Gunnison news-champion., 1915-01-01
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Connecticut A. Laws to
Be- ou,doae IN Attempt
to Make Cold ado Dry.

What Is probably th most drastic
prOhibitory law ever snned is being
prepared by the distr Ct attorneys of
Coiossdo 10 be presei "a TO the legisla-
ture for enactment 4 her it opens next
month. As q piece of I Almptsary legis-
istIon Il stands almost y thout parallel
and # passed by the ass mbly and en-
forced by the state offc, It will IN
doabsedly make Illicit sale Of hauor too
infreauent to be notice abs
District Attorney WsiseT Mas received
q copy of the measure I om NJ. W.
Purcell, district attorney At Colorado
Springs. says the Grand motion Sen
tinel The measure viii " changed
somewhat at n meeting Of the prose
cutors IN Denver on DeceR Der 2s. Il Is
predicted. but as a basis {, the final
bill the draft received by Mr.. Weiser
was found to be exceptiona interest
ing.
VIOLATION rs A FELot
The illicit sale of liquor is made, to
begin with, felony and pun hable by
penitentiary sentences. The ,nalty is
from one to ten years in the pen and
from 500 to $1,000 fine. "A
The term ''bootlegger" is " ten in
to the statute and is defined u, ne who
carries intoxicsnts ON his persq for the
purpose of sale. His penalt is from
three to fourteen years with m S100
to $1,000 fine.
OWNERS OF BUILDING AmEA BILE
Any buildings in which I'D / sales
are carried on may be de, red q
nuisance. Owners or agents ay re-
ceive from sixty days to one yea in the
county Jail and from e1ee 10 e1oHl fine
Upon jury finding thst - uing is
a nuisance the district court is obliged
to either order the structure des~ ~royed
or sold to pay the costs of the pir seeu-
ton. This action is to be taken VI ether
the owner operates the ''joint" o -ents
it to someone else.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE PRoyIsIf
The search and seizure idea is " Ten
into the bill and is backed with ,wer
to destroy all confiscatei goods llpon
conviction of the owner. Citizens who
use liquor for home purposes are lonly
protected by a clause which makes il
corrupt perjury to have search and
seizure action commenced WITH out
reasonable and probable cause.
DRUG STORES CLOSELY GUARDED
Druggists may get liquor liceaf fes
from the secretary Of state with he
consent Of the governor and in order To-
secure the document must have uA Am.
their application the signatures OF o,ne
hundred freeholders of their city, hat
least half of whom are advocates Of the
strict enforcement of the liquor law,s
The application must be accompanied w
SO fee and SlO0 deposit.
The Druggist is not permitted to sdll
liquor for any ~othef fnsk medicinA
purposes and the governor authorize
to revoke the license at pleasure. ~
nor sales must be recorded exactly in
Sales of poisons on a register and rp l
conviction of violation of the law md
druggist may receive sentence froul
two to ten years, lose his deposit will
the secretary of state. forfeit his n
eense and pay the costs of the prosecu+
ton.
DOCTORS HELD IN CHECK
Physicians are under the same ban.
Their prescriptions must be used but
once when liquor is called for and no
amount greater than six ounces can be
secured. The liquor must be intended
for medicinal purposes and not for bey-
erage uses. The sentence is fixed at
from ninety days to year in the county
iail and the state medical board must
revoke his license upon his conviction.
The possession of a revenue stamp OF
6ouor license will be considered prima
facie evidence Of guilt and may be in
troduced without further cerufCation.
RAILROADS ARE ACCOUNTABLE
Common carriers railways, stage
lines, interurbans, etc--are prohibited
from handling goods across and into ths
state intended for any other than med
icinal or sscremental purposes anc
,el.i,ls Of the cOtapany-not unereIy