Ordinance 144 ORS INCE ;;144
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
TO PROHIBIT THE MANUFACTURE,SALE,BART, ,EXCHANGE,
DISPOSITION, GIFT, TRANSPORTATION AND THE POSSESS-
ION OF ALCOHOLIC OR OTHER INTOXICATING LIQUORS OR
BEVERAGES AND TO PROHIBIT THE OWNING OR POSSESSING
OF ANY DISTILLING APPARATUS SET UP WITH INTENT TO
MANUFACTURE CERTAIN LIQUORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..
BE IT ORDAINED By the City Council ' of the City of Miami Beach,
Florida,
Section 1; That it shall be unlawful for any person,
association of persons, corporation, or any agent or employee
of any person, association of persons, corporation or club, to
1 manufacture, sell, barter, exchange or dispose of to any other
person in any way, or cause to be manufactured, sold, bartered,
exchanged or disposed of to any other person in any way, or to
transport, cause to be transported or in any wise be concerned
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in the transportion into, in or from the territorial limits of
Miami Beach, Florida, or to have in possession, any alcoholic
or intoxicating liquors or beverages, whether spirituous, vinous,
or malt, within the City of Miami Beach, Florida.
Section 2; That it shall be unlawful for any person,
association of persons, or corporation, or any agent or employee
of any person, association of persons or corporation, to own or
to have in his, her, their or its possession, custody or control
in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, any still or distilling app-
aratus with intent to manufacture or distill alcoholic or intoxi"
whether s
eating liquors or beverages, irituous, vinous or malt.p
Section 3; Anything Y. ; ain contained shall prohibit any
person,other than a corporation, over the age of twenty-one years
possessing, having in custody or control in such person's bona fide
residence for the personal use of himself or herself and family
and not to be disposed of to any other person in any way, not ex-
eeding four quarts of distilled, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors
or beverages and twenty quarts of malt or fermented alcoholic or
intoxicating liquors or beverages, either or both, provided that
such person obtained and had in his possession said liquors before
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this Ordinance became a law, but this shall not be construed to
permit any such person to possess, have in custody or control,
more than the minimum quantitiy of the particular class of liquors
herein mentioned.
Section 41 That in all indicme nts, warrants, affidavits
or charges made or filed by any person by said City, or for any
policemen of said City charging the violation of any of the pro.w
visions of this ordinance, it shall not be necessary in pleading
or by evidence to negative the existence in point of fact any of
the exceptions contained in Section 3 of this Ordinance, but the
existence of any such exceptions in point of fact shall be defen-
sive made in any such prosecution or other proceedings.
Section 5: That any person upon conviction of a viola-
tion of this Ordinance shall be fined not exceeding $200.00, or
imprisoned not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and im-
prisohment in the discretion of the court.
Section 6: All Ordinances in conflict herewith are her e-
by repealed.
Section 7: This Ordinance shall become effective i.Timer
diately upon its adoption, approval by the Ma, or and posting in
accord with law.
Passed this t9th day �anuary , 6..D. 1921
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By.._.
President
Attest:
City Clerk
Approved: this ._..1 ._dam rxucarj D. 1921
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