The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-28
EXECUTIVE AT THE LAST MOMENT
DISAPPROVES PROHIBITION ACT:
JOHNSON AMENDMENT Is KILLED
THE LAW

Under this law, it viii become 4
crime 70 manufacture OF sell any
liquor containing more than one
half of percent alcohol or any pat
ent medicine or other compounds 3t
for beverage purposes containing hat
Amount Of alcohol Violations 2r 2
II II investigated - commissioners
OF internal revenue and reported u
tn Local Cnitcd states attorneys.
Con u'i$si0ncls are authorized -
swear out vsllarts giving them a
right - search for liquor and arrest
offenders
alcoholic liquids not deemed IL
legal are dcnaJured Alcohol medic
nal preparations. II unfit for beE-
erage purposes which must have ne
up>ntt-V Of alcohol contained print
20 ptt each package; ijavoring ex-
tr.lcts mfr fJr bcve4 age Use, vinegar
1ad presE rNcd sweet cider Liquor
rnlrWfaetu, before the uill eorr
into effect may remain in United
states bonded warehouses and the
A,Corcl content reduced 70 bring Z
-FIth.u the law or withdrawn TO be
denatuecd
Seer containing less than one-hals
# percent alcohol MAJ be sold,
hut not under the name of beer OF
porter. Places where Intoxicating
d drinks are sold are 70 be declared
common nuisances and the fines I'M
q posed shall rest As liens against the
property if the owner had guilty
knowledge Of what was going on in
his building When such a place IS
discovered the law provides that an
injunction may be issued TO stop the
illicit sales and prevent revival OF
the liquor
( Liquor which IS seized may be
destroyed or delivered 70 any gov
ecnmental agency for medicinal me-
chan!eal or scientific uses or sold
70 persons having permits 70 pur-
oa4se it for such purposes DistlH-
crs and bonded warehouses may
under the law. upon the fling of 4
bond nj the obtaining df a permit
:: he use3 as in9ustr n alcoholic
plants The commissioners Of inter
nal revenue is authorized 10 issue
regulations governing industrial al
coho! plants and develop the non
beverage alcohol industry.
Penalties under the dry law ara
varied ranging from prison sentences
the law IS violated When the eight
zenith amendment 10 the Constitution
goes into effect next January MANY
4. Bl4r& prQvi Si2nS sef tthe law h}9one
operative These include the eSuil-
tion Of physicians who can0ot pre-
scribe liquor unless tncY are in nc
tive practice and licensed and the
physician nust believe il viii afford
relief to the patient Not more thar
one pint may be prescribed within ter
days Prescriptions must he made cat
on a form supplied by the internal
revenue comm isstoncr with stubs
Ike check book--the book To be
turned In after all tho blanks arc used
FOR the official records. Ne presevip-
tton NAV DO Allied more than once and
druggists must keep a record simila
to a poison record Of each sale. time
place. etc
Advertising. manufacture and sale
of labels or formulas for MAKING
liquor at home Is prohibited Adver-
tls.ag of liquor II any way is made
illegal Even the giving Of inforna.
. ton 8 TO where Il may be obtainet
is law breaking Vehicles used fol
transporting IL shall he seized
With regard to possession of alco-
holic drinks the act says possessi or
after February i 1890, snail lie primo
facie evidence of intent 10 violate. ex.
cept liquor in private homes legiti-
/ mately purchased before the law Wen
into effect. This liquor NAV be used
only of the personal consumption o,
/ the owner his family and guests
Private dwellings cannot be searched
unless it is suspected the beverage
is being sold in them, or part of thu
house is used for business purposes
Hotel and lodging house rooms, which
are transiently used, may be search.
ed Those permanently occupied by
the same persons are regarded a:
private dwellings.
Buildings used for selling liquor
may be closed for q year at the op.
ton OF the court. IF any one is in.
Jured by drunken person. the one
who sold the liquor may be sued, o,
the one who told the drinker where tc
get IL may be sued There are many
/ other sections regulating the bust
ness OF analyzing suspected drinks
! etc. and setting up the legal ma
chinery to enforce the law.