The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-04

Hltu, uOuSt ulll No 10, l'iHeeu al lut
/ last session OF the legislature will be
effective.
This bill dealing. as 1t does, with the
| liquor traffic of the state and the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law is
being actively opposed by the liquor
interests, who are waging a vigorous
campaign for the matter to be brought
before the people in general election,
believing that the people will vote the
bill down
Whether this is true or not will have
to be determined. However, one thing
that would be brought forth in a gen
eral election would be the fact as to
just how badly the people of the entire
state want prohibition.
The bill as passed is the best meas
ure so far devised for the suppression
of the liquor evil, and the provisions
OF the bill, rigidly enforced, would /
make Oklahoma dry in fact.
This law provides that 1t shall be
unlawful for any person to keep more
than one quart of spirituous. yinous or
malt liquor. or liquor of any descrip-
tion about his place of business, or at
any place of amusement and fixes the
penalty at from fifty to five hundred
dollars and Imprisonment from thirty
days to six months.
1t further provides TO prevent the
selling of liquors from private resi-
dences, that no person shall have more
than one gallon of spirltuous or vim
Gus liquors, or more than one cask of
malt liquors, or any imitation there
Of and fixes the penalty as above. +
Express and transportation compa-
MES are compelled to keep separate
book that may be inspected by officers
at any time in which the names and
date of all parties ordering liquors
must be recorded and their recent
taken when the goods are delivered
and such book shall constitute prima
facie evidence of the facts therein
stated and be admissible as evidence
in any court in the state.
1t further provides for a court of in
Quiry upon the written request to any
Judge by the county attorney or upon
the sworn statement of any other per-
son. If it appears to any judge of
liquors are being sold at certain
place he can, without the Endorsement
of the county attorney, Issue warrant
and have the place searched, seize all
such liquors and fixtures about the
place and to safely keep the same,
making returns and giving an inven'
tory of the things seized. All liquors,
property and things thus seized shall
be forfeited to the state and be de-
stroyed or disposed of as in the opin-
ion of the Judge is best, or to be turn
ed over to the county commissioners
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the court fund of the county.
Any place where people congregate
for the purpose of drinking or lettering
about any place where liquors are
supposed to be sold or given away may
be declared a public nuisance, and
upon the judgment of any court OF
record finding such place a nuisance
shall direct the sheriff to abate the
same by taking possession, closing it
up and destroying all liquors found
upon the premises and the owner up
On conviction shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars or more than five
hundred dollars and be imprisoned not
less than thirty days or more than SIX
months.
The office Of special enforcement Of
fcer with the power and authority of
sheriffs is created for the enforcement
OF the prohibitory laws of the state at