Ordinance 588ORDINANCE NO 588 cll'
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the drinking of intoxicating liquors in
public places, making the drinking of intoxicating liquors in public
places a misdemeanor, defining "`Intoxicating Liquors" and "Public Places"
and providing a penalty for the violation thereof.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS DOES ORDAIN:
-Section 1: That on and after the effective date of this ordinance, the
drinking of intoxicating liquors in any public place in the City of Edmonds
is hereby prohibited.
�-Section 2: That for the purposes of this ordinance, the term llI .tcx, cating
!Liquors" shall mean the four varities of liquor (alcohol, spirits, ,ipe, and
beer), and all fermented, spiritous, vinous, or malt liquor, or car::~-irations
thereof, and mixed liquor, a part of which is fermented, spiritous, vinous
or malt liquor, or otherwise intoxicating; and every liquor or solid or semi-
solid or other substance, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine
or.beer, and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures
capable of Duman consumption, and any liquor, semi -solid, solol, or other substance,
which contains more than one per cent (1%) of alcohol by weight shall be
conclusively deemed to be intoxicating.
Section 3: That for the purposes of this ordinance, the term "Public
Place, shall include the streets and alleys of the City of Edmonds and
any vehicles parked or being driven over and upon the said streets and alleys,
buildings and grounds used for school purposes; public dande halls and
grounds adjacent thereto; soft drink establishments, public buildings,
public meeting halls, lobbies, halls and dining rooms of hotels, restaur-
ants, theatres, stores, garages, and filling stations which are open to
and are generally used by the public, and to which the public is permit#ed
to have unrestricted access; railroad trains, stages, and other public
conveyances of. all kinds/ and character, and the depots and waiting rooms
used in conjunction therdwith which are open to unrestricted use and access
by the public; publicly owned bathing beaches, parks, and/or playgrounds;
and all other places of like or similar nature to which the general public
has unrestricted right of accessi, and which are generally used by the public;
PROVIDED HOUEVER, this ordinance does not apply to public'restaurants and
other public establishments licensed by the State of Washington to serve
intoxicating liquors insuch places; PROVIDED FURTHER, the terms of this Ord-
inance do not apply to the consuming of preparations prepared by aregistered
pharmacist according to a Doctorls prescription.
Section 4: That the violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor
and be punished by a fine of not more than $06l:00 or a sentence of not more
than 20 days in the City Jail, or by both such fine and sentence.
Paul McGibbon, Mayor
Attest: Anita Busch, City C]e;rk
Passed: July 5, 1949 I hereby certify that the above and
Published: JulY73 1949. foregoing is a true and cc rect copy
of Or � ce ':o '-�o