Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-03-13
New Liquor Law

lie
are absolutely unreliable on all
Questions pertaining to Anti,sa.
loon League legislation, and which,
| for the same reason, grossly mis-
| represent the views and conduct OF
the Anti.Saloon League workers,
who are not members Of the Legis.
lature, and Of the members of the
General Assembly Especially Judge
Mann), who are earnest supporters
of Anti Saloon League legislation,
have done their best to magnify
the opposition to the new liquor
law in the Senate, and to produce
the impression upon the public
| mind that the Senate was destroy
ing by pieeemeal the bill as it pass
ed the House Of Delegates. With
out entering into detail at This
time, it is sufficient to say that the
opposition to the bill was largely
voiced by the FIVE men who voted
against it, namely, Senators j.
Ashby Wickham, of Henrico coun-
ty: e. C. Folkes, of Richmond Git,
r. S. Parks, Of Page, George J.
Rison, Of Danville, and W. A. Gar
rett, of Henry. The principal at
tacks were made by Parks. Folks
and Wicklam, the two last repre-
| senting the views Of the Richmond
| dailies. But notwithstanding five
days of fighting, Judge Mann, with
the valuable assistance of many
other senators, notably of Senator
Walker, Northumberland, brought
the bill through practically the
same in principle as wher it came
from the House, where, under the
able leadership of Speaker Byrd, it
was passed BY the vote of SO to 3
(the three negatives being Wilson
and Clement, Of Pittsylvania, and
Cox, of Richmond)
The bill accomplishes in general
the following results:
coD1FIEs LIQUOR LAWS.
Before the General Assembly
met, the Anti-Saloon League re-
quested Judge Mann to prepare
bills ON variety of questions con-
corning which legislation was
needed. These bills were introduc-
ed in the House and in the Senate
and a pumbe of hearings were bad
on tie separate bills. 1t became
evident, however. that these bills
would consume a great deal OF
time, If considered separately, and
some of them would probably new
pr be considered at all. This mat.
ter was discussed with the Speaker
of The House, Hon. II. E. Byrd,and
in the discussion the QUESTION arose
as to the framing of a bill that
would codify as far as possible the
liquor legislation into one bill. The
Speaker of the House kindly con-
scented to undertake this work, and
prepared House Bill No. 1913, which
has been called in the public press
the Byrd Liquor Law. This bill
does not contain all the legislation
on the statute books concerning
the sale of liquor, but it does con-
tain all the important legislation
except that referring to dispense
ries, local option elections, and
some law enforcement statutes
This codifcation Of the law is III
itself great gain.
RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSE
Retail liquor license cannot be
granted in country districts or IN
towns of less than 500 inhabitants
based upon the last preceding
United States census, unless thu
community be within county con
tiguous to city having police pro
lection, paid for bv the public, ant
where license has been granted
during the twelve months prior t.
the date of the passage of this act
| or unless it be to a hotel or socia
| club at a health resort, having
natural mineral springs connecte'
ltherewi!h, or situated by the sea
or any large body of salt waite
connected Herewith. This mean
prohibition for the country district
aud ali towns under 500 inhabi
tants, with the exception note
above.
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