Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-22


three states in the South-Florida,
Louisiana and Texas-may liquor III
any quantity be imported legally for
personal use after June 30 next, under
literal Interpretation of the act or
congress today. They alone have re-
tanned local option.
Congress by its action in adopting
the Reed amendment purports to make
absolute the statewide prohibition
legislation of Virginia, North Caro-
Ina, South Carolina, Georgia. Ala
hama and Mississippi. Thus they join
the bone dry" states, Arkansas and
tennessee, which already had enacted
statutes forbidding the importation OF
Il; uor.
The Florida legislature at its bien-
ria! session in April is expected 10
adopt resolution providing for ref
erendum on statewide prohibition, al
though there are only five out of fifty
Two counties in the state where liquor
can be sold legally. Dry forces in
Louisiana are preparing to fight for
a statewide bill at the next session OF
the legislature in 1918. About half of
the Louisiana parishes are dry under
the local option law.
Virginia became dry only on Nov. l
last, although the people had declared
for prohibition by 10000 majority on
q referendum in September 1914. The
hibition law passed by the legisla-
ture in January, 1916, permitted every
head of household to receive ship
INT of one quart of whiskey or one
SALON of wine or three gallons of beer
= month. Sale and manufacture with
in the state were prohibited.
Ratified BY The People.
North Carolina became prohibition
state on Jan. /, 1910, after the people
lad ratified statewide bill by ma
jority of $4,000 at a referendum cleo
ton in May, 1908. The legislature
PASSED law in 1915 permitting any
i diVidual to receive one quart of
whiskey or wine, or five gallons OF
beer every fifteen days.
South Carolina adopted prohibition
b. referendum vote in September
1915, after having had dispensary
system since 1891. The law permitted
ea h person to receive a gallon OF
either whiskey or beer or wine with
in month.
Georgia has been classed as a dry
state since January, 1908, but the pro-
hibitiOn law was not strictly enforced
in some of the cities until May l last
when a drastic law abolishing locker
clubs became effective. Under this
law each person was limited to a
monthly shipment of two quarts OF
whiskey or one gallon Of wine, or
I, rty-eight pints of beer.
Alabama enlisted under the prOhibi
ton banner in 1915 after several in
ehectual efforts to make the state dry
under the administration of Governor
Conner from 1907-11. The prohibition
law permitted citizen to receive a
shipment of one gallon at a time. This
law was ineffective, as it did not say
Nv often a shipment could be re-
ceived In 1916 a more drastic law
as passed making it unlawful for
a';y person to receive more than hall
SALON if yinous liquor or three gal
lens of matted or fermented liquors
G. one quart of spirituous liquor with,
in fifteen days. The legislature also
q sed in 1916 an anti-liquor advertis
ing law.
Arkansas voted statewide prohibi
ticn by 10000 majority last fall anC
'coame the first bone dry state il
the South. by voting down repea
at the people ratified a drastic state
de prohibition law enacted in 1915
tennessee adopted prohibition IL
''0S. but the law was not enforced il
tre larger cities until 1915. when tn
legislature enacted nuisance and Gus
tie laws aimed at city officials VIII
failed to enforce the prohibition laws