Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-03
A NEW INTERSTATE SHIPMENT
 LAW

The agitators fer a law prohibiting | the shipment of intoxicating liquors | into prohibition territory have suc- ceeded in ~etting an act to codifS, re- wise and amend the penal laws of the 1 United States, which reads as fol- l lows:
 Section 23S. Any officer, agent, or employe of any railroad company, ex- press company, or ctf1ep common car rier, who shall knowingly deliver or | cause to be delivered to any person other than the person to whom it has | been consigned, unless upon the writ | ten order in each instance of the bona 1 fide consignee, or to any fictitious per i son, or to any person under fictitious name, any spirituous, vinous, matted, fermented or other intoxicating liquor of any kind which has been shipped 1 from one state, territory, or district of the United States, or place non contiguous to but subject to the jul risdiction thereof into any other state. territory, or district of the United States, or place non-contiguous to but subject to the Jurisdiction thereof, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not nor. than two years, or both Section 239- Any railroad company, l express company, or other common
 
 connection with the transportation of any spirituous, vinous, matted, fer mented, or other intoxicating liquor of any kind from one state, territory, or district of the United States, or place non on-contiguous to but subject to the Jurisdiction thereof, into any other state. territory or district of the United States, or place non-contig- uous to but subject to the jurisdic- tion thereof, shall collect the purchase price or any part thereof before, on, or after delivery from the consignee. or from any other person, or shall in any manner act as the agent of the buyer or seller of any such liquor, for the purpose of buying or selling or completing the sale thereof, saving only in the actual transportation and delivery of the same shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.
 Section 240. Whoever shall know ingly ship or cause to be shipped from one state, territory or district of the United States, or place contiguous but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, into any other state, territory or dis trist of the United States, or place non contiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, or from any for eign country into any state, territory or district of the United States, or place non-contiguous to but subject to the jurisdiction thereof, any package of or package containing any spirit uous, vinous, matted, fermented or other intoxicating liquor of any kind, unless such package be so labeled on the outside cover as to plainly show the name of the consignee, the na- ture of it's contents, and the quantity contained therein, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars; and such liquor shall be forfeited to the United States and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the seizure and forfeiture of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
 Approved March 4. 1909.
 This is an extract from the public law, No. $50. penal code, and cer- tainly the fines make it necessary for