The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-12-23
FOR MrY ONLY.
Women WIN Not lie Eligible Ia Re-
celye Liquor Shipments.

Men only will be eligible To receive
liquor shipments in Michigan after
June /, 1918. according to the plans
of the legal advisers OF the Michigan
drys in conference at Lansing last
week, liquor advertisements will be
barred. and the present provisions OF
the Pray law will apply, with minor
changes to liquor sales by druggists
and 10 the manufacture OF alcohol for
other than beverage purposes
This means that il the recommenda-
tions OF the conference are made law
by the legislature shipments of liquor
will be limited to one quart of whis-
key or one gallon OF wine, or three
gallons Of beer, month, and no wo-
men. Incorporate men or college stu
dents will be eligible 10 receive even
those. Furthermore, they will not be
able to have eligible friends receive
for them. II the eligible friends want
TO get any themselves, for the pro-
posed law limits possession likewise.
The more the new bill was discussed
the dryer the prospect grew and the
more barriers loomed in the way or
more than one good "souse" month.
Minor details of the BILL as gone
over last week follow the present To-
cal option laws with few exceptions.
Under the present law express COM
panies have TO report their liquor
shipments every month 10 the prose-
cutor Under; the proposed act they
would report but 10 tho commissioners
of prohibition
The law as affecting druggists
would not be changed with one ex-
ception, the requirement OF reports
monthly instead OF weekly. and the
sending OF copies to the commissioner
A druggist can sell under the new act.
just as he does now, only on prescrip-
tion, and the same manner for sac
ramental and mechanical purposes.
Along this latter line the manufac-
ture OF alcohol for commercial use
will not be prohibited and the sale OF
IL to wholesalers. and to the manu-
facturers Of other products where IL
is clear that Il IS not going for beyer-
age purposes, will he permissible.
This Is true now.
After much discussion II was finally
decided that every adult male" could
be the recipient OF legally shipped
liquor. provided, OF course, that he II
not man OF known incorporate hab-
its, AN habitual drunkard or college
student thus following closely tho
present restrictions for the importa-
tion of liquor in wet counties. Women
are absolutely barred from the receipt
OF liquor
The cider laws az they now stand.
have been copied into the new bill Yer
batim. The manufacture OF wines OF
all kinds for ones own domestic use
will also be permissible
The Alabama advertising law bar
ring liquor advertisements was agreed
upon as the one 60 be followed in
Michigan. and Attorney Rawden viii
redraft II for introduction into the
Michigan legislature
There was considerable discussion
as 10 the method of procedure where
one OF the county officers does not
properly administer the law, and for
time Il was thought that special
act TO give somebody the power to
make them find violators. was con
sidercd. Finally. however. IL was de-
cidcd that the mere naming OF the
prosecuting attorney aud the sheriff
as the men who must see that the law
Is oboyed was sufficient. a clause In
the iudicaturc act, passed by the 1915
legislature. provides the way for max
Ing any officer. who ~ named in any
act Of the legislature. administer the
law a. provided.
Governor 10 Name Enio Ger.
Tho salary Ot the comm stone or
prohibition was hxed nj S. 800. that
OF his assistant at $500. and the pen
aities which are 20 be inflicted for
violations were made the same as un-
Ter the present local option laws. The
commissioner and his deputy are 20 be
appointed by the governor for six
years each.
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