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

when this act shall take effect. pro-
cure from the collector OF Internal
revenue tax receipts for the sale OF
ardent spirits then In force, and shall
thereafter, on the first day of each
month, procure the names or all per-
sons who have been granted such tax
receipts during the preceding month,
and shall furnish to the attorney for
the. Commonwealth, OF every county
and city in this State, the names OF
the persons in his county or city hold
ing such receipts, and shall publish
list of the names as procured by him.
In a newspaper published In the city
Or county of their residence, and IL
! there is no newspaper published In
| the county, then in some newspaper
having general circulation IN said
| county.
Every attorney for the Common
wealth, upon receiving the list of
names In the preceding section, shall
proceed against all such persons, ex-
cept druggists. superintendents of hos
pitfalls and laboratories and other per-
sons as provided herein, for the VIOLA
! ton of the provisions of this act
| Sec so. In an Indictment for the
violation of any provision of this act,
as to a sale or gift of ardent spirits,
| 1t shall not be necessary to aIlege
sale or gift OF ardent spirits to
particular person, and 1t shall be
sufficient for the conviction of the &C
cused to prove a sale or gift contrary
to law, within one year prior to the
| finding of such indictment.
| Sec 81, Nothing in this act shall
prevent one, In his own home, from
| having and there giving to another,
ardent spirits, when the quantity or
1 such spirits shall not exceed the guam
| tity allowed by this act, to be kept In
his home, and. such gift is in no wise
! shift or device to evade the proTI-
sions of this act: but the word 'home,"
as used herein. shall be the permanent
residence of the person and his family.
and shall not be construed to include
club, fraternity house. lodge room
or rooms. or place of common resort.
or room of guest In hotel or board
| ing house, provided that any transient
/ guest may carry in his baggage for the
| boni hde@ use of himself or family
not in excess of one quart of ardent
spirits, the same not to be opened
or used. or given away by such tran
silent during his stay in said hotel or
boarding house.
Sec So Nothing In this act shall
prevent existing wineries from keeping
and storing until January /, 1918, on
| their premises such wines as have al
ready been manufactured, or are at
| the date Of the passage of this act In
| process of manufacture but said wines
shall not be sold, given away or dis
pensed In the State OF Virginia, but
may be shipped out of the State into
territory where they may be legally
sold.
Sec. 60. Whenever 1t Shall appear
TO any court before whom a case Is to
be tried for the violation Of the pro-
visions of this act, that local condi-
/ tons. family connection OF the accused
! or public feeling hostile to the pro-
visions OF this act, or. that for any
other reason the case cannot be fairly
or irnpartially tried at the place or
by Jury of the city or county. the
! court may in it's discretion, upon
| motion of the attorney for the Com
monwealth, the complainant or his
attorney, or of the commissioner or
his attorney, when he Is in the case
change the venue to some other county
4 or city where Ii shall be tried; or the
court may, In it's discretion, order q
jury to be summoned from another
i county or city. and no person who Ii
a relative or indebted to the accused
! shall act as Juror in any such case,
! that in the case of a change of venue
! as herein provided, the witnesses OF
| the defendant shall be paid as II they
were summoned for the Common
wealth.
Sec. s4-a. The words soft drinks, "
las used in this act. shall be construed
! to embrace and include any and all
beverages, patented. domestic or
otherwise, of every description and
kind. which may be offered for sale,
in the State, not embraced In the
words ardent spirits as defined In
this act.
Sec cab 1t shall be unlawful for
any person. firm or corporation to dis
pense soft drinks without first obtain
ing a license to do SO (for which
no additional tax shall be charged)
4 from the circuit court of the county
or corporation or hastings court Of
the city in which county or city the
privileges are to be exercised. ANY
citizen may appear personally or by
counsel In opposition to the granting
OF said license. and the court may In
It's discretion refuse to grant such
license IL convinced that the person
applying is not suitable person tc
J exercise the said privilege, and tht
court may revoke such license after
giving to the holder of the same ar
opportunity to be heard in opposition
to such revocation: provided it shall
not be necessary to obtain such H.
EGIlSG I'D sell SpIt QElHhS at any pthIt
for benevolent or charitable purposes
Provided further that 1t shall be un.
lawful for any dispenser of soft drinks
to use any ardent spirits as a favor
or mixture,
Amy person violating any provisions
of this section of this act shall b.
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be fined not less that twenty five
not more than 500 for the first of
Tense and shall be fine not less thar
nifty nor more than $500 for the Sc.
cond offense and for every sub
sequent offense shall be fine not less
than 800 nor more than $500. and
confined In Jail not less than one MOI
II more than six months"
j Sec. IS. The possession by any per.
son. of any ardent spirits. at any place
other than his home. except as provid-
ed in this act. and the possession In
his home of more than one gallon OF
II distilled liquor. one gallon of wine OF
three gallons of beer. or other mali
iliquor. at any one time. shall, in any
proceeding or prosecution under this
act, be prima facie evidence that such
person possesses such distilled liquors
wine and malt liquor for the pur'
pose OF sale. provided that 1t shall BIZ
lawful for any person to carry from
the depot Of a common carrier to hi,
0w,. hcyna any ardent shirts which hs