The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

head OF a house, can neither order
nor possess nor convey intoxicants.
IS. No person can convey intod-
cants from one place to another place
IN this State, except a common car
rier. or the purchaser on the way
from the common carrier to his home,
or the agent of the purchaser who
Is not minor nor a female, and who
has a written order to the express
company.
'9. No person can bring more than
one quart into this state or carry Il
through this State, and, II 1t Is taken
into hotel, he cannot uncork 1t
there.
O. One cannot sell cold drinks
after Tuesday night without license,
and he cannot use ardent spirits as
flavor or extract (See section s4)
III. One cannot advertise intoxi-
cants in any way in this state, and re-
ports sent out by the liquor dealers,
concerning the failures Of prohibition
In other States, which they pay for.
must be marked paid advertisement
"12. One cannot transport in this
State by wagon, buggy. automobile, or
other vehicle, intoxicants and officers
suspectinR such violations OF the law
may. upon warrant, search the We
hicle. seize the ardent spirits, and
take possession OF tho vehicle. and
report to the Comm onwealth's at
torney
"12 One cannot store intoxicants
In building, boat. car, or other
place, nor in his own horne for an
other person The people ought to
understand that 1t Is strictly against
the law to allow another to keep In
tox'cants In their homes after Tues
day night.
The penalties for violation Of the
law are severe The campaign custer
bill subjects to removal from office
any officer who shall knowingly or
willrully neglect to perform his duty.
The wonderful Mayor Of Richmond in
a Yesterdays paper announced that
he would expect the police to enforce
the law. OF course he Will. T'hev
have no other option. Neither has
he. II he. or any other officer. Is
derelict in his duty. the custer bin
may he revoked. But our Mavor pro-
ceeds to make a specious argument
against prohibition. He contends that
proh'hitionists have been ingenious
In their arguments that bootleCgers
existed under the licensed saloon. He
undertakes to show from the records
Of the police courts that hootlegeing
In Richmond is co-extcnsive with the
enforcement of the law against the
sale Of liquor on Sunday If his ar
gumeut leads anywhere, It would he
to the non-enforcement OF the sun
day law or any other law against the
liquor traffic, because Bookkeeping
would increase.
unless otherwise specially proyid-
ed, the penalty for violating any sec
ton of this law IL fine of not less
than fifty and not moro than five
hundred dollars for the first act and
confinement in Jail for not less than
one nor moro than six months
For the second or subsequent Of
Tense, not declared felony. the pen
atty is a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five
Thousand dollars and imprisonment In
Jail for not less than six months nor
more than one wear.
When the violation is declared n
felony the penalty is confinement In
the penitentiary for not less than one
nor more than five years, or, in the
discretion of the jury, for not less
than six months nor more than twelve
months and 4 fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars
Ardent spirits are defined In sec
ton to mean anything containing
more than ona-half of I per cent of
alcohol by volume.
we NAV expect large and extern
sive drinking in some homes, ana
some people win suffer. We may also
expect for time a large express bust
ness, hut this will diminish and grad
Iually disappear. After the Mann bill
went into effect, which closed the
county harrooms in Virginia. the
southern Express Company handled
three thousand packages a day out
/ of Richmond. This business decreaa-
ed as the old topere were weaned off
or died out. and now the express com !
pany averages only about three pack
ages 70 the road out OF Richmond
Those who violate the prob bition
law may expect to live hard. There
Is nc law on our statute hooks be-
hind which there is a stronger. moral
sentiment, and the people are de-
termined TO see that the prohibition
/ Law IL enforced"