The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-06
WOULD PROHIBIT THE
ADVERTISING OF LIQUORS
Storing Drlkabes and Federal Ii
cense Are Evidence of Violation
of Law-Some Features of
Proposed Statute.
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.
Montgomery, August 5.-(Special. 1.-THE
bill known as the Fuller bill, now in
the house, carries with It more far
reaching prospects for the elimination of
the liquor traffic In Alabama than any
that has been tried out In any state in
ps union, and, in the proposition for
Institutional prohibition, Alabama is
likely to be unique In the stringency of
the acts that are about to be passed. 1t
reaches every possible avenue of escape,
and winds up the business by making it
possible to destroy any liquors that may
be found after place is raided
This bill was drawn by Judge Samuel
ID. Weakley of Birmingham, who has
been doing the real work of drafting the
prohibition measures now pending. He
believes that every feature of it will
stick in the courts, as every principle in
volved has been tried out in the courts
of the United States or some of the
more important commonwealth. Ono
feature is his own, that which makes it
impossible to get license by any cor
poration for anything save on the ex-
press agreement that no liquors will be
sold or made in violation of any state
laws.
One more small bill is to come. that
which will regulate the soft drink stands
and force them 20 conduct business in
such way as to prevent their evasion of
the law by keeping liquors stored or sell
ing behind cover This will complete the
chain of prohibition measures. The main
bill is in and passed by the house, the
locker club measure has favorable re-
port In the house, the constitutional bill
las passed the house and the Fuller bill
las a fair way to become law In few
days. The Fuller bill provides:
That buildings shall not be let for the
sale or making of intoxicants, or such
violation permitted in them.
That any right or lease Is forfeited in
case tenant violates the laws against
manufacture and sale.
That liquors shall not be advertised.
the section being: Sec. 8. Whereas, it
is the public policy of the state to dis
courage the use and consumption of pro-
hibited liquors and beverages and to
prohibit the manufacture of and traffic
therein: and whereas the advertisement
of such liquors and beverages and of the
names and places of business of dealers
therein directly tends to stimulate tho
business and TO secure the introduction
into the state of larger quantities Of such
liouors, thereby contravening said pub
lie policy; therefore, be it hereby en-
acted that whoever advertises any pro-
hibited liquors and beverages, or who ad-
vertises or gives notice of the SALE offer
for sale or keeping for sale of the same,
of the place where, the person, firm or
corporation from whom, or the price at
which or the method by which said pro-
hibited liquors and beverages, or any OF
them may be obtained or whoever know
ingly publishes or circulates any dodger,
circular. newspaper or other publication
in which such advertisement or notice APP
pears, or whoever advertises upon any
street car, railroad car, ar any pubic
place or resort, or upon any billboard, OF
in any other public manner such prohib-
tied liquors and beverages, or any OF
them, or the person, firm or corporation
from whom or the place where, or the
price at which, or the method by which
such prohibited liquors or beverages. or
any of them, may be obtained, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and this section
shall be literally construed SO as to pre-
vent evasions thereof Any sheriff, con-
stable or police officer is authorized to re-
move any such advertisement from any
billboard or other public place when it
comes under his observation or is brought
to his notice.
The keeping of liquors in any place but
a residence is prima facia evidence that
they are kept for sale or intent to sell.
Delivery to any public place is an evil
dence Of sale.
IT shall be a misdemeanor for any rail-
road or boatman to be intoxicated while
on duty.
In case Of injury by any drunk man
to another damages can be had of the
man who sold the liquor
Heavy fine for any who sell from be-
hind screens or other obstruction
Right to raid and break open any place
Thought to contain violators OF the law.
witnesses who refuse to testify are in
contempt: Judges shall charge and the
grand iuries which have testimony have
no discretion, but must indict servants
may not be excused from testifylng
against principals; makes storage OF
liquors in any public place violation;
rrohibIts soliciting for outside houses;
prohibits shipping from one point to an
other: that sheriff shall procure lists of
United States licenses every month and
have them published in heavy black type,
with the name and location of the bus
iness.
All houses or places of business of any
kind where liquors are held. Sold dis
tributed, divided, stored, kept or where
any violation of the liquor laws Is allowed
or any evasion of 1t, are declared nui-
sance and may be abated by bill out of
chancery court.
BrOn1D1Ieu llquOiS are " DC SVAei opeiiu
where stored in violation of law and may
be destroyed search may be shade by
warrant: presence Of government license
rr,ma facia evidence of guilt; druggists
are protected If they are bona fide;
LIQUORS shall not be received by any one
for storage none shall be received Tor
.hinment or storage; no one shall drink
Intoxicating liquors on trains.
No charter will be given to any Arm
or corporation except with stipulation
that II shall in no wise violate the pro-
hibition laws, and such charter is for
feited II there Is violation.
solicitors may begin prosecution; no
person shall act as friend In procuring
q sale; c. o. D. shipments are prohibited;
ali laws and parts Of laws in conflict are
repealed and the whole act is to be lib
orally construed.
Imprisonment may run to six months in
aanh ea40.