The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-17

; sale for such purposes; and any per
sons or persons, social club, nrm OF
J corporation, so manufacturing, selling,
| dispensing or aisposing OF any sp.ritu-
OUh, SlHUUs, iermented. dTstiIied. OF
matt liquors shall be liable tor ali the
penalties now or hereafter presCr. bed
for Manufacturing, se.ling, dispensing
or dispos4ug ct ardent spIrl,s without
a license.
As Amended and Passed.
"SEttiON NlNE OF ENABLING
ACT AS AtiE.NDs.D AND PASSED
BI the GtNkiLAL ASSEMBLE:
II, upon receipt by the Governor
Of a certificate from the Secretary of
1 the Comm ouWt alth showing the result
OI such election, II shall appear that
a majority Of the votes cast at such
election have voted for Statewide pro-
h bit.Un, then he shah issue his procla-
nation to this effect ana on and AFTER
the first day of November, 1916. II
. shall be unlawful Tor any person or
. persons, Socla! club, firm or corpora
ton TO manufacture for sale, sell or
purchase for sale, transport for sale,
dispense. or otherwise dispose Of any
sIirtuous viuous. fermented, distilled
Dr malt liquors or intoNiCa ling bltters
wi mn this STATE, except for medicinal,
scientific. saCIAmeutal or mechanical
purposes as may bc allowed under the
! PROV slOns Of such acts as the General
. Ass fhly Of Virginia shall pass at its
regular session. held next after the
date Of such election allowing such
sale for such purposes, and except
wine and its bv-produCts other than
brandy and such other by-produCts as
/ contain no greater percentage OF
alcohol than wine. may be manu-
featured from grapes. berries and
/ fruits by any person, firm or corpora
} ton now manufacturing wine in this
State, provided, the wine or by
products so manufactured be sold
! only in packages OF not less than two
and one half gallons or one dozen bot
/ ties and he delivered to a common
/ carrier 10 be transported outside of
the State Of Virginia into territory
where the same may be sod legally.
And except that all malt liquors con-
tanning not more than three and ono
haif per cent IN volume Of alcohol NAV
he manufactured Ivy any person. Arm
or corpoT; ton now manufacturing
mat liquors In this State, provided
such products so manufactured he
sold oulv in packages of not less tnan
. FIVE gallons or not less than two dozen
hotties and to be delivered TO COM
; mon carrier To he transported outside
Of the state Of Virginia into territory
whore the same may be sold legally;
" and any person persons social club
b firm or corporation SO manufacturing.
selling dispensing or disposing of any
sp'ritraus, viuous. fermented, distlled
p or ma't liquors shall be table for al
the penalties now ar hereaf t@r pro
scrihed for manufacturing, ee}'iSg dis
penainr or eisnosing Of ardent spirits
= without n license.
q \ Glorious Victory.
THE campaign which followed the
I passage of fne Enabling Act by the
General Assembly is now part of the
T. history Of the Comm onwealth of Nir-
GINA. and September %, 1914 viii al
WAYS be numbered among the epochal
DAVIS IN the life of the Commonwealth
, Despite @very effort to becloud the is
1 sue: despite the flooding Of the state
with hundreds OF thousands Of dollars
bv thu brewers, distillers and saloon
koortra; despite all the abuse and vii
ifcaenn of tho temperance workers
= the s. ate Of virginia gave n ma t0rjtV
4 Of OYER thirty thousand for Statewide
- prohibition and the most significant
. aut4 eatfsfa ctnry thing IN connection
. ! with this great majority ~ tho fact
= THAI Il WAS not n mn iOritv given bV
- { ore or two sectious Of the State. INIT
!, that eight ont nf the ton Congress- ona'
~ Districts voted dry and that only tive
. votea1 wet. one the Eighth hv a ma
), 'or'ry ~ onlv ter, ard tho ''"''rd IN
. olu7tre the citv NJ Richmond nv =
3f rft ~ or OnIN 2hh ~ OrHHGpT- II
: was mot n victory ~ tho country Ovel
: rho sft'ea ro~ Al the cities hu+ th~oe
vntnl 'drv' nrA the maforit'es FOR
. I Statewide meditation IN tho cities
=, wor}s have ca ~Y'od Tho state had the
COUNTRY dtct~fc's r'vr~ no '5rv' ma
), 4or'ttos n "a evcHeHin~lv rratif~}ro
'Nat TN 10 +ha r~ooer+ t'rnn m nav
oarer and m nt,h1tr man en- Nirpi~' D..
bos ceoe+sored the swoenlrg nature
p, the r~a }~,'tv
WORK NOT Tr~FCfrTn
n .'I}ut 1t Is a great mistake to sup
% pose that the work of the Anti-Saiooi
g League OF Virginia was finished whet
v a Majority for Statewide prohibition
II was given on September -. Tho ex
p,ricnce of every State which has cyei
= adopted Statewide prohibition Is .
warming to Virginia that She must re
t member the nxhortation of the Apostle
Sc Peter: BE sober. be vigilant; be
! cause your adversary, the devil. as {
& roaring lion wallseth about seeklnE
e whom he may dcvopr.' The liquor
traffic is dominated entirely by ap
!, petite and Coyctousness. 1t respects
r no law which interferes with thu
Z qualification OF these twin vices. l
10 prefers of course tn carry on Its de
r structiyc operations under the pro
Z lection of the law. but IL the law ant
= LOBBYISTS forbids ii crnpiovs shrcwti
70 unseruOiIouS, COvCt0us iaWyrrs to cir
? cuiuncut the win of the people Il
weaken legislation. tn impede law en-
forcCcr1ent and to give did ans
= courltcnsnce to all those, no rnattci
! how vile, who crdeayor to sell liduol
In violation Of the laws OF the State
y Kansas. Tennessee. West Virginia
. North Carolina all stand as strikina
Q examples of the persistent never
Welding Iawiessncss of the iiauol
r traffic. It blatantly cries Prohibition
3 will not prohibit, But 1t really mean
. Prohibition shall not prohibit W.
J need not hatter ourselves that tn,
. leopard win change its spots In Nir
! ginia.
STUDY OTHER STATES LAWS.
"vour con,m'ttee h"s rtyco r,"''
study 10 the law enforcement meas
urcs which have been adopted b,
ST = i1tt.t4t1, 81 -
/ present 10 this convention thor
pughiy digestcd law which will cover
the necessary details of an effective
1 prohibition law for Virginia. There
are some provisions in the laws oi
other States which would not meet thc
needs Of our Virginia people. Soms
4 of the laws arc lack inr I'm importan