The Detroit times., 1917-03-09
new SET OF
DRY BILLS
REPORTED
Three Liquor Measures
Are Launched By
Committee
.MOISTNESS is
ELIMINATED
Few Vital Points of
Difference Remain
In Proposed Laws
BY w. L. CALNoN.

(sfsr coyrespo~dent DETROIT Tymssl
LANSING. Mich, March s.--In-
stead Of reporting out the prohibit
ton bills that the legislature In call
ed upon 10 enact 10 carry into force
the constitutional amendment for
statewide prohibition, the house
liquor committee members appeared
with an entire new set Of bills yes
terdsy afternoon. three in all, and
introduced them.
The new bills were ordered print
ed at once and the committee nov
says that II will report these out
early next week. The prior bills
and substitute bills are to be thrown
into the discard
Rep Wiley, introducer Of the orig
inal Anti-Saloon league moist" bill;
Rep. Macarthur. introducer Of the
original bone dry bill. and Rep.
Lewis, chairman OF the house liquor
committee, introduced the three new
measures The senate, IL Il cares TO.
now has the chance TO take up the
Damon bone dry bill introduced a
few days ago in the senate and get
started ahead OF the house on pro-
hibition
The new Wiley bill has all the
moistness OF the previous Wiley bill
squeezed out OF IL. Under n. bev.
erage liquors will be driven out OF
Michigan. Clubs. lodges and associ-
atoms are specifically barred from
having any liquors ON their premises
n any AT all is found in any OF them
II can be legally construed that
liquor is being sold In them and they
viii be subject 20 penalties. II any
one even goes 10 a club 10 get a
drink that isn't there the fact that
he went after II will mean. under
the law. that liquor is sold there and
the place will De liable for penalties.
The machinery for the importation
Of liquor for medicinal. sacramental.
mechanical and chemical purposes.
IL provided. Druggists may handle
liquors for these specific purposes
They must pay 81 each for permits
which will be issued only TO drug
gists or good moral character and
temperate habits. The druggist must
keep a book in which he records all
prescriptions calling TOR liquor and
the name Of the person getting II
Glled. Liquor can be sold TO individ
uals only on prescription and not
more than eight ounces on a pre-
scription.
II q druggist violates the law in
any way he WIN lose his permit 10
handle liquors and n he violates the
law a second time he will lose his
license to conduct drug store.
A drug store cannot receive a per.
init AT all II a majority OF The voters
of any city. village OF township
within which the drug store Is locat.
ed vote against the issuance OF such
permit 20 handle liquors
Drastic search and seizure provI.
slcns are included I'm the Wiley bill.
II anyone II found intoxicated he
may be hailed before q magistrate
and compelled 20 tell where he got
his jzg-producins liquids. General
penalties are provided for violations
OF the law by anyone. the penalty of
= nrst offense being a maximum fine
OF $500 or sir months Imprisonment
and for a second or subsequent Of
lenses $1,000 nne or two years i'm
prisonment, or both. Enforcement
Of the law In put up to the state food
and drug commissions.
The new Macarthur biii's provisions
do not differ much now from those
OF the new Wiley bill. Enforcement
OF the law Is put up to local officials
by the Macarthur bin. mayors. sher.
ifs, police and other oficiais being
required to report violations 70 the
prosecutor.
The Lewis bill changes the dairy
and food commission 20 a food and
drug commission. Il gives the food
and drug commissioner enforcement
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