The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-11-25
BOOZE MUST VANISH
MIDNIGHT DECEMBER 81
POSSESSION AFTER THAT HOUR
SUBJECT TO FINE OR I'M
PRIsoNMENT.

of liquor OF any kind by any person
except wine for sacramento purposes
or pure alcohol under restricted per-
NIT after that hour is prima facie ev-
idence Of guilt on the part of the per-
son possessing the liquor, and is suf-
ficient to warrant conviction. There
are no exceptions. Not saloon man
or liquor dealer, or private citizen,
may have one drop of liquor on his
premises or In his home or elsewhere
in the state, after the clock strikes IL
midnight on December 81, 1915.
Only Pastors Excepted.
The attitude of the Ada county of
ficials with respect to the enforcement
OF the prohibition law Is amply de-
fined in pamphlet issued by County
Attorney Raymond L. Givens for gen.
eral distribution It's preamble states
that Idaho will become a prohibition
district after midnight on December
81; that 1t will be unlawful for any
person, firm, corporation, partnership
have possession of intoxicating liquors
Of any kind, or alcohol of any kind ex-
cept wood or denatured alcohol, ex-
cept under permit for medical pur-
poses. Exception is also made to wine
for sacramento purposes
The county attorney takes up In his
pamphlet every section Of every liquor
law applicable in the state, explaining
its provisions and its administration
Patent medicines, alcohols, sacrament
tai wines, near beers, and all Other
connections are classified and identi-
fled so that there may be no doubt az
to their character.
The really binding section Of the
pamphlet which contains 10 pages, Is
found on page No. Z. 1t reads:
"Since, under the 1915 act, wine IS
the only Intoxicating liquor which p
person may legally have in his pos
session, and wine may be in the pos
session only of a priest or minister for
sacramental purposes, and pure alco-
hol may be possessed only under 4
restricted permit, constituting section ?
of the 1911 act with section 22 of the
1915 act, under the doctrine Of the
Crane case, post, 1t is unlawful for
person to have even in a private
dwelling house Intoxicating liquor Of
any kind or description, and the i'm
piled proviso in section 8, that the
finding of intoxicating liquor in pri-
vate dwelling house is not prima facie
evidence of a violation of the statute Is
abrogated and done away with, and
the finding of intoxicating liquor in
either public or private dwelling or
any other place, excepting wine in the
possession of priest or minister to
be used for sacramental purposes, is
prima facie evidence of guilt and suf-
ficient to warrant a conviction Of any
person in whose possession the intoxi-
eating liquor may be, irrespective Of
intent or purpose and no exception is
made exempting private homes, dwell
ing houses or any other place"
Punishment.
Violation of the above Is a INSIDE
meanor, the first punishment for which
Is fine of not less than $25 nor more
than $780, or by imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than 10 days
nor more than six months, or by both
fine and Imprisonment. A second con-
viction constitutes felony.
Peace officers may search for I'M
known violators of the law They
have right to search any house
room, enclosure or other place for in
toxicating liquor. Search warrants
may be issued by magistrate au-
thorizing the officers to search pub
lie or private dwellings and seize
therein any intoxicating liquors found
and the possession in a public or pri-
vate dwelling house is prima facie ev-
idence OF the violation Of the liquor
laws
Get Rid Of II.
The gist OF the instructions to
county officials is that there must not
be drop OF liquor in the county after
midnight on December 81. Saloon
men and wholesalers must get rid of
the stocks as best they may before
that hour. Those who keep liquor in
their houses will do so at the risk OF
having their homes entered by officials
with search warrants and the mere
possession Of the liquor will be suffi-
Client to convict them.
Under the circumstances, it is more
than probable that the liquor sellers
Will take pains to dispose of every drop
OF their stock before December 81
since they can not ship 1t after that
date nor legally retain It in their pos
session.
The instructions to peace officers OF |
the county are positive and unmlstak-
able They are required to be "dili-
gent" and all the prohibition advo.
Gates from the governor down is in
sisting on the rigid enforcement of
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