The Parker post., 1914-10-24
LIQUOR Is
PROHIBITED
STATUTES COVERING THE L.
QUOR QUESTION IN INDIAN
coUNTRY-HUNTINc IS UNLAW.
Full ON RESERVATIONS.

Not only does the law prohibit the
form into the Indian country, but it
is also q violation of the United
States statutes to hunt on Indian
lands eXcep for subsistence in the
Indian country.
Very few people are familiar with
the statutes covering these subjects,
and 1T tho request of Superintendent
a5cock Of the Colorado River In
'llan Agency, We publish the following
statutes. Mr.. Babcock further re-
quests that the people who have oc-
caslon to go upon the reservation
will govern themselves accordingly
BY act of July %, 1892, it is en-
acted that section 2139 of the revised
statutes b amended so as to read
as follows:
No :tfIent spir is, ale, beer, wine
or intoxicating liquor o. liquors of
Whatever kind shall bt. introduced,
under any p"etanse, 'nto the Indian
country. every person who sells,
exchanges, gives tarters. or disposes
va rtAty opti IT'S, dlFC peer, WlIG,
or Intoxicating liquors of any kind
to an Indian under charge of any
Indian superintendent or agent, or in
troduces Or attempts to introduce any
ardent spirits, ale, wine, beer, or in
toAicating liquors of any kind into
The Indian country shall be punished
by Imprisonment for not more than
two ye;.rs and by fine of not more
than $500 for each offense.
II any upeiiutenden+ of Indian af-
fats, Indian agent, oI sub-agent, or
commanding officer of military
post mas reason to suspect or is in
formed that any white person or In
dian Is about to introduce, or has in
troduced any spirituous liquor or
Wine into the Indian country in vio-
lation of law, such superintendent,
agent, sub-agent or commanding Off
Ger may cause the boats, stores, pack
ages, wagons, sleds and places of de-
| posit of such person to be searched;
| and IT any such liquor is found there
in, the same, together with the boats,
teams, wagons and sleds used in con-
veylng the same, and also the goods,
packages and peltries of such person
shall be seized and delivered to the
proper officer, and shall be proceeded
against by libel in the proper court,
and forfeited, one-half to the informer
and the other half to the use of the
United States, and if such person be
trader, his license shall be revoked
and his bond put in suit. It shall
moreover be the duty of any person
in the service of the United States,
or any Indian, to take and destroy
any ardent spirits or wine found in
the Indian country, except such as
may be introduced therein by the
war department in all cases arising
under this and the preceding section
Indians shall be competent witnesses.
(Act July 4, 1884, % stats, 94)
(625) Hunting on Indian lands
others than Indians, except for sub
sistence in the Indian country, is pro-
hibited. Any violation of this Sec
tion will render the offender liable
to a forfeiture of all his guns, traps,
ammunition, ETC., and to a further
penalty of five hundred dollars.
CSec. 2137, r. S.
(626.) Indian agents have author
ity to remove from the Indian coun-
try all persons found therein con-
trary to law, and the military may
be used for the purpose under direc-
ton of the president. Any person
who, having been removed, returns
thereafter to the Indian country is
liable to a penalty of one thousand
dollars. (Sec 2147-4Sm r. 81