The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-17
NO RESUBMISSION THIS YEAR
Judging by a stringent Measure Just
Passed hY the Senate

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 16.-(Special. 1.-The
action of the senate yesterday afternoon
d. passing the supplemental prohibition
measure would indicate that there viii be
no resUbmission this time:
If any county attorney Of any county
in this state shall be notified by any officer
or other persons of any violation of any
provisions of the act to which this act
Is amendatory and supplemental, it shall
be his duty forthwith TO inquire into the
facts Of such violation, and for such pur-
pose he is hereby authorized and required
TO file with any justice of the peace in
the county where such violation of the
law shall have occurred a list of names Of
The witnesses by whom IL is alleged that
such violations of the law may be estab-
Iished, together with his precipe asking
said justice of the peace to issue a sub
poena for said witnesses. 1t shall then
be the duty Of said justices of the peace
10 issue his subpoena for such person or
persons therein named, commanding them
10 appear before said puStice of the peace,
at a time and place designated in such
subpoena, then and there to testify con-
cerpins any of the violations Of the pro-
visions Of the act to which this act is
hmendatory and supplemental that may
have come to the knowledge Of such per-
sons. Such subpoena shall be directed to
the sheriff, or to any constable of the
bunty, and shall be served and returned
90 such justice Of the peace in the same
manner as su5poenas are served and re-
burned in criminal cases. Each witness
shall be sworn by said justice of the
peace to testify 10 the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, and true
answers make to all questions which may
be propounded to him by the county at
forney touching any of the violations of
the act TO which this act is amendatory
and supplemental which may have come
TO the knowledge of such person The
testimony of every such witness shall
be reduced 10 writing and signed by such
persons, as is the taking of dispositions of
civil cases For all purposes of this act
the justice of the peace before whom
such inquiry shall be heard shall have
power to punish any witness for contempt
dor or on account of any disobedience of
the subpoena herein provided for or re-
1usal to be sworn or answer as a witness,
or to sign his testimony. and may compel
the attendance of witnesses by attach
ment, in the same manner and with like
effect as provided in civil procedure. II
the testimony so taken shall disclose
that an offense has been committed
against any OF the provisions VI the act
10 which this act is amendatorv and slIr-
Elemental, the county attorney shall
Forthwith file the sworn testimony Of
such witness or witnesses together with
his complaint or information against the
person or persons having committed the
phense in some court Of competent iuris-
uiction, and such sworn testimony. to-
Eether with the complaint or information.
when verified ny the county attorney. on
snformation and belinef shall have the
same effect as If such complaint or in
formation had been verified positively
And thereupon n warrant shall issue for
the arrest Of the person or persons named
'n such information. as in other criminal
cases, and in addition thereto shall COM
mand the officer 70 whom it may be di
Tected 10 seize and take into his CUSTODY
any and all intoxicating LIQUORS. vessels
and Bottles containing the same. which
he may find in such person or persons
possession or control. and safely keen the
same, subject TO the orders of the court.
provided, that the sworn statement of the
witness or witnesses, as hereinbefore nro-
vided, and inc complaint or information
fled by the county attorney hall particl,-
larry describe the property to be seized
and the place where kept And if. upon
the trial of such person. he shall be con-
victed Of violating any Of the provisions
OF the act 10 which this act is arnendator,-
and supplemental. that the ffiocer having
custody Of the liquors and property 60
seized shall forthwith publicly destroy all
such property vested and employed for
such purposes; provided. that the court
sAali find and adjudge that the proDertv
70 seized was being used and smpIa,-s,7
by the defendant for such Illegal nt--
poses.
The final vote on the bin was as fol-
IoWs; For aSsage-Andrews. Rra5t7o,,.
Caldwell. Coleman, Cooke. Crossan. Fsr-
rely. Forney, Fulton. Hanna, Hart Bss-
SIN Householder, Johnson. King lamb
Dupfer, Matthews. Morrow. RYAN sac
con- Stocks, Titus, Ward. Young Apsi,s-
the passage Of the bIll-Arrstronr 49,
son, Benson, Field. Helnick. .JrU,e~ r,
"elling' Pritchard. Reser. Stone. Zir,r,sr
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