The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-02
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TIE GRAND JURYI0
THE AhTI-DOG LAWS
JUDGE TURNER GIVES IN CHARGE
ACT OF 1907 AND OTHER
STATUTES.
The RECENT AATI.LIQUOR ACTS
Are Also ForeefulIy Brought To The
attention Of the County lnquisitors
BY Able Jurist-Locker And Bone
Dry Bills.

In his charge to the grand Jury this
morning, Judge w. B. Turner, of the
circuit court, called especial attention
10 the various laws passed for the pro
lection of the sheep of the county. In
addition to the act of 1907, which
makes 1t misdemeanor for the owner
OF female dog not to register her in
the Office of the circuit court clerk
there are other laws for the suppress
sion OF the worthless dog and for re
curing their registration.
Judge Turner directed the grand
jurors to these provisions of the law
and since there has been no obsery.
ance OF any of them upon the part OF
the dog owners of the county it would
not be surprising if there were not
some indictments returned at this
term Of the court.
In addition to calling attention to
the necessity for protecting the sheep
Industry, Judge Turner also gave in
charge the new liquor laws Just
passed by the legislature. The charge
on these laws follows:
1T is now unlawful for any person,
club, lodge, or association to keep or
maintain any club house or lodge in
which liquors containing more than
one-half Of one per cent of alcohol
are kept for use, gift or distribution,
as a beverage, or for division among
the members of such club, and it is
unlawful for any person to assist in
distributing such liquors at such
places. You have inquisitorial power
In respect to violations of this law.
1T is unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to have or keep in
stock in any warehouse or place of
business or any place within this state
any intoxicating liquor for sale as a
beverage.
mo person shall within this state
at any place where the sale of intoxi.
eating liquors as beverage is forbid
den by law receive orders for intox-
icating liquors as beverage, whether
said liquor be situated in this or some
other state.
"A person who has once been con-
victed of selling intoxicating liquor as
beverage within four miles of a
school house, and thereafter violates
said four-mile law, shall be consid.
cred a persistent violator thereof, and
shall be deemed guilty Of felony and
subject to Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary of the state, not less than one
year and one day and not more than
two years.
1t is unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to receive intoxicating
liqors from any carrier in this state,
whether the same is intended for per-
son all use or otherwise, and whether
Interstate or intrastate shipments. It
is also unlawful for any person to pos
sess such intoxicating liquor so re-
ceived. 1t is also unlawful for any
common or other carrier to transport
into or within the state any intoxicat-
ng liquor, except as particularly pro-
Tfded by law. It is unlawful for any |
person to personally transport into or |
within the state intoxicating liquor for
use or otherwise.
Provisions are made so as to en-.
Ible proper persons to secure wines
or sacramento purposes, and to en-
bile druggists to receive and possess
uch liquors as they have a right to
ell Cor medical and other purposes.
t is. not unlawful for interstate deal
rs in this state to have in possession
efore July 1, 1917, liquors now on
and.
Persons may also secure under the
rovisions Of these laws as much as
ne gallon for personal use before ,
larch next"