The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-04-29
BRUNSWICK WILL
SEE THE LAST OF
BEER SALOONS
EFFORTS ARE TO BE MADE TO
RIGlDLY ENFORCE ALL OF
THE NEW LAWS.
WHOLE STATE TO BE DRY
some OF the Interesting Features
OF the Law Which Will Be-
come Effective Monday-How
to Secure a Bottle.

This is the last day on which beer
can be legally sold in the state of
Georgia and. as a result the several
brunswick beer saloons will close
their doors tonight for good and for
all, alike with those of the other cities
OF the state where beer is permitted
to be sold
The number of saloons now in oper-
alton in the city, as is well known, is
comparatively small, many dealers dis
continuing business on the first of the
year. Most of those who are still en-
gagged in the business have made ar
: rangements for other lines and it is
understood that practically all of the
buildings now occupied by these sa-
looms have been rented. for other pur-
poses.
1t will be the first time that beer
has not been sold in Brunswick since
the city was incorporated, except for
brief spell when the prohibition law
was put into effect several years ago.
The legal sale of whisky was discon-
-ued at that time, and for several
weeks beer substitutes were offered.
Later, however. not only in Brunswick,
but all over the state, beer was again
sold, and to many this law was work
ing satisfactorily However. the last
Georgia legislature decided to make
the state absolutely dry, and two or
three of the most drastic prohibition
laws ever enacted into law were
passed.
The general consensus of opinion is
that these new laws should be strictly
enforced in Brunswick, and every eff
fort will be made by local officials to
see that they are lived up to. OF
course it is expected that blind tigers
will continue in operation as hereto
fore, but they will run the risk of
being hauled up, and in that event,
they may expect heavy fines. Bruins
wick generally seems to favor an en-
forcement of the law, not only prose
cutting the little fellow who sells a
pint of whisky from his hip pocket,
but the big fellow who sells it by the
gallon and the case as well.
Some Facts of New Law.
An inspection of the new prohibit
tion laws reveals a number of inter-
esting things. For one, in connection
with banking institutions, prohibition
forces them to feel the effect of the
law. 1t is stated in the law that banks
are forbidden to present, collect or
in ~ way handle any draft, bill of
exchange, or order to pay money, to
which draft, bill of exchange, or
order to pay money is attached bill
of lading or order or receipt for any
spirituous, vinous, matted, fermented
or other intoxicating liquors of any
kind or any liquors. liquids, or bev-
erages prohibited by the laws of this
state to be sold, or manufactured, or
otherwise disposed of in this state for
which draft is enclosed with, con-
nected with, or in any way related,
directly or indirectly, 70 any bill of
lading, or receipt for said liquors in
the section above mentioned, or in
any of them, and any person, firm,
corporation. or bank or bankers vio-
lating the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor."
Another thing of note is that part
of the law which says any one,
whether officer, agent, or person, or
corporation aiding and abetting in
the commission of any offense may
be made parties defendant to such
bill. In addition to that there is a
provision ''in testimony before the
grand jury, no person shall be ex.
cused from tettifying before the
grand jury, or on the trial in any
prosecution for any violations of this
act, but no disclosure or discovery
made by such person shall be used
against him in any criminal or penal
prosecution for or on account of the
matter" Some say this will admit
of numerous cases of where states