Evening journal., 1915-02-12
anti SHIPPING BILL
HEARING ON FEB. "A
Measures Affecting Liquor
Business Now Pending
Before the Legislature
NONE REPORTED OUT
OF COMMITTEE YET

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Feb. 12.-Hearings
will be started soon on the various
bills that would affect the liquor
business pending in Senate and
House. The temperance committees
first hearing is set for February "a,
when It will consider Representative
Hill's bill to prohibit the shipment
of more than one gallon of liquor Or
more than an eighth OF barrel Of
beer to any individual in Kent or
Sussex county in any one calendar
month.
Following is a synopsis Of the bills
concerning the liquor business pend
ing In committees of Senate and
House, not one Of those bills having
been reported out of cOmmitte as
yet:
House Bill No. lis intended to re-
peal the Hazel Law and permit Ii
quors TO be brought or shipped into
Kent and Sussex counties in unlim-
tied quantities.
House Bill No. 4-Is an anti-ship-
ping bill limiting the quantity Of
liquor that can be brought or shipped
into the dry territory of Delaware to
one gallon Of spirtuous or four dozen
pint bottles of malt liquor i'm any one
calendar month for an individual.
House Bill No. 3i-ls a Constitu-
tional amendment proposing to make
the entire State of Delaware prohibi-
tion territory.
House Bill No. 1S0-Is a Constitu-
tional amendment providing for re-
submission in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties in 1917 and every eight years
thereafter.
House Bill No. 1866 Defines free
holder. Freeholder shall be quali-
fed elector of Delaware, resident of
school district or ward 0f i'm Will
mington), owner of real estate i'm
ward or election district in which
proposed place is located. of assessed
value OF $1,000, over and above all en-
cumbrance.
House Bill No. Provides for
special license for clubs or corpora
tion to sell liquor for period of not
more than three days. License by
judge on application, signed by sis
citizens of the county.
House Bill No. 324 Amendment 10
Article ~ of the State Constitution
adding new section to be known as
Section 4. Provides for Intoxicating
liquors to contain two per cent OF
more Of alcohol and in the construc-
/ ton of the Constitution and laws OF
this State no liquor containing less
than two per centum of alcohol shall
/ be held to be Intoxicating.
House Bill No 342-Repeals Para
graph 6 of 1861. Section 124, Chapter
g, Revised Code, and adds new para
graph in lieu thereof Increases quan
tity from less than one quart TO no
more than one-half gallon that ma.
be sold to be drunk off the premises,
House Bill No 343-Amends Chapter
of Revised Code by repeating 16'
Section 1876 and reenacting same witt
I an amendment. This change requires
remonstrancc 10 be signed only bs
residents of ward or school districts.
House Bill No. 344-Amend Para
graph Of 16l Chapter Revised Code
"That il shall not be necessary to fil'
such certificates with any future ap
plicatiOn.' In other words if a maj
gets his application properly signe'
/ once il viii not be necessary tO fill
another application as long as he re
mains in that place, no matter If IN
stays ten years
House Bill No. 3l5-To repeal Is
Section 146. Chapter 6, Revised Code
Cuts out whole provision for havin
unObslTucted view al all times and
passed will allow screens and froste
windows in saloons.
House Bin No. 346-TO amend Par
agraph . 1876. Section l2S Revise
Code. Makes minor equally guilt
with saloon keeper in cases wher
liquor is sold illegally.
Senate BAl No. Sis intended 20 q
peal the law which permits hcens'
dealers 10 sell liquors in less quantiii
than one quart. not 20 be drunk ON Il
premises, and the payment of an add
tional license fee of twenty-five dollar
known as bottle law repealerl
Senate Bill No. 90 Is intended
make the person who purchases into'
eating liquors in dry territory an q
complicc OF the person who sells, al
/ equally liable TO punishment.
Senate Bill No. IS Proposes
amendment to Section !, Article l3.
| the Constitution, so as to provide for q
rcsubmission Of the question of licen
or no license to the voters of the respeC
| i've districts. as provided for in that s.,
ton Immediately upon the passage
the resolution and every eight yea
thereafter.
| Senate Bnl No. 72-Defnes the ter
"frecholder" as applied to the signe
of applications and bonds Of licens
dealers.