The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15
Fuller Bill Most Drastic of All
 Temperance Legislation in Full

I demeanors or . Recorder of a town or city, that spirituous, vinous. or malt | liquors, or other beverages or liquors prohibited by law to be sold. given away or otherwise disposed of. have been sold. given away or other wise disposed of In violation of law. and that the person committing such of- fense comes within the terms of the preceding section. and that such person Ia known or unknown to the person | making the complaint. and that other parties present and participating in the tippling or drinking of liquors at such places are unknown to the persons making complaint 1t is the duty of such justice or judge to issue forthwith q warrant of arrest for such party for | the offense charged in the complaint. and immediately place such warrant in 1.-the hands Of e constable. or sheriff, or chief of police. or police officer. whe shall proceed at once to the place ih which such violation of the law is alS legged to have occurred. or to he occur. ring, and to arrest all persons therein | and if such person executing the war rant Is refused admittanee. he shall | force an entrance into the house or other place, and if necessary break in the door or other part thereof, and arr | ry them before the officer before whom the warrant is returnabie. and there l upon such proceeding shall be had as If | the warrant contained the ffafne of | each person so arrested. and . com plaint may be framed and filed against the persons so arrested. charging them all as principals with the offense with in the preceding section, and all per- sons present at such house and place lettering therein, or drinking there. shalt. with the keeper. be deemed gull ty of the misdemeanor declared In the preceding section. and are punishable as therein declared.
 Guilty of Misaemenuor.
 "Sec. II. That any person who is summoned as a witness before the grand jury ps'to any violation of law | for the suppression Of incompetence | or prohibiting the manufacture, sale or other disposition of prohibited H. quors or beverages, or the Keeping or maintaining any unlawful drinking place. or liquor nuisance. and who falls or refuses to attend ana testify in obedience to such summons. without | good cause to be deteTmined by the court, Is guilty of contempt and afse of misdemeanor and on conviction Of such misdemeanor must be fined not less than twenty nor more than three i hundred dollars, and may also be ifns l prisoned in the county jail, or sentenc- cd to hard labor for the county for not more than three months. at the discre- ton of the court or judge trying the case.
 \ Sec. IF. That witnesses before the grand jury to give evidence may be re- uuired to answer generally as to any offense against the laws of Alabama | for the promotion of temperance and the suppression of intemperance com | mitted 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 | manufacture, sale or other disposition of any of said prohibited liquors or beverages, or the maintaining of any unlawful drinking place or liquor rtiis- Ance, and 1t shall not be necessary to first specifically interrogate the witt nesses as to any particular offenses. but witness must not be prosecuted for any offense as to which he testifies before the grand jury; and the solicitor or any member of the grand jury may be q witness to prove that fact.
 Must Give Charges.
 "Sec. 13. The judges of all courts empanelling grand turies shall give in charge to said grand jury the liquor laws of the State: and those enacted arce and ssupRrsssfng the evils of in- temperahce. and 10 shHil instruct them fo fnvestigste and return indictments IAgainst all persons guilty of violating said laws, or any provision of them. . "Section IA That grand juries shall have no discretion as to the finding oi indictments for violations of the pro visions 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, if the evidence jus tifies it. to find and present indictments for every such violation.
 Sec IS. That no clerk. agept of empioye of any person accused of the violation of the jaws to promote tenn perance and to suppress intemperance or prohibiting the saIes manufacture oy other disposition of liquors or bevers ages, shall be excused from testifyins against his principal for the reason that he may thereby incriminate hin1- self. nor shall any principal be excused for the same reason from testtfyine against any clerk. servant agent of efnploye in such cases: but no testi. mony so given by any or said parties shall in any manner in any prosecu- ton be used as evidence directly or indirectly against him, nor shaii the party testifying be hereafter prosecut- ed for any other offense so disclosed by him.
 Sec 16. That 1t shaii be unlawful Tor any person, firm or corporation eh- gagged in the business of selling bev. erages to keep or store on the premises where said beverage business is con ducted any prohibited liquors. bever. ages, the sale. offering for sale, or other disposition of which is prohibited by the law of Alabama, and any peFE son so violating this. section shali be guilty of a rnisdemeanor. and this sec. ton Is enacted to prevent evasions of the law and to remove opportunity of evading the Jaw by selling prohibited beverages under cover of the iegiti- mate beverage business.
 Misdemean0F to Solicit Orderh.
 Sec. IT. That any person who. with in this State solicits or receives any order for spirltuous, vinoug or malt liquors or any other liquors or bever- ages prohibited by the law of the State to be sold or offered for sale, or other wise disposed of fin this State, in any quantity to be shipped into this State or to be shipped from one point in this State to another point In this State shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and If such order be in writing parol evil I dence thereof Is admissible without proceeding. or accounting for the ab- sence of the original; and the taking or soliciting of such orders Is within the inhibition of this section, although the orders are subject to approval by some other person and no part of the price Is paid, nor any part of the goods