The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-21

as u make no provision for the sale
u Iiuor for medical and mechanical
purposes.
The four prohibition tates which
decided TO strengthen their present
laws were Kansns. North Carolina.
Tennessee and West virginia. The
Kansas measures approach the unique
In prohibition legislation. Two were
passed. one providing that the munic-
ipality where liquor Is sold Ia liable
FOR damages To persons or property
resulting from INVESTIGATION. The 9th
er. which In aimed at those who per-
init so-calied "kegparties' to be held
on their premises. imposes similar IL
ability upon the owner Of property
where liquor Is sold or given away.
North Carolina passed an anti
shipping act. known there az the
"anti-jug act" which forbids the
shipment to and receipt by any one
person 81 more than one quart or
splrituous liquors and five gallons of
malt beverage every fifteen days.
Tennessee. where the prohibition
laws have not been strictly enforced
In the larger cities. Il Is said, passed
an custer law modelled after a Kan
saa statute. which provides for the
removal from office Of state. county
or city officials (other than holders
Of constitutional o%fices) falling to en-
force the laws of the state. The leg
l~slatute also enacted measures for
bidding social and fraternal clubs 20
dispense liquor or maintain lockers
for members, placing the supervision
Of soft drink stands under the pure
food and drug department md for
bidding them 10 sell beverages con
tanning more than one-half per cent
alcohol and prohibiting drug stores
from selling lntoNicants except on
bona fide prescriptions given TO per-
sons who actually are ~.
West Virginia enacted amendments
TO the Yost prohibition law limiting
shipments Of liquor into the state ana
forbidding n person TO have liquor
In a public place ever for his W
use. Nor hereafter a any one in
West Virginia give a drink 10 another
except IN his own home. home being
specified as a permanent place 81
residence, not a hotel or other public
place.
All attempts to revise the prohibit
tion laws Of Oklahoma were defeated.
80 'ANnRN ANhAANNNNNNNN ~
comes effective In January next as
the result OF previous action by the
voters on a constitutional amend
ment. the Legislature enacted a law
To enforce the amendment. The law
prohibits the manufacture of intoxi-
eating liquor in the state aud It's sale
except on physicians prescription oI
FOR scientific. sacramentai or mechan-
tAuN Naaaa l. uN1.Nra "a lNrutNN.N ufaasHrnl
To be imported by the heads of fam
lilies.
\ law for a similar purpose wa,
enacted in Colorado. where a prohi'
bition amendment goes into effect the
same date. The Colorado law FOR.
bids the buying selling aud sivini
away of liquor except for medical oil
sacramento purposes, and prohibit
common carriers from Transporting
liquor into the state except for law
full purposes-this includes the trans
pOrtation to individuals who mus
, sign a receipt that the liquor is fol
their own use. The law, contains
search and seizure provision ans
gives the governor $4,000 yearly fol
IT, enforcement.
The legislature OF Washington
where prohibition is also effective II
January next, ignored Governor Lis
b ter's request for an appropriation u
S50,00O to enforce the law.
The liquor traffic In Arkansas. hay
/, ing been banned by the previous leg
. is%lature with a law which iikewisN
70 takes effect In January. was nos al
y Tor consideration his year. Virginia
/. which goes into the dry" column II
a November. 1915. held no legislatiy'
c session this year.
statewide prohibition proposals me
D defeat In Connecticut, Indiana. Mich
{ igaa, New Mexico, New York an
a wyoming. The question was befor
the general assembly OF Connection
g rs n proposed constitutional amend
E ment which the legislators decline
= 10 send TO the next assembly for ratl
ncation. The legislature raised IN
/. cost OF retail liquor licenses &C 3
g per cent and for the first time place
d social aud fraternal organization
serving liquors To members under eN
n else regulation. In Indiana a state
Wide measure died In q committee d
' the lower house,
r. In Michigan the question promise
~ 20 be one of the features OF the se'
IL sion. but nothing came of Il. A oi
h was introduced into the senaie PFC
yiding for The submission of staff
tory prohibition 10 the vote OF III
n people at "a general election ne'
h year. bat the prohibition leadol
themselves Voted against il after a
II liquor faction had attacked ccrta.
IT, amendments 10 II which IN the opii
"a ion OF the "drys" defeated the pu
Of the bill
= While a strong effort was made
the New Mexico legislature TO sccu.
Al action on "a constitutional amendmeI
resolution. the issue was not aliow'
10 come Go a vote in either house.
New York all measures designed
re- have a statewide encct on The liqu
ID traffic were killed. and la Wyomii
a. thn issue was twice before the ieEi
~ lature In proposals for a cons'itutio
ne al amendment. ana twice defeated.
Both wet and dry measnr
CT failed 81 enactment In Illinois Tn
ny were all killed hy the house II
OF temperance measures introduced ~
~ vided for residence district optic
for s%tricter enforcement Of the an
az LIQUOR laws In prohibition terflio