The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

Under the provisions of the Shaw act, | or "bone-dry' bill as it is generally known, Alabama will be made as nearly dry as it is possible for law to make it. After defining what liquors come under it's provisions, the act, through IA pages, of typewritten copy. gives the most ex- plicit details of the administration and enforcement of the law. Heavy penalties are prescribed for all persons violating any of the provisions of the act, even the trial judges before whom persons accused of infractions of the law are con victed, coming in for legislative notice, to the extent of being penalized if they suspend or withhold sentence for the purpose of delaying or defeating the pun ishment of convicted persons.
 l The first section of the bill gives the 1 following definition of the prohibited liquors and beverages included in the lact:
 1 Section 1. That in addition to the l liuuors liquids drinks and beverages l already embraced in the term "prohib- ted liquors and beverages as defined oy the existing laws of the state or Ala bama enacted in 1915, the said term snail thereafter be deemed also to include and embrace the following l 6) All liquors, liquids, drinks or oev- 
 as a substitute for beer, ale, rum, gin, whisky or for any other alcoholic, spirit uous, vinous or malt liquor; and TUT ther, that any liquor, drink or liquid made or used for beverage purposes con Itaining any alcohol, shall be deemed an alcoholic liquor, within the meaning or the term prohibited liquors and bever- ages as defined in this act in connec- ton with existing prohibition laws Of Alabama"
 Section makes it unlawful for any common or other carrier, or any person, lcorporation or association or combination of persons, to carry. bring or introoucs into this state, or to deliver to any per lson whomsoever in this state any of the prohibited liquors or beverages del1ned in section 1 and by existing laws of Ala bama, in any quantity whatsoever, whether in original package or otherwise to accept the delivery of or receive, nave possession or possess in this state, any of said prohibited liquors and beverages lexcept that this section shall not apply to the possession of cordial made rom cranes or other fruit, grown by the per son making it for his own domestic use lupon his own premises, but he may not have in his possession more than HVe gallons for use in any one year. EAcep tions are also made fOr medicinal anu l sacramental uses. .
 Section prohibits the keeping of snch prohibited liquors and beverages by members of social clubs or other asso- cations in lockers or rooms or such clubs and imposes upon the officers ot : such clubs or associations the duty of preventing the violation of this sectioh' Presence of liquors in lockers or other iplaces will constitute prima facia evi- dence that the officers in charge are I permitting wilful violation of this act | ittdo authority to suspend sentence in whole , or in part of convicted persons. declares such suspension null and void and the ! trial judge ordering such suspension snai , be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Section 5 prescribes the manner IT , which alcohol for medicinal purposes
 may be sold. and requires physician . before issuing prescription for any , prohibited liquors, to make an actua , examination of the person for whom |, he is prescribing.
 , Section describes the manner 1T , which alcohol for medicinal purposes : and wine for sacramental purposes may | be brought into the state and now Kept
 Section requires a physician to file , an affidavit with the probate judge him
 self to comply with the law as a pre- requisite to prescribing any prohibited liquor for his patients. : Section requires the name of tn, ) consignor and consignee and the quan
 tity of liquor or wine to be written o printed on the outside of the packag' or container, and requires the agent :. servant or officer of the carrier to fill ] statement of same with the probate judge.
 Section makes it unlawful for an! owner of property to permit or allow an! l one to have. possess. operate or locate ol , his premises. any apparatus. plant O tstructure for the distilling or manufac Lure of prohibited liquors or beverages land the presence of such apparatus
 plant or structure shall be prima faci
 evidence of actual knowledge on the par loi the tenant or owner in possession.
 Section 10 provides that upon ccnvic - ton in the circuit court of any persoi
 for unlawfuly- distilling or manufac Ituring or making any prohibited liquor
 or beverages there shall be charged Il the bill of costs the sum of $SO to be al
 lowed the sheriff or other person wh furnished the evidence and brought abou lthe conviction.
 Section Il requires the sheriff or othe jcustodian of prohibited liquors to destro lthem within 10 days after the conVc ltion of the person in whose possessio they were found, and penalizes him the sum of $50 for failure to do so.
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 Section 12 declares all appliances use
 in distilling. manufacturing or maxim
 prohibited liquors to be contraband, an
 directs their summary destruction, te
 gether with /all liquors or beverage
 found on the premises, and that the owr
 CT shall forfeit to the state all propert
 used in connection with the illegal plan
 together with the buildings and lots
 parcels of ground constituting the prem
 ses on which the unlawful act is pei formed or permitted to be performe'
 The forfeiture shall be effected by bi
 in equity filed by the attorney genera
 solicitor or other prosecutor in the count
 wherein the property is located.
 Section B declares all conveyances an
 vehicles of transportation of any kim
 whether on land. or water or in the al
 which have been used for the illegal cor
 veying of prohibited liquors or beverage