Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-09
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in the house and provides for the pro
hibition Of the manufacture, sale, keep
ing for sale, and possession and impor-
tatiOn of malt, spiritous, and vinous
liquors. 1t is designed to put the recent
constitutional amendment passed at the
election in November into effect, and
its provisions are like a steel trap with
long sharp teeth.
II In the bill the term "liquorn EN-
braces all malls, vinous, alcoholic and
, spurious liquors, ale, beer, and all mix
lures, compounds and preparations that
are reasonably likely to be used as bev-
erages, and which contain in excess of
one per cent alcohol.
i If any one should take it to himself
to import the forbidden stuff, or get
/ some one else to import it, and offer it
, for sale the bill would provide that he
/ be charged with a misdlemeanor, and il
found guilty to suffer a fine of from
= 800 tc 5000 OF serve from two to six
months in the county jail A second
. offense is charged as a felony and inn
prisonment is from six months to five
years.
However, the bill would not prohibit
the sale at wholesale of pure grain al
GOHOl Ut CluNl dlGOHOl IOE
scientific, or mechanical purposes. In
2 order to qualify to fill prescriptions for
alcohol under the provisions of the pro
posed law, the druggist will be compell-
ed to file with the secretary of state a
bond in the sum of $4,000. Physicians
are hedged about with provisions and
are not to be allowed to give an alcohol
prescription with provisions and are not
! to be allowed to give an alcohol pre-
! scription if any other remedy in the ma
! ternia medica is available.
! Moreover, the manufacture of ethyl
i alcohol will be required to file bond
with the secretary of state in the sum
. q of $4,000 for the faithful adherence
:, to the law. Druggists who violate the
law are to be fined $500.
House bill No. IA, by the Deschutes
n delegation, fixes the term of the county
court of Deschutes county and also fixes
!. the salaries of the county officials. The
i salary of county judge is fixed at $500
q year, county clerk at $1,000, the sher-
!. iff at $4,000, the assessor at $1,000, the
+ school superintendent at $1,000, treas
urer at $500, and the county commits.
t. sioners at So each day they are in ses.
!. sion.
= To make available to the state of Ore.
Y gon it's portion of the appropriation by
Q the Sixty-fourth congress of the United
II States of millions of dollars for the con.
IS struction of rural post roads, bill was
J, introduced in the house this morning by
:. Representative Bean, OF Lane county
is granting the state board of control pow
,e er to do the things necessary in the is
e suance of bonds to meet the require
S, ments of the federal statute.
L This is one Of the most important bills
s. introduced so far-and if passed it is be
n lieved will cause the construction of q
V network of rural roads over the entire
state. This bill proposes to give the
ir board of control within the next five
s. years to sell bonds of the state to mattel
p the amount apportioned to the state by
the federal appropriation.
ID OF the money appropriated by con
is gress, five billion dollars will be avail
$. able by June 80, 1917, ten million b,
June 30, 1918, fifteen million by 1919
1t twenty million by 1920, and twenty fiv,
L. million by 1925.
p If house bill No. 49, introduced By
Il Representative Brownell, gets by, it vii
n be unlawful to fish for salmon and othe
II anadromous fish by purse seines in the
a. waters of the state where the state ha'
original or concurrent jurisdiction
ll Sturgeon are included in the list. Tht
N aim of the bill IS to protect the salmon
i'll the Columbia river. Violations of thu
le proposed measure are to be punished
with fines from $50 to 5000 or from 81
10 to 80 days in Jail, or both. In addition
$, the master fish warden is authorized t,
st confiscate all gear, We sale, and para
e. phernalia used in the unlawful fishing
Bills Introduced In House.
n The following bills were introduced il
y. the house this morning:
Us H. B. No. !, by Lewis. To prohibi
manufacture and sale of intoxicatin,
IS liquor and providing bone dry legisla
ST tion.
H. B. No. 2, by Lewis. To prohibi
y manufacture and sale of preparator,
medicines.
IN H. B. No. 3, by Brownell. To Repea
y Oregon-W Washington joint law regulating
fishing in Columbia river.
81 81 H. B. No, 4, by Bowmn. To provid
u for regultion of nonresident dependen
- children.
Is ae H. B. No. 5, by Bowmn. Providin
~ for recording certificates of sale am
assignments.
H. B, No. 6, by Bowman. Regulating
disposition of stray animals.
H. B. No. 7, by Bowman. To pre-
=. hibit circulation Of initiative, referer
= dunn and recall petitions for hire.
= = H. B. No. s, by Bowman. Amendin
q : section $500 of Lords Oregon laws, lin
=. ~ iting county tax levy to 10 mills.