The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-10-12
INITIATIVE PETITION

INITIATIVE PETITION
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. l
INTRODUCED BY INITIATIVE
PETITION
January Is, 1917
I,;,;.t;ve Petition filed in the office of the
Sa"ra,arv OF state OF the State of Nevada,
Dscembsr 10, 1916, and subscribed by 1892
opalihed electors Of the State OF Nevada,
ssid number being more than ten per centum
III the qualified electors of the State of Ne
vada.
January IS, 19l7-Rules suspended, reading
az far had = onsidered irst reading, rules fur
ther suspended, read second time by title,
and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
January 80, 19l7-Ihe Committee on En-
rlossment hereby ~certities that bound copy
Of Assembly Bill No. ! hereto attached is a
correct copy of the triplIcate thereof III its
ALEX l.. TANNAHILL,
Chairman of ENDORSEMENT Committee
January 81, 1917 Reported back from Com
mittee on Judiciary uniavorably, for the
reason that it is the opinion Of judiciary
mint that he people OF the State OF
Nevada should vote directly on this Issue.
January 81, l917-kules suspended, bill en-
crossed, placed Ola third reaulng and hnal
lassage, and lost by the following vote:
Yeas 5, nays 81, absent l.
Transmitted to the Secretary OF State Janu-
II. W. EDWARDS,
Chief Clerk.
Sent to Senate February ), 1917.
Rejected by Senate February 8, l9II. lex
tract from Senate Journal, Twenty EighSh
Session, Iwenty-htth Day, thursday, feb-
ruarY s, 1917, page Us II printed oook.l
IAN Act to prohibit the manufac-
ture, sale, keeping for sale, and
gift, Of malt, vlnous and spurious
liquors, and other intoxicating
drinks, mixtures or preparations;
making the Superintendent OF n
Nevada State Pollce ex-ottlclo Com
missioner OF PronlDltlon, and de-
timing his duties; and providing tor
the enforcement OF this Act, and
prescribing penalties tor the VIOLA
ton thereof"
The People OF the State OF NeUod0
DO eHUct US J0GtOtCS:
SECTION L. ILe woru liquors" as used in
this act shan be construed to embrace ali malt,
vIuous or spirltuuus liquors, VINE, porter, ale,
beer or any uGher Intoxicating urluk, mixture
or preparation Ut lIhe laGure; anu All malt or
breweu drinks, whether intoxicating OF not,
shall be deemed mat liquors within Lhe mean
ing OF this act; and ali liquids, mixtures or
preparations, whether patented or not, which
Will produce intuXlcatlon, aud all beverages
cJutaIulng 50 mucn as one-haIf OF one per
centum OF alcohol by volume, shall be deemed
splrltuOus liquors, aud ali snail be emDracedln
the word liquors, as heI elnatter used IN this
act.
SEC. 2. Except as hereinafter provided, the
manufacture, sale, Keeping or storing Tor sale
IN this state, or offering or exposing Tor sale OF
Of liquors or auslnthe or any drink compound
ed with absinthe are forever prohibited IN this
state, except liquors manufactured prior to
July first, one Thousand nine hundred and SIX
teen, and stored Ill United States bonded ware
houses III the Custody OF the United States col
lector Of internal revenue, and the SAID liquors
when tax paid and IN transit from such ware
houses To points outside OF this state.
SEC. ). Except as hereinafter provided, II
any person acting tor hIuself, or tor, or
through another, shall manufacture or seL or
keep, store offer Or expose tor SAFE; or solicit
or receive orders tor any liquors., or abslnthe
or any drink compounded with abslnthe, he
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeano tor
the first otfense hereunder, ana upon convlc-
ton thereof shall be lined not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and imprisoned IN the county JAN not
less than two nor more than twelve months,
and upon conviction OF the same person Tor
the second otfense under this act, he shall be
guilty OF q felony and be confined III the penn
t~entlary not less than one nor more than i've
Years; and il shall be the DUTY of the prose-
cutting attorney IN all cases to ascertain
whether or not the charge made is the first
or second otfense; and If II be a second uhense,
it shall be so sta.e1 III the information or IN
dictment returned, anu the prosecuting attor-
ney shall introduce the record evidence before
the trial Court OF SAID second otfense, ana shall
not be permitted to use his discretion III charg-
ing SAID second otfense, or IN introducing evl-
dence and proving the same on the trial; and
any person, except a common carrier, who
shall act as the agent or employee OF such
manufacturer or such seller, or person SO keep
ing, storing, offering or exposing tor sale said
liquors, OF act as the agent or employ ee OF the
purcnaer OF such liquors, shall he deemed
guilty OF such manufacturing or selling, keep
ing, storing, Offering or exposing for sale, as
the case may be; and Ill case OF a sale in which
a shipment or delivery OF such liquors is made
by a common, OF other carrier, the sale thereof
shall be deemed to be made i'll the county
wherein the delivery thereof is made by such
carrier to the consignee, his agent or employee.
As information, Indictment or criminal COM
plant for an otfense committed under the pro
visions of this section, shall be sufficient,
which shall charge in substance and effect that
within one year last past, the defendant, IN
the said county OF ................ did un.