The Washington times., 1913-03-02
Provides for Board of Three Members to Be Named by Pes
dent of United States, to Serve Three Years, at
Salary Of s2,400 Per Annum.

that any person, company. co-partner.
ship, association, club, or corporation
provisions of this section, by manu-
featuring. selling, offering for sale
keeping for sale, traffcking In, barter
ing, exchanging for goods, giving away
or otherwise furnishing Intoxicating
liquor. without license. and shall re-
quest said Corporation Counsel or any
of his assistants duly authorized to act
for him, to issue warrant. said at.
torney or any Of his assistants shall
issue such warrant in which warrant
the room. house, building, or other
place in which the violation is alleged
to have occurred or is occurring shall
be specifically described, and said war;
rant shall be placed in the hands Of the
captain or acting captain Of the police
precinct In which the room, house.
building, or other place above referred
to IL located, commanding him at once
to thoroughly search said described
room, house, building. or other place
and the appurtenances thereof, and II
any such shall be found, to take into
his possession and safely keep, to be
produced as evidence when required, all
Intoxicating liquors Gf the same shall
be found in quantities and In condition
to suggest that 1t Is kept for sale), and
all the means of dispensing same. also
all the paraphernalia or part of the
paraphernalia of barroom or other In
any United States internal revenue tax
receipt or certificate for the manufac-
ture or sale of Intoxicating liquor eff
fectfve for the period Of time covering
the alleged offense, and forthwith re-
port all the facts to the Corporation
and such intoxicating liquor or the
means for dispensing same. or the
paraphernalia of a barroom or other
intoxicating liquor establishment, or
any United States internal revenue tax
receipt or certificate for the sale Of in
shall be prima facie evidence OF the
violation of the provision Of paragraph
one Of this section as charged or pre-
sented.
Seize Liquor.
II the accused shall be found guilty,
the intoxicating liquors so seized shall,
after the trial and time for writ Of
error, IL no writ of error is taken, be
destroyed by the Police Department; II
the accused be found not guilty. the
whole shall be held as his, its. or their
property. or the property Of the real
owner.
Par. 20. That it shall not be neces-
sary in order to convict any person.
company, association, club or corpora
tion, his. its, or their agents. OFFICERS,
clerks, or servants. Of manufacturing
or selling Intoxicating liquors without
license; or In any section Of the Dis
ture and sale is prohibited, to prove
the actual sale. delivery of, or payment
for any Intoxicating liquors. but the
evidence OF having or keeping them in
hand and offering to sell or barter. ex-
changing for goods or merchandise.
shall be sufficient to convict: nor shall
it be necessary In a warrant or in in
formation to specify the particular kind
OF liquor manufactured, sold. offered for
sale. kept for sale. trafficked in. bar
chandise, but it shall be sufficient to
allege in the warrant OF information
that the accused manufactured, sold.
offered for sale. kept for sale. trafYicked
In, bartered or exchanged for goods or
merchandise. or kept it deposited to
sell or barter.
Par. q. That every person who shall,
within the District OF Columbia, di-
rectly or indirectly keep or maintain. by
or by associating or combining
with others. or who shall In any man.
ner aid. abet. or assist in keeping or
maintaining any clubroom or other
place in which any Intoxicating liquors,
the sale of which without a license is
prohibited by this section. Is received
or kept for the purpose Of use, sale,
-
or for distribution or division
among the members of any club or
by any means whatever,
without first having a license SO to do.
or In sections Of the District wherein
the sale of Intoxicating liquor is pro-
htbited,. and every person who shall
use, sell. barter. give away, or other
wise furnish. distribute. or divide any
such liquors so received or kept shall
be guilty Of misderheanor and sub
ject to the penalties prescribed in para
graph twelve of this section.
Drink in Public.
Par. D. That any person who shall, in
the District of Columbia. in any street
or alley, in any public place, or in or
upon any street car. or in or upon any
other vehicle commonly used for the
transportation of passengers. or in or
about any depot, platform. or waiting
station, drink any intoxicating liquor of
any kind. or If any person shall be
drunk or intoxicated in any street, alley,
or public or private road or in any
passenger coach, street car or any pub
lie place or building, or at any public
or IL any person shall be
drunk or intoxicated and shall disturb
the peace OF any person, he shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
fine of not less than so nor more than
800. or by imprisonment for not less
than five days nor more than thirty
days in the workhouse or Jail OF the
District of Columbia. OF b. both such
fine and imprisonment.
Par. e3.-That the issuance of an in
special tax receipt or
certificate by the United States to any
person as a wholesale or retail dealer
in distilled liquors or in malt liquors
at any place within the District OF
Columbia shall be prima facie evidence
OF the sale of intoxicating liquors by
other place of business of such person
In the District where such special tax
receipt is posted and at the time charged
in any prosecution under this section,
but such time must be within the life
Of such receipt or certificate.
I-ar. - That in the Interpretation of
his section words of singular number
shall be deemed to include their pluraIs.
md words of masculine gender shall
le deemed to include the feminine, as
he case may be.
Par. -. That this section shall be in
,ull force and effect from and after
July !. 1918. and shall be in lieu of and !
,c a substitute for all existing laws and !
In the District of Columbia !
n relation to the sale of Intoxicating I
.quors in said District, except such |
avg as prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors in certain defined sections or I,
,arts of the District and laws of Con-
.ress pertaining to persons. premises. /,
md territory over which the Federal !
exercises jurisdiction: and /
III laws and parts of laws Inconsistent /
With this section. except such laws |
,bove referred 20. be, and they are !