The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-05-04
An Important Act.

An Act will be introduced in tn,
Legislature, at it's session this
month. prohibiting the sale Of
alcoholic liquors within twenty.
Ave miles Of Camp Beauregard
near Alexandra. The Baune: en-
dorses the purpose of this Act;
and urges upon the mem bers OF
the Legislature from this Parish
20 vote for, and support 1t. The
following ts q synopsis of the
Act:
THAT, throughout the time in which
the United States is engaged in war,
the sale, barter, exchange or other
TRAFFIC OF or in spirituous malt or vim
uous liquors, or medicated bitters
capable of producing intoxication,
within the radius of twenty-five miles
OF Camp Beauregard in the State of
Louisiana, when and while said Camp
Beauregard is being used for the
training, quartering or holding of
soldiers. is hereby prohibited and
shall be unlawful except as herein
provided.
THAT 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation. during
the time the United States is engaged
in war, to ship or transport by or
over any common carrier, express
company or service car, any said
liquors or indicated bitters into said
twenty-five-mile zone or territory,
when and while said Camp Beaure-
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aforesaid, except as herein provided.
the time the United States may be en-
gagged in war, tor any person, firm or
corporation, to carry, in any manner,
any of said liquors or indicated bit
ters into said zone or territory, when |
and while said Camp Beauregard is !
being used for the purposes aforesaid.
except as herein provided.
THAT the foregoing provisions
shall not apply to bona fide sales,
shipments and transportation for
purely medical or sacremental pur-
poses.
THAT during the time the United
States is engaged ia war, it shall be
unlawful for any police jury, munich.
pal body, tax collector, clerk, or any
other body or person 10 authority, to
ssue any license or permit of anyl
kind authorizing or permitting anyi
person. firm or corporation to engage
n the business Of selling, bartering
or otherwise traficing 10
vinuOus or malt LIQUORS
Within said some or territory, when
md while said Camp Beauregard is
lsed for said purposes: and all such
licenses and permits ia force at the
lime this act shall go into effect, are
hereby revoked and annuIled, and
shall be void and of no effect.
That the owner and holder of anv
such license herein revoked and an.
RULED shall upon delivery, surrender
Ind cancellation to and by the officer,
,r his successor ia office, who issued
UGH license, be entitled to be refund
d the prO.rata of the sum paid for
aid license, which the unused period
hereof. reckoning from the date this
let goes into effect shall bear to the
otal period of said license, and the
aid refund shall be made out of the
public treasures which
'ere the bene6ciar;es of said original
'ayments, and to the prO-rata extent
4 such pecuniary benefit. As
That any person violating anvil
of this act shall be deemed
Utility Of . misdemea nor, and, upon
therefor, shall be fined not
ess than 500 nor more than $500 for
ach offense, or shall be imprisoned
Or not less than thirty days, nor !,
lOre than six months. or shall suffer
9th such fine and Imprisonment, at
ae discretion of the court.
That it shall be the duty of all /
ourts OF this state. having jurisdic-
on OF the facts, whether such iuris-
lotion of facts be original or on APP
eal, upon whose dockethppear pros
:utiOhs for the violation of any oil
le provisions Of this act, ITO convened
n the trial and disposition Of said
resolutions not less than once il
ach two weeks. except only during
Re constitutional vacation period.
i'd all such cases. in both the courts
original jurisdiction and of appel.
te jurisdiction, whether such appel.
te jurisdiction be on questions Of
W alone, or on both law and facts,
la!i be tried, heard and decided by
reference.