Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-10-25
VIRGINIA LIQUOR
MEN PREPARE TO
SHUT UP SHOPS
Mapp Act, Effective Nov. l,
Creates Commissioner to
Enforce Law.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 24-Virginia
will join the sisterhood of prohibit
ton states on November /, when the
Mapp act, prohibiting the sale of
ardent spirits, except by bonded drug
stores, and throwing stringent re-
strictions around it's shipment, will
become effective. About $50 liquor
dealers will close their doors. They
have been preparing to close for sew
cral weeks and stocks are being dis
posed of rapidly. Liquors valued at
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been purchased by consumers and
stored up against the dry" days 10
come.
1t will be unlawful after November
/ for any person in the state to manu-
fracture. transport, sell, advertise, give
away, dispense or solicit orders for
ardent spirits, which are defined to
embrace alcohol, brand, whiskey, rum,
gin, wine, porter, ale, beer, all malt
liquors, absinthe and all compounds
of any of these with vegetables or
ether substances, that will produce
intoxication. In the same category
are placed fruits preserved in ardent
spirits, and all beverages containing
more than one-half of one per cent
alcohol by volume.
The prohibition does not apply to
cider containing not more than one
per cent of alcohol by volume. Pro
vision is made for the handling of
pure grain and fruit alcohol and
pure whiskey and brandy by drug
sores, for medicinal phavmat euti-
cal, scientific and mechanical pur-
poses, and of wine of sacramento
purposes for use by religious bodies.
The manufacture of cider from fruit
of ones own raising and for consump-
ton at home is permitted. Hotels,
under certain restrictions. are allowed
to purchase and keep on hand Liquor $
and wines for culinary purposes only.
One Quart a Month.
The law permits every adult male
and every adult female who is the
head of a family, to receive not often
| er than once a month, one quart OF
| whiskey, one gallon of wine or three
gallons of beer. Arden spirits are pro-
hibited in lodge rooms. clubs, frater1-
ity houses and other public places
Newspapers published within the
state are prohibited from carrying
| liquor advertisements, but the sale
and distribution of newspapers pub
lished out of the state and carrying
liquor advertisements, are permitted
| The first violation of any provisions
of the law is deemed misdemeanol
Unable from $50 to $500 with con
finement in Jail for not less than one
nor more than six months. The sec
ond offense, if not felony, is pun
ishable by fines from 800 Os5.00I
and confinement in Jail for not les;
than six months nor more than one
year; if felony. by confinement IL
the penitentiary for one to five, years
or. in the discretion of the jury. b.
confinement in Jail for from SIX Il
twelve months.
There has been much speculation
as to the effect of the law in he sea
port cities of Norfolk and Newpor
News. The attorney general and pro
hibition commissioner declare tina
the statutes will be carried out Il
the letter so far as the machinery o
the state will permit.
{ Victory Crowns FOur.Year Fight.
The turning of Virginia into th'
column of dry" states came after
vigorous campaign of four years LEI
BY the Anti-Saloon league. Bills pro
viding for a referendum to ascertain
The will of the people with reference
to statewide prohibition were intro
duced in the legislatures of 1910 an
1912 only to meet defeat at the hand
of one or both branches. An enablin'
act was passed in 1914 in accordanc
with which the referendum was sub
mitted to the people on Sept. %, 1914
and statewide prohibition WON b.
about 10000 votes.
During the campaign of 1915 III
Anti-Saloon league worked for tn
election of new general assembl
pledged to strict statewide prohibi
ton. A large majority of the IA
delegates and senators were electe
J; on such a platform and the legisla
/ ture which met in January 1916 fol
lowed closely the Anti-Saloon league
prohibition program. The Mapp bill
declaring prohibition in force on No
vember /, and providing machlner
for enforcing it, was carried by over
whelming majorities in both house
and was promptly signed by the gov
ernor.
The Mapp act creates prohibltlo
commissioner at salary OF $3,o0O
year, who will be charged with IN