The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-23
ANT|-WH|SKEy
BILL Of DAVIS
STRINGENT ONE
HAS PASSED THE SENATE AND IF
1T PASSES THE HOUSE WILL
STOP TREATING AND DRINKING
IN SALOONS.
BY FRANK L. HUFFAkER.

IaI9 haSSee, May ZG.-f OllON ing is
the text of the Davis anti-whiskey bill,
which PACED the Senate Tuesday with
just one slight amendment:
"A Bill To be entitled a act to reg
uIate the sale or furnishing of intox-
icating liquors, wines or beer, and pre-
scribing a penalty for the violation of
certain of its provisions.
BE it Enacted by the Legislature OF
Florida:
Section 1. That no intoxicatin
liquors, wines or beer shall be sold in
,.ounties where the sale of the same is
a;Iowed by law, in less quantities than
1ne-half of a pint and no one shall sell
any liquors, wines or beer that are not
contained in securely sealed recepta-
Giles.
Section 2. That no person who is
a dealer in intoxicating liquors. wines
or beer shall sell or furnish any in
Loxicating liquors, wines or beer in any
quantity to an habitual drunkard per-
sonally known to him, of whose intern
perate habits such person has been no
titled in writing protesting against the
selling or furnishing of such intoxtcat-
ing liquors. winesSor beer, by the wife,
father, mother brother or sister of
such drunkard.
Section 8. That no person who Is
a dealer in intoxicating liquors. wines
or beer. by himself or another, shall
or permit any person in his employ to
sell or furnish any minor, female, or
any person who is at the time intoxi-
Gated or drunk, intoxicating liquor.
wine or beer, in any quantity.
Section 4. That 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person keeping or car
rying on, either by himself or another,
a place where intoxicat ting liquors,
wines or beer are sold by retail or
wholesale to employ minor or fe-
male in his place of business
Section s. That 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person to sell intox
icating liquors, wines or beer, between
the hours of nine o'clock p. m, and six
o'clock a. m.
Section 6. That it shall be un1aw
liquors, wines or beer on Sunday, or on
general, special or primary election
days, either state, county or municipal.
Section Z. That no dealer in in
toxicating liquors, wines or beer shall
himself drink, consume or give away
any intoxicating liquor. wine or beer
in any quantity on the premises where
such liquor, wine or beer is sold, nor
shall be permit or suffer any assist
ant, servant, employe, purchaser or
any person whomsoever 10 drink con-
sumo or give away any intoxicating
liquor, wine or beer on such premises.
Section S. That no gates, doors, |
windows or openings of any kind shall !
connect the place of business of any
dealer in intoxicating liquors, wines or
beer with any adjacent house or lot so
as to permit ingress into or egress out !
of such house or lot from or into such |
places of business; that no blinds or
screens, chairs, settles, benches or ia /
bles shall be set up or used in such |
place of business; that no musical !
vaudeville or other attractions shall be
permitted in such place of business;
that no game or games shall be per-
mitted in such place of business, nor
shall any lettering be allowed therein; |
that no obsence or sensuous picture or
statuary shall be displayed in any
such place of business; that through
out the night a light or lights shall .
be kept burning in such place OF bust
ness, and no doors, blinds, curtains,
shades, screens, or other things shall
be allowed to prevent persons on the
outside of such place of business from
seeing inside thereof, and 1t shall be
the duty of the proprietor of such
place of business to see that this sec
ton is complied with.
Section 9. In this act. unless the
context otherwise requires, person"
includes a body of persons whether in
corporated or not
Section 10. That any person vio-
lating any of the foregoing provisions
Of this act shall be deemed guilty of
and upon conviction
thereof his license shall be forfeited
and he shall be fined not more than
one thousand dollars (s1, 100000 or i'm
prisoned in the county jail not exceed-t 4
Ing twelve 12) months.
Section II. That no retail dealer
shall trust, or give credit to any per-
son or persons whomsover for intoX-
eating liquors, wines or beer, ard for
4 violation of the provisions of this
section no debt or demand for intoxi-
eating liquor, wines or beer shall be
in court of law. I
Section IL. That this act is not
intended to repeal any existing law in
reference to the sale of intoxicating
liquors. wines and beer, unless in con-
iict herewith.
Section 49, That this act shall
AXE effect at midnight of the night of
September 80. A. D. 1918.