The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-23
Liquor Men Are
Ready to Fight

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which has for its -, pose the pracd:
cal reconstruction OF tie entire II
cense laws of the State, in SO far as
saloons are coceerned. Is house bill
No. 152, which has been introduced
by Delegate Harper, OF Mason, but
which Is really the bfrl that has been
framed up by The people who are
back OF the Anti-Ssfoon League, It Is
a most drastic measure. The bill is
now in the hands o, - Judiciary com.
mittee OF the house, and one gentle.
man made the statement yesterday
that 1t would likely stay there. The
provisions of the bill .,o 80 far that 1t.
would be practically impossible for
any one to engage q: the saloon busi.
ness under the nos, fivm able circum-
stances without violating the laws as
they Will be amended by this bill. The
bill covers the regulation of licenses;
injury to persons . sing from the le-
gal or Illegal sale and 0 number Of
other. matters.
Tie penalty for aculig without a
license is the first caatirn in the bill
and it provides under this head that
no one shall sell or give away any
intoxicating drink Of arg kind; also
that a man canno. engage in any
other business IN connection with
that of keeping a saloon, lunch coun.
tiers, cigar stands pool rooms. bowl.
ing alleys. dining rooms and in fact
every kind OF business imaginable
that Is usually cor ; cited in genuine.
ton with the business is forbidden by
the bill. The first sectfon provides a
penalty for all these things of a hnc
of not less than $40 or more than
$500 and an imprisonment of not
less than two nor more than six
months and shall stand committed
until the fine and costs have been
paid. For a second conviction the
proprietor shall be confined in the
State %penitentiary for one year. pro.
yided that the jury n.ay fix It's fine
at not less than 5000 nor exceeding
$500 and imprisonment in the county
Jail for one year n which case the
sentence shall be according to the
conviction.
It is also provided in the bill that
druggists that sell liquors Of any
kind for any purpose. except alcohol,
which shall be SOLD only for medical,
scientific or me %;':an'cai purposes, and
a violation shall be punishable with
a fine Of not less t.,aa 500 nor more
than $500, with an imprisonment OF
not les than taree nor more than
six months and for a second convic.
tion the license shall be revoked and
no license or firm convicted. 1t also
covers the sale ot patent medicines
which are Intoxicating. For the sale
of alcohol for medicinal purposes the
druggist must has n prescription
from a physician Of good standing
in his profession AID of temperate
habits. The physician, II convicted
of giving a prescription for any other
purpose than medicinal is to be found
guilty Of a misdemeanor with a fine
of $50 to 5000 and imprisonment
from 80 to 90 days as a penalty and
on second conviction is to lose his
license. The Druggist must keep a
file of his prescriptions and II called
on must give them up TO the prose-
cutor OF suffer a fine Of not less than
5000 or nor than 500.
No license Is 10 be granted for sa,
looms in an Incorporated city, etc,
without the consen. of the municipal
authorities; nom within two miles OF
the city without its { ,nsent and none
within five miles of the West Virginia
University. nor in AIRY county within
two miles OF the line OF another
county which has local option and
does not. giant Licenses. nor in any
town OF les than 1000 population;
one saloon for each 1000 ana adii.
tional 1000: no county commissioners
who Is Interested shall be authorized
to sit on the board era sting licenses:
any n receiving MOI ey from granting
a license shall be lie ened a seller of
liquors and be fined accordingly as
those who sell without a license; any
manufacturer attempting to influence
commissioners to grant license shall
also be guilty Of a ctlme and fined
not less than $50 nor more than
$1,000 and be imprisoned for not
less than 80 DAYS in jail, and in case
Of a corporation the president or
manager is to be fined and impris.
oned.
The bill provides for the usual way
Of applying to the county court for
a license so far as the application and
the advertising Zee is concerned, but
he must particularize tho place he in.