The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-02-28
ONLY THREE STATES
IN SOUTH UNTOUCHED
Florida, Louisiana and Texas Only
Ones Which Are Not Made Bone Dry
by Federal Regulation.

Y
by Federal Regulation.
Atlanta, Feb. 21.-Into only three
States in the Souti-Florida, Louisi-
ana, and Texas-may liquor in any
quantity be imported legally for per-
sonal use after June 30 next They
alone have retained local option.
Congress by It's action in adopting
the Reed amendment makes absolute
the Statewide prohibition legislation
of Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina, Georgia. Alabama and Mis-
sissippi Thus they join the "bone
dry statos-Arlansas and Tonnes
sec--which already had enacted
statutes forbidding the importation OF
liquor
The Florida legislature at its bion-
MAI session in April is expected to
adopt a resolution providing for a
referendum on Statewide prohibition,
although there arc only five out Of
% counties in the state where Liquor
can be sold legally. Dry forces in
Louisiana arc preparing to fight for
Statewide bill at the next session of
legislature in 1918. About half of The
Louisiana parishes are dry under
the local option law.
Virginia became dry only on No
vembcr |, last, as the people had de-
clarcd for prohibition by 10000 ma
1ority on referendum in September,
1914.
North Carolina became prohibi-
ton state on January /, 1909, after
the pcoplc had ratified a Statewide
bill by majority Of $4,000 at a ref
erendum election in May, 1908.
South Carolina adopted prohibition
by referendum vote in September,
1913, after having had a dispensarv
system since 1891. The law permit
ted each person to receive a gallon
OF whiskcy, beer or wine month.
Georgia has been classcd as dry
State since January /, 1908 but tho
prohibition law was not strictly en-
forced in some of the cities until Nav
|, last when a drastic law abolishimg
locker clubs became effective. Undcr-
'hls law each person was limited to
n monthly shipment of two quarts Of
whskcy or one gallon Of wine or as
pints of beer.
Alabama enlisted under the prohibi-
ton banner in 1915 after several in
ei1cctual efforts to make the State
dry under the administration of Coy.
Conner from l907-ll. The prohibition
law permitted a citizen to receive a
shipment of two quarts Of whiskcy.
two gallons of wine or four dozen
bottles Of beer every two weeks.
Mississippi has prohibited the man
ufacturc and sale Of liquor within its
border since 1908 but no limit was
set on importations until 1911, when
a law was passed restricting each in
dividual to 4 shipment OF a gallon at
a time. In 1916 a more drastic law
was passed making it unlawful for anv
person to receive more than half
gallon Of vinuous liquor or three GAL
Ions OF matted OF fcrmcntcd liquors
or one quart Of spirituous liquor with
in 10 days.
Arkansas voted for Statewide pro
hibition by 10000 majority last fall
and became the first bone dry" state
in the South.
Tennessee adopted prohibition in
| 1908 but the law was not enforced IN
the larger cities until 1915 when the
legislature enacted nuisance and GUS
ter laws aimed at city officials who
failed to enforce the prohibition laws
At q recent session the Legislature
| passed q ''bone dry" bill prohibitinG
the shipment Of liquor into the state
after March ! next