The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-12-01
THE VOTE WAS IS TO 65
Friends Of the Bill Greatly Elated.
Senate Yet to Act.

The Willingham prohibition bill was
passed by the Georgia house Of repre-
sentatiyes Tuesday afternoon by a vote
of 90 to Go.
It was with only margin Of five
votes that the bill passed, but it had
been expected that the contest would
be close one, and the friends Of the
measure were reioiced at its success.
Eighty-eight votes were required for
the constitutional majority.
When the result was announced by
Speaker Little, the galleries went
wild, women clapped their hands in
approval, while the men threw aloft
their hats and shouted for Joy.
On the floor of the house the advo-
Gates Of the measure were hardly more
restrained than their visiting friends
in the galleries. They gave their
desk tops such a rattle as had not
been heard for years, and then in
large numbers gathered around Mr..
Willingham, who had led the success
full fight for his bill, to congratulate
him at the outcome.
And in the midst of this rejoicing
the opponents of the measure were at
tempting to derive a grain of comfort
from the fact that the bill had yet to
go to the senate, where they hoped
and believed it would meet its death
The bill as it passed was exactly
as Mr. Willingham and his friends
wanted it. Every amendment that
was offered from other sources was de-
feated.
TEXT OF THE BILL as AMENDED
AND PASSED.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the state of Georgia,
and it is hereby enacted by authority
Of the same, That the manufacture,
the sale, the keeping for sale, the Civ
ing away to induce trade, or for any
valuable consideration, or the furnish
ing at any public place, of intoxicat
ing liquors, fermented or distilled, arC
hereby prohibited or declared unlaw
full, except as hereinafter provided.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted by thu
t authority aforesaid, That any person
? convicted Of violating any Of the pro
visions Of this act shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and be punished as pre-
scribed in section 1899 of the code.
e Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by tn
g authority aforesaid, That this &C
g shall apply both to individuals and cor
porations and to all clubs or organi
cations in which intoxicating liquor
are furnished, at any place by sue
g club or organization or any commit
n tee or agents thereof in considerable
8 of membership, initiation or standin
4, fee in such organization.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted by tn
/ authority aforesaid, That any plaC
: at which liquors are kept for sal
le given away, furnished or sold in viol
ton Of the provisions Of this act
hereby declared nuisance; and ar
citizen may apply to the judge of Il
u superior court for an Injunction to r
ly strain the same,
re Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, TIL
re in any proceedings under this &C
: whether prosecutions or for injunctio
the payment by the defendant of Il
ST United States. revenue tax as a deal
i'd in Intoxicating liquors, whether fe
n mented or distilled, or the holding
" a receipt for such tax, shall be prir
= facie evidence that such person
W guilty of violation of the provisions
%, this act; and the original books or
IS certified copy from the entry in t
IN books of the United States reven
nd collector showing the payment OF /
rol evidence as to the contents of SO
~ books or the evidence as to the &C
tents Of any receipt given therel
py shall be prima facie evidence in a
he prosecution or proceeding.
Section 6. Be it further enacted
'"' the authority aforesaid, That all n
5he aicipal corporations in this state
no hereby vested with jurisdiction a
ali authority to arrest and prosecute a
nd punish all persons violating the p
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