Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
SIX SOUTHERN STATES
AMONG THOSE AFFECTED
Virginia, North and South Carolina.
Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi
to Become Bone Dry"
THREE RETAIN LOCAL OPTION
or These, Florida and Louisiana mt
Next Sessions of Respective Iegis-
laturcs, Are Expected to Put Issue
Up tO People.

ATLANTA. GA. February el-six
Southern states whose prohibition
laws have permitted the importation OF
y limited quantity Of whisky. beer or
vine for personal use become bone
dry on July |. under the Reed amend
ncnt They arc Virginia, North and
South Carolina. Georgia. Alabama and
MISSISSIPPI. Arkansas already is en-
'!r@lv dry. and Tennessee becomes so
on March I. under the State law.
in'o only three remaining States in
the South-F'lorda. Louisiana and
rcNas--may liquor in any quantity he
imported legally for personal use after
Jun" 30 next. They alone have re-
tanned local option
The Florida Legislature at it's
biennial session in April is expected
to adopt resolution providing for n
referendum on Statewide prohibition.
although there are only five out OF
hfty-tw" counties in the State where
liquor can he sold legally. Dry forces
in Louisiana are preparing to fight for
"A Statewide bill Mt the next s.ssion of
the Legislature in 1918 About half
OF the Louisiana parishes are now drv
VIRGINIA BECAME DRY
Virginia became dry only on Novcm-
per last although the people had
declared for prohibition by 5000 ma
jority at a referendum in Scp,cmber.
1919. The prohibition law passed by
the Legislature in January, 1915. per-
mitted every head Of Il household To
rcceivc Il shipment OF one quart of
whisky and one gallon of wine or three
gallons OF beer a month Sale and
manufacture within the state we're
prohibited
North Carolina became Il prohibit on
state on january ]. 1909. after the poo
pic had ratified Il State wide bill hv a
majority of $1,000 mt "a referendum cleo
ti"n in May. 1905 The I.egislature
PASSED law i'm 1915 permitting any
individual! 10 receive one quart OF
whisky or Wine and five gallons OF
beer every fifteen days
South Carolina adopted prohibition by
referendum vote in September. 1915.
after having had n dispcnsary sygtem
sihcc lS9l. The law permitted each
person tn receive a gallon of either
whisky, beer or wine a month
Georgia has been classcd as n dry
state since January |. 1908. but the
prohibition law was nnt strictly en-
last when rastic law abolishing
locker clubs became effective Under
this law each person was limited To n
monthly shipment OF two quarts or
whisky. or one gallon Of wine or sixty
pntS of beer
Alabama enlisted under the prohibit
ton banner in 1918. after several in
encctual efforts to make the state dry
under the administration OF Governor
Conner from l9OIll. The prohibition
law permitted Il citizen TO receive a
shipment OF two quarts OF whisky. two
gallons Of wine or four dozen bottles
OF beer every two weeks
LIMIT on IMpORTATioNs
IN MISSISSIPPI IN 1914
mississippi has prohibited the manu-
fncturc aud sale of liquor within its
borders since 1908. but no limit was
law was passed restricting each in
diNidual TO shipment of one gallon
at a time. This law was ineffective,
as il did not say how often II shipment
could be received. In 1916 Il more
drastic law was passed making il un-
lawful for any person To receive more
than II half-galion of vinuous liquor
or three gallons OF matted or fer
mented liquors. or one quart OF spiritu-
GUS liquor within fifteen days. The
Legislature also passed in 1916 an anti
liquor advertising law.