. 10

ORDINANCE NO. ~
F FIRE srofAoE ghf USE. NA POSSES;
SION OR KEEPING FOR RS SALE ,aTo or
fcATfNG LIQUORS OR NARCOTIC
DRUGS WITHIN THE CITY OF
WINNE ~ sap P PREsc KR1I6BIINAdTreA
r rHEREdf and AND OTHER Til MATTERs
RELATING THERETO.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WINNEMUCCA DO ORDAlN:
Ordinance the phrase, Intoxicating Ii
quors'' shall mean, all liquors contain
ing more than one-haf tlsl 9i 80, one per per
are used or may be used for beverage
purposes. The phrase narcotic drugs
shall mean the. following drugs: Can
morphine. codeine. heroin, anhaionius'
or any of the salts. derivatives or com
pounds OF the foregoing drugs contain
by volume Of any OF the foregoing
substances The word person shall
mean and include persons; firms, asso-
Citations, corporations and co-partner-
ships. whether acting by themselves or
by a servant, agent or employee.
SECTION q 1t shall be unlawful for
any person TO manufacture, keep, store.
sell or otherwise dispose of any intoxi-
eating liquors within the meaning OF
this ordinance, in the city of Winnie
this ordinance shall prohibit the manu-,
facture sale, keeping or storing OF said
liquors where the same Is permitted by
the laws of the State of Nevada or OF
the United States of America
SECTION 3. II shall be unlawful for
any person to have upon his person or
in any vehicle. any intoxicating liquor,
or In any public street or alley, or in
any public place within the City of
Winnemucca.
any licensee Of the City of Winnemucca
to construct, maintain. or permit to be
constructed or maintained on the prem
Uses where his business is conducted,
any trap, trap door. chute or other
contrivance which Is or may be used
for the purpose of selling or disposing
hibited as aforesaid, or for the purpose
of destroying the evidence OF the pos
session or sale of such liquor.
SECTION 5. II shall be unlawful for
any person to sell. keep. or otherwise
dispose of or offer for sale or to have
in his or her possession within the city
cocaine, opium, yen shee, morphine,
codeine, hcroin, anhalonitfs. or any of
the salts. derivatives or compounds OF
the the fs9regoing drugs containing more
Of any of the foregoing substances. eX-
cepting upon the written order OF
airy surgeon licensed to practice in this
State, which order or prescription shall
be dated and shall contain the name Of
the person for whom the prescription is
written, and shall be signed by the per-
son writing said prescription or IL
ordered by veterinary surgeon, it
shall state the kind of animal for whom
ordered, and shall be signed by the
person giving the said prescription.
PROVIDED that this ordinance shall
not apply to sales at wholesale. by job
bers. wholesalers and manufacturers, To
pharmacies regularly licensed to do
business within the State OF Nevada. or
sale at retail by manufacturers to ply
sicians, surgeons and veterinary sur
geons duly licensed to practice in this
having a prescription calling for the
same duly signed by. any person duly
authorized under the laws OF this State
to write said prescription.
SECTION G. II shall be unlawful for
any person TO smoke any opium within
the city of Winnemucca or to have In
his or her possession any opium pipe
for the purpose of smoking opium with
SECTION Z. The possession of in
as defined by this ordinance by any
person not legally permitted to have the
same under the laws of the State of
America shall be prime facia evidence
that such liquor or drugs is kept for
the purpose OF being sold or otherwise
disposed of In violation of the provisions
SECTION s.. Any person who shall
misdemeanor. and. shall be punished by
a fine of not less than One Hundred
Dollars (slOO) and not more than Five
Hundred Dollars (s500), or by imprison-
ment In the City jail OF the City of
Winnemucca, for period of not less
than ten uo) days, nor more than six
imprisonment. And any lcensee OF the
City of Winnemucca who shall violate
as aforesaid any OF the provisions of
this ordinance shall be subject to the
revocation of such license upon such
terms and conditions and for such time
as may be fixed by the City Council of
said City.
SECTION Q. II any section subd-
vision, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason held
to be invalid or inconsistent. such hold
ing shall not affect the validity of the
provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION TO- All ordinances and
ordinance are hereby repealed
SECTION II. This ordinance shall be
in effect from and after its passage and
adoption, and publication In four sue
cessive issued In The Silver State, a
tri- weekly newspaper printed and pub
Passed and ,a,s adopted this fifth day of
Ayes-Councilmen Sites. Akin and
Hoskins.
Nays-None.
Absent-None.
Approved this 9Th days of June, AID.
= THos. A. BRANDON.
FANNY HARP, 'o'
City Clerk and Clerk OF the City
Council of the City of Winnemucca
First publication, June s, 1922
Last publication, June Is, 1922 AEl