Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-02
IRONCLAD MEASURE
FRAMED IN HOUSE
Drastic Bill to Enforce the Anti
Liquor Law.
S3,5oO,oOO FUND PROVIDED
ANY Beverage Containing More Than
One-HaIf of Per Cent of Alcohol
Is Declared to Be In
toxicatng.

Washington, June 26.-Drastic leg
hslation for the strict enforcement of
both wartime and constitutional pro-
Inhibition was completed by the house
judiciary committee. With only slight
notifications the bill Chairman Vol
stead will submit to the house is the
same as that proposed by the ultra
drys.
An appropriation of $3,500,000 is
lproyided to carry out the act. The
Amain provisions of the bill are:
Any beverage containing more than
One-half of 1 per cent of alcohol is
''intOximating liquor"
When the wartime prohibition act
or constitutional prohibition goes into
effect, it shall be unlawful to manu-
fracture, sell, barter, give away, trans
port import, export, deliver, furnish.
receive or possess any Intoxicating Ii
quOr except as authorized by this act"
The only exceptions are for medicinal,
scientific or sacramento purposes, or
where liquor is stored in private
homes before prohibition goes into eff
feet, for private use.
Punishments Provided.
Punishments for violations are rs
: follows:
A fine of not less than 500 nor more
Ithan $500 for the first offense, and a
fine of not less than 5000 nor more
than $1,000, with Imprisonment from
80 to 90 days, for the second Offense.
A fine of not less than $500 and i'm
iprisonment from six months to two
years is provided for the subsequent
Offenses. In addition, courts may re-
ouire bonds as security that violatOrs
will not again break the law for one
year.
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 may be prescribed for medi-
cinal purposes only by reputable ply
sicians, an not more than one pre-
scription shall be given every ten
days Pharmacists filling these pre-
scriptions must be licensed.
Permits must be obtained to manu-
facture liquor for legal purposes, bond
being required. Transportation per-
mits also are required, both being fur
h.
er. Records of all transportation must
be submitted.
Must Be Clearly Labeled.
All liquor must be clearly labeled as
such when sold for legal 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 Ii
,quOr legally held must be reported to
the prohibition commissioner.
Railroad and express companies are
not permitted to deliver liquor except
on sworn affidavit and permit that it
is for legal purposes.
Advertisement of Intoxicating liquor,
by any method, or telling anyone where
he can get drink is prohibited. Bill
boards with liquor ads must be re-
moved, or enforcement officers have
ythe power to paint them over or re-
move them.
Any picture of a brewery, distillery,
bottle, keg, barrel or box or other re-
8ceptacle designed to serve as an adj
ic
No formulas or recipes for making
liquor, and any tablets. substances,
compounds or preparations for the
same purpose may be sold.
Curb on Newspapers.
No newspaper or periodical can
print Statements concerning the man.
iufacture or distribution of alcoholic
liquors. for which the paper receives
compensation, unless with the article
is the following statement, printed as
paid advertising.
Drinking of liquor in public or in
railroad train, automobile. dining car
lor vestibule of a train is prohibited
and conductors are given the power 70
arrest.
Any person injured by an intoxicat-
ed person can bring suit for damages
against the person who sold or assist
ed in procuring the liquor for the in
toxicated person.
Bootleggers shall be fined not less
than $500 nor more. than 81 600 and inn
prisoned for not less than one month
nor more than year.
] Any violation of the act on leased
premises shall constitute a forfeiture
of the lease.