The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-28
BILL TO PREVENT ANY
Shipment OF LIQUOR
Cities and Counties May Vote For or
Against Alcohol rs
Beverage.
BALLOT FORM PROVIDED
Mapp- Addison Measure Provides Re-
lief For Communities Desiring to
Lnnugurate Complete Prohibition In
Their Borders.

Herewith is the text of the Mapp
/ Addison bill passed in the Senate
saturday which gives to the people
OF any county OF city the right to
vote on the shipment into the county
of liquor in any form or its sale in
any quantity for beverage purposes.
The bill provided that If majority
vote against the shipping of liquor
or ardent spirits into such county or
city that II shall become unlawful to
do so. The ballot to be used will read
as follows: For the interstate and
intrastate shipment of ardent spirits
for beverage purposes and Against
the interstate and intrastate shipment
OF ardent spirits for beverage pur-
poses"
+ Senate Bill 276.
] To provide for submitting to the
/ qualified voters of counties and cities
the question of interstate and intra-
state shipment OF ardent spirits for
beverage purposes and prohibiting the
/ transportation. bringing into or re-
ceiving of ardent spirits for beverage
purposes in any such county or city as
shall by majority vote under this act
declare against interstate and intra-
state shipment Of ardent spirits for
beverage purposes; and prescribing
penalties therefor
/. Be Is enacted by the General As
sembly of Virginia as follows: The
words ardent spirits. as used in this
act. shall be construed to embrace al
cohol. brandy, whiskey. rum. gin,
porter, ale, beer, all malt liquors.
absinthe and all compounds or mix
lures of any of them, all compounds
or mixtures of any OF them with any
vegetable or other substance, and all
liquids mixtures or preparation,
whether patented or otherwise which
will produce intoxication, fruits pre-
served in ardent spirits, and all bev-
erages containing as much as 1-2 Of /
per cent of alcohol by volume
. vphana,,a.. s,,oh oe +bo e,,oI;ea5
votera ~ ary co,,nty ~ c,t, as shall he
oousI IN ,,,,r,h.r ~ n,o fo,,rtb nf tho
nnp,ber NJ nerso,,s o,,Iife1 IN ,nte in
49, 10. ,,raca,3i,,,T iorr,,ia, No,,o,,h -
a1aotiap -, $50, eo,,,4'1 ~. rit,, sh,I1
q, tarn, ~, 20 cation nefi.io, Tho i,,dga
nf 49, c,r,,,it ~ ,nrnora+jar ro,,rt of
e,,ot, ,on,t'. ~. ,orndrs,ior, f,. a enc.
cia, oientiny IN s,,cb cn,,nt, mr. civ On
H. r,,,ast,nr ~ tbo intarstotn ana
80 'st,n,,ant ot ardant ririts
60 i.,,.r.,sa ,s,,n,,,,,,s, TO- cue. ,,,ae-
is.orta, ais.r,rt pon,t, ~ rit,. S',cb
80. - 80 .haII r.,tbl, a., do,-s
aftar tha racei,,t of Soid nntition issi,e
,,,,.,t ~. aiacttan ~ n,htch shaiI ho
az W. a.. nf haia;nfr n,,rh a,ac-
- si.not ~. .hn stoief 20 soia
80. -. .s1s.,.a,, - saia ,nrnor.tton
y. %. -" ~. ~, g
- Va. ee~.ht+L -. .sot;,a 20 sat,4
~ ~ -. 80 80 o. rl,-S,,t,,.,+ ~.
re, 'a a. p -
' IT, si - .lie e. ~, ~
o@-., osaaalns <,,,.s ~, 49,, - 80
n.I. r s,o,.ir ~, ~ ~
.i.s' @ '"o 10, ~ - ...,.,.s,,
~, st ~. ue 80 s.. ~ ati,..
,,n 49, =. yorn o '''S s,ia sna >
"a '"~I Vso 80, - ,
s,'n.aa 80 n,,an saciai aiac,inps aro
nuSseu a oeas, ~ rs - 49,, -
en eu III $500. ~, .a+,,rr oe ~ %
a,sn,,or .aId 1.a.arrder 49, r,aiorj-
~, .7'u i,ea 49," at 80, ,oh e.
- VI 80. aaatnst ~ trtarstato
a, =, tres.at shI,xr,a,t 80 ,,ni,ors 49,
aata 1890, ~, [ron, an, nnint
.t.,, nts VI, ,i.tsr;ai aistr,nt nom,,
"a. s =, haf, ~ 81 49,,
= ~ ~ oornan..tor ~ a,,,, oanrar
$1,000 ~ transnnrt or hr,ng into
80 .. 49,, go, ,,ni,,t
sP,.n,,,t sais no .,starial district conn
~, 1900 nr city, ardent shirts for beverage
pn, usrso,, r,,th;n said countv or citv
: 70 aas raea,Ss ardent snirits fa. beverage
n,rnosas trgnsnorted nv bought in
ron, anv MONT without said co,.ntv or
oit,. 90 az ,,,,-,aso. os his .ct rba
c1 ra ios re herein nsed shah be
3. S,,,.htr ~ conf,nas Of any county
1 ,.;Itnr i..o,s 80 tbo rroyie,sps ~ +bis
:. act II anv such election has been
0 held in anv county or citv there shall
] not he another electfon therein under
s this act within a neriod of two wears.