The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-31
PROPERTY OWNERS TO Be HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR LAW VIOLATION
Has List Of Names Of Law VIO-
IatOPs and Property Owners Who
Rent Buildings TO BOOtIeggGrs
speelal Do the DAM Leader.

Special to the Daily Leader
Oklahoma city Aug 3l-Gong
over the heads OF county and city
officials. through attorney General
West, Will endeavor to put stop 10
the liquor traffic in Oklahoma city.
The traffic will not he suppressed
by raids or by action against the
bootleggers but owners OF the builu-
ugs in which it is known that liq-
uor Is 5eing sold viii he proceeded
against as provided b5 iaw In this
way Governor Cruce at whose in
stisatiou the attorney general under
takes the action hopes TO put stop
TO the open sale Of liquor in Oklaho
ma CITY
Owners OF buildings in which Id
nor is being sold received the fol-
lowing letter from the attorney gem
eral Friday.
You are hereby notified that
holds a retail liquor dealers license
at the premises above described the
record title OF which appears In your
name There have been recent yio-
lations OF The prohibitory law at said
premises
For any violation Of the Law on
this property occurring after the
date 81 this notice TO you, YOU ana
your property above described are
subject TO the penalties in such
cases provided by law II YOU have
parted with all interest IN the prop
crtg should thank you 70 re~nct
the same to this office at once
"Att. PERSONS SHALL BE RE
SP0N.IBfAG FOR THE OBSERys
ANCE or THE LAW ON THEIR
OWN PROPERTY
Very respectfully.
The Attorney General
Ses<inu Evidence.
<ror more than week, or since
Cruce summoned Attorney
General West ANA Assistant Attorn
ay General Gish into conference re-
eardlng the liquor traffic, t1n AZ
torney general has been securing
evidence and getting the names Of
he owners of The premises upon
which liquor Is being sold The
names aud holders OF federal licen
acs and hc location ol the Joints
have been looked no and ihe own
.rship OF the property traced down
through the records IN the office ~
he register of deeds It is said that
nearly POO holders Of federal
liquor licenses are shown Dy the
'ecords in the office OF the Internal
'evenne collector
It is said 70 be the plan OF the
attorney general to follow up the
eters to the property owners with
njunctions n case no heed is naia
o the letters Owners may be pro
,eeded ae inst under the statute
which provides fine OF nnl less
han $500 and not more than $1,000
rhe statlte reads as follows.
Il shall be unlawful for the own
.r or owners Of any real estate,
structure or room ~ use
'eut lease or permit the same to he
ised for The purpose or violating any
rovis ON of this act Auy person
who shall wilfully violate the pro
islons Of this section shall be gun
y of misdemeauor and in addition
hereto shall Zoe liable to a penalty
,f not less than S100 nor more than
600 for each offense 10 be recov'
red ar the suit OF the state The
SO recovered shall become
lien on the property and premises
10 used leased or rented In viola
ion of this act from and after the
late of tine filing OF the suit to re-
over such penalty. and the fling OF
he slit TO recover such penalty. and
he fling OF a notice of the pendan
IS OF such suit with the register OF
leeds OF the county wherein said
rope ty is located and upon iinal
udemeut sad property may be sold
IS upon execution to satisfy the
anne together with the costs OF
nit
Result Of Personal Visit.
Tbs action on the part OF the at
ornee is the result of the visit by
governor Cruce several weeks ago
o about ten booteggina joints
Governor Cruce said at the time
hat ne had obtained first hand In
ormati0n in regard 10 the methods
Employed by yiolGtors Of the prohi
tery laws which he believed eould
BE- made use of IN putting an end 20
heir ober ations
The system under which they
worked. he found. makes It dinicult
or odicers 70 obtain satisfactory
.yidence of the guilt of any one par
y and the spasmodic raids made by
police and enforcement officers. sc
little further than 70
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