Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-10-19

/ cuuon thereof III any court III the stat,
/ having jurisdiction OF such matters
and for the purpose of enforcing sucl
/ laws, the said commissioner. his agent,
and deputies, shall have all the power:
now vested in the Sheriffs, their depu-
| ties, and conStables and police officer.
| IN the state Provided, that nothing
IN this act shall be construed to TAKE
from or to relieve any of the said off.
Ger from any duty imposed upon hin
by any statute OF the state.
Sec. Il. The commissioner. his
agents and deputies, and the attorney.
general prosecuting attorney, or an,
citizen OF the county where such a nui-
Sance as is defined in section fourteen
OF this act exists, or is kept or main
tanned, may maintain suit in equity
in the name OF the state To abate and
perpetually enjoin the same. and courts
of equity shall have jurisdiction thereof
The injunction shall be granted at the
commencement of the action and no
bond shall be required,
1t shall not be necessary Tor the
court to ind that the premises involved
were being unlawfully used as afore-
SAID at the time of the hearing. but on
hnding that the material allegations OF
the bill are true, the court shall order
that no liquors shall be sold. bartered
given away, distributed dispensed or
stored in such house, building. club
room or other place, nor in any part
thereof, Tor period of not to exceed
one year in the discretion of the court
IRON and after such finding, in case of
drug store; in other cases the order
Tor abatement shall be perpetual.
Any person violating the terms of
any Injunction granted in proceedings
hereunder shall be punished for CON
tempt summarily by the court without
the lmpaneling of any jury to try the
same, by fine OF not less than one
hundred nor more than five hundred
dollars, and by imprisonment in the
county jail not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than six months. in the dis
cretion OF the court or Judge thereof in
vacation. In case decree is rendered
IN favor of the plaintiff in any action
brought under the provisions of this
section, the court entering the same
shall also enter decree for a reason
able attorneys fee in such action in
favor OF the plaintiff against the de
PENDANTS therein, which attorneys fee
shall be taxed and collected as other
costs therein, and when collected paid
to the attorney, or attorneys of the
plaintiff therein.
Sec Is, In addition to the penalties
prescribed Tor violation of any of the
provisions of section two to sixteen,
inclusive, of this act, the court may in
its discretion, when such conviction is
had, require the defendant to execute
bond with good security to be approx
ed by the court or clerk thereof, in the
penalty of one thousand dollars, CON
ditioned not to violate any of the pro-
visions of any of said sections for the
term OF two years, and in default of
such bond may commit the defendant
to jail for said term of two years, UNI
less such bond be sooner given.
Sec. 49, All express companies, rail
road companies and transportation
companies within this state are hereby
required TO keep books in which shall
be entered Immediately upon receipt
thereof the name of every person to
whom liquors are shipped; the amount
and kind received; the date when delv-
cred, and by whom, and to whom de-
livered after which record shall be a
blank space, in which the consgnee
shall be required to syn his name in
person to such record, Which book shall
be open To the inspection of any state
county or municipal officer of this state
at any time during business hours of
the company; except that i'll the abb
sence or Sickness of duly licensed
druggist, having authority to sell pure
grain alcohol and wine for the purposes
prescribed by law, a registered phar-
macist in the employ of such druggist,
duly designated by such druggist, in
writing personally signed by him, to
the agent of the transportation COM
pany, may sign such druggists name to
the record of shipments of alcohol for
medicinal pharmaceutical, scientific
and mechanical purposes, or wine for
sacramento purposes by religious bod
les, such registered pharmacist being
required to write Immediately beneath
such druggists name his own name and
his connection with such druggist
Such books shall constitute prima facie
evidence of the facts therein stated, and
be admissible as evidence in any court
in this state having jurisdiction, or in
any manner empowered with the en-
forcement of the provisions of this act.
Any employee or agent of any express,
railroad company or transportation
company knowingly failing or refusing
to comply with the provisions Of this
section, shall be guilty of "a msdemean-
or and punished by fine of not less
than fifty nor more than one thousand
dollars, and may be imprisoned in the
county jail not less than thirty days
nor more than twelve months. Provid-
ed, however, that nothing herein con-
tanned shall permit or be construed as
permitting or authorizing, any common
carrier or transportation company to
bring or carry into this state. or carry
from one place to another within the
state, Intoxicating liquors for another,
even when intended for personal use,
other than pure grain alcohol and wine
and such preparations for druggists as
may be sold by them for special pur-
poses and the manner set forth in sec
tons four. and twenty-four.
Sec 20 Any citizen or organization
within this state may employ an attor-
ney to assist the prosecuting attorney
to perform his duties under this act
and Such attorney shall be RECOGNIZED