The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-16
THE WARD BILL
Fight Being WagGd General
Temperance Legislation.
THE WHIsKEY FIGHT is ON
A Bill to be Entitled an Act to
Amend Chapter 233 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1903, Regulating
the Manufacture and Sale
of Liquor in North
Carolina.
THE WHISKEY FIGHT is ON


The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
SECTION l. That section one, chapter
233 of the Public Laws of 1908 be amend
ed by striking out the word "manufac-
ture," in line two thereof, and that said
chapter and section be further amended
by striking out the words ''or manufac-
ture," in lire five thereof, and that said
chapter and section be further amended by
in line seven of said section. the follow
ling: at shall be uolawful for any person
or persons. firm or corporation, to manu-
facLure or rectify, for gain, any spirituous,
vinous or malt liquors, or intoxicating Bit
ters, within the State of North Carolina,
except i'll incorporated cities and towus
haYiug not less than fifteen hundred pop
uIation within the manufacture of liquor is
not, or may not hereafter be prohibited by
law or regulated by special statue"
SEC. 3. That section four or chapter
233 of the Public Laws of 1903 be amend
ed by Inserting after the word "manufac-
ture" in line tive thereof, the words ''or
rectifcatiOn."
SEC. 3 That section nineteen of this
chapter be amended by striking out the
words ''manufae ture aud" in lines tive
and three thereof, and inserting at the end
thereof the following; "That nothing in
this act shall be constructed to repeal, alter
or amend any special act prohibiting or
regulating the manufacture of liquors in
any incorporated city or town having not
less than fifteen hundred population"
SEC. 4, That chapter 233 of the Public
Laws of 1903 be further amended by add
ing after section nineteen the following,
numbered as 'section twenty: ''That
every incorporated city or twon In which
spirituous, vnOus or malt liquors or intoxi-
eating bitters are permitted to be sold or
manufactured, under the provisions of this
act, shall maintain town or city govern
ment as provided in its charter of incorpOr-
alton, AID police force of not less than
two p policemen, and it shall be the duty of
some member of said police force to visit
each place where liquor is sold or manu-
featured in said city or town at least once
every week and make a careful and
| thorough inspection and examination there
os, with view of ascertaining whether the
laws regulating the manufacture and sale
of liquor are observed and Obeyed, and
whether the said business is conducted IN
orderly and lawful manner, and to make a
written report setting fourth the result of
said visitation to the mayor and Board of
Aldermen of said city or town, which re-
port or several reports the said mayor shall
deliver to the Solicitor of the District on or
before the assembling of the ensuing term
OF the Superior Court of the county in
which said town or city is situated, and in
case such town or city shall fail to main
tain city government, or provide the pO-
| lice tOrce, or Commissioners of The county
in which the same is situated may revoke
and cancel the license aud permission au-
thorsziug the sale and manufacture of liq-
uor in said town or CITY,"
SEC. 5. That said chapter 233 of the
Public Laws Of 1903 be further amended
by adding thereto another section, after
the preceding section, to be numbered
''sectiou twenty-one,' as follows: 'That
| the possession of or issuance to any person,
firm or corporation of license to manu-
facture, rectiiy or sell. at wholesale or re-
tail, spirituous or malt liquors,b by the Unit
ed States government or any officer there
Of, III any county, city or town, where the
manufacture, sale rectifcation of spirituous
or malt liquors is forbidden by law of this
State, shall be prima facia evidence that
the person, firm or corporation having such
license, or 10 whom the same was issued
was guilty of doing the act permitted by
the said license, III violation of the laws OF
this State"
SEC &. That chapter 233 of the Public
Laws of 1903 be further amended by chang
ing the figures, ''20," in line one, section
twenty, thereof, to the figures ''23."
! SEC. I. That all laws and clauses Of
laws in conflict with this act are hereby re-