Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-30
NORTH DAKOTA
BONE DRY AT
II TONIGHT
Druggists Only Persons who
Can Import Liquor into
the State.

Bismarck. N. D., June 30.-At mid
night tonight North Eakota will take
Its place among the Zone dry states.
the joint operation Of a state law and
the federal Webb-K anycn law making
the shipping Of liquor into the state
a penal offense.
Federal and state officials wish it
understood, too, that the "bone dry
law Is all that its name implies and
that there is ample authority to per-
NIT raids upon cellars overstocked
and bullets surfeited with beverages
FOR personal use." Under the law
liquor is allowed in the state only for
medicinal n sacramental purposes
n shipments from out of the state
are absolutely under the ban. For
the past few "a liquor houses in
adjoining wet" states have freighted
large cargoes to North Dakota, but
officials assert they are keeping close
watch for blind piggers" Inc have
given them all warning that raids may
be expected.
North Dakota. has never been "wet'
legally although until a dozen years
ago liquor was served openly in many
towns in the state. OF late, however,
public opinion has demanded tina the
state constitution be enforced and
aloons have passed out. The con-
stitution. however, always provided
Tor liquor of personal use" and, SO
1t is declared, it was not the intention
of h last legislature to take away
this privilege when a new prohibition
bill was passed. 1t so happened, 1t
is said. that a bill introduced by Rep
~resentative Bowman of Kuhn requir-
Ing railroads to procure a receipt from
the consignees Of liquor shipments
and demanding a receipt from the
recipient-the idea being to curb the
activities of the "blind piggers"-was
"funked" and thereby North Dakota
went "bone dry" The Bowman bill
went to the senate where the temper
ance committee of that body amended
what noun of liquor might be con
sidered "for personal USE" This com
mittee also amended the bill to pro.
vide that registered pharmacist:
might under affidavit that the liquor
vas to be sold only for medicinal pur.
poses, import intoxicants. Boil
amendments passed and the bill wen
back to the lower house for concur,
rence. There, it appears, the amend
liquor "for personal use" was lost en-
tirely in some inexplainable manner
and the measure as finally passed con
tained a provision only for medicinal
uses. The error was not discovered
until Governor Frazier had signed tn
bill and North Dakota was secured!
bone dry"
Changes in regard to prohibition
laws will not be the only one effec
tive tomorrow. The states new bank
ing law-the deposits guaranty &C
which secures every dollar placed il
state and national banks-goes int
effect. The commissioners who will
regulate the guaranty fund are chos
en- from members of the North Dakot'
Bankers association, the state BAN
commissioner and Governor Frazier
The guaranty fund is created through
an assessment on each bank equiva
lent to one-twentieth of n per cen
of the average daily deposits.
Tomorrow will also see a law effec
tive known as the uniform ware
house receipt act. 1t provides for
closer identity of ownership, amour
of advances made for which ware
housemen claim a lien. License
will not be issued until the new form
are secured.
Automobile dealers are also warne
that beginning tomorrow each ca
used for demonstration purposes mus
bear a state license tag. Every deaI
err must also take out a registratio
card for every make Of car handled.