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ORDINANCE NO.' 88~. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE OF WINE TONICS AND BITTERS IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWI~{ AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOE THE VIOLATION THEREOF. The City C~uncil of the City of Santa Ana do ordain as follows: Section 1. DEFINITIONS. The following words and phrases in this ordinance shall have the signification attached to them in this section, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the context. A. PERSON. The word "person" shall mean and include both the singular and plural and shall also mean and include all natural persons, firms, associations, clubs, co-partn~rslzips, corporations and all associations or combinations of persons, whether acting by themselves or by a servant, agent or employee.. B. WINE TONICS. The phrase "wine tonics" shall mean and include any tonic whether medicated or not or any medicinal preparation containing one-third of one per cent or more alcbhol by volume, which is capable of being used as a beverage. C. BITTERS. The word "bitters" shall mean and include any spir~tuous liquor in which botters, herbs or roots have been steeped, whether medicated or not, and which contains more than one-third of one per cent of alcohol~by volume, ~hich is capable of being used as a beverage. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person within the City of Santa Ana, except registered pharmacists duly conducting drug stores, wherein prescriptions are compounded, to manufacture, have, keep, store, transport, purchase, possess or have in his possession, any wine tonics, or bitters. Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any person within the City of Santa Ana to sell, barter, deliver or furnish any wine tonics or bitters, except that registered pharmacists may sell the same and persons may purchase and possess the same, and that he in good faith, believes that the use of such wine tonics or bitters as a medicine, by' such persons is necessary and affect relief to him from some known ailment; and provided further that any registered pharmaeist~who sells such wine tonics or bitters shall immediately affix his label to same; provided further that each bottle of wine tonics or vitters sold under the terms of this ordinance shall have plainly written on the label a reference to the number and date of sale. Section 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be p~nished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($800.00), or by imprisonment in the County Jail of the County of Orange for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section S.. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be published three time in the Santa Ana Daily Evening Register, a daily newspaper in circulation printed, published and circulated in s aid City, and thirty (30) days after its final passage it shall take effect and be in force. The foregoing ordinance is approved this 29th day of July, 1929. F. L. Purinton Mayor of the City of Santa Ana.