The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-28
DRY STATES TO BE DRIER.'
Acts of Congress Effective January
o 1st VIII Do the Work.

Another phase in the great cam
| paign against liquor will come to the
fore the first Of next month, when the
revised penal code of h United
States is to become effective. Many
of the changes made in the penal
laws by the Sixtieth Congress were of
minor interest, but the section relat-
ing to the shipment of Intoxicating
liquors into dry territory contained
new legislation, the result of hich
will be to make the United States a
factor in prosecuting %violators of the
act. In thickly settled communities
the local authorities, as a rule. are
able to deal effectively with offend
ers, but In certain sections of the
South and West, where settlement is
sparse, the taSk is not so easy, and
the members of Congress from those
sections insisted tina the Federal
government should come to the aid of
the local authorities.
Three sections Of the new codifica-
ton relate to the liquor traffic. The
most important provision is that on
and after January LIST every shipment
of Intoxicating liquor shall bear the
name Of the consignee. the natur Of
n contents Of the receptacle and the
quantity contained therein. It is a
notorious fact, so say persons who
have had experience in attempting to
drive out blind tigers" tina pract!-
dill Oil IAC AIQuo1 AOW IIippc IIIO
prohibited territory is labelled as
some other commodity or not labelled
at all, and frequently addressed to
persons other than the consignee.
The Federal authorities already
have sent out notice to all manufac-
turerS of intOxicants that their wares
must be labelled on the outside of the
package on and after the first Of the
new year, setting forth the natur of
the contents and the exact amount in
each package. 1t is believed that IL
the local authorities cooperate with
the Federal government in the en-
forcement Of the law, it will be a
comparatively easy matter to suppress
the blind tigers. 1t is pointed ont
that from now IN they cannot exist
without violating the Federal statute,
and the assumption of the DEPART
ment of Justice is that would-be vio-
lators will not care to take the
anc of falling into the clutches
of the Federal courts
It has been alleged from time to
time that in some of the States where
the sale of Intoxicating liquors has
been prohibited in one way or an
other the railroad and express com
law by acting as buying or selling
agents, or both. Congress. with the
Idea of putting a stop to this practice.
provided as follows: ANY railroad
company, express company, or ether
common carrier. or any other person
who. in connection with the trans
portatiOn Of any spirituous, yinous.
matted, fermented or other intoxicat-
ing liquor of any kind, from one State
Territory or District Of the United
States, or from any foreign country
into any State, shall collect the pur-
chase price. or any part thereof. be-
fore, on or after delivery, or shall in
any manne act as the agent of the
h"yer or seller of any such LIQUOR for
the purpose of buying or selling or
rnpletirs the sale thereof. saving
C1ly in the actual transportation and
.eliverey Of the same shall be fined
t:ct more than $1,000"