Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-25
The New LIQUOR Law.

The act OF The Legislature OF west
Virginia known as Senate Bill No. 10,
amending the Yost prohibition law, was
passed on January q, TO take effect 30
days from passage, and was signed by
Governor Hatfield on February 9th. 1t
became effective on the 10th day of Feb
ruary. The act amends Section 7 OF
Chapter l3 OF the acts OF 1913, and adds
10 that chapter seven sections, numbered
from 27 TO 80 inclusive. The points OF
which it is important that the general
public have full knowledge are as fol-
lows:
at shall be unlawful Tor any person to
keep or have, for personal use or other
wise, or 10 use or permit another to have,
keep, or use intoxicating liquors at any
restaurant store. office building, club,
place where soft drinks are sold except
a drug store may have or sell alcohol and
wine as provided by sections four and
twenty -four fruit stand news stand, room
or place where bowling alleys, billiard or
pool tables are maintained, livery stable,
boat house, road, street or alley. ltShall
also be unlawful for any person to give
or furnish TO another intoxicating liquors,
except as otherwise hereinafter provided
in this section. Any one violating this
section shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereofshall be fined
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, and be impris-
oned in the county jail not less than
two nor more than six months, provided,
however, that nothing contained in this
section shall prevent one. in his home,
from having and there giving to another
intoxicating liquors when such having or
given is in no way SHIFT scheme or de-
vice TO evade the provisions OF this act
but the word "home" as used herein,
shall not be construed TO be ones club,
place OF common resort, or room OF
transient guest in hotel or boarding
house. And provided, further, that no
common carrier, for hire, nor other per
sons for hire or without hire, shall bring
or carry into this State, or carry from one
place to another within the State, intoXl-
cantS liquors for another, even when in
tended for personal use !; except a COM
mon carrier may, for hire, carry pure
grain alcohol and wine and such prepara-
tionS as may be sold by druggists for the
special purposes and in the manner as set
forth in sections four and twenty-tour,
and provided further, however, that IN
case OF search and seizure, the finding OF
any liquors shall be prima facia evidence
that the same are being kept and stored
for unlawful purposes"
Section 27 provides that officers, agents
and employees or corporations violating
this act shall be held personally guilty.
Section 2S makes 1t unlawful to give
liquors TO minors, or persons OF intem-
perate habits, even in ones own home.
Section % provides for the removal
from office OF county, district or municipal
officers who fail or refuse 10 enforce the
provisions OF this act. This power is
vested in the circuit court.
Section 30 provides for the Summoning
OF jurors TO try offenses under this chap
ter, from counties other than that in which
the ofiense is committed. This may be
done whenever the State can make it ap-
pear that fair trial can moi otherwise be
had
Section 81 complete is as follows;
at shall be 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-half OF
one gallon in quantity, unless there is
plainly printed or written on the side or
top of the suit case, trunk or other con-
tainer, in large display letters, in the
English language the contents OF the con-
tainer or containers, and the quantity and
kind OF liquors contained therein. II any
person shall violate this section he shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and
the liquors in the possession OF any per-
son violating this section may be seized
and shall be conclusive evidence OF the
unlawful keeping, storing and selling OF
same by the person having such liquors
in his possession; and upon the convic-
ton Of such person he shall be subject 10
the fines and imprisonnents as provided
for in section three"
Section 81 gives justices OF the circuit
court and other courts in The trial OF first
oifenses under this act. The defendant
may demand jury and either the defend
ant or the State may appeal.
Section 33 is as follows:
amy person called on behalf OF the
State to testify concerning any violations
OF this act, who shall give freely and
truthfully any testimony tending in any
way 10 incriminate himself, shall be i'm
mune iron prosecution under this act"
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