Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-03-26
The new DRY STATUTE
Severe Penalty for Vio-
lating It's ProviS-
ions.


by the Legislature and drafted by
Ellis Yost, Morgantown lawyer
and member Of the house Of dele
gltes, Is said TO he about the tight-
est little statute ever placed on the
books of this state. 1t bars all
beverages containing even as little
as one-halt OF one per cent OF alcohol
and makes the p nalty for violation
sufficient 10 make even the most
reckless Of bootleggers think twice
before entering upon such pro-
fession.
Another thing that it stops is the
social club, either of high or low
degree. The section relative to
social clubs follows:
Sec. 6. Every person who shall
directly or indirectly keep or mans
tain by himself or by associating
with others, or who shall in any
manner aid, assist or abet in keep
ing or maintaining any club house,
or other place in which any liquor
is received or kept for the purpose
of use, GIFT, barter or sold as a
beverage CT for distribution or di
vision among the members of any
club or association by any means
whatsoever; and every person who
shall use, barter. give away
or assist in baTtering, selling or
giving away any liquors so received
or kept, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fine of not
less than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars and
by Imprisonment in the county Jail
OF less than thirty days nor more
than six months and In all cases
the members, shareholders or associ.
ates In any club or association men
toned III this section, shall be cons
petent witnesses to prove any vio-
latlons of the provisions of this
section, or of this act or of any fact
tending thereto; and no person shall
BE- excused from tes:ifying as to any
offense committed by another
against any of the provisions of this
act by reason of his testimony tend
ing to criminate himself, but the
testimony given by such person
shall In no case be used against him.
Sec. Z. The keeping or givlng
away of intoxicating liquors, or any
shifts or devices whatever, to evade
the provisions OF this act, shall be
deemed an unlawful selling within
the provisions of this act.
FINDING OF LIQUOR.
The finding of liquor on
premises being searched is sufficient
eVl ience for prosecution and con
vicuon, as is also the presence of a
U. >. government license. Justices
OF the peace, mayors and other
Judges of courts have authority to
seize liquor and make searches. Ii
quor found shall be destroyed.
As an evidence of how sweeping
the law is this section il quoted:-
Sec. IA. All houses, boat houses
building, club rooms and places OF
every description including drug
stores, where intoxicating liquors
are manufactured, stored, sold or
vcnded, given away, distribute o,
dispense intoxicating liquors to
their members, by any means or de.
vice whatever as provided in sec
ton six of this act shall be held
taken and deemed common and
public nuisances. And any person
who shall maintain or aid, or abct.
knowingly be associated with others
IN maintaining such common and
public nuisance, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a 6ne
OF not less than one hundred nor