Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-03-23
81 900, and are not to be sold for less
than par.
THE WARD BILL.

81 900, and are not to be sold for less
than par.
THE WARD BILL.
What is known as the Ward biil'
amends the Watts law of 1903 by stlpu-
lating that "It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, firm or corpor-
alton to manufacture or rectify for
gain any spirituous, vinous or malt IL
uuors or Intoxicating bitters within the
State of North Carolina. except In IN
corporated cities and towns having not
less than one thousand population.
wherein the manufacture of liquor is
not. or may not hereafter be prohibited
by law or regulated by special stat
ute"
Then every city or town in which
manufacturing or selling is permitted
under this act shall maintain town
or city government as provided in its
charter and a police force of not less
than two policemen, and some mem
Der of the police force is required to
visit each. place where liquor is sold
or manufactured in the town at least
once week to see if the laws are being
obeyed and if the place is being con-
Quoted in an orderly manner, and to
make a written report of his visit to
the mayor and board OF aldermen,
which report the mayor shall deliver
to the solicitor of the district. In case
of the failure of any town to carry out
these requirements, the county COM
missioners may revoke and cancel Il
cense authorizing the sale and manu-
facture of liquor in that town.
Another section is added which makes
the possession and issuance to any per-
son of United States license to sell,
manufacture or rectify at wholesale
or retail, in any county, city or town
where the manufacture, sale or recti-
ficaticn is forbidden by the laws of the
State prima facie evidence that the
party is guilty of doing the act per-
mitted in the license, in violation of
the State law. The act is to take erect
from January /. 1906.
THE ANTI-JUG LAW
The Anti-Jug Law is about the same
that has been in effect for two years. A
large number of counties are exempt
from it's provisions.
TO ENFORCE WATTS LAW.
A special act makes it a misdemeanor
for an yperson to allow distillery to
be operated on his land in all territory
where the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors is prohibited, and
sheriffs and their deputies and police
officers are required to search for and
seize any distillery in such territory
and deliver it to the United States au-
thorities for confiscatiOn, and destroy
any materials found at such dist1llery
also to seize any liquor found in the
possession of any person not tax paid
| and stamped as required by the United
! States government and deliver it to the
| United States officers.
| It shall be the duty of the sb eriff or
| his deputies or police officers, when in
formed of violation of this act, to ar
| rest the offender and subpoena all per-
| sons who may have information re-
! garding the offence charged. Any So
| licitor who believes that liquor has
| been manufactured or sold contrary to
law in his district, may have summon
ed any person believed to have knowl-
edge of the offense before the grand
| jury.
COCAINE, OPIUM AND MORPHINE.
An act regulating the sale of CO.
unlawful for any one to sell, or give
away these drugs except upon the writ
ten prescription of reputable practic-
ms physician, veterinary surgeon or
dentist, which prescription shall not be
I0ulISu uu1cSS ulI6CtCu ny Luc diISuu-
ing physician. No veterinary surgeon is
allowed to prescribe cocaine, opium or
morphine for human being.
THE DIVORCE LAW.
The new divorce law repeals all laws
creating any cause for divorce enacted
since the session of 1883, and amends
the Code by making fornication and
adultery on the part of the husband
a cause for divorce instead of separa-
tion from the wife and living in adul-
terry. 1t is provided that this law does
not apply to any suit now pending.
THE BUCKET-SHOP LAW
The Bucket-Shop Law prevents deal
ing in futures in the State except manu-
facturers and commission men.
/ THE NEW VAGRANCY LAW.
The vagrancy law was broadened
considerably in it's application and in
its defination of vagrants. It's provis-
ions are as follows:
Sec. 1. That section 1884 of the Code
of North Carolina and all laws amend
ing thereof be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. That all persons who may
come within either of the clases here
matter named shall be deemed a vag-
rant.
Sec. 8. Cd Persons wandering OF
strolling about in idleness who are
able to work and have no property te