Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-03-13
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No social club can dispense liq-I
nor in territory where retsil license
cannot be granted. nor on Christ
mas day, election da, 3, or on Sun
day. All social clubs shall execute
II bond with security Of $1,000.
which bond shall be forfeited If the
law is violated. This legislation
will destroy the fake social club
and prohibit the sale Of liquor any
where, and under any conditions
on Sunday.
No liquor license can be granted
to any person except a qualified
voter Of the county or city in
whieAthe business is to be con-
Quoted, except in cases of persons
who at present hold such license,
and in such cases the persons de-
string license must be qualified
in the State. This provision abso-
lutelv prohibits the granting of IL
cense to women, temporary sojour-
ucrs and foreigners not qualified to
vote.
DISTILLERIEs
The law as to distilleries has been
greatly improved. The small
country distilleries are brought
under the provisions of the Mann
law. that is to say, the small dis
| tiIleries in the country districts
must show to the court that a ma.
Eority of the qualified voters of the
district or town are in favor of the
application; that there is adequate
police protection, and that The es
tablishment Of said distillery shall
not he contrary to sound public
policy or injurious to the moral or
material interest Of the conmunl-
| y. The new Law prohibits the
sale of liquor in any quantity at
the place where the distiIlery is To-
Gated, if the distillerv j, located IN
territory where retail liquor Ii
cense cannot be granted.
SPECIAL PROHIBITION.
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, epileptic or
habitual drunkard, where the sa-
loon-keeper knows them to be
such. 1t also forbids any person
to buy ardent spirits for such per.
sons. 1t forbids the sale of ardent
spirits between midnight and 5 a.
m. 1t prohibits the employment
of women or minors in any capac-
ity in any saloon. 1t prohibits the
drinking Of ardent spirits on q pas
senger train except by special per-
mission from the conductor. 1t
prohibits the delivery Of liquor by I
railroad, steamboat or express com
panies except to The person to
whom it is addressed, or his en-
ployee, upon bis written order. 1t
prohibits the managers or employees
of dispensaries 10 deliver ardent
spirits to any person outside of the
village, town or city in which the
dispensary is located.
LAW ENFORCEMENT FEATURE.
Important provisions were added
to aid in the enforcement OF the
law. First. the penalties for the
violation of the law were made
more severe, In addition to a fine
the Jail sentence may be added in
the discretion of the court, and the
offender is required to give bond
for twelve months with approved
security, in the penalty of $500.
For the second offence, the offend
or is fined and imprisoned and his
bond is forfeited, and he is requir-
ed to give bond for $1,000. It is
believed that the Jail sentence and
the bond feature will be very effec-
tive in preventing violations of the
law.
The new law provides that
search warrant may be issued to
search places where it is matter
of common report that liquor is il
legally sold, and il more than two
gallons of ardent spirits are found.
this fact shall be admitted as evil
lence in the trial Of the party ac-
cused Of illicit sale.
The new law requires the De-
partment Of Agriculture to analy ze
mixtures supposed to contain alec
hol, and the law furthermore pro-
vides that when person has sold
a liquid the drinking of which pro-
duces intoxication, the burden Of /
proof shall be upon the person
who sold the liquid to shoy that
it was not prohibited under the
terms of this act ,
Finally, the new law declares