HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 3 OEDINAkTCE NO. S
An ordinance to prohibit the manuf~cture, sale or disposition, or the trans-
portation of, or the keeping or having in possession for s~le or dis~osition or
transporation~ or the soliciting, receiving or taking any order for intoxica~ing
liquor, except for certain purposes and to regulate~ ~he manufacture, sale, dis-
pearl, transportation~ possession, and use of intoxicating liquor for such 'our-
poses, and to ~.orovlde for the enforcement of such prohibition: to define terms
and prescribe penalties for violations of this ordinance.
The city council of the City of Columbi~ Heights, ~:noka Co~u~ty, ~irnu., do or-
dain as follow~:
Section l. ~Pnerever used in this ordinance the terms "intoxicating liquor"
~md "liquor" shall include and mean et~kvl Alcohol and any distilled, fermented,
spirituous, vtneus, or malt li~uor, or liquid of any kind portable as a beverage
whenever ar~y of said liquors~ or liquid in fact intoxicating or containing one-
half of one per cent, or more, or alcohol by volume; in az~r action or proceeding
under this ordinance the fact theft any such liquor or liquid~ which is portable
as ~ beverage, will, when d.~unuk, produce an intoxicating ei~fect, shall when e~tablish-
ed by proof tt~at such liquor or liquid contains one-half o~ one 'per cent or more of
alcohol by volume cud is intoxicating within the mee~!ng of this ordinance: the terms
"sell" and '*sa)la" shall include all barter~ gifts a~d all means of furnishing liquor
in ~iol~tion or evasion of l~w; and. the word "plkvsician,~ shall include and mean any
Physician, ,gurgeon, Dentist or Veterinarian duly licensed to practice ~ud pra. ctlcing
as such within this State, e~nd no other pereon; the wore "Pharn~,ctst" sh~ll include
and mean only any duly licensed a~d registered pharmacist or drug~ist ~.ctu~lly
carrying on business as such in good faith within this State; the word "person" s~mll
include and mean natural per~ons and coroorations whether acting by themselves or by
servant, ngent, or emoloyee; words of singular number ~hall include their plurals~
words of masculine gender s~mll include their feminine or neuter, as the c~se m~y be.
The term "sholesale druggist~, as used in this ordin~.muce is hereby declared to
mean one who in good faith de~ls in drugs, chemicals, and medicines in large quantities
~d'who sells such drugs, chen~tcal~ ~ud medicines chiefly to retailers thereof who in
turn retail the same in small que~ntltie~ to the cousun~rs.
"Nuisance~' shall include the or,.~nises and every place where liquor in muy quantity
lm m~u~c~ured, or commonly ~old, or kep~ or had for sa, la, or where, an~ order
therefore is commonly tmken, received or solicited contrary to the provisions of
this ordinance or of the consti~ution or law of this State or of the United States,
and ~.1! liquor fo~u~d in a£~y ~h pl~e, ~d. every b~, b~ ~ixt-~.e, vessel, j~,
container or ~'ece?~ical of ~.~ l~ind and overy still appa~'atu~, i~plement machine,
device, contriv~ce, utensil or 'thl~, ~d every tablet, co~po~d, substance ~d all
~tter or ~terial of ~u'~ kind or hat. e, whether llq~d or solid, ~d eve~ fo~la
recipe or ~irection, ~ of which is ~Oparently deeigmed or intended for use or used
therein for or in conn~ction with the ~act~e or sale of intoxicating liquor, or
~ violation of ~,~ provision or P~t of thi~ o~'di~ce or of the constitution or
law of thi~ state or of the ~ited Sta~es relating ~o intoxicating liq~r.
Section 9. ~e n~acture, e~to or transportation, or keeping or having in
possession for ~ale or tr~sport~ton of, or the t~ing, receiving or soliciting of
~ order for into~icating liquor of ~y kind in any ~ntity w2~tever is prohibited
within the City of .Co!~bia HetgLts ~d i~ ~ll be ~l~wful to n~s. ct~e, sell,
have or ~ssess within the City of Col~bia Heights ~ property, ~tter, subst~ce
or ~ything d,est~ed or intended for use in co~'~itti~ ~ violation of ~ provision
or part of this ordinance or of the constitution or ls.w of th~s state or of the
United States relati~ to i~oxicating liq~r; p~ovided ~th~t nothing in this ordin-
~ce shall prevent t]~e ~z~act~e, s~le or treasUrer!on of Eet2~l or ~enat~ed
alcohol, and provided f~her that nothing i~ this erd!~ance shall prohibit the
~act~e, s~le or transportation of metP~l alcohol for chemical, metrical,
medici~l, ph~ce~ical, scientific or industrial ?~posee, or of liq~r for
medical p'~poses, or of ~in~ for z~cr~tal lw~po~es, or the use of so ~h alcohol
as is neces~~ for legit~te ?~pose~ of extraction, solution or ~prese~ation in
the m~actt~e of any~hi~ other tt~,n~ s~ bever~e, or sale or trane~rtation of
liq~r by p~ciste or wholeeale d~gis~, all uoon the conditions ~d ~der the
restrictions prescribed by 0~pter 4SS, Gener~l Laws of ~i~esotz 1919, ~nd acts
~endatory thereof, ~ud not othe~ise, ~d provided f~t~.~r", that nothing in this
ordinance s~ll prevent ~ctt~e of ~3~ited S~ates Ph~copceiz or l~ational
For~a~ prepar~tlons, upon the conditions ~ud ~der the restrictions ~pres~rib~d
by O~pter ~5 General Laws of Nl~esota for 1919, ~d ~ts amendato~ thereof ~d
not othe~se.
Section S. "A" ~kV ~uuf~ct~rer of liquor or a~qr wholes,~,le d~u~ggist h~ving
permit therefore from the Secret~r~~ of State~ as provided by Cl~pter ~88, General
Law~ o£ H~nnesoba for 19t~, and acts amendator¥ theref, ma~ sell such liquor to
ph~rmacist uoon the conditions and rudder the restrictions pr~cribe~ by said
Ohapter 485 General Laws of Hinu~ota for 19!9, ~d ~ct~ ~me~dato~ thereof~ ~d
not otherwise.
"B" ~2' ~n~ct~er of ~ethyl alcohol having ~ permit th~refore as provided
by Ch~n~ter ~B, General ~...~s of ~innesota for 1919, ~d acts amendato~ thereof,
~ at the place of m~uf~ct~ desiderated in such ~rmit ~ or any ph~cist or
w~lesale druggist h~ving a permit as provided by said Ol~pter, n~y, at hi~ place
of business z.s such ph~r~clst or~hole~te d~Mist, sell such alcohol for ~
chemical, msct~M~ical ~ pha~ceutie~l, sc~entific or ind~strial l~pome, or for use
for the p~pose of extraction, so!ut~on or prsse~ation in ~o. ct~e, upon the
conditions ~nd ~de~· the r~striction Drsscribed~ by said C~oter_ ~5~, = ~ner~ Laws
of ~i~u~esota for 1919, ~d ac'~s ~eud~to~z thereof, ~nd not othe~ise.
"C" ~ny p~u~cisb ~m?~ sell intoxicztin~ libor for medicinal ~ses ~pon
bonafide prescriptions of ~ prescriptton~ of a p~vmCf~ upcn the conditions ~d
~der the re~trictions prescribed b~ Cl~pter 455~ General La~a of Mi~esot~for l~lg,
~d ~cts ~en&~tory thereof~ ~d~ not otherwise.
prescri~ticn for into~.!cat!r~ liq~r within the City ~f Ccl~!a H~ights, except tn
the fo~ and, ~0on the con~tlons and..~der the restrictions .%uthoriEed ~d prescribed
b~ Chapter ~8, G~ner~l Laws of Ni~u~sota for !919, and acts ~sn~.to~ thereof.
keeping or :~lntaini~ ~ n~a~ce ~ defined b~ this ordiu~nce within the City of
container, or r~cep~ical of ~ kind, or a~J still, ap~ratus, i~plement ~ ~chine,
device, con'hriv~ce, ~teusit or thing, or ~y tablet, con, pound or subet~ce or ~tter
or m~beri~l of ~ kind ~r natu~.re~ ~hether liquid or ~otid, or ~,~ fore. a, recipe
or direction ~- of which is ~??~z'~ntly designmd or intended for use or used for or
i~ or in counec~ion with ~he ~nufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor, or for or
in co~cti~n with nuisance or ~y violatiou or arj~ provision or hart of tt~s ordi~
~nce ~r of th(~ constibutlcn or l.a'~ of th~s Stato or of the United St~tes relating to
intoxicating' liquor, on ~ '?emitters or in ~y ~!ace or
~.~ ~ ~%Y ~i~ or advertise~nent,
indicating the ~'~ct~e or za~.~ of into~..i~ ..... g ii,or or the creation or sxist~ce
0f ~onee on m~ ~remi~es or in ~ place, sl~ll, except in the case of a
ph~irr~.~cist or ~uuf~ctursr or wholese.].e dru~zist having~. . a permit to sell intoxicatir~
tie~or, as provided her~tn, by prtm~ facto evide:~c~ i~ ~ proceeding ~er this
Sectio~ 7. U!~on co~plaint befor~ a j,~?e of the J4~ici'aal co'~t of the City of
Col~r~bia Het~ht~ ch~.rging ~ person with creatinE~ keeping or ~,intaining ~ nuis~ce
~ind ?~ticul.~ly 8.escribi~ the 'grem~e~, the ~tuS~e~ in ~&Sitton to issuing ~ w~rrant
for the ~rrest of such person, s.h~.tl ~lso issue a s~-ch w~r~t ~o~m~m~ng ~ officer
to ~e~ch ~uc~ Orem~.:,~s and selz~ ~ud hold ~ub~ct to the order of the Co~t all
liquo~ and e~eK/ bar, bar fixture, v~z~o!~ Jug, co~tainer, or receptacle of a~ kind
~d eve~ still, ~pp~ratus~ i~l~:~nt, u>uchtns, d~vic~ contriv~ce~ '~t~nsil or thing
~.d every tablet, corAOo~ or sub~tanc~ ~d all m~tter ~nd 'rzat~ri~l of ~ kind whether
lie~ or ~clld an~ ~er~¢ for~ll,~.,
apparently d~sig~ed or t:~tended for v~ c~ used for or in connection with the ~act-
~e or sal~ of intoxic~ti~ liquor or for or in cr In co,neet!on with a 'nuisance or
~y violation of ~ ~rovision or part of ~hi~ ordinance or of th~ con~tltution or
la~ of this sb~ts or of the United
~ in~entory c~f the sJ~ ~d ~erve a co1~Zr '$h~reof forth~t~ on the ~fendant or per-
son in c~rge cf the '~m~'~'l,~,. ........
Section 8. If the defen~ilit in ~ ~h e'r!m~u~.! act,,on be convicted, tiie !fair
and eve~ te~blet com?o~id, or ~Ibstlnce and ail ~.tter aui material of ~u~ kind and
eve~~ formula, i'e~lpe, or direction,
device ~ contriv~lce or tlten~l! found
tended for u~e oi· u~& fo~ or in oi~ in connection with tho m~nuf~t~e of ].i~r ~ll
be d~stroyed by the officer seizing the s~.s ~ui all other ~ticles t~en ~der the
w~r~lt s}mt], be forfeited to th~
~.~ ~nd ~old. b~ t5~ oTf~.cer as upon execution.
Soot!on 9. ~' person who sh~].t v~olat~ iiuy ]0rovi'~iou or p~rt of thtz ordinance
~h~ll ~ uoon conviction '
tnereo~, for offsnze~ be punished by ~ fine of not to ex-
Section ].0. Ii' ,s~, ?rovislon or 'part of t%is ordlueuce shall be held inv,'~lid by
fins! d~cision cf a Co~t of l~st resort, it cha~ll not invalidate or iz~ m~ way ~'fect
~' other 'Grey!sion cz ~art thei',eof.
~ct~c:~~, " ~ Il. ~nis or¢!~c~~ ~h~J.! ~"~.~ aff:~ct ~d be~ in force fron~ and ~ter
Dec. 9Zrd~ !9~1.