The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-05
ACTION OF CONGRESS MAY
CAUSE EXTRA SESSION
OF GEORGIA LAWMAKERS

Atlanta. Ga, Marcn 5.-Thc action
of congress i'll passing the resolution
postponing until JULY l the effective
ness OF the Reed bone dry amendment
to the post Office appropriation bill is
generally taken among Georgia state
capital officials to mean that Governor
Harris will call an extra session OF
the legislature for action on a bill pro-
hibitng the shipment Of intoxicants
in any quantity into this state.
Previous to the entry of the Reed
bone dry amendment INTO the situa-
ton, Governor Harris had made up
his mind to issue the call for an ex-
ira session and had informed the adj
vocatcs Of an extra session of his
decision
The passage Of the Reed amend
ment, which seemed to remove the
immediate necessity ;or bone dry leg
islation in Georgia, suspended the
governors intention for the time be-
ing, although it was beginning to be
realized, before Congress took its sec
ond action in postponng the effective
date Of the measure, that the Reed
amendment was full Of leaks any
way, and would fail 10 accomplish the
purpose for which it was intended.
Had the Reed amendment become
effective Immediately and had it fail
ed to stop the shipments of liquor
from pouring into tie state, Govern
or Harris probably would have gone
ahead and called the extra session of
the legislature Now that the effect
i've date OF the Reed amendment has
been set forward until July l, it is re-
garded as practically certain that the
governor will return to his original
decision in the matter and issue the
call.
A definite announcement OF his
purpose will probably be forthcoming
early in the week.
Here Are Amendment Against LIQUOR
Traffic
Section ). That no letter. postal
card, circular, newspaper, pamphlet
or publication OF any kind containing
kany advertisement OF spirituous vim
Ious5.. malted, fcrmented or other in
toNicafing liquors Of any kind. or CON
tain&ng a solicitation OF an order or
orders for said liquors, or any OF them,
sail be deposited III or carried by the
mails OF the United States. or be de
livered by any postmaster or directed
to any person, firm corporation or as
sociation or other addrcssee. at any
place or point in any state or terri
tory OF the United States at which
ii is by law in force in the state or
territory at that time unlawful to ad-
vertise or solicit orters for such IL
qnors. or any Of them. respectively.
"If the publisher OF any newspa-
per or other publication or the agent
of such publisher, or if any dealer in
such liquors, or his agent, shall know
ingly send or cause 10 be sent, any
thing to be conveyed or delivered by
mail in violation of the provisions of
this section, or shall knowingly de-
liver or cause to be delivered by mail
anything herein forbidden to be car
ried by mail, shall be fined not more
than $1,000 or imprisoned not more
than Sin months. or both, and for any
subsequent offense shall be imprisoned
not more than one year. Any person
violating any provision of this section
may be tried and punished, either in
the district in which the unlawful mat
ter or publication was mailed or to
which it was carried by mail for de-
livery, according to direction there
on, or in which it was caused to be de-
livered by mail to the person to whom
it was addressed.
Whoever shall order purchase or
cause Intoxicating liquors to be trans
ported i'll interstate commerce, except
for scientific, sacramental, medicinal
and mechanical purposes, into any
state or territory athe laws of which
state or territory prohibit the manu-
facture or sale therein OF Intoxicating
> liquors for beverage purposes, shall
be punished as aforesaid
Provided that nothing herein shall
authorize the shipment of liquor into
any state contrary to the laws OF such
state:
Provided further. that the postmas-
ter general is hereby authorized and
directed to make public from time to
time in suitable bulletins or public no
tees the names of states in which it
is unlawful to advertise or solicit or
ders forssueh liquors"
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