The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1919-04-25
THE COMMISSIONER OF PROHIBITION BILL


to receive such be fixed by said commissioner
exceeding dollars $1,000 actual expenses
Te remained of section the filing and preservation OF
expense accounts)
commissioner o
his take and subscribe Constitutional oath OF office which shall
be filed in the Office OF the Secretary of State
before discharge duties OF his Office give bond
with security the
thousand dollars oOo and of the said deputies the penal
Ooo
their duties which bond shall be filed the Office OF the Sec
be duty of
him OF all laws and of the
United
hereafter enacted having do with the manufacture transportation sale
handling whatsoever of Intoxicating liquor and use such
publicity securing
law prohibiting the liquor traffic and exercise all other powers heren
coneed Provided however, that nothing this Act shall relieve any
required by the statutes OF the states oil limos " the statutes " "
United States or for any such statutes hereinafter enacted
Sec H. his section empowers the commissioner to prescribe g
aons governing his department. its employees records property etc.
provides for the maintenance of office at
Springfield discretion OF the commissioner with
the approval OF the governor at other places?
Sec ID empowers commissioner TO hire employees and incur ex-
Securing Evidence md Assisting Officials
Sec a. The said commissioner shall personally through his deputies
evidence violations OF all laws relating the
transportation sale handling whatsoever
Intoxicating liquor and therenpon shall make or cause be made com
plants such Violations and institute be instituted such
security for shall be required When the commissioned If an
shall deem xpedent he shall by his duly
appointed deputy and assist such prosecution
Is The said commissioner deputy shall have the
shers criminal and other issued as-
manufacture transportation,
handling sale OF intoxicating liquor and shall have the right
such hei require aid executing such There shall be
such commissioner deputies
the bill OF in which they perform any such service the
fees sherifs entitled TO receive.
deputies shall have authority
administer they know to have know
relative the manufacture transportation
handling sale of Intoxicating liquor in this State wherever they
find such and for the of assisting said commissioner
deputies violations the said laws They hereby
examine under OATH aud all whom they
suspect knowledge regarding said violations Any
testimony before such commissioner deputies SHALL upon
commissioner deputies sign such statement whole
part writing and refusal question rea
ing to the vocation OF amy am Rn ama " the r a shall
than twenty dollars ooo nor more than one hundred doars So
the county jail for not less than ten o days more
0 BOTH in the discretion of the court Provided
testimony OF such witness person signing u
statement against him criminal prosecution
IL said commissioner, deputies and inspectors arrest
without s by them violating any laws OF the state
Illinois relating manufacture transportation handling or sale
Intoxicating such before justice OF the
jurisdiction such proceedings and take
other steps the provides.
Power o Act States Attorney
Sec any duly fails refuses
action for the violation statute OF the
information complaint has been
proper his such appoint the
lawyers special who shall have authority and who
authorized exercise all the statutory OF the duly elected
Attorney said the prosecution Of such
Sec 10 provides for Analysing liquids beverages by State
Chemistry
Sec provides annual Gov
and other reports required by law
this shall be held be invalid hereby
portions this which expressly held
be invalid shall continue in full force and effect
The Rhode Island Senate passed which provides all
beverages containing of alcohol less shall be deemed
to be Notwithstanding in Rhode Island,
Now remains for New Jersey pass law providing that the
sting of mosquitoes Jersey shall be deemed pleasant and
soothing.
The vets picture Prohibition as expanse dry
burning sands reality liquor traffic Prohibition bed
qucksand the traffic struggles in it, the
will sink out of sight
Official CHICAGO Vote