The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-09-01
PROPERTY OWNERS TO Be HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR LAW VIOLATION
Has List Of Names Of Law vlo-
IatOrs and Property Owners Who
Rent Buildings 10 Dool|sggers
speolal D the paIIy Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City Aug 31--Going
over the heads of county and city
officials through attorney General
West, will endeayor to put stop To
the liquor traffic in Oklahoma city.
The traffic will not be suppressed
by raids or by action against the
bootleggers but owners OF rhe build
ings In which II is known THAI lla-
uor Is )eing sold, will be proceeded
against as provided by law In this
way, Governor sCruce. at whose IN
stigatas the attorney general under
takes The action, hopes to put a stop
TO the open sale Of liquor in Oklaho-
ma City
Owners of buildings in which liag
uor is being sold received the fol-.
lowing letter from the attorney gen
eral Friday
You are hereby notified that
holds a retail liquor Dealers license
at the premises above DESCRIBED, the
record title Of which appe ~ III your
name There have been recent vio-
lations Of the prohibitory law at said
premises
For any }giolation of the law On
ibis properly securing after the
date OF this notice to you, YOU and
your property above described are
subject TOT the penalties in snch
cases provided by law Ir you have
parted with all interest In the ,&p
erty should thank you to report
the same to this office at once.
ALL PERSONS SHALL Bic Ioll-
SPO lslIIsIE FOR THE OIaSERv-
AAaCE or THE LAW ON THEIR
OWN PROPERTY.
Very respectfully
The Attorney General
Securing Evidence.
For more than week, or since
Governor Cruce summoned Attorney
General West and Assistant Attorn-
ey General Gish into conference re-
garding the liquor traffic, the at
torney general has been securing
evidence and getting the names Of
the owners Of the premises upon
which liquor Is heng sold The
names and holders Oi federal licen
SEES and the location Of the JOINS
have yeen looked m and the own
ership OF the property traced down
the records in Tie office OF
the register OF deeds. Ii Is said that
nearly 200 holders OF federal
liquor licenses are shown BY the
records in the Office OF The internai
revenue collector. %
1t is said to be tile iplan OF the
attorney general to follow up the
letters to the property owners witi
injunetlons IN case no heed is PAID
to the letters Owners may be pro
eeeded against under ihe statute
which provides fine ol not less
han 500 and not more than $1,000
The statute reads as fohows:
1t shah be unlawful for the own
II or owners OF any real estate,
structure or room to use
-ent. lease. or permit the same TO be
lsed for the purpose OF violating any
)roVa sion of this act Amy person
who halI wilfulIy violate the pro.
,isions of this section shall be guil-
v Of a misdemeanor and in addition
hereto shall he liable to q penalty
il not less than 800 nor more than
Il, ,00e for each offense, to be recov
red at the suit of the state The
penalty so recovered shall become
lien on the property and premises
% used, leased or rented in viola
ion of this act from and after the
late Of the filing Of the suit to re
over such penalty, and the filing OF
he suit to recover such penalty, and
he filing of notice Of the pendan-
" of such suit with the register OF
leeds OF the county wherein said
property is located, and upon final
Judgment said property may be sold
IS upon execution 10 satisfy the
ame together with the costs OF
uit
sesRlt of Personal Visit.
This action on the part Of the az
orney is the result of the visit by
sovernor Cruce several weeks ago
o about ten bootleggins joints.
Governor Cruce said at the time
bat he had obtained first hand in
in regard to the methods
mployed by vioiators Of the prohi-
itory laws which he believed could
~ made use of in putting an end 70
heir operations
The system under which they
forked. he found. makes It difficult
or officers to obtain. satisfac-ery
vidence OF the guilt Of any oneA.
+ and the spasm0die raids made by
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