The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-12
Senator Mcdonald OF Socorro
County Opens the Liquor Fight
by Introducing Resolution in
the State Senate Yesterday.
sTINGERs ARE ATTACHED
FOR vIoLAToRs OF LAW
Hard Shedding Ahead When the
Proposition Formally Comes Be
fore Assembly, Is Prediction; /;
Liquor Interests Lining Up.

Especial Dispatch to Evening Herald.
Santa Fc. y NJ. Jan. l2.--The legis-
lature having adjourned yesterday
until next Monday. many of the mem
hers went home TO spend the week end
aud there was nothing ieft for the
members who remained here to do oN-
cept mill arocnd." There have been a
few unofficial caucuses--iust friendly
meetings. to speak. held by the
Legislators who are IN town l}ut sol
Tar as actual work b. concerned there
will be nothing or the kind attempted
until Monday.
Both houses met at 10 O'Clock yes
torday morning. then adjourned 20 at
tend the memorial services In honor
OF Judge William n Pope. The sem
ate thereafter reconvencd, but ad-
Journed until o'clock yesterday al
ternoon.
As predicted In the Herald the very
first attempt In the way Of legislation
was the Introduction Of the prohbi-
tion amendment \ resolution was
introduced In the senate by Senator !
\ Mcdonald OF Socorro county. pro-
viding for an amendment to- the con-
stitution declaring that after January
spirituous and malt liqaors shall be
illegal The resolution was introduced
10y request aud was ordered printed
and translated and referred to the
committee on constitutional amend
mcnts The text Of the resolution fol-
lows
\ Joint resolution providing FOR ar
amendment 10 the constitution of New
Mexico by adding thereto another ar
ucle, the same o. De numbered TWEEN
ty-thrce
lie It resolved by the legislature Of
the state of New Mexico.
That the constitution of the state ~
New Mexico be. and the same IN hero
by amended by adding thereto another
article, the same to bc numbered twen-
ty-three.
Section I Ardent spirits. ale, beer
alcohol wine or liquor or liquors of
any kind Whatsoever. containing al"u-
hol. shall not be mauufa 'turod, sold
given. purchased, dispensed or other
wise disposed Of within this state AZ
ter January /. 1918; provided. nothing
In this section shalt be held TO applS
10 dcmatuTed or wood alcohol or RTpin
alcohol when Intended auC used for
medic mai mechanical and scientiti,
purposes only, OF to wine, when in
tended and used for sacramcntal pur-
poses only.
Section 2. Any person violating any
OF the provisions Of section one CO Of
this article shall. upon conviction, he
punished by n fine OF not less than fif-
" dollars. nor more than one thous-
and dollars and shall he Imprisoned In
the county Jail or state pCnitcntiary
for not less than thirty days nor more
than two years. ana upon conviction
for a second and subsequent violation
of said section, such person shall he
punished by fine oi not less than
two hundred dollars. nor more than
one thousand dollars. and shah bee inn
pflson"d In the state pcnitentiary for
term ~ not less than ON" year nor
NOR" than five years,
section 3. In all prosecutions under
this article or any laws enacted bS
the legislature supplemCntdry hereto
the district court IN which any such
cause shall he pending shall have th'
right OF It's own motion. or upon APP
plicatlon hy -dc district attorney, {,
change the venue of such cause ~ 1ny
other county, hut in case a change of
venue Is granted, the county shall pas
the reasonable expenses incurred b,
the defendant. hy reason of sucl
change. upon order Of 'ho district
court
Proceedings Interpreted
The senate deliberations are bcinf
ably interpreted into spanish, h'
Ccsurlo $ Pedrogou During the las
session OF the state legislature th,
senate did not require q interpreter
The house has always had one. At
Indication Of the hearty cooperation a.
Governor dc Baca with the law max
crs Is contained in his personal mes
sage to the members of the senate "a
conveyed hy Chairman Rarth ~ ~
notifying committee. Tn" goycrno
said that they need not hesitate Il
consult with him personally a. m
hour Of the night or day, whether per
mittod hy the physician or not" ant
that he extended 10 them a "cordia
invitation" 10 come,
Opposition Ia Drys,
Leaders In opposition Co submission
are singularly hard 10 find At leas
one representative however has Ia
cal option law to propose, provide
however that party caucuses VIII per
NIT hiin 90 get Il on TO the floor. Tn
committee on constitutional amend
mems is expected a. report the suh
mission resolution back To the sen
ate as soon as u is printed, ana
vote will probably be- reached With
week
strong opposition To- at least on