Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-02

MANY LEGAL FIGHTS
Denver Was Only City to
Vote "Wct" When the
Election Was Held.

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ui"y y'PIi rev 'uu'S I"" l'-" t"",to
'eiiGS n''e EIu"u o"L Vi tho 'h'7
laws i'm Colorado erfective IanuaIv
1916. Legal questions involve efforts
to obtain a referendum vote on the
statutory penalty law and the right OF
cities operating unCer special charter
10 regulate their liquor traffic.
Under the peoples mandate given
al the general elections November s..
1914, II brCWCrios and more than
5O6 saloons will be closed, cutting
oft more than $1,000, 600 revenue OF
federal state and municipal govern
ments annually received i'm various
forms of taxation.
Prior to the Abortion OF the con-
sututonal amendment a large por-
ton of northern Colorado was "dS
territory under the local option Law
IGssed in 1907. Colorado Springs,
third largest city excluded saloons,
the ate Gen William H. Palmer,
who aid out much Of the land upon
which the city was built having
barred saloons i'm deeds to property.
The vote of Colorado electors No
Neomber g, 1914, on the prohibition
constitutional amendment was: For
129,5S9. against 11N.0l7. Denver re-
turned q wet ma iOTitv, The figures
fuvurng retention by approximately
0.OOO. George A. Carlson, an avowcd
adhereut of the "drys' was elected
governor at this time
For p,i,ntn J-sc
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uv ',2,'iil5 !, ''',,,' rr nv ro.
i.riti,r gmandrIcnt and to proyide
renaltics for it's violation This law
was enacted by a unanimous vote in
the senate
Tho law prohibits manufacture,
sale, or giving away Of liquors, but
Irovides tina, Nuor may be secured
for gacramental private and mcdi-
Cinal use under certain restrictions
Purchasers for sacamcutal purposes
arc required TO pay an annual license
fec Of 81. Physicians are permitted
To issue only numbered prescriptions
W hich must state the late and hour
and specify the malady of the patient
The prescription must not call for
more than four ounces Of liquor, Is
not valid after as hours and cannot
he rcfilled. Wholesale druggists must
pay an annual license Of $1C0 and re-
tail druggists So, to handle intoXi-
cants Private consumers may re-
,ciyc liquor through common carriers,
1ening IL receipt in the form of an
affidavit showing the goods are for.
sD other purpose than medicinal or
Iiyatc consumptiOu. Each package
must be labeled to Indicate It's con-
tents and a fee is charged to cover the
cost Of filing a record Of deliveries
with the secretary OF state, required
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severe penalties.
Niolators are subject to severe
rcnaIugs First uffensos are made
uisdcmcanors carrying fines Of SlOt
To $500 on Jail sentence of thirty
rays to six months or both. Second
or SUBSEQUENT offenses within five
wears are made a felony, punishable
hv penitentiary sentence of from
one to three years for an individual
an "a fine Of 81 900 to $4,000 for cor
poIations Officers refusing or ne
plccting to enforce the law are sub
icct TO being oustcd from office.
Advertising or soliciting intoNl-
eating liquor for sale Is prohibited.
ANY building used t1r illegally
handling liquor is subject to being
closed by the courts Liquor, or
Inlor containers found on the prop
Crty are to he held without property
rights pending the decision of the
court.
As To- civil liability, the law provides
that any person injured or whose
property or means Of support has suf-
tered at the hands of intoxicated per-
Sons shall have right of action against
ANY person or firm that illegally fur
pishod the liquor
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uoh OF 'll dIhSuuIleHl 10. ''c CH4Ilcl
tmpoN1 N1LlIS Guy ,l ol ll'C'al2 10 .',,i lSsuI
saiooh HcenSSS anu anu dS3HH'e SeleIal
supervision oI upuoI ugllIc' Ihe en- en-
a.tneHC oI Ihe , aIhU""IuGht IorIilt"
the ba3ls ol d ititti.luIg ,5s sun 70 ueteI
mlnc tle CoIlS' 'tutloHulI.y !.it VI suCu
Ieglslauoh ny cIueS oPCIa'IIs unuet
speclal oh',tlcI, anu at ,lo Ielueat oi
Governor CaIisoll t.!e sup olle uoulC
accepted oIIstlldl J9l. JullSu.cIi2n III az
acuon prousnl 10 plc'enO Zen DeuNtl ,, au- .I-
thoIltles rom l- lstu'ls Il Saioon @ @ilgoIlsJ
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# possessed o auRory tho sS to I5gG enforce the the
Ston ff'ar'"pGi enactments e and that cities