Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-23
RECENT LIQUOR LEGISL. ALTON
One of the Days Best Cartoon.

canvass by the Associated Press of
legislative activity this year in the
State law-making bodies Of the country.
most of which have adjourned for the
summer. shows that among the subjects
winch received notable attention was
that OF prohibition or regulation OF
the liquor traffic
legislatures of two States enacted
statutory prohibition TO become efrec-
tive this year. Eight voted to submit
the question of state wide prohibition
10 referendum Of the people OF the
latter. two established statutory pro-
h!hition TO become effective In the
meantime. Four States where prohibi
non Is already effective passed add
tional restrictive laws. and two IF tho
hNc states where, under constitutional
amendment. prohibition is to 90 into
etoct next year, enacted necessary
statutes FOR its enforcement. In six OF
the so-calied wet" states. S,n,c-wid.
proposals met defeat. In others ouee-
lions of local option. transportation and
licensing were acted upon
The two states where direc, prohi.
hitlon laws We're passed arc Florida
and Alabama. Those whose Legisla
lures voted TO subml, the question 10
South Carolina. South Dakota, Utah.
N"rmo ont. and tho Territory OF Alask,
In Iowa the legislative resolution ar.
cording TO the state Constitution. mus,
De passed rs the next succeeding Lcr
'S!aturc hefor" the people can yo,c on
IL, but the state returned TO e,o,u,ory
prohibition meanwhile. through III. rn
peal OF the so-called ,nulct Law Idaho
was also made dry" meanwhile through
STATUTORY enactment In Utah the bin
vas vetoed by the Governor after the
Legislature adjourned In South Caro-
Una the vote will he taken at IN. olec
ZION this year: in Montana. South Da :
hoth. Vermont Idaho. ana Alaska. IN
1916. az '''
IL VIII he thus seen that as a meas
"te OF the progress or the cause OF
prohibition tn" fifteen states ALREADY
in the ranks have this year hcen on.
forced by four and the Ierislative w,,.
cleared for four others includin =
alaska, to join in. In the latter event
nearly half the country Will have placed
the pan on the liquor traffic
Inv Passed Over Veto
The new Florida law goes into atfe,,
october ] and prohibits the sale OF alec.
none beverages except in sealed mack
ages OF less than one-haIf pint cach.
nor can liquor be drunk on the premises
"here sold. This applies 10 rcs,aur.
ants hotels and clubs. as we'll a,
saloons. az
In Aiaba ma the law was passed over
the veto OF Governor Henderson 7,
becomes operative July J. In addi
lion' inc Legislature enacted an anti
shipping law. which forbids the shin
ping TO an individual OF moro than ono
gallon OF liquor or sixty bottles y,
neer a month. Its validity was taken
10 the supreme Court for test There
mas also passed, over the Governors
veto. an act forbidding the publication
OF ilqnor advertisements in newspapers
and periodicals. on hillhoa rdg or in sa
1t
courts.
In Iowa the repeal oft he mulct law.
under which communities by a ma
jority petition were allowed 10 hav.
saloons operated under "a mulct tax.
mad he effect OF returning tho state
to the statutory prohibition which IRE
vailed prior to the laws enactment
twelve years ago. Content neither
with this nor with tho passage of the
resolution for a constitutional prohihi-
tion amendment the Legislature also
enacted eleven prohibition enforcement
bills.
In adopting statutory prohibition.
pending the constitutional amendment
vote. Idaho enacted a provision con-
coded TO be moro drastic than any
ever attempted by the United States.
1t makes even ownership of LIQUOR a
misdcmeanor, and on second offense n
felony.
The Montana Legislature decided to
refer the question TO the people, at
the 1916 election, in the form OF a
statute, after rejecting proposed
constitutional amendment vote. The
law would permit the use of wine for
sacramental purposes and in lodge
ceremonial work. If approved. II will
become effective December 81, 1915. In
connection with the measure, the Leg
isiature enacted early closing and sun
day closing laws for the saloons
The General Assembly OF South Caro-
lima took up a large part Of its session
in discussing prohibition. Besides
drafting a. State wide law for sub
mission to n referendum at the election
OF September. 1918, the Assembly
enacted a statute which makes effeo-
tive in the state the provisions OF
tho Webb Kenyon. Federal act against
the shipment OF liquor from wet" to
now local option. The statute also
forhids the shipment Of more than one
gallon Of alcoholic liquors to any one
person in the State during any one
month.
South Dakota's Legislature decided TO
submit q State wide constitutional
amendment to the general election in
1916. II carried by a majority OF the
votes cast, it will become effective
July /, 1917.
The State wide prohibition measure
which tho Governor Of Utah vetoed
after the adjournment OF the Legisla-
ture Of that state had been passed by
large majorities in both houses. The
Leg islature, however, placed on the
statute books a law modelled after the
Webb Kenyon law and imposing heavy
penalties for the shipment OF liquor