The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

The difficulties of Alliance, Ohio, in
reference to the enforcement Of prohibi-
ton under the Dok law, vary from those
which exist in Hillsboro. They set forth
the hinderances hey encounter in the
following words
The enclosed copy OF petition and me.
mortal to the Legislature will explain to
you our situation and the purposes of
our people, Allialce being the most con.
siderable city in he State having adopt
ed prohibition utder the Dow law. and
enforced it by In ordinance that has
stood the tests oithe courts. And never
In the history o5our city has 1t been 40
prosperous a. dnce the new condition
OF things underIt this ordinance. While
we have succeeded in closing up about
% open and notorious saloons, and have
abated much o3 the former drunkenness
and rowdyism " our city, still there are
q few places where liquor is surrepti-
tiously and clahdestinely sold, and law
less character carry bottles in their
pockets, and bbth sell and give it away
on our streets One of our great diff.
culties in the enforcement OF the pro-
hibitory. ordinance has been to prove
sales. drinking witnesses testifying that
the intoxicating liquor was given to
them. Eminent counsel advise us that
the authority granted by the Dow law
TO municipalities to prohibit does not
include the power to prohibit the giving
OF 1t away, and that our ordinance very
nearly, If not wholly, exhausts the
power conferred by the Dow law. We
are determined that clandestine sales and
giving away must 90 where the saloons OF
Alliance have already gone. We feel
that our fame, good name and continued
great prosperity in measure depend
upon 1t hence the action we have taken
to have the Dow law amended 80 as to
give as and every other municipality in
the state desiring it greater power to
prohibit the giving away, etc., as we'll as
the selling.
The movement above indicated has
the hearty and cordial endorsement ef
our good citizens, while we desire to
more emphatically give our endorsement
and commendation above our own
names.
T. p; MARSH, D. D., President Mt.
Union College.
Taos. r. MORGAN, SR., Proprietor Nor
gan Engineering Co.'s Works,
SrLAsJ. WILLIAMS, Secretary and Treas.
urer Alliance Solid Steel Co.
CHARLES CHAPMAN, Mayor City Of ALI.
ance.
MoRRIs Q. PENNock, President ALI
ance City Council.
The following is copy of the petition
which is being circulated in Hillsboro
under the auspices OF the w. G. T. U.
They ask the cooperation of other
towns to aid them in making the Dow
law more effective
PETITION ASKING FOR AN AMENDMENT OF
THE DOW LAW GIVING GREATER
POWER TO MUNICIPALITIES TO
PROHIBIT THE SALE OF IN
TOXICATING LIQUORS.
To the Honorable, The Senate and House
of Representatives of the General Assem-
bly, of Ohio:
We, the undersigned citizens OF Hills.
boro, voters and women of the age Of Is
years and upwards, petition your hon.
orable body to 40 amendSthat portion Of
Section II, OF the Dow law embraced in
the third sentence thereof, 80 as to read
as follows:
"And any Municipal Corporation shall
have full power to regulate, restrain and
prohibit ale, beer and porter houses, and
other places where intoxicating liquors
are sold at retail, and to prohibit the
selling, furnishing, procuring, distribut.
ing or giving away of any Intoxicating
liquor for any purpose or in any quanti'
ty other than is provided for in Section
8 of this act, as amended March 81
1887 (; and in the enforcement OF such
prohibition fine of one thousand dol
lars shall not be considered an excessive
penalty, and the entry upon and search
of suspected premises may be provided
for and all intoxicating liquors and thu
implements and vessels used in selling
and keeping the same there found may
be seized upon, and upon the trial of thu
keeper of such place, may be mad,
prima facie evidence of his guilt: and i
upon the final adjudication of the cas-,
the keeper he found guilty, then the in
toxicsting liquors SO seized may be con
fiscated and destroyed"