The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-09-05
SENATE VOTES
FOR DRY NATION
Prohibition of Manufacture of
Beer and Wine After May
I Is One Provision.
UNTIL THE WARS END.
President May Order Arid Zones at
once-ciause Gives Him Authori-
ty to Protect Industrial Plants
and Munitions Works.

and Munitions works.
washington. The text of the pro-
hibition amendment to the emergency
agricultural bill as adopted by the
senate follows:
fThat after June 80, 1919, until the
conclusion of the present war and
thereafter until the termination of de-
mobilization, the date of which shall
be determined and Teoclaimed by the
President of the United States, for the
purpose of conserving the man power
of the nation and to increase efficiency
in the production of arms, munitions,
ships, food and clothing for the army
and navy, it shall be unlawful to sell
for beverage purposes any distilled
spirits, and during said time no dis
titled spirits held in bond shall be re-
moved therefrom for beverage pur-
poses, except for export.
after May 1. 1919, until the con-
clusion of the present war and there
after until the determination of de-
mobilization, the date of which shall
be determined and proclaimed by the
President of the United States, no
grains, cereals, fruit or other food
products shall be used in the manufac-
ture or production of beer, wine or
other intoxicating malt or vinous
liquor for beverage purposes.
Sale Only for Export.
"After June 30, 1910, until the con-
clusion of the present war. and
thereafter until the termination of de-
mobilization, the date of which shall
be determined and proclaimed by the
President of the United States, no beer,
wine or other Intoxicating malt or
vinous liquor shall be sold for bever-
age purposes except for export. The
commissioner of internal revenue is
hereby authorized and directed to pre-
scribe rules and regulations subject to
the approval of the secretary of the
treasury, in regard to manufacture and
sale of distilled spirits and the re-
moyal of distilled spirits held in bond
after June 80, 1919, until this act shall
cease TO operate, for other than bever-
age purposes; also in regard to the
manufa NJ sale and distribution Of
wine for sacramentaI. medicinal or
other than beverage uses.
After the approval of this act no
distilled malt, vinous or other intoxi-
eating liquors shall be imported into
the United States during the continu-
ance of the present war and period
of rehabilitation.
Penalties Provided.
ANY person who violates any of the
foregoing provisions shah be punished
by Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or by fine not exceeding 81 600,
or by both such Imprisonment and fine.
Provided, that the President of the
United States be. and hereby is, au-
thorized and empowered, at any time
after the passage of this act, to estab-
lish zones of such size as he may deem
advisable about coal mines, munition
factories. shipbuilding plants and such
other plants for war materials as may
seem to him to require such action
whenever, in his opinion, the creation
of such zones is necessary and advisa-
BILE in the proper prosecution of the
war, and that he is hereby authorized
and empowered to prohibit the sale,
manufacture or distribution of intoXi-
eating liquors in such zones, and that
any violation of the presidents regula-
lations in this regard shall be punish
ed by Imprisonment for not more than
one year, or by fine of not less than
$1,000, or by both fine and imprison-
ment.
Provided further, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to inter
fere with the power conferred upon
the President by section 15 of the food
control act; approved August 10, 1917"