The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
THE BONE DRY LAW.

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Ell By the general assembly, when lie
is reported 10 nave doas al II o'clock
"Wednesday night Georgia nus 0eea
40 bone dly az me most .s.l apol
IA Tie wastes o. aan4lA, s5.s TIC al
Dany herald.
tor the new la@ bO-aine operative
the moincH. TIE governor attached
his signature to the bill
il naEc5 Georgia th "dfyest' state
in the union. Undor itg terms, tins
Manufacture OF liquor is made a lei
oDy. 10 bring liquor into lie state,
10 transport II within the STATE, or
even 10 have liquor ~ one posses
sioa, il a misdcmeanOr. There aIe
ceI cain exceptions designed TO peuait
the use OF pure alcohol ior medicinal
and mechanical purposes, ana OF
wines at the sacramento table. These
exceptions, however, are hedgcd
about with strict regulations, mead
ing application Tor anu registration OF
such purchase with the ordinary oil
Tie county,
It is understood to have been the
purpose OF Governor Harris TO delay
signing OF tie bill for four Or Ave days
in order TO enable parties having III.
tozicants in their possession to get
rid Of them The question Oh consti-
tulionality OF The law should he delay
his approval was raised however
and he therefore attached his sigma
ture before midnight Wednesday,. The
act became Immediately operative,
The law.abiding citizen OF tho state
Who went to sleep Wednesday night
with a quart, pint or even half
pint oil whisky in the family cupboard
or medicine chest was technically Il
law breaker the very instant the gov
ernor of the state finished signing the
bone dry bill.
Even in those communities where
the local authorities are most ener-
getic in enforcing the prohibition law,
reasonable opportunity will be allow
ed for law abiding citizens VINO have
had u little OF the ardent" laid away
Tor use in emergencies to get rid OF
II. But shipments OF intoXicants
headed for Georgia have been held
up in Jacksonville, Chattanooga and
other conters of wetness, and no more
liquors can cross the state line, or
be moved within the state, without
violating the law.
II remains to be seen what the Of
feet on prohibition sentiment in Geor-
gia the enactment OF this most drastic
of state laws will have. Many real
prohibitonists are fearful of reac-
ton that would be more harmful TO
the cause OF true temperance than
anything yet attempted in the way OF
statutory prohibitions and there are
auti,prohibtionists in the state who
openly rejoice that the legislature has
at last gone the limit" in attempting
10 cut off all avenues of supply
through which alcoholic beverages
can reach the thirsty citizen. They
predict change of sentiment that
will soon be reflected in decided mod
ifcations of the bone dry" law,
1t is not surprising that Governor
Harris proposal that the office Of
prohibition commissions" be Great
cd was rejected by the legislature
Such an officer would have been uu-
able to do what it was intended by
The governor to have him undert 70
to do. via, enforce the prohibition
law in counties where the local au,
thorities made no effort to render it
effective. The legislature realized
that no state officer, no matter how
vast powers law may confer upon
him, can so into community and
override the win OF its people. The
appearance OF prohibition commits
siouer" in a county of the state would
have amounted to declaration that
the local officers were not doing tht =
duty. Tho result could not have fail.
ed TO be am unGriondly, even hostile,
attitude ON the part OF said local au,