Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-19

efs OF Virginia must approve the Ia"
or IL will not stand.
put Question to Voters.
80 Il seems to your commit
tee that the wisest plan VIII De 10
,etitlcn the general assembly to enact
such legislation as will give TO the
voters of the State the right to caii
an election on this question, wheh-
ever certain specified NUMBER Oh
voters shall make request IN guy
authorized way that such an electoh
be held. ."
| - In view therefore OF the
above considerations your commit
tee recommends the adoption CT the
following declaration Of policy Tor
1 the year 1910.
Declaration OF Policy.
whereas il has become evident
that the present legislation concern
I ing the sale OF ardent spirits is not
Adequate to protect either the indiVid-
: nal or society frCm the banefui e1-
fects of this destructive traffic. ana
whereas the local option policy is be
ing used by the liquor trafIic as
method of obtaining depots OF sup
tplies In the heart of dry territory,
and whereas the conditions IN inc
larger cities CT the state are such as
TO render IL practically impossible 10
obtain fair expression Of the VIII OF
the intelligent electorate upon TINS
question of liquor license.
, Resolved, That this convention
hereby instruct the legislative com
mittee of the Anti saloon League OF
Virginia 20 request the general as
sembly OF Virginia to enact such reg
islation as will allow the voters OF
the State to call an election upon the
question of Statew wide prohibition
liducr law, whenever snch an election
shall be demanded by number OF
qualified voters equal to twenty-five
per cent. of the number of votes cast
In the last State election for State
officers.
so much for State wide prohibi-
ticn What as to amendments and
additions tC the present liquor leglsla-
lion. Your committee considers II TO
be important that every possible I'M
proyement and restriction be obtain
ed for while we may long Ter the
State wide law and may believe that
the people will vote cut the saloon, II
the opportunity is afforded them by
the legislature. yet it is certainly the
wise plan to request such changes In
the present law. as experience has
shown to be needed, so that whatever
NAV be the outcome of this effort for
the Statewide law the restrictive
and prohibitive legislation may be
perfected In addition To the item OF
legislation requested by the legisla-
ton Ct 1909. your committee pro-
poses the following items fer adoption
by the committee:
Amendment to Present Laws.
Il. To so amend the laws of local
option elections as to insure fair cleo
items.
"2 To confer upon the boards of
Supervisors and councils of towns and
cities the right to prohibit intra-s state
shipments Of liquor from wet" into
dry" territory.
IS. To prohibit distilleries within
the borders of iocal option territory.
Il. To prohibit the sale of ardent
spirits by distileries in no license
territory. except to be delivered to
common carrier to be transported into
territory. where ardent spirits can be
legally sold.
5. To give authority TO all tri-
bunals. having jurisdiction In cases
of violation of the liquor law, to i'm
pose. not only the fine required by
the law, but the cost of the prcsecu-
tion. including a reasonable fee for
the prosecuting attorney, and such |
expenses as may be legltimately in |
Cured in producing evidence in the /,
case
70. To enact into law as governing /
the intra-state shipment of liquor IN
Virginia the provision in the penal
code of the United States. |
which went into effect January Ill
1910.
- re prohibit the storage OF |
liquors in dry territory except for !
personal use-of the person occupying |
the building. either as owner or rent !
CT: to prohibit the display Of liquor
signs or notices on any building in
which license to sell ardent spirits is I
not enforced: to prohibit the conduct
of the liquor business by any per- !
son who is ineligible to obtain a
liquor license"