Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-14
HOG tight and BULL STRONG
Secretary Glass Understands Re.
qulrements Of Liquor Legislation
PROPOSALS TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION
Regulations Which Include the Power
of Search, Seizure and Destruction
Houses Convicted of Selling In
L. L. NI-I ~

he9uidtions WINCH thciude the PoWor
of Search, Seizure and Destruction
Houses Convicted of Selling In
toxieants to be Closed for Year.
The house judiciary committee some
time ago asked Hon. Carter Glass, sec.
retary Of the treasury, to give some
suggestions along the line Of bill to
secure the enforcement of wartime
prohibition when the law goes into ef.
feet next July. Among the chief pro-
visions recommended by Mr.. Glass are
the following:
All houses, buildings, boats struc-
lures or places Of any kind where dis
titled spirits, beer, wine or other In
toxicating malt or vinous liquor Is
manufactured, received, kept for sale,
or by means Of any device whatsoever
sold for beverage purposes, or where
stills or worms are manufactured will
be declared nuisances, including all
their contents. and abated.
No person by himself or any one for
him, directly or indirectly, 6r upon
any pretense shall sell, keep for sale.
solicit orders or help In transporting
such intoxicants.
Actions to enjoin any nuisance may
be brought in the name of the United
States by any United States district
attorney in his own name by any
citizen Of any state where such nri-
sancc exists or is maintained. Such
action shall be brought and tried as an
action Of equity. The jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States shall
be concurrent with that of the courts
of the several states.
Whenever any action to enjoin a
nuisance has been brought such ac-
tion shall be dismissed upon the mo-
ton of either the plaintiff or defend
ant until the United States district at
torney for the district shall have been
notified in writing of the filing Of such
motion.
If the existance Of nuisance be
established in any action. civil or
criminal, an order Of abatement shall
be entered as a part Of the judgment
in the case, which order shall direct
the destruction of the intoxicating
liquor and Of any still or worm, or
other apparatus for the manufacture
thereof, the removal from the build
ing or place Of all nxtures. furniture,
vessels, equipment, apparatus. or other
movable property used In any way IN
conducting the unlawful business Of
manufacture or sale. and the effectual
closing Of the building, erection, or
place against its use for any purpose
prohibited and so keeping II for q per-
iod of one year Cor until the date Of
termination of demobilization as pro-
claimed by the president) unless soon
er released.
II the United States district attorney
or assistant, or the commissioner Of
internal revenue, deputy commission
er or any assistant or agent employ
ed by him, or any creditable citizen Of
the jurisdiction, shall before any UNI
ted States court or Judge, or before any
commissioner Of any district court OF
United States, make written irforma-
ton, supported by his oath or affirma-
tion, that he has reason to believe and
does believe that any distilled spirits.
beer, wine or other intoxicating malt
or vinous liquor, described as parti-
cularly as may be In said information,
or any still, worm or other apparatus
for the manufacture of distilled spirits
is within the jurisdiction In any place
described as particularly as may be
in said information, owned or kept by
any person named or described in said
information as particularly as may
be, and Is intended by him to be used
or sold in violation of the provisions
of the War Prohibition Act" said
court, Judge or commissioner shall
upon finding probable cause for such
information issue his warrant OF
search. When any liquors, still, worm
or other apparatus shall have been
seized by virtue of any such warrant
the same shall not be discharged or
returned to any person claiming the
same by reason of any alleged insuffi-
cheney of description In the warrant
Of the liquors or other instrumentali-
ties of the place, but the claimant
shall only have right to be heard on
the merits Of the case.
I'm all actions, prosecutions and pro-
ceedings under the provisions OF this
act, the finding Of distilled spirits or
of beer, wine or other intoxicating
malt or vinous liquors In the posses
sion of one not legally authorized to
sell the same Except In a private
dwelling house, which does not in
clude or is not used in connection with
a tavern, public eating house, hotel
restaurant, shop, grocery or other place
of public resort) shall be presumptive
evidence that such liquors are kept for
illegal sale.
mo property rights of any kind
shall exist in any distilled spirits,
beer, wine or other Intoxicating malt
or vinous liquors, manufactured or
sold, or kept for sale for beverage
purposes in violation of the provisions
of the war prohibition act, and in all
such cases the same may be searched
for, seized and ordered to be destroy
ed"
Any intoxicants prohibited OF ma
chinery and any automobile or other
vehicle used In the conveyance or the
transportation Of intoxicants in vio-
lation of said act shall be seized and
delivered to the proper officer, and
shall be proceeded against by libel in
the proper court and forfeited.
A Reason for It.-Motorist (blocked
by load Of hay)-"I say, there, pull
out and let me by. You seemed In a
hurry to let that other fellows car