The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-15

that the applicant was not mt ana
proper person or that the place Wa
not suitable, convenient and appro-
pirate.
THE Mann bill. enacted In 1864, n
was distinct gain in that 1t provided
that before license In a county dis
trict or town could be granted 1t must
plainly appear to the court that ma
jority OF the qualified voters of the ais
trict or town were IN favor Of the APP
plication. thus putting the burden On \
the applicant
an 1908 the Byrd bill was enacted,
re pealing the Mann law and containing
this provision In clause s:
"'No license for the sale of ardent
spirits shall be granted for such sAfe
In any territory when 1t Is prohibited
by law, nor shall such license, FOR aach
sale be granted except as follows:
"'(a) Within towns OF five hundred Z
Inhabitants.
COB Hotelssor social clubs at health
resorts.
"Vc> Communities contiguous 10
cities with police protection.
"(d) Incorporated cities
This bill was amended and re-en-
acted In 1a10. hut when. we come to-
examine the enrolled bill. we nnd thAt
clause s has been INITIATED, and that
| the prohibitive clause has been left out,a
the language which prohibited grant
| ing licenses anywhere In Virginia ex-Ss
! eept in the four classes of communf~
ties stated has been eliminated from
the law. and no longer do we hnd In
| the law the words Nor shall such
license for such sale be granted except.
| in the four classes of communities.
'In this state OF the law, the case OF
w. w. Jones came before the Supreme
Court of Appeals He was indictad
for selling gallon Of liquor At htA
distiliery In Pittsylvania county. HI
had right to sell liquor in quantities.
OF not less than a gallon. II his dis
tillery was in license territory. Init
he did not have the right to sell 1t, IL II
was In no license territory.
He was found .gguilty' in thu lower
court, but the Supreme Court Of Ap-s
peals reversed the judgment, because
there was no law which made rfttMyf~s
vania county No license territory IN
The effect OF that decision ana of.
IArmistead's case lis that no county or
made so by special act or by q locAd
loption vote. In other words. unless =
tcounty or city has been made dry NJ
IA local option vote or special lAW.
There is nothing in the lay as 1t stands
ion our statutes today, to prevent the
granting of licenses in every county
land city in the State, and so far A. the
i
I'VE were before the Mann bill or thu
Byrd bill became law. and liQ1oH
licenses may be applied for In nearly
every county, town and city In TIT
State. Whenever distllery Is 10caHA5
ed in county liquor may be sold TIN
quantities of not less than a gallon. III
the district or town has not heeM
made dry by special act or by vote ok8
the people. S
by accident or design the prohibits
tive clause has been stricken out ~
the law regulating the sale OF lfuuQrs
and no territory Is dry territory unieoes
lit has been voted dry in a local optinu
election or there is . special Ia " Han r.
aso that the issue presented Il fhls
election il b b
PROHIBITION OR ICENSE.,s IN
Rev DR.. w. c. James, pastor afa
iGrove-Avenue Baptist church, opened
1.-THE meeting with prayer. after Two
prohibition campaign songs had boex1s
sung by the chorus choir Of the w. Cs
1T. L., organized by DIR. d. c. WilnQ34xS
land led by j. NJ Hayhorn. choriateR
of the East End Baptist church Affet
a third campaign song, there wna III
solo by Mr.. Leftwich. sssjssssSy
Other Meetings.
Announcements OF other meetinRG9Eg
this series, OF which last nights W
the first of four to be held before o1(
ton day. were made by Rev. H& ~
James Cannon, Jr. N
Friday night In the City aA1 ~
ltorium," said DR.. Cannon. the see
injecting Of the series will be held, *
will be a North Carolina testinA1z
meeting. That meeting will ~ q
Idfessed--'' $50 n -47 III eG5sE4
/ Here the sound OF applause droS
1.-THE speakers words. He resumo6& i
| Nat In0 nil ho AA
Mayor Brodgen. of Durham.
plause again broke the thread 0&
nouncement and when the hnnd-G
fping and the cheers subsided II
ttinued. And other Representatives
liens Of North Carolina. Again n
was applause.
Frequently interrupted BY the
tinued outbursts OF applause. DR..
non went on. AS the name az
speaker was announced. Il MAG
newed in increased volume.
i On Sunday afternoon ~ S
\ o'clock prominen. men Of virGiniM
! be speakers. CongressmANs
i Glass. OF the Sixth virxInia
and Attorney General pul14XxE&
! speak DIR. Alphonso Smith n
! University OF Virginia. n h&&
J arrange II, will be another ~
of that meeting.
\ The Anal meeting win "a
might. when local speakers
j heard. All OF the meetings Ntl<
! the City auditorium. sS;d
] Concluding the announe Aune
. Cannon stated that he c0n<lafc4
meetings. Sunday. and thak A
to Richmond q mAsGA8e 3rOu4
! 1.-TWO OF the nscce1ngs y1eE
! folk, two In PortsmOntfs ST.
I Newport News" ~ snid. "a
. going % vote dry. n -
n ~. NV