The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-18

a writ of seizure authorizing and com mandng the sheriff of Jefferson county to forthwith seize and take into his pos session all of the prohibited liquors and beverages In or on the above described premises or in the above described rooms together with all signs. screens, bars bottles glasses and other movable prop erty used in keeping and maintaining said nuisance.
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 That the defendant is over the age of T years and resides in Jefferson county Alabama, and is made party defendant hereto.
 To the end, therefore, that the com plainant may have the relief hereinafter prayed.
 May 1t please your honors to cause a chancery summons to issue to -, commanding him to appear in this honor able court and plead, answer or demur to this bill of complaint, and to stand to and abide by all such decrees as may be rendered herein.
 May it please your honors to grant unto the complainant writ of injunction, en- joining and restraining the defendant from keeping or maintaining an unlawful drinking place, or common nuisance. and from keeping for sale, or offering For sale or selling, any liquors the sale of which is prohibited by law.
 May it please your honors to grant unto the complainant writ of seizure author izing and commanding the sheriff of Jeff ferson county to seize all prohibited liquors and beverages on the aforesaid premises or in said rooms. together with all signs, screens, bars, bottles, glasses and other movable property used In keep ing and maintaining said nuisance
 And for all such other or further or general relief as complainant may be entitled in the premises.
 ALEX M. CAREER.
 Attorney General of Alabama
 Note The defendant is hereby required to answer all the allegations of the fore going bill, but answer under oath is hereby waived.
 ALEX M. CAREER,
 Attorney General of Alabama State of Alabama, Jefferson county.
 Personally appeared before me, R. T.. Rothpletz, a notary public in and for the said state and county, George A. Ausley, who, being by me first duly sworn, de- poses and says
 That he knows that the statements made in the bill of complaint wherein the state of Alabama, by its attorney gen eral, Alex M. Garber, is complainant, and --- Is defendant, are true as there in stated. GEORGE A. AUSLEY, Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 18th day of November 1910. A. L. RoTHPLETz,
 Notary Public.
 Sheriff Kept Matter Secret | The action of the sheriff was a com l plete surprise to every one, not even the deputies knowing for what they were as sembled until the last moment. At $40 o'clock the writs were placed 1T | the sheriff's hands and he divided his | squad of 30 deputies into five squads oi six men each. All set their watches to- l taneously entered five soft drink stands of the city and closed them up. | The fixtures were not disturbed. but | the places were closed, nailed ard sealed | with the sheriff's seal The proprietors were notified and the sheriff made per sonal inspection of every place closed to see that things were done properly, Later in the day three more writs were placed in the sheriff's hands and were at once served.
 Very little beer, liquor or other intoxi- eating drinks were found at tine places closed The total amount secured will not exceed 25 cases. All this was carried to the county jail The value of the fix lures attached Is estimated at $50.0Oo No trouble was had in closing the places and while the operators were completely taken by surprise they evi- denced no resentment. The sherf states that each has given him his word that they will not attempt to evade the irtunctons but will wait for the courts 10 settle the question before resumirg business. It was rumored yesterdaN that the proprietors of the places closed would take the matter Into the federal court and ask Judge Grubb to dissolve tba ia in functions.