The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-09
LIQUOR INSPECTION ORDINANCE GOES lNEFFECT FEB. q. Dr. F. B. Sutton Named Chief Inspector at Salary
 of $500 a Year NEW ORDINANCE
 TO BE CONTESTED Comptroller Will Probably be En- joined From Paying Out Funds
 for Putting Ordinance
 Into Effect

On February 21 the Walker inspection ordinance goes into effect in Birming- ham. Dr. F. B. Sutton .s chief inspector
 By vote of four to one the city com mission yesterday afternoon adopted the suggestion of Preston L. Walker the Avondale druggist, of taxing all persons Who receive supplies of liquors by express or freight a fee of 50 cents. levied for mandatory inspection. By a unanimous vote Dr. F. B. Sutton was elected chief in- spector at an annual salary of $1S00. pr. sutton goes to work at once
 Practically everyone is familiar with the liquor inspection law as it has been the subject of discussion for several weeks. It's main provisions are that all conslgnments of liquors must be inspect GU ana stamped by 9 civic inspector at tune or delivery, and a fee of 50 cents is charged for the inspection. If perchance, person buys and brings his own IIouors by train in a trunk or other means into Brmlngham it is mandatory that this person go at once to the city hall and nave his liquors inspected If this is not done inspectors may go to the homes and on finding liquor in receptacles that hear no city stamp may confiscate said liouors ana regard the incident as prima facie violation of the state prohibition laws ana also of the city code This brings on a possible fine of s1Oo and six months on the streets or in jail.
 WILL BE CONTESTED
 The liquor ordinance will be contested HIS was made known yesterday when a'lorney Sadler of the firm of Allen, Bell Saoler conferred with City Attorney M M. Ullnan on the best means to en- Joln the city from placing the liuuor ordi- nance in operation. Attorney TJllman ad- vlses MT Sadler that the quickest way to oring the case to a head and to the state supreme court to obtain conclusive ruling would be to file injunction proceedings agalnst the comptroller of Birmingham m rom olsburslng any funds to pay for the opefduon or the liquor inspection ordi- nance This will in all proba bility be done within the next few days If injunction proceedings are started the city will fight ana everything will be done to expedite the nearing of the case so that it may come to the attention of the supreme court within three weeks. The city com inlsSion IS in doubt as to the constitution ailty or the ordinance. and desires ruling qulckly before too much money is spent
 CAUSES SURPRISE
 The appointment of Dr. F. B. Sutton although predicted in The Age-Herald rev weeks ago, created considerable surprise about the city,
 The appointment came yesterday morn !ns at the commission conference when Commlssioner Barber snapped his whip ana threatened his colleagues with dire .hlngs unless they allowed him to con duct his department in the manner he saw nt In the interest of peace it is said Commissioner Weatherly then placed Dr. Sutton's name in nomination, and the vote was unanimous
 Dr. sutton is well known as a prohibit lonlst and was head of the Keeley insti- ute several years ago and an employe of the American Cast Iron Pipe company