The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-03
House Committee Reports StIff
Measures for Enforcement
of Dry Act.
BILL READY FOR SOLONS
Beverages Containing More than Ono
half of I Per Cent Alcohol Intoxi-
cating-Two Years Maximum
Penalty for Violation.

judiciary committee has completed
drastic legislation for the strict en-
forcement of both wartime and N
s%titutional prohibition.
With only slight notifications the
bill Chairman A. ]. Volstead of Min
nesota will submit 10 the house is the
same as that proposed by the ultra
dry" An appropriation of $780, 600
is provided to carry out the act.
Intoxicating Liquor Defined.
The man. provisions of the bill are:
Any beverage containing more than
one-half of one per cent of alcohol is
Intoxicating liquor"
When the wartime prohibition act
or constitutional prohibition goes into
effect cit shall be unlawful TO manu-
facture, sell, barter, give away, trans
port, import, deliver, furnish, receive
or possess any intoxicating liquor tx
cept as authorized by this act" The
only exceptions are for medicinal, sci
entific or sacramental purposes, or
where liquor is stored in private
homes, btiore prohibition goes into eff
feot for private use,
2 Years Maximum Penalty.
follows:
A fine of not less than 500 nor
more than $500 for the first offense
and a fine of not less than 5000 nor
more han $1,000 with Imprisonment
from thirty to ninety days for the
second offense. A fine of not less
than $500 and imprisonment from
six months to two years is pro-
vided for subsequent offenses. In adj
dition, courts may require bonds as
security that violators will not break
the law again for one cal.
Enforcement of the prohibition law
is lodged with the commissioner of in
ternal revenue and the department of
justice.
Patent and proprietary medicine
manufacturers must prove to the COM
missioner that their products cannot
be used in place of intoxicating liquor.
Liquor Prescriptions Limited.
Liquor may be prescribed for me-
dicinal purposes only by reputable
physicians, not more than one pre-
scription shall be given every 10 days.
Pharmacists filling these prescriptions
must be licensed.
Permits must be obtained to manu-
facture liquor for legal purposes, bond
being required. Transportation per.
mits are also required, both being fur.
nished by the prohibition commission.
er. Records of all transportation must
be submitted.
All liquor must be clearly labeled as
such when sold for leSal purposes.
Ten days after the passage of the act
all liquor illegally held must have
been disposed of, or it shall be con.
sidered violation of the law. All liquor
legally held must be reported to the
prohibition commissioner.
Illegal to Give Liquor. Tip.
Advertisement of intoxicating liquor,
by any method, or telling anyone
where he car get a drink. is prohibit.
ed. Bill boards with liquor ads must
be removed, or enforcement officers
have the power to paint them over OF
remove them.
No formulas or recipes for making
liquor and any tablets, substances,
compounds or preparations for the
same purpose may be sold.
Drinking on Trains Prohibited.
Drinking of liquor in public or In a
railroad train, automobile, dining CAT
or vestibule of a train is prohibited
and conductors are given the power tc
arrest.
Any person injured by an intoxicated
person can bring suit for damages
against the person who sold or assist.
ed in procuring the liquor for the in
toxicated person.
than $500, nor more than 81, 900 and
imprisoned for not less than n
month nor more than a year.
Any violation Of the act on leased
premises shall constitute a forfeiture
Of the lease.
Search for liquor may be made on {
warrant issued by a federal court. 6
court of record or a United States
commissioner.
Liquor in Homes Permitted.
A mans right to store liquor in HIS
home after July stood up against al
attack on that provision of the prohibi
tivn enforcement bill before the com
mittee.