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BILL NO.--,l
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE N0.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REGULATING THE
POSSESSION OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR BY A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF
TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS;
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age
of twenty-one (21) years to purchase or attempt to purchase, or
have in his possession, any intoxicating liquor.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age
of twenty-one (21) years to operate, ride, drive, occupy, or sit
in any automobile, whether moving or not, containing intoxicating
liquor. Any operator, passenger or occupant of an automobile
under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be deemed to be in
possession of any intoxicating liquor found in said automobile,
and the presence of intoxicating liquor in said automobile shall
be prima facie evidence of possession.
Provided, however, that this section shall not
apply where the automobile is occupied by the parent or legal
guardian of one of the persons under the age of twenty-one (21)
years, and the parent or legal guardian is over the age of twenty-
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one (21) years.
Section 3. Any person found violating this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than
one hundred ($100.00) dollars or imprisoned for not more than one
year, or both.
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its final
passage.
Passed /�' �" c. Approved �'L" C/%
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City Clerk