Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-03-20
Analysis of Liquor Law
Passed by the
Assembly

tee OF the Antisaloon league-
Retail liquor license cannot h,
granted in county districts or II
towns of less than 500 inhabitants
unless the community be within ,
county contiguous to city having
police protection paid for by the pub.
iic' and where license has been grant.
ed during the II months prior to the
date OF the passage of this act. or nm.
less Ii be TO hotel or social elub n,
health resort having natural
mineral spring connected Herewith
or situated by the sea, or any Iarge
body OF salt water connected there.
with. This means prohibition for tbe
country districts and all towns under
900 inhabitants, with the execution
noted above.
No social club can dispense
liquor in territory where retail lionor
license cannot be granted, nor ON
christmas day, election days or on
) unday. All social clubs shall ex-
ecute bond with security of So, 600
which bond shall be forfeited if the
law is violated. This legislation will
destroy the fake social club and
prohibit the sale of liquor anywhere
and under and conditions on Sun-
day.
No liquor license can be granted
10 any person except qualified voter
OF the county or city i'm which the
business is to be conducted, except in
cases of persons who at present hold
such license, and in scuh cases the
person desiring license must be a
qualified voter i'm the state. This pro-
vision absolutely prohibits the grant,
ing OF license TO women, Temporary
soJourners and foreigners not qualifi
ed to vote.
The law as to distilleries has been
greatly improved, that Is" to say, the
small distillers in the country dis
tricts must show TO the court that a
majority of the qualified voters of
the district or town are i'm favor of
the application, tht there is adequate
police protection, and that the estab-
lishment OF said distillery will not
be contrary to sound public policy or
injuries To the moral or material in
terest of the community. The new
law prohibits the sale OF liquor i'm
any quantity at the place where the
distillery is located, if the distilIery
Is located in territory where retail
liquor license cannot be granted.
The new law prohibits the sale of
liquor to any minor or TO any student
at any school, college or university.
or To any intoxicated person, or TO a
lunatic, eplieptic hapitual drunkard,
where the saloonkepeer knows them
TO be such. 1t also forbids any person
To buy ardent sbpirits for such per.
sons. 1t forbids the sale of ardent
spirits between midnight and 5 n.
IN. 1t parohibits the employment of
women or minors in any capacity i'm
any saloon. 1t prohibits the drink
ing OF ardent spirits on n passenger
train, except by special permission
from the conductor. 1t prohibits the
delivery of liquor by railroads, steam
boat or express companies, except TO
the person TO whom il is addressed,
or to his employe, upon his written
order. 1t prohibits the managers or
employees OF dispensaries TO deliver
ardent spirits to any person outside
of the village, town or city in which
the dispensaTy is located.
Important provisions were added
to aid in the enforcement OF the law.
First, the penalties for the violation
of the of the law were made more
severe. For the first offense, in ad-
dition to fine, the Jail sentence
may be added in the discretion of the
court, and the offender is required to
give bond for twelve month, with
appro ved security, in the penalty of
$500. For the second. offense the
offender is fined and imprisoned and
his bond is forfeited, and he is re-
quired to give bond for 81, 900. 1t is
believed that the Jail sentence and
the bond feature will be very effec-
tive in preventing violations of the
law.
1.-The new law provides that a
search warrant may be issued to
search places where it is matter of
common report that liquor is illegal
~ sold, and if more than two gallons
of ardent spirits are found this fact
shall be admitted as evidence I'm the
trial of the party accused OF illicit
sale.
1.-The department of agriculture is
required to analyze mixtures suppos-
ed TO contain alcohol, and the law
Furthermore provides that when a
person has sold liquid, the drink
ing of which produces intoxication,
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person who sold the liquid to