The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-11-06
WARTIME PROHIBITION.
Internal Revenue Collector Whaley,
Gives Synopsis Of Law.


commissioner of internal revenue, de-
filming the national prohibition act eff
fective October 80. 1919. Those por-
lions of the act ard the manner in
given in succinct form, for the infor-
nation Of the general public to enable
compliance with the law, also regula-
tons promulgated by the bureau of in
ternal revenue, in carrying out the
duties imposed upon it.
1. War time prohibition. This is
operative from the day after the pas
sage of the act until war is erded and
termination Of rehabilitation. Exact
date will be proclaimed by the presi-
dent, during the period the manufac-
ture, sale or use Of intoxicating H.
quors is prohibited.
2. Intoxicating liquor is defined TO
be: Alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum
gin, beer. porter wine, and any spirit
uous, vinuous, malt or fcrmented Ii.
quor, liquids ard compounds whether
medicated proprietary, patented or not,
and by whatever name called, fit for
use for beverage purposes, which con
tain IL of l per cent or more of alco-
hol by volume
3. 1t does not apply to any beverage
or liquid produced by the process by
which beer, ale, porter or wine is pro-
duced If 1t contains less than 1-2 OF
per cent of alcohol by volume and is
made as prescribed in Section 81,
Title III of this act, ard Is otherwise
dominated than as beer, ale or porter,
and is contained and sold in or from
such sealed and labeled bottles, casks
or containers as the commissioner may
by regulation prescribe.
A. Under rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the commissioner, the manu-
facture, sale and distribution of wire
for sacramento, medicinal or other
non-beverage uses is permitted
g. Any room, house, building, boat,
. vehicle, structure or place of any kind
where intoxicating liquor is sold, man.
ufactured, kept for sale or bartered in
violation of the act and all irtoxicat-
ing liquor and property kept and used
I'm maintaining such place is a public
and common nuisance under the terms
OF the act. The penalty for maintain
ing such is a fine of not less than 800
nor more than $1,000, OF Imprisonment
for not less than 80 days nor more
than one year. The property of per-
son occupied or used with his knowl-
edge in violating the war prohibition
act Is subject to sale to pay all costs
resulting from such violation by the
occupant thereof.
Title III, National Prohibition Act.
Paragraphs 1 to 5 inclusive, of the
war prohibition act remain unchanged,
in addition thereto the manufacture,
sale, transportation and possession of
Intoxicating liquors is strictly sorbid-
den, except under such ruies and regu-
lations as are prescribed by the com.
missioner Of internal revenue for use
in manufacture, medicine an the arts.
The use of Intoxicating liquo? for bev-
erage purposes is strictly prohibited,
except as permitted under the regula-
tions of the commissioner of internal
revenue Beverages heretofore known
as beer, ale or porter must be given
some other name. -
1t is unlawful for any person to adj
vertise, manufacture, sell or possess
for sale any utensil, contrivance. ma.
chine, preparation, compound, tablet,
substance, formula. direction or recipe
advertised, designed or intended for
use in the manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor, contrary to regulations pre-
scribed by the commissioner of internal
revenue. Nor may person solicit or
receive. or knowingly permit his en-
ployee to solicit or receive from any
person any order for liquor or give any
information of how liquor may be oh
tanned in violation of this act.
The right of action. is given under.
this act to any person who shall be
injured in person. property, or weans
Of support or otherwise by an intoxi-
Gated person, orby reason of the intoXi-
cation of any person whether resulting
hi his death or not.
There shall be a, right of action
against the person who unlawfully
sold to, or ualawfully assisted in PR
curing liquor for such intoxicated per
son. or who carsed ~ contributed t.
such intoxieation such injured per
son may rece.lo y tual and exemplary
damages.
In case ofsgleatc ~ The injured part,
the right of action given unde. the la,
shall survive 10 his on her executor or
administrato AMI tlIe amount SO re