San Francisco Call, Volume 69, Number 144, 25 April 1891 — NO LIQUOR FOR MINORS. [ARTICLE]

NO LIQUOR FOR MINORS.

Intoxicants Not to Be Sold to Persons Under Eighteen. Following is the text of the law relative to minors, recently passed by the Legislature:

An act to prevent the sale of Intoxicating liquors to miuor children.— Approved March 11, 1891. The People of the State of California, represented In Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ 1. Every person who sells or gives, or causes to be delivered, to any minor child, male or female, under the age of 18 years, any intoxicating dunk, in any quantity whatsoever, or who, as proprietor or manager of any saloon or public-house where intoxicating liquors are sold, permits any such minor child under the age or 18 years to visit said saloon or public-house where intoxicating liquors are sold, fur the purpose of gambling, playing cards, billiards, pool, or any game of chance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300, and in default of payment of said line shall be Imprisoned la the County Jail for a period of not less than 100 days. Sec. 2. All acts conflicting with this act are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.