The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-15
ANT|-JUG LAW
HOW It PASSED
Introduced by J.F. Leeper
of CASTOR.
AND WAS AMENDED
Placed on Calendar Went Regularly
through the House, Sent TO Sen
ale Without Engrossing.
Went on Calendar and
Through Readings.

The manner OF the enactment into law of
the "Anti-Jug" measure which has been
decided to be operative over all prohibi-
we territory in North Carolina has been
UGH talked about
Intimatious have been made that this
", bearing the number $40 in the Laws
1909, is q sneak measure, and that
re was some dark lanten method used
getting it through the General Assem-
:. An investigation was made last
tx by a reporter of this paper, and it
found that every regular and lawful
step had been taken in the passage OF
the bill
The original bill was examined. and it
was found that the bill as presented had
never been changed in wording in the
second section, the "Anti-Jug" section.
1t is q type written document, clear ami
plain and was introduced in the House on
the 9th day of February, 1903, by Rep
resentative ]. f. Leeper, of Belmont. Gas
ton county. The bill as presented by Mr.
Leeper was given the House number 1871
1t was read by its title, this al that time
being, "a Bill to be entitled an act TO
prohibit the manufacture, sale and impor-
tation of Intoxicating liquors in Cleveland
and CASTOR counties" 1t does not appear
that there were any objections to it being
placed on the calendar by Representative
w. T. Love, of Gastonia, the other repre-
sentative from CASTOR, nor by Represen-
tativc w A. Goode, of Waco, Cleveland
county. -
On the second reading, which took place
the same day, an amendment was offered
in writing, this reading. amend by in
Guiding the counties Of Cabarrus and
Mitchell This amendment was accept
ed. it being signed by Representative c.
II. Hamilton, of Coddle, Cabarrus county,
and representative ]. c. Bowman. OF
Bakersvile, Mitchell county. Messrs.
Leeper, Goode and Hamilton are Demo-
Gratis, Bowman is a Republican. 1t was
evidently understood by the House, GER
tainly so by Messrs. Hamilton and Bow
man, that the bill in the first section only
applied to CASTOR and Cleveland, as these
added Cabarrus and Mitchell.
The bill had then passed its second
reading, and in the ''Anti-Jug" section the
words '.in North Carolina" stood as they
had been first written, making the law
concerning the jug Trade apply to the
entire State, while only in the first sec
ton, relating to the manufacture and
sale Of liquor, were four counties named
distinetively. The bill then passed its
third reading by title as amended and was
ordered sent to the Senate without en-
crossing. This was done and there was
therefore no chance for an error to occur
in the Engossing Department.
The second section is in the exact words
of the "Anti-Jug" section. Of the London
Bill, and it is possible that the typewriter
who made the copy for Mr.. Leeper may
have failed. to make a change from the
State to the counties named.
The H. B. 1877 reached the Senate and
was regularly reported there on the morn
ing of the End of March, the number given
to. il being No. 1909. 1t was ordered
placed on the calendar, this having been
done, it appears from statement lately
made by the gentlemen, at the request
Of Senator c. r. Hoey, of Cleveland. Be
ing on the calendar it passed its second
and third readings on the day it reached
the Senate, being read on its second read
ing, on its third reading it was ordered
enrolled for ratification.
The bill then went to the enrolling de-
partlnent and the copy for enrolling hav-
ing been made and then examined nv
some members of the Committee on En-
rolling. was reported to the Senate and
House IN que IOTlll OH Tie SuSSCCNiiiS
day, March Ord, and was signed by the
presiding officer, Northumberland
Turner and Speaker of the House, Hon.
S. NJ Gattis.
The original document is typewriter,
and the only words written in the docu-
ment are "Cabarrus and Mitchell, these
being interlined above Cleveland and
CASTOR" in the first section
That the two sections were considered
by the author as referring to different
matters, is shown from the enacting
clause, which put the entire act, except
the first section in force 80 days, this
covering the "Anti-Jug' section, which
1t has been decided applies to the entire
state, and section one, relating to the
manufacture and sale of liquor, applying
TO Cleveland, CASTOR, Cabarrus and Mitch
ell. to go in operation on the 1st of July.
That is the history of the passage of the
BILL There was no change made from its
original form. and the character of the
men being known, the application to the
whole State is evidently matter OF mad
vertence and haste to put through a local
BILL an error that might have been dis
covered by a reference at first to COM
mittee in place of it's going on the calen-
d.