The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-06
Dry" Lan1 in Colorado
Causes Legal Tong1e
under special charter TO regulate their
liquor traffic.
Much Revenue Lost.

under special charter 10 regulate their
liquor traffic.
Much Revenue Lost.
Under the peoples mandate given
at tho general election November 3,
1914. fourteen breweries and moro
than 1900 saloons will be closed. cut
ting off more than million dollars
revenue OF federal, state and municipal
governments annually received In var
ious forms OF taxation.
Prior to the adoption Of the con-
stitutional amendment large portion
Of northern Colorado was dry" terri
tory under the local option law passed
In 1907 Colorado Springs. third larg
est city, excluded saloons, the late
General William L. Palmer, who laid
out much Of the land upon which the
city was built, having barred saloons
in deeds to property.
The vote of Colorado electors No.
vember 8, 1914, on the prohibition con.
stitutional amendment was: For 129..
$50, against 118,017. Denver alone
returned q wet" majority. the figures
favoring retention by approximately
10000. George A. Carlson, an avowed
adherent of the "drys." was elected
governor at this time.
The ensuing legislature enacted a
measure designed to enforce the pro-
hibition amendment and to provide
penalties for its violation. This law
was enacted by unanimous vote in
the senate.
prescrint;or law
The law prohibits manufacture, sale,
or giving away Of liquors, but provides
that liquor may be secured for sacra-
mental, private and medicinal use, I'M
der certain restrictions. Purchasers
for sacramcntal purposes are required
to pay an annual license fee OF 81.
Physicians are permitted to issue only
numbered prescriptions which must
state the date and hour and specify
the malady Of the patient. The pre-
scription must not call for more than
four ounces of liquor, is not valid
after forty-cight hours and cannot be
realled. Wholesale druggists must
pay an annual license f$l00 and re-
tail druggists IS, to handle intoxicants.
Private consumers may receive liquor
through common carriers, signing a
receipt in the form of an affidavit
showing the goods are for no other
purpose than medicinal or private
consumption. Each package must be
labelled to indicate its contents ana
a fee is charged to cover the, cost Of
fling a record Of deliveries with the
secretary Of state, required monthly
OF railroads and quarters OF firms
handling liquor.
Violators are subject to severe pen.
alties. First offenses are made mis-
demeanors carrying fines OF 500 to
$500 or q jail sentence Of thirty days
to six months, or both. Second or
subsequent offenses within five years
are madc felony, punishable by o
penitentiary sentence Of from one to
three years for an Individual, !, or a fine
Of $1,000 to $4,000 for corporations.
Officers refusing or neglecting to en-
force the law are subject to being
ousted from Office. r.,
Advertising Prohibited.
Advertising or soliciting intoxicat-
ing liquor for sale is prohibited.
Any building used for illegally
handling liquor Is subject to being
closed by the courts. Liquor, or liq-
uor containers found on the property
are to be held without property rights
pending the decision OF the court.
| AS to civil liability, the law pro-
vides that any person injured or
whose property or means Of support
has suffered at the hands Of an intox-
icated person shall have right Of
action against any person or firm that
illegally furnished the liquor.
At the Denver city election May 10,
1916, the electors by q vote OF 21,-
| $40 to Il, 722 authorized the addis
ton f an Samnedment to the charter
empowering the city oficials to issue
aloonS licenses and assume general
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