Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-07-06
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION
NOW IN EFFECT IN TEXAS
Ruling Pertaining to Shipment of In
toxicants Made by Attorney Gen.
erals Department.

Austin, Tex-Texas became bone
dry" state at midnight Tuesday night,
when approximately $50 saloons clos
ed their doors under a statutory state
wide prohibition act of the thirtyfifth
legislature. Eighteen hundred saloons
had previously been closed by legisla
tive act establishing a 10-mile dry"
zone around military camps and ship
building plants. Under the 10-mile
law, which became effective last April
Is, the sale of intoXicants ceased in
the principal cities of the state. Sa-
looms closing Tuesday night were To-
Gated in less populous districts.
The statewide prohibition act, it is
understood, is to be tested in the
courts as to it's constitutionality, but
a decision is unlikely before fall. be-
cause of the forthcoming recess of the
higher courts until October.
Another liquor regulatory law, ef-
fective at midnight Tuesday night. is
the "anti roadhouse" act. providing
that saloon licenses must be confined
to incorporated cities. Should the
statewide law be held invalid, the anti
roadhouse law would govern re-issu-
ance of liquor licenses.
1t was held Tuesday by the attorney
generals department that the zone law
is superseded by the statewide prOhi-
bition law, and that the new anti-ship-
ping law, also effective at midnight
Tuesday, supersedes that part of the
statewide law which relates to the
transportation of liquor into and with
in the State of Texas. Thus, the trans
portation prohibition in the statewide
law has not and will not become effect
i've
At midnight Tuesday the zone law
became obsolete and it will be possible
to ship alcohol into parts Of Texas for
scientific and expert
mental purposes; likewise, liquors
may continue to be brought in for me-
dicinal and sacramental purposes, but
under new and severe restrictions.
Under this ruling it would be pos
sible to personally carry liquor into
the zones which ceased to exist at
midnight, though it can not be shipped
for personal use. Liquor bought Tues
day and heretofore and stored outside
Of zones could be brought into such |
places by personal conveyance.
1t is held that the statewide law is |
The full and complete law on the sub
ject of manufacture, sale and trans
Dortation of intoxicating liquors |
throughout the entire State of Texas"
and that the anti-shipping act is the |
'uIl and complete law relating to the
of liquor, as it super
;edes the conflicting provisions of the
statewide law. 1t is noted that the |
law leaves in force and |
effect sections 6, Z. 8, ga, 10, II, 12,
g, II, Is, 16, II, 18 and 19 of the act
If the thirty-third legislature, known
IS the Allison law, and with the anti
shipping act constitute the complete
tatute on the shipment of liquor.
Manufacturers, chemists and analy-
ical laboratories will receive the bene-
it Of the new statute, for they will
hen be able to get alcohol which they
we're denied in the zone areas under
he zone law. Manufacturers of flavor
ng extracts, beverages, hair tonics,
erfumes and other like articles have
cen unable to get alcohol for manu-
actuTing purposes under the now su.
erseded zone law.