The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-28
TEXT OF THE NEW
 PROHIBITION BILL Everything from Near Beer to
 Absinthe Prohibited BLOW IS GIVEN TO CLUBS Any Beverage Containing one-HaIf of One Per Cent Comes Under New
 Law, "the Public Welfare
 Requiring It."
BLOW IS GIVEN TO CLUBS

tion bill presented in the house today bv Speaker Carmichael It is expected that 1t will result in enforcement of law and practical elimination of clubs:
 Dill to be entitled an act to promote temperance and suppress the evils of intemperance; to discourage the use and consumption of alcohol alcoholic, spirit ous, vinous. malt, brewed and fermented liquors and other liquors, liquids, bitters and beverages defined and set forth in the act, and substitutes or devices there- for; and to prohibit the manufacture, sale. barter. exchange giving away, furnishing or otherwise disposing of the said liquors, liquids and beverages; the carrying on of the business of a brewer, distiller rec tifer of spirits, or retail or wholesale dealer in liquors. or retail or wholesale dealer in malt liquors. and the keeping or maintaining of unlawful drinking places. which are declared to be common nuisances and are to be abated as such
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the legisla- ture of Alabama, That the term "prohib- ited liquors and beverages" shall include and be deemed to embrace the following: CD Alcohol. alcoholic liquors, spurious liquors, and all mixed liquors any part of which is spiritous foreign or domestic spirits or rectif1ed or distilled spirits; absinthe, whisky brandy, rum and gin; (2) v1nous liquors and beverages; (0 malt, fermented or brewed liquors of any name or description manufactured from malt wholly or in part. or from any sub stitute therefor; beer, lager beer porter and ale; and other brewed or fermented liquors and beverages by whatever name called; hop-tack, hop-ale hop-weiss, hop tea, malt tonic or any other beverages which is the production of maltoce or glue cose or in which maltoce or glucose Is substantial ingredient; (D any other drinks liquors or beverages containing one-haf of one per cent of alcohol or more by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or any other liquors or liquids manufac- tured or sold, or otherwise disposed of for beverage purposes containing said amount of one-half of one per cent of alcohol or more; (5) any intoxicating bit ters or beverages by whatever name called.
 Sec. 2. That the term retail dealer in liquors" shall mean and be deemed to designate every person, firm, association or corporation that sells or offers for sale any foreign or domestic distilled spirits or wines in less quantities than five gal Ions at the same time and the term wholesale dealer in liquors' shall mean and be deemed to designate every per- son, firm, association or corporation that sells, or offers for sale, foreign or do- nestle distilled spirits or wine in quanti- ties of not less than five gallons at the ksame time; and the term retail dealer Fin malt liquors" shall mean and be deemed to designate every person, l1m assoca- tfon or corporation that sells, or offers for sale, malt liquors in less quantities than five gallons at one time; and the term wholesale dealer in malt liquors' every person. firm. association or corpora tion who sells, or offers for sale, malt liquors in quantities of not less than five gallons at the same time; and the term brewer" shall mean and be held to desig- nate every person, firm, association or corporation that manufactures fermented liquors of any name or description from malt. wholly or in part, or from any substitute therefor; and the term dis tiller" shall mean and be held to in- clude every person, association or cor poration that produces distilled spirits, or who brews or makes mash, wort, or wash fit for distillation, or for the pro- duction of spirits, or who by any process poration that produces distilled spirits, from any fermented substance, or who, making or keeping mash, wort or wash, has also in possession or use a still.
 Sec. 3. That 1t shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or associa- ton within this state to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, keep or have in pos session for sale, barter, exchange, give away furnish at public places or else- where, or otherwise dispose of the pro- hibited liquors and beverages described in Section of this act, or any of them. in any quantity; but this inhibition does not include, and nothing in this act shall af- feet the social serving of such liquors or beverages in private residences in ordi- nary social intercourse; provided, how ever, that nothing in this act contained shall repeal Sections 3, 8. 4, 5, 6. T, 8, 9 and 10 of an act approved November 23, 1907, entitled An act to prohibit the manu- fracture, sale, barter, exchange. giving away to induce trade, the furnishing at public places or otherwise disposing of any alcoholic, spurious, vinous or malt liquors. intoxicating bitters or beverages, or other liquids or beverages by what ever name called, which, if drunk to ex-
 
 sale of alcohol in certain cases and upon certain conditions, and except the sale of wine for sacramental purposes" which said sections of said act shall remain in full force and effect; any violation of this section of this act shall be misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, to which, at the dis cretion Of the court or judge trying the case. may be added Imprisonment in the county jail or confinement at hard labor for the county for not more than six months for the first conviction, and on the second and every subsequent convic- ton of violation of this section the of- fense shall, in addition to fine within the limits above named, be punishable by confinement at hard labor for the county for not less than three nor more than six months, to be imposed by the court or judge trying the case.
 Sec. 4. That 1t shall be unlawful within this state to carry on the business of a brewer, distiller rectifier of spirits, or re- tail or wholesale dealer in liquors, or re- tail or wholesale dealer in malt liquors; and any violation of this section, whether a first or a subsequent offense, shall be punishable as prescribed in Section 8 for violations of that section. The carrying on of business as such brewer, distiller or rectifier of spirits, or retail or wholesale dealer in liquors, or retail or whole dealer in malt liquors, shall for each separate day that 1t is carried on constitute sepa- rate offsnse, to be punished as prescribed herein.
 Sec. g. That 1t shall be unlawful for any person, firm. association or corporation, directly or indirectly, to keep or maintain, = | -I-xs