The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-09-05
SENATE ADOPTS
PROHIBITION BILL
SHEPPARD COMPROMISE AMEND
MENT WAS ADOPTED BY
SENATE WITHOUT A
ROLL CALL.
BILL EFFECTIVE JUNE 80, 1919
Any Person Who Violates Provisions
In Bill Subject to $1,000 Fine
or Imprisonment For One
Year.

Washington-The Sheppard com
promise amendment for national pro-
hibition, effective June 80, 1919, and
continuing until the American army
is demobilized, was adopted by the
senate without a roll call.
Disposal of the emergency agricul-
tural appropriation bill, to which the
Sheppard amendment is appended,
went over
The text of the amendment fol-
lows:
That after June 80, 1919, until the
conclusion OF the present war and
thereafter until the termination OF
rehabilitation, the date of which
shall be determined and proclaimed
by the president of the United States,
for the purpose of conserving the
manpower of the nation, and to in
crease efficiency in the production OF
arms, munitions, ships, food and
clothing for the army and navy, 1t
shall be unlawful to sell for beverage
purposes any distilled spirits, and dur
ing this time no distilled spirits held
in bond shall be removed therefrom
for beverage purpose except for ex-
port
After May /, 1919, until the con-
clusion of the present war and there
after until the termination of demobil-
ization, the date of which shall be
determined and proclaimed by the
president of the United States, no
grains. cereals, fruit or other food pro-
IN hn
ture or production of beer, wine, or
other intoxicating malt or vinous
liquor for beverage purposes.
After June 80, 1919, until the con-
clusion of the present war and there
after until the termination of demob-
iiization, 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 liquors shall be sold for
beverage purposes, except for export.
The commissioner of internal revenue
is hereby authorized and directed to
prescribe rules and regulations, sub
| ject TO the approval of the secretary
| of the treasury, in regard to the manu-
facture and sale of distilled spirits
held in bond after June 80, 1919, until
this act shall cease to operate, for
other than beverage purposes, also in
regard to manufacture, sale and dis
tribution of wine for sacramento,
medicinal or other 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.
ANY person who violates any of
the foregoing provisions shall be
punished by Imprisonment not exceed
ing one year, or by fine not exceed
ing $1,000, or by both, such imprison-
ment 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. ship building
! plants and such other plants for war
material as may seem TO him TO re-
quire such action whenever in his
opinion the creation Of such zones is
necessary to, or advisable in the pro-
per prosecution of the war, and that
| he hereby is authorized and empow-
cred to prohibit the sale, manufacture
or distribution of intoxicating liquors
in such zones, and that any violation
of the presidents regulations in this
regard shall be punished by imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or
| by fine of not more than $1,000"