Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-04
In the LEGISLATURE.

in the Senate by vote OF q to 3 and the
House concurred by a vote OF 10 10 g.
The new law strengthens the Yostl law by
remedying practically all OF the defects
that developed in that measure. IT pro-
vides that no alcoholic liquor OF any sort
or in any quantity may be kept in any
restaurant, store, office building, club,
liverv stable, billiard or pool room, SOFT
drink place, or any other public place,
park, road, street or alley. No common
carrier nor any person shall bring into
the State alcoholic liquors for another,
even when intended for personal use.
Any county district or municipal officer
who shall fail, refuse or neglect to dis
charge any duty imposed upon him by
the prohibition law shall be removed
from office by the circuit court. When
ever il becomes apparent that the State
cannot have fair and impartial trial by
Jury in the county where an indictment has
been returned charging an offenSe under
this law, Jurors may be drawn from an
other county. Section 81 OF the law will
stop the fellow who has been carrying IN
liquor from other States in suit cases.
This section makes it unlawful for any
person TO bring or carry into the State or
from one place to another within the
State. even when intended for personal
use. liquors exceeding in the aggregate
one hall of one gallon in quantity, unless
there is plainly printed or written on the
side or top of the suit case, trunk or other
container, in large display letters, in the
English language, the contents OF the
container or containers, and the quantity
and kind OF liquors contained therein. II
any person shall violate this section he
shall be deemed guilty ola miSdemeanor /;
and the liquors in the possession OF any
person violating this section may be
seized, and shall be conclusive evidence
OF the unlawful keeping, storing and SELL
ing of same by the person having such
liquors in his possession and upon the
conviction OF such person he shall be sub
iect to the fines and impriSonmentS as
provided for in section three.
In the House last Friday the bill abol-
ishing the fee system and providing for
the compensation Of county officials upon
a fixed salary basis was passed without
a single dissenting vote. The bill pro-
videS that all fees, costs, percentages,
penalties, commissions, allowances, COM
penSation, income and all other perqui-
sites OF whatever kind which by law may
now or hereafter be collected or received
as compensation fer services by any
clerk OF the county court, sheriff, clerk
of the circuit court and criminal or in
termediate court, and prosecuting attorney
shall be received and collected by such
officer for the sole use OF the treasury OF
the county in which he is located, and
shall be held as public moneys belonging
to the county fund, and shall be accounted
for and paid over as such. The bill be-
comes effective January |, 1917. The
following are the salaries allowed for the
various officials in this senatorial district:
Jefferson county, sheriff 81 800, county
clerk $1,000, circuit clerk 81 400, prose-
cutting attorney 81 200; Berkeley c unity,
sheriff $1,000, county clerk $1,000, circuit
clerk 81 800, prosecuting attorney 81, 200;
Morgan county, sheriff 81 800, county
clerk 81 800, circuit clerk $500, proSecut-
ing attorney $500; Hampshire county,
sheriff $1,000, county clerk 81, 500, circuit
clerk 1000, prosecuting attorney $500.
The bill is now before the Senate, which
is certain to concur in it, and upon lis
final passage will be signed by the Gov
ernor.
The Senate has passed the two bills
known as the general primary election
law and the corrupt practices act. The
primary bill provides for the nomination
by general primary OF candidates for pub
lie office, including candidates for United
States Senator, members OF the United
States House Of Representatives, dele
gates TO the national political conventions;
selection Of members OF party executive
committees, and the designation OF party
preference for President OF the United
States. The corrupt practices act ap-
plies to all candidates for public offices
except for local officers in towns OF less
than 5000 population, requiring sworn
statements of campaign receipts and eX-
penditures. Itplaces restrictions on con-
tributions. prohibiting corporations from
contributing TO the support OF candidates
places limitation OF expenditures and
defines practices which are forbidden,
such as the issuance OF anonymous let
tiers or circulars, publication OF paid mat
term interests OF candidates unless such
matter is distinctly designated as a paid
advertisement.
Passing the House OF Delegates by a
big vote, the Glover automobile license
bill is now before the Senate Tor concur
renee, and it is believed the upper branch
of the legislature will take such action
soon. The bill provides that instead of
turning the money collected through au-
tomobile licenses into the State fund, the
Auditor shall return it to the counties
from which if has been collected, TO be
applied to good roads funds. The bill
also provides that no person when intoXi-
Gated shall operate motor vehicle, and
any person guilty of so doing shall be
subject TO a fine OF not less than ten dol
lars, nor more than one hundred dollars,
or Imprisonment for not more than one
year, or both. 1t shall be unlawful TO
use muller cut-outs upon any motor
vehicle when within the limits OF any
citv TOWN ar village