The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-08
TEXT IF THE LUSK :. PROHIBITION BILL introduced In the Senate YeS-
 terday Afternoon A SWEEPING MEASURE
Provides for Entire Prohibition In the State On and After January 1, 1908-By Senator John
 A. Lusk.

A. Lusk.
 Mntgomery November 7.-(Special. J. The following Is the text of the prohibi- tion bill presented by Senator Lusk:
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the legs- lature of Alabama that from and after the 1st day of January, 1908. it shall be unlawful for any person within the state of Alabama to sell, manufacture, make, barter or exchange spurious, vinous or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters, or intoxicating beverages or other intoxi- eating drinks in any quantity.
 Sec. 2 That from and after the 1st day of January 1908, it shall be unlawful for any person within the state of Ala bama to give to another or procure for another or keep for another or to become the custodian for another or to deliver to another or to cause or procure the delivery to another any spurious. vnous or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters or intoxicating beverages or other in- toxicating drinks in any quantity.
 Sec. 3. That the provision of this act shall not prohibit the social use of liquors and beverages mentioned in this act in private residences, nor to the procure ment or use of wine for sacramentaI pur- poses.
 Sec. f. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his custody or under his control or on his premises or on place in his possession or under his con trol other than in his residence any spir- aF mi laI1nrC int eating bitters, or intoxicating beverages, or intoxicating drinks in any quantity except for the purpose of transportation from a place of discharge from a com mon carrier to place of residence and any spirituous vinous or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters, or intoxicating bev- erages or Intoxicating drinks found thus in the possession of any person in viola tion of the law shall be seized and safely kept by the special executive agent or his deputy or by any sheriff, bailiff or deputy and shall be averred in any in- dictment or complaint to have been so seized and on conviction of such person be condemned to destruction by order of the court trying any such person so charged with the violation of this law and shall be ordered to be destroyed by the sheriff or by the special execu- tive agent or his deputy. Such lquors beverages, bitters or drinks when so con
  officers ordered to destroy the same, be emptied on the ground or into some running stream or other place where 1t will be impossible to gather the same up again.
 Sec. 5. That any person guilty of a violation of this act shall on conviction be fined not less than fifty (50.OW dollars nor more than one thousand q000 .00) dollars and SO be imprisoned in sentenced to hard l. for not more than
 better enforcement ot ernor is authorized to who shall be known as fe agent who shall ha ,. capital at Mont go 1a , ed to him by the go lary shall be $15O0 pei ctual travelling ex- pei ar charge of his duty, payasle moh....y us the salaries ofother public officers are paid, only on account itemized and sworn to and approved by the governor, whose duty it shall be on the direction of the governor,
 D To go to any county in the state or any part of the state at any time to in- vestigate Into and inquire as to whether or not there are any violations of this law by any person in such place or county.
 CD It shall be his duty to collect facts and evidence of the violation of this law, procure names of witnesses and make a written memoranda of such facts IS he may ascertain as to such violations of the law. circumstances, of the times. places and persons who may have lknowl- edge thereof
 (3) He shall have authority to and 1t shall be his duty when informed thereof and possessed of sufficient evidence to for vi law, to make complaint before some ofli- cer authorized to issue warrants and cause warrant or warrants to be issued and placed in the hands of officers au- thorized to execute them and to see that they are properly executed.
 (D He shall have the authority to ap- pear before any grand jury in the state when in session and lay before them any information which he may have of the violation of this law within the jurisdc- ton of such grand jury.
 He shall furnish the foreman of the grand jury, also the solicitor, full infor- nation as to all of the details of the com mission of any offense of which he may have knowledge or information of any violation of this statute.
 (5) He shall at least once a year fur nish to the governor a written report of his acts and doings in the discharge of his duty under this law, show number of arrests and convictions at his instance or procurement or on information fur nished by Him
 (6) He shall have the authority and it shall be his duty whenever in his opinion the public good desires it, call upon the sheriff of his county to furnish him with a deputy to be selected by him and ap pointed by the sheriff to execute warrants and subpoenas i'd persons charged with offenses hereunder and desired as wit nesses in cases growing out of the en- forcement of this act.
 Sec. 7 The special executive agent shall have the authority and power with the advice and approval of the governor to employ as many as three deputies and special agents for such times may be necessary who shall have the same power and authority under the direction and control of the special executive agent as exercised by said special executive agent, who shall be paid $100 per month and ex- penses actually incurred in the discharge of their duty and approved by the gov ernor.
 Sec. s. That in addition to the fine and costs otherwise provided by law to be taxed against a defendant on conviction in all cases reported by the special execu- tive agent or his deputy, there shall be fNr thA nf hA Sto to