The Washington times., 1916-01-31
Full Text of the Sheppard Measure
Making the District "Dry"
Measure

tax. and the name or names OF per-
SON.. son to whom Issued SsSson and n1 the the
sons, N any, associated with the
person to whom such tax receipt IL
issued. shall be sufficient evidence
OF tho payment of such tax and OF
the association OF such persons FOR
the selling and keeping, ofterlng and
exposing for sale OF liquors contrary
to the provisions Of this act in all
trials or legal Inquiries.
All houses. boat houses, buildings,
club rooms. and places of every de-
scription, including drug stores,
where alcoholic liquors are manu-
factured, stored, sold, or vended.
given away, or furnished contrary
to law 0ncluding those In which
clubs. orders, or associations sell.
bnrter, give away, distribute. or dis
pense intoxicating liquors to their
members. by any means or device
whatever, as provided In section
eight OF this act) shall be held, tax
nuisances. And any person VINO
shall maintain, or shall aid or abet.
or knowingly be associated with
others in maintaining such common
and public nuisance, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic-
tion thereof shall be subject to the.
penalties prescribed in section one OF
this act and Judgment shall be given
that such house, building. or other
place. or any room therein. be abat-
sale or keeping of such liquor con-
trary TO law, as the court may de-
termine.
May EnjOin Nuisance.
The United States District Attor-
ney for the District of Columbia. or
any citizen of the District OF Column
bia, may maintain an action in
equity in the name of the United
States to abate ana perpetually en-
Join such a nuisance as defined in
the preceding section. The injunc-
ton shall be granted at the COM
mencement of the action, and no
bond shall be required. Any per-
son violating the terms of any in
junction granted in such proceed
ings shall be punished for contempt
by r. fine of not less than 500 nor
more than 500 and by imprisonment
In the District Jail or workhouse for
not less than thirty days nor more
than six months. in the discretion
OF the court.
That when any violation of this
act is threatened. or shall have oc-
CURED. or Is occurring. the doing
of. or the continuance or repetition
of the unlawful act, or any OF like
kind by the. offending party may ne
prevented by a writ OF injunction
out of a court OF equity upon a biil
tled in all respects as I'm cases or
liquor nuisances: in like manner the
writ of injunction may he employed
to compel obedience to any provision
OF this act.
II a tenant of a building or tene-
ment uses such premises. or any
part thereof, In maintaining COM
mon nuisance as hereinbeforc, de-
fined. or knowingly permits sucn
use nv another. such use shall rem
der void the lease under which he
holds, and shall cause the right or
possession to revert to the owner
or lessor. who may, without process
OF law. make immediate entry upon
the premises. or may avail himself
of the remedy provideT Tor the for
chile detention thereof.
Landlord Guilty.
Anyone who knowingly permits
any building owned or leased by him
or under his control or any part
thereof to be used i'm maintaining a
common nuisance hereinbefore de-
scribed in section fourteen of this
act, after being notified i'm writing
OF such use, neglcCts to take all rea-
sonable measures to eject therefrom
the person so using the same, shall
be deemed guilty Of assisting in
maintaining such nuisance.
That no property rights OF any
kind shall exist in alcoholic liquors
or beverages illegally manufactured,
received, possessed, or stored under
this Act. and in all such cases the
liquors are forfeited to the District
OF Columbia and may be searched
for and seized and ordered TO be ue-
strSyed by the court after convic-
tion when such liquors have been
seized for use as evidence, or upon
satisfactory evidence to the court
presented by the Corporation Coun-
sci that such liquors are contra
band
Every Wife. child, parent. guardi-
an or employer, or other person
who shall be injured In person or
property or means of support by any
intoxicated person. or in conse-
quence of intoxication, habitual or
otherwise. of any person, such wife.
child parent. or guardian shall have
a right Of action, in his or her
own name, AGAINST any person
ing, ing or giving intoxicating liquors,
have caused the intoxication
OF such person. for all damages
actually sustained, as we'll as for
exemplary damages: and a married
woman shall have the right to bring
suit. prosecute. and control the same,
and the amount recovered tho same
as IL unmarried; and all damages re-
covered by a minor under this act
shall be paid either to such minor
or to his or her parents, guardian or
next friend, as the court shall direct.
Penalty For IntOxicatiOn.
II anv person while In charge OF
locomotive engine. or while acting
as a conductor or brakeman OF a car
or train of cars, or while in charge
or any street car, steamboat, launch,