Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-29
PROHIBITION MEASURE
BILL OUTLINED IN DETAIL AND
PENALTIES EXPLAINED.
Prison Term Imposed Only on Second
Offense and $4,000 Fund Pro-
vides for Full Enforcement.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
| Denver.-The administration bill to
make operative the prohibition amend.
| ment to the state constitution, intro
duced by Senator Peterson, provides:
Section 1--Manufacture, importa-
tion or keeping of Intoxicating liquors
in Colorado for sale or gift prohibited.
Section 2-It shall be unlawful for
members of clubs, societies, associa-
tions. proprietors or employees of ho-
tells, rooming houses, etc., to keep or
abet keeping Of Intoxicating liquors in
their places.
Section advertising of intoxicat-
ing liquors for sale or gift in any man
ner prohibited.
Section 1T shall be unlawful to
solicit orders for liquor.
Section 5.-Bootlegging strictly for
bidden.
Section 6-Buildings where intoxi-
cants are manufactured. stored. ETC..
declared nuisances; may be closed for
six months.
Section Common carriers pro-
hibited from bringing liquor into the
state. If deliveries are made, county
officials must be notified of all par
ticulars.
Section S-Delivery of liquor to a
fictitious name or person forbidden
unless consignee pays 25 cents and
signs affidavit as to true name.
Section 9-Opening Of packages
containing intoxicating liquor made an
unlawful act.
vision provided.
Section 1l-Officers instructed to
seize liquors, vessels, implements and
furniture in places where intoxicants
are kept; replevin action imperative
in such cases: liquor poured out to
avoid consequences of raid prima
facie evidence of guilt; private resi-
dences exempted from search and
seizure.
Section 12-Police officers may
search premises for intoxicants with
out a warrant and seize liquors found.
Section 13-Any citizen or associa-
tion may employ special attorney to
assist the district attorney in prose-
cutions and his services must be ac-
cepted by the latter.
Section 14-One-year permits issued
by secretary of state for sale of liquor
for medicinal or sacramento pur-
poses.
Section 15-Liquor purchased for
above purposes must be done so on
reduisition blanks from secretary Of
state
Section 16-Provides for quarterly
o..
inal and sacramental purposes.
Section 17-Pharmacists may sell
upon written prescriptions of licensed
physicians only.
Section 1S-Any intoxicated person
causing injury to any person, wife or
child shall be subject to civil liability.
Section 19-No property rights in
liquors or implements used for viola
tions or prohibitory law.
Section 2O-Possession of liquor, ex-
cept when found in private resi-
showing payment of government
liquor tax, etc, shall be prima facie
evidence of violation of the law.
Section 21-Penalties. Misdemean-
or to violate any provisions, punish
able by fine, s1Oo. to $500; imprison-
ment, thirty days to six months in
jail. Successive offenses committed
within five years shall be deemed
felonies. carrying Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for one to three years at
hard labor.
Section Ex-Governor given supreme
power to enforce the law with law
enforcement appropriation of $4,000
annually.
Section 23-Attorney general shall
file custer proceedings against any
law officer failing to do his duty in
enforcement of the law.
Section 24-Justices of peace and
County Courts given jurisdiction over
misdemeanor offenses, and District
Courts over civil offenses.
Section 25-No law officer shall be
liable ciyilly or criminally for any act
performed in connection herewith
Plea of good faith sufficient to ex.
empt him.
Section 26-Municipalities may en-
act ordinances in conformity with
this law.
Section 27-Law made operative on
Jan. /, 1916.
Section 2S-Unconstitutional sec
tions of this act shall not effect valid
ity of any other sections.
Section 29-Liberal construction
directed. Intoxicants include every
beverage containing any percentage
of alcohol, no matter what it is called
or what other ingredients may be in
them.
Section 30-Safety clause attached,
preventing a referendum upon the