New Britain herald., 1915-06-21
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
 0N PROHIBITION
Proposals in Six "Wd States"
 Meet Defeat

A 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 which received notable attention was that of the prohibition or regulation of the liquor traffic.
 The legislatures of two states en- acted statutory prohibition to become effective this year, and eight voted to submit the question of statewide pro- hibition to referendum of the people. Of the latter, two established statutory prohibition to become effec- tive in the meantime. Four states where prohibition is already effective passed additional laws and two of the fire states, where, under constitutional amendment, prohibition is to go into effect next year, enacted necessary statutes for it's enforcement Tn six of the so-called wet states. state wide proposals met defeat. Tn others questions of local option, transporta- tion and licensing were acted upon.
 Direct Prohibition Laws.
 The two states where direct pro hibition laws were passed are Florida and Alabama. Those wnose legisla- lures voted to submit the question to the people are Idaho, Iowa, Montana, south Dakota, Utah. Vermont and the territory of Alaska. In Iowa, the Ia ell a rNc fo fhA state constitution must be passed by the next succeeding legislature, before the people can vote on it, put the state returned to statutory prohibition meanwhile, through the repeal of the so-called mulct law. Idaho was also m ade ''dry" meanwhile through statu- tory enactment. In Utah the bill was vetoed by the governor after the legis- iature adjourned. In South Carolina, the vote will be taken at the election this year, in Montana, South Dakota, vermont and Alaska in 1916; Idaho in 1916.
 It will be thus seen that as a meas ure of the progress of the couse of prohibition the fifteen states already in the ranks have this year been en- forced by four and the legislative way cleared for four others, including Alaska, to join. Tn the latter event nearly half the country will have placed the ban on the liquor trafnc.
 New Law in Florida.
 The new Florida law goes into effect October 1 and prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages except in sealed packages of less than one-half pint each. nor can liquor be drunk on the premises where sold. This applies to restaurants, hotels and clubs as we'll as saloons.
 The Alabama law was passed over the veto of Governor Henderson. It becomes operative July l. In addi- ton the legislator enacted an anti shipping law. which forbids. the ship ping to an individual of more than one gallon of liquor or so bottles of beer month. It's validity was taken to the supreme court for test. There was also passed. over the governors veto, an act forbidding the publica- ton of liquor advertisements in news rapers and periodicals. on bill boards or in saloons. This was also taken to the courts.
 Mulcty Law Repealed.
 Tn Iowa, the repeal of the mulcty law. under which communities by majority petition were allowed to have saloons operated under a muict tax, had the effect Of returning the state to the statutory prohibition which prevailed prior to the jaws en- ectment twelve years ago. Content either with this or the passage of the resolution for a constitutional prohibition amendment. the legisia- ture also enacted eleven prohibition bills.
 Tn adopting statutory prohibition, pending the constitutional amend ment vote, Idaho enacted a provision conceded to be more drastic than any ever attempted in the United States. | It makes even ownership of liquor a l and on second offense. | h felony.
 Referendum in Montana.
 The Montana legislature decided to l refer the question to the people, at |