Culbertson adopts ordinance to enforce the Montana Beer Act

On April 20, 1933, the Culbertson Town Council introduced and adopted an ordinance to enforce the Montana Beer Act. Councilman T. W. Young introduced the ordinance and Councilman Geo A. Janes seconded the motion. The council voted to suspend the rules and proceed with second and third readings that evening; the mayor then declared the ordinance adopted and signed it.

The ordinance — described in the minutes as imposing duties on town officials to license and regulate the sale of beer under the Montana Beer Act and declaring an emergency — was placed on the town record. The minutes do not record the ordinance number or any conditions attached to individual retail licenses in that specific entry; other minutes show separate motions approving retail beer licenses for applicants later in the year.

The minutes cite the town’s authority and administrative duties under the state law but do not include the full text of the local ordinance in the excerpted record.