The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-13
FULLER BILL MAY BE CALLED TODAY Will Pass the House With
 Greatest Ease SOME OF THE PROVISIONS Measure, Declared Most Drastic Ever Drawn, Is on Calendar and sub-
 iect to Gall at Any Time
 By Its Author.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS

Montgomery, August 12-It is expected that the bill introduced by Representa- tive Fuller of Bibb county, and designed to cover all loopholes for evasion of the prohibition acts of Alabama, will be put on it's passage tomorrow in the house. The measure, declared to be the most radical prohibition bill ever drawn, is on the calendar, and is subject to the call of it's author.
 Declaring that the possession of liquors except in residences is against the law, the bill provides that such possession shall be prima facie evidence that the liquors are kept for sale; 1t prohibits newspapers from advertising intoxicating liquors, keeps them off bllboards and ex- cludes dodgers or other printed matter advertising liquors from the state. The possession of a federal license to sell in toxlcants Is made prima facie evidence of violating the law. When liquor is deliv- cred to any public place the delivery is an evidence of sale
 officers are given the right to break open any place and raid it. which violat- ors of the law are thought to maintain or to occupy.
 If one drunk man injures another in any way the man who sold the liquor which made the drunkenness Is liable for damages to the man injured
 Witnesses in liquor cases are compelled to testify or be guilty of contempt; ser wants may not be excused from testify ing against employers instead of semi annual report of government licenses, sherifrs must obtain and publish month ly report and publish them in placards and large black letters. with the name and location of the business; prohibited liouors are not to be treated as personal property and thus exempted from seizure but are adjudged contraband, and may be destroyed: search is to be made by war rant of suspected premises.
 No charter will be given to any firm or corporation unless the concern making that application first files an agreement that if will not violate the prohibition law in any way, and if the agreement IS broken by a violation of the law the char ter is to be forfeited.
 finder the Fuller bill solicitors may be- gin prosecutions and grand juries must indict.
 The bill prohibits soliciting trade TOT business concerns outside the state or Ala bama: 1t prohibits shipping from one place to another inside the state; 1t pro- vides that all houses or places where liouor is held or stored. or from whlch any prohibition violation Is accomplished, may be declared a public nuisance ana he eliminated by injunction from chancery court. liouor shall not be received TOT storage nor for shipment; no person shail act as a friend in procuring sale; .. o' D shipments are prohibited.
 Buildings must not be leased to any one one for the sale of intoxicants, and In case such traffic is conducted the lease on the building Is forfeited.
 Finally, all persons are prohibited rom using asigns bearing the word saloon.
 Any violation of the numerous pro visions of the bill shall be ad1udged m,sdemeanor, and punishable by fines ranging from $50 to s9Oo and by six months hard labor.
 The bill will be passed. No amend ments will be allowed unless they seek 10 make the law more stringent.
 MT Fuller Is president of the State sun day School association