The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
Contains More Than IT, 900 Words and which Are Aimed to Back Up in Every'Way the Prohibition Laws Which Have Already Been Passed. |
Only Fight Made on the Bill Was h Reference to the Clause Which Forbids Newspapers from Carrying Advertisements of Prohibited Liquors.

By an almost solid prohibition vote in the House of Representatives, the . most drastic of prohibition measures not only in this State but, it is believ- ed. in all states of the Union, was passed yesterday. To the more than { twelve thousand words that were all ready contained in the bill were added aby the author himself several hundred more on Its passage in the way of amendments.
 There was resistance to but one fea- ture of the bill and that was Section 2 which forbids advertisements of any of the prohibited liquors in newspa- ipers, publications of any kind or on bill boards. in street cars or other pub- lie places. Also the circulation of 1 such publication, dodgers and other equivalents is prohibited even to the extent of newsboys. The resistance to this part of the law failed and the ate.
 The bill as amended in full follows, A BILL
 ITO be entitled an act. To furtheS suppress the evils of intemperanoe and secure obedience to and the en. forcerneht, and to prevent evasion of, the laws of the State for the promo. ton of temperance and for the prohi. hilton of the manufacture of and traf. fic in Or unlawful disposition of pro- hibited liquors ad beverages: to pro. vide for the abatement of liquor nui- sances and the seizure and destruction of forfeited liquors and beeerages, and to prescribe the procedure in such cases. H<
 section l. Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, That if any person. shall willfully let or suffer any other persons, firm or corporation to use any premises which he owns or controls for the illegal sale or Taanti- facture. or other unlawful disposition, of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, or any other liquors, liquids or bev- erages prohibited by the laws of Ala bama to be manufactured sold or oth. erwise disposed of in this State, or for use by a wholesale or retail dealer in liquors. or by wholesale or retail deal- CT in malt liquors, or by rectifier of spirits. or distiiier, or for the illegal storage. .or Earehousing of such liquors and beverages he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 "seet. 2. That the unlawful manu- facture, sale, keeping for sale, giving ] away or otherwise disposing of, any prohibited liquors or beverages contra 6 ry to the law of the State, or the car. rying on of the business of c retail Of wholesale dealer in liquors. or retail or wholesale dealer in malt liquors, or the business of a brewer. distiiler or rectifier of spirits, shall, at the option of the landlord or lessor, work for feiture of all the rights of any lessee or tenant under any lease or contract of rent of the premises where such unlawful act is performed, or such un- lawful business is conducted by the lessee or tenant or by any agent. ser want. clerk or employe of the lessee or tenant with the latter's Knowledge or permission.
 UnIawfut to Advertise.
 "Sec. 8. Whereas, 1t Is the public policy of the State to discourage the use and consumption of prohibited H. luors and beverages and to prohibit the manufacture and tfaffic therein, and whereas the advertisement of such liquors and beverages and of the names and places of business of deaI- CTS therein directly tends to stimulate the business and to secure the intro- ducti0h into the State of larger quan- titles of such liquors, thereby con. travening said public policy. therefore, it is hereby enacted that whoever ad. vertises any prohibited liquors and beverages or who advertises or gives notice of the sale, offer for sale, or | keeping for sale of the same of the place, the person. firm or corporation from whom, or the price at which, or the method by which. said prohibited liquors and beverages, or any of them may be obtained. or whoever know ingly publishes or circulates any dodg- CT. circular. newspaper or other pub lication in which such advertisement or notice appears, or whoever adver- tises upon any street car, railroad car at any public place or resort. or upon any billboard, or in any >other public manner such prohibited liquors and beverages. or any of them, Ors the per.