The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

Act. - Ill 'eo''or ohe OF this
Third: ANY club room, or room for or of
any ASSOCIATION OF persons in which said liq.
uors or beverages, or any of them, are kept or
stored tor the purpose of being drunk or con.
sumed by the members of such club or other
ASSOCIATION OF persons, their guests or
others on the premises, or at, or near the place
where such liquors or beverages, or any Of
them, are kept or stored.
Fourth: Any place adjacent to or near the
premises OF any club, corporation or associa-
ZION, or other combination of persons, to
winch members or their guests, or others by
PERMISSION OF members, resort for the purpose
OF drinking said liquors and beverages, or any
OF them, that are kept at or near such places
ANY OF the places herein designated If kept
and maintained shall be and constitute an I'm.
awful drinking place, and the act of keeping
and maintaining any such room or place Shall
be deemed separate offense for each day that
it continues.
Sec 8: Any place or room kept or main
famed in violation of the provisions of this
Section shall be deemed to be a common nui.
ssance and may be abated by writ of Injunction
issued out of the Circuit Court upon bill
filed by the Attorney General of the State,
attorney OF the Circuit of by the County
Prosecuting Attorney, or by any citizen or
citizens OF such county; such bill to be filed in
the county in which the nuisance exists And
all rules of evidence and the practice and pro.
ceduTe to proceedings in equity generally in
tne state may be invoked and applied in any
Sec. T. That if any person shall let or suf.
Ter any other person, persons, firm or corpora
ton to use any premises which he owns or
controls, tor the illegal sale. keeping for sale.
OF the liquors and beverages mentioned in
section One OF this Act, or any of them, he
shall be guilty of msdemeanor and shall he
hned not more thon $l0O., or be imprisoned
not more than Three Months, or Shall he
both fined and imprisoned.
Sec g. That the unlawful manufacture sale
or keeping for sale, disposition of any of
the liquors and beverages mentioned in Sec.
t .ion one OF this Act contrary to the law of
this State, SHALL at the option of the landlord.
work a forfeiture of the rights of anv lessee
or tenant und der any lease contract for rent
OF the premises where such unlawful act is
performed by the lessee or tenant, or by
any agent, servant, clerk, or employee of the
lessee or tenant with the latter's knowledge
or permission.
Sec. 9. That the keeping of the liquors or
beverages, or any of them, mentioned in Sec
ton One Of this Act in any building nor ev
clusively used for dwelling shall be prirna
tacie evidence that they are kept for sale. or
with intent to dispose OF same contrary to
law.
Sec. 10. That the delivery of such liquors
and beverages mentioned in Section One of
TINS Act or any of them, in any county or
election precinct that has or shall hereafter
vote against the sale of liquor from any store,
Snop, warehouse, boat, or other vessel or vehi-
building or place used for the purpose of traf.
nc or any dwelling house or dependency
thereof II any part of the same is used as a
pubic eating house, grocery store, other
place OF common resort, snail be prima facie
evidence of a sale or other unlawful DISPOSE.
ton.
Sec. II. That the following are hereby de.
cIared to be common musiances, and NAV be
apated as such, upon complaint of the Attor-
ney General, or the States Attorney of the
circuit, or the County Prosecuting Attorney,
or any citizen or citizens of the county:
, FIRST; ANY rooms or structures used for
the unlawful manufacture, sale, keeping for
sale or other unlawful disposition of LIQUORS
and beverages mentioned in Section One OF
this Act, or any of them.
Second: All places of resort where persons
are permitted to resort for the purpose OF
drinking such liquors or beverages, or any
OF them, mentioned in Section One of this
Act, on or about the premises
hird: Any public eating house where the
said liquors and beverages, or any of them.
in Section Une of this Act, are sold
Or served for beverage purpose
Sec. II, That it shall be unlawful for anv
person, hrm. or association or corporation in
any county or election precinct in this State
that has, shall hereafter vote against the
sale OF liquors, to receive for storage dstri.
lution or on consignment for another, the said
liquors and beverages mentioned in Section /
d TINS Act, or any of them, to have and
MAINTAIN any warehouse or other place for
or another, and any person violating this
section shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and
hail be fined not more than $500, or shall
'e imprisoned not more than l year, or shall
'e, both fined and imprisoned.
Sec. 13 That person shall be excused
rom testifying before the Grand Turv. or
n any trial in any prosecution for violation
u TINS Act upon any complaint for the en-
oreement thereof but no disclosure or dis
overy made by such person as a Witness shall
re used against him in any penal prosecution
or, or on account Of the matters disclosed.
Sec; a. That the Judges of all Courts i'm
'aneling Grand Juries shall give in charge
0 said Grand Jury the Anti Liquor Laws Of
his State, and those enacted for the purpose
+ promoting temperance and suppressing the
wills OF intemperance and he shall instruct
hem to investigate and return indictments
gainst all persons guilty of violating said
avs or any provisions of them.
Sec. Is, That no clerk, servatt agent or
mployee OF any person accused of violation
t the laws to promote temperance and to sup
reSs the evils of incompetence. or the unaw.
III sale or other disposition of the liquors and
averages mentioned in Section One of this
yet: or any of them, shall be excused from
eStitying against this principal. for the reason
nat he may thereby incriminate himself nor
hall any principal be excused from testfying
gainSt any clerk, servant. agent or employee
1 such cases, but no testimony so given by
ny OF said parties shall in any prosecution be
Sed as evidence, directly or indirectly against
Sec. 16. That in all prosecutions against any
erson or persons, any association of per
)ns, firms, clubs, or corporations for viola.
on of the provisions of this Act it shall be
ompetent for the State to give in evidence
lie fact that the beverage which the evidence
lay tend to show the defendant had manufac.
lred, sold, battered, exchanged furnished
iven away or otherwise disposed of, possessed
r possesses the same color. odor. and general
Dpearance, of the liquors and beverages mem
oned in Section One of this Act or any of
lem the same shall be prima facie evidence
lat the liquor or beverages are the same as
entoned in Section One of this Act. The
lme rule of evidence shall be applicable in
l cases for the abatement of liquor nuisances
: bills of equity, and in all prosecutions for
olations OF Statutes of the State for the sup
-esNon of the evils of intemperance, when
becomes necessary to determine whether the
luor or beverage is a prohibited liquor or
.verage.