The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-01
MANY CHANGES
ARE PLANNED
FOR Blue LAN
County Clerks May BE AIaae
Deputy Commits
sioners.
WITH UNUSUAL DUTIES
Would Facilitate Imports
ton into State Of Malt
Liquor.
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SPECIAL nlspptcl 10 West vitsinlan, r
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. IL,
9Ainking county clerks ex-officio deputv
commissioners of prohibition Of their
respective counties and requiring them
/ to make monthly reports Of tiie5trans-
actions of their Offices with regard to
the work done in Connectionswith thelr
,e%'officio functions to the Commission.
err of prohibition, is one OF the depal
lures from the present prohibition
laws of West Virginia proposed by Sen.
ator c. Z. COalter, of the Seventh dis.
trtct who will introduce In the Leeiela-
ture of 1917 bill with that zone Of
its provisions.
Another innovation this measure
will propose is that the commissioner
Of prohibition shall cause to be printed
IN book form, per- its, made IN tripli.
cate. authorizing ne shipment into the
state Of alcoholic liquors, and shall
supply the deputy commissions with
permit blanks In such number ais may
be required
ANY male resident OF West Virginis.
who has reached the age tnf u wears.
and who is bona fide registered voter
IN che county in which he makes AL
plication, may apply to tile coul
Clerk ex.ptf iein1 eplty "a n 81 3 4.
OF prohibition Tor Permission to haro
shipped to his address or TO bring f.lto
the state In person, distilled alcoholic
liquors, in Quantities not exceeding
Two quarts; vines in quantities NOT Is
ceeding four quarts and malt liquors
Cbeer, ale, Porter, etesl Ia quantities
not exceeding two dozen pints or 0ne
dozen quarts, and II the applicant lI
addition to Qualifications above sf
forth, is of good moral character, bea.
reputation for peace and sobriety aud
has never been convicted OF a felony
or on an Indictment for Violation oI
the prohibition law OF the state In the
courts OF West Virginia the said cler|
shall issue TO the applicant upon pa..
rient of the sum o sohd dollar. nat
init In duplicate. bearing duplicate
numbers, authorizing the sliipmont d
above set forth.
Not more than one permit shall Be
issued TO the same applicant within
one calendar month and no permit
shall be issuedsfcr greater quanl|
than set forth above These permit
shall bear the name o. the appiica
the date OF issue and the signature 81
the clerk:
Permits shallSb be used in the follow
ing manner.
'Applic cant must enclose a peunI
in an order TO q dealer outside Of tue
state with Instructions to paste sNa
permit IN q conspicuous place on tho
outside OF the pac lSagc when shipme1t
Is received az the point Of destination
II shall be delivered by the common
carrier TO the part 70 whom It IS I'D
dressed in person upon surrender p
the duplicate permit the agent OF tic
common carrier shall sirst cancel the
permit attached to the package III such
a manner as 20 peryent il being used
again and shall also cancel the dup|
cate permit but not destroy IL; lhe
duplicate shall be placed on file ard
shall AT an times be furnished for |h'
spection by any officer of the munic
PATTY county OF state whose duty Il
rs TO look to the enforcement OF The
prohibition law the agent OF the cons
mon carrier shah register The name
OF the cUnsignee, the date OF shipmeni
and the number OF the permit; any
person who has legally secured q per.
mil may, by pasting both the original
and the duplicate on a package carry
in person 10 his home from poinl
lContinued on mage 81