The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-30

the offense charged In the complaint
and Immediately place such warrant
in the hands Of constable or sheriff.
or chief of police, or police oflcer, who
shall proceed at once to the place in
which such violation Of the law is all
legged to have occurred. or to be oc-
curing, and arrest all persons there
In. and IL such person executing the
warrant is refused admittance, he shall
force an entrance into the house or
other place. and IL necessary break In
the door or other part thereof and ar
rest all persons found therein and
carry them before the officer before
whom the warrant is returnable. and
thereupon such proceeding shall be
had as IL the warrant contained the
name Of each person so arrested, and
q complaint may be framed and fled
against the persons 80 arrested. charg-
Ing them all as principals with the
offense within the preceding section,
and all persons present at such house
and place lettering therein. or drink
ing there. shall. with the keeper, be
deemed guilty of the misdemeanor de-
clared In the preceding section, and
are punishable as therein declared.
IL. That any person who Is sum-
moned as q witness before the grand
jury to answer as to any violation OF,
law for the suppression of intemper-
ance, or prohibiting the manufacture,
sale or other disposition of prohibited
liquors or beverages. OF the keeping
or maintaining any unlawful drinking
place, or liquor nuisance, and who fails
or refuses to attend and testify In obe-
dience to such summons, without good
cause, to be determined by the court.
is guilty Of contempt and also of
misdemeanor and on conviction of such
mtsdemeanor must be fined not less
than twenty nor more than three hun
dred dollars and may also be impris-
oned in the county jail or sentenced to
hard labor for the county for not more
than three months. at the discretion
Of the court or judge trying the case.
IL. That witnesses before the grand
jury TO give evidence may be required
to answer generally a. TO any offense
against the laws Of Alabama for the
promotion Of temperance and the sup
preston of intemperance committed
within their knowledge during the
twelve months next preceding. or as to
any violation within said time of any
law of the State prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale or other disposition OF
any Of said prohibited liquors or bev-
erages. or the maintaining of any un-
lawful drinking place or liquor nuis-
ance, and 1t shall not be necessary to
first specially interrogate the Witness
es as to any particular offenses, but
witness must net be prosecuted for
any effense as to which he testifes be-
fore the grand jury; and the solicitor
or any member of the grand jury may
be witness to prove that fact.
IS. The Judges of all courts empan-
neling grand juries shall give in charge
to said grand jury the liquor laws Of
the State, and those enacted for the
purpose of promoting temperance and
suppressing the evils of intemperance,
and he shall instruct them to investi-
gate and return Indictments against
all persons guilty OF violating said
laws, or any provision of them.
IA. That grand juries shall have
no discretion as to the finding Of In
dictments for violations Of the pro-
vision OF this act, or for violations OF
the provision Of any law of the State
for the promotion OF temperance and
the suppression OF intemperance. and
It shall be their duty. II the evidence
1ustifies 1t. to find and present indicts
ments for every such violation.
Is. That no clerk, servant, agent or,
empIoye of any person accused OF a
violation OF the laws to promote tenn
perance and to suppress intemperance,
or prohibiting the sale. manufacture or
other disposition Of liquors. or bever-
ages, shall be excused from testifying
against his principal FOR the reason
that he may thereby incriminate him.
self, nor shall any principal be ex-
cused for the same reson from testi-
flying against any clerk. servant. agent
or employee in such cases; but no
testimony SO given by any OF said par
ties. shall in any manner In any pros
ecution be used as evidence directly
or indirectly against him, nor shall the
party testifying be thereafter prose-
cuted for any offense so disclosed by
him.
l6. That It shall be unlawful for
any peerson, firm or corporation en-
gagged in the business OF selling bev.,
erages to keep or store on the prem
ises where said beverage business Is
conducted any prohibited liquors or
beverages, the sale, Offering for sale,
or other disposition of which IL prohib.
fled by the law Of Alabama, and any
person SO violating this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor; and this
section Is enacted to prevent evasions
Of the law and to remove opportunity
of evading the law by selling prohib-
Lifted beverages under cover Of the le-
Ultimate beverage business
II. That any person who within
this State solicits or receives any or
der for spirituous vinous or malt lie
quors, or any other liquors or bever-
ages prohibited by the law of the
state to be sold, or offered for sale,
| or otherwise disposed of in this State,
| in any quantity to be shipped into this
state, or to be shipped from one point
| in this State to ¬her point in this
State, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or; and II such order be in writing
parol evidence thereof Is admissible
without producing, or accounting for
the absence Of, the original; and the
taking or soliciting OF such orders Is
within the Inhibition of this section, al
| though the orders are subject to ap-
proval by some other person and no
part of the price Is paid, nor any part
| OF the goods delivered when the or
| ders are taken.
| IS. That the sheriffs of the various
| counties shall at least once every
| month, between the hrst and tenth
| days OF the month, procure from the
| ONCE of the United States Internal
revenue collector for the state the
| name Of each person. firm or corpora
| ton to whom a United states internal
| revenue licenses, or tax stamp. has
| been Issued as q wholesale or retail
| liquor dealer or wholesale dealer
or retail dealer in malt liquors. or a
| brewer or rectiier of spirits, and the
name OF each person. firm or corpora
| ton that has complied with the laws
of the United States to become or carry
on the business of a distiller in Ms
county. and such sheriff shall immedi'
ately thereafter cause to be published
for two successive weeks in some news
paper in his county in such black
type as will call special attention
thereto the names of said parties. to-
gether with the location of theil
| olocaa oP husiness giving street mum.