The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-01-06

VOLUME
ATTORNEYS AND SMERlFFs
PASS ON DRY LAW
Ask~ lsterpretetiss sf Their View of
Laws Provisions
1dE.i SAY YOU CAN GIVE 1T AWAY
AND HAVE 1T IN YOUR OWN HOME
-
after wrangle of several days
duration. the district attorneys and
s:sriffs decided that the following il
their Interpretation of the new prohi-
bitioa laW that gone into effect th-
rought the state at their recent meet
ing in Depver.
Section This section would not
prohibit the gift Of intoxicating liquors
fwitlrin mans private residence, pro-
viaed that private residence was not
y place Of public resort
Section 2-That clubs could not
keep ti4uor upon the promises; and
that hotels, boarding houses. res.aur-
ants. looming houses OF any places CT
public entel tainment could rot keep
lirn1r upon the premises for sale or
gift. 1t "):ld be q violation cf law
for the proprietor or guest to distrib-
ute or give away liquor in any manner
whatsoever.
Section 3.-Prohibits the advertising
of intoxicating liqours in any manner
whatsoever and would make it obliga-
tory for any person who has public ad-
vertising at the present time to remove.
the same after January 1.
Section 4.-No orders may be So
licited either directly or indirectly,
either through the mail or otherwise
Section 5.-Was construed to mean
that no person may carry intoxicat-
ing liquors on or about his person or
in any vehicle or receptacle in reach
of him for the purpose of selling same
and would not be confined to a man
carrying it on his person.
Section WAS construed to include
those who may attempt to transport
liquor into and over the state in auto
mobiles or any other vehicle; and fur.
ther that any person Carrying liquor
within the state for his own use would
be compelled to make a report to the
county clerk and recorder that he car
ried it for his own use and the person
from whom it was purchased and
where 1t was stored and the amount
thereof.
Section Was construed to be that
the delivery Of liquor must be direct
to the consignee and not to any other
person or agent and II the common
carrier did not have delivery agency
in the town or city in which the liquor
was delivered. 1t would be necessary
for the consignee to go to the freight
or express depot in person and make
the affidavit required by Section 8, be-
fore liquor could be obtained and in
case Of corporation their should be a
special agent appointed for that pur-
pose
Section 11.-Refers to the search
and seizure provision and refers only
to such action as may be taken by any
citizen who has knowledge of the in
toxicating liquors being sold, bartered
or given away and does not refer to
the officers whose duty it would be to
60 upon the premises where they have
knowledge or reasonable belief that
the law is being violated and perform
their duty relative to the search and
seizure Of intoxicating liquors with
or without warrant, and this applies
to questions which may arise wherein
the officer with his search warrant oh
tains information that the place to be
searched was wrongly described, but
that in the course Of his search he
fnds that another and a different place
Is really the place where the law is be-
Ing violated. he may then upon such
Information thus or otherwise obtain
ed, proceed to the place where the law
is being violated or where he has rea-
sonable grounds to believe the law is
being Violated and search the same
without warrant
Section 12-Refers to the duty of
officers in possession Of search war
rant and refers specifically to the fact
no warrant shall be issued to search
private residence unlessit, or some
part of it, is used in connection with a
store, roomfng house, boarding house.
or place or public resort: and If in the
opinion of the officer the warrant
which has been placed In his hands
commands him to SEARCH said private
residence, it will be discretionary with
him; and will depend on whether or
not the said private residence is a