The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-08

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hotel or boarding house or on the
premises connected Herewith, any
ardent spirits, except for the personal
use Of himself and his family. or as
! provided herein, and not to be sold or
dispensed or given away by any shit
| or device whatsoever; and IL the keep
! er OF any hotel or boarding house shall
knowingly permit ardent spirits to be
sold, kept, stored. dispensed. given
| away, or used In any part OF said hotel
! or boarding house, or on the premises
| thereof. except on the prescription OF
physician, and except as provided In
this act, he shall ba guilty of mis-
demeanor.
| Sec So. II any keeper of q hotel.
boarding house, pool room, billiard
room, bowling alley. store Or other
place requiring any such license, or
any employee with his knowledge.
consent, connivance or acquiescence
shall keep. store. dispense or use, con-
trary to the provisions OF this ACT
any ardent spirits, in addition to the
penalties prescribed for the violations
of this act, the license of such place
shall be revoke for one year for the
first offense and for the second offense.
no such license shall be granted at the
same place or to the person convicted
for a period of two years; provided
further that where the place lie run
under a lease by a person or persons
other than the true owner OF the build
/ ing, nothing herein shall operate TO
prohibit the issuance of q license to a
new lessee who was not In any way
connected as employe or otherwise
with the former business therein con-
Quoted at the time of the revocation
of the license.
Sec. 81. All prescriptions and am
dayits required by this act shall be
made in duplicate and one original
filed with the clerk of the circuit court
of the county or the corporation court
of the city. which has criminal juris-
diction. on or before the firth OF every
month following the filling of such
prescriptions and the making of such
affidavits. by the druggists. or by the
common carrier handling the same,
and the failure Of any physician to
cate and the failure of the persons
making the affidavit to do SO in dup
licate shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
The clerk OF the court with whom said
prescriptions and said af1davits shall
be filed shall paste them in an alpha
betically arranged book, and permit
their examination without fee.
Sec. IS. It shalt be the duty of all
sherifYs, attorneys for the Common
ticss ~ ths naacs 81 the countle. ana
cities, and all mayors sergeants and
their deputies, Justices of the peace
and police OF the cities and towns of
this State to enforce all of the pro-
visions OF this act: and the neglect,
failure or refusal of such ofsicer so to
do shalt he deemed misfeasance In
Office.
For Official services rendered in
connec+,on with vtolationa Of this act
Ali said oficers includinr clerks Of
court having t,r,ssiction To trv such
casas ana witne..e. sun, moneS or he
ha1s ~ tha ror,n,orwaaith .haIl he ON
tttiaa ~ srS shall he natS tha same
feas as ara nov allowed nv Law in
othsr r,,saemsaror ana raIony eases
as the "a se NAV he, said faes 10 he
~.,s -n.or;has ~, =, -, ", ,,,;r
aemeanor ara Felony "a ses othsr than
Viola tiors Of the revenue law.
sao 5e IL anv nersop la wf,,I,v
i. anplvinx bv afidavit for ardent shirts
ia not nsrxo,aIIv known "a the drurr;st
to whom he applies. a. the person
named in tha afidavit and a nroner
nerson To receiya such ardent shirts
the druggist shall REQUIRE him to he
Identified nv some nerson known 10
him who is not NJ ,ntemnerate ha hits
ar addicted IN the pse az narcotic
drugs
Sec ST when any shArffy or ser
xeant or tha aeputy OF either or anv
Constable. nv notice ofy,car or denuty
Icomn1tssioner or insneetor annointed
hy the ror,r,,srsonsr shall have req
!, son to suspect that ardent spirits
are being transported in any wagon.
buggy. autornobfle or other vehicle.
contrary to law, he shall have the right
ana II shall be his duty to obtain a
warrant to search such WAGON. buggy,
automobile other yehicfe,-and to
seize sny ana all ardent spirits found
|, therein which is being TRANSPORTED
, contrary to law. Whenever any ardent
spirits which are hing Illegally trans
, ported Or are being transported for
/, an Illegal use shall be seized by an
, officer of the State of Virginia, he shall
also take possession of the vehicle and
team or automobile boat or any other
, conveyance other than a conyeyance
owned and used by a railroad. steam
boat or EXPRESS com nany. In which
mch LIQUOR shall be found. and shall
aIsn arrest any person In charge OF
, sucb team or vehicle. and report the
seizure and arrest 10 the attorney for
fhe COMMONWEALTH Of the county or
| citv in which such seizure and arrest
: shall be made. and TO the commits