Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-08-08
INTOXICATING LIQUOR
DEFINED BY DRY BILL.

The house on Tuesday gave final an
proval to the national prohibition act.
providing for enforcement of both war
time and constitutional prohibition.
The hnal voice came after motion
to recommit the bill and substitute q
much more liberal one offered by Rep
resentative Igoe of Missouri, was de-
feated by vote of 136 to 255.
Intoxicating liquor is clearly defined
IN the bill as any beverage that con-
tains one half of per cent or more of
alcohol, and this definition stood up
during the two weeks discussion, des-
pite many efforts to save light wines
and beers.
Private stocks in homes were safe
guarded, with the provision that this
liquor may be used only by the owner,
his family or bona fide guests.
The prohibition enforcement bill, as
it passed the house, provides:
After Jan. rs, 1920:
Every person permitted under the law
to have liquor in his possession shall
report the quantity and kind to the
commissioners of internal revenue
(This applies to chemists, physicians,
etc.
After Feb. 1920:
The possession of any liquor, other
than as authorized by the law, shall be
prime facie evidence that it is being
kept for sale, or otherwise, in violation
of the law.
1t will not be required, however, to
report and it will not be illegal to nave
in ones possession liquor in a private
dwelling while the same is occupied,
and used by the possessor as his pri-
vate dwelling, and the liquor is used
for personal consumption by the owner
his family, or his guests.
The possessor of such liquors, how
ever, bears the burden of proof that
the liquor was acquired, and is possess
ed lawfully.
Intoxicating liquor is defined as a
beverage, containing more than one
half of one per cent of alcohol.
Any house, boat, vehicle or other
place, where liquor is manufactured,
or sold is declared nuisance
No person shall manufacture, sell,
barter, give away, transport, import,
export, deliver, furnish, or receive,
any Intoxicating liquors
Liquor for nonbeverage purposes and
and wine for sacramento use, may be
sold under specified regulations.
Denatured alcohol, medicinal prep
arations Gncluding patent medieines)
unfit for beverage purposes, toilet ar
ticles, fiavoring extracts and vinegar
are exempted.
Registered physicians are authorized
to issue prescriptions under strict reg
ulations for the use of liquor in cases,
where it may be considered necessary
as a medicine.
Liquor advertisements of all kinds
are prohibited.
Sale, manufacture or distrib button of
compounds, intended for use in the I'M
lawful manufacture of liquor. is pro-
hibited, together with sale, or publica-
ton, of recipes for home manufacture.
Use of liquor as beverage on any
public conveyance, train, boat or jitney
bus, is prohibited.
Broad powers are given under the
search and seisure section to officers
charged with enforcement of the law.
They may enter dwelling house, in
which liquor is sold, and seize it, to-
gether with implements of manufac-
ture.
Seizure of all craft, or vehicles, used
in the transportation of liquor, is au-
thorized.
Enforcement of the wartime act and
constitutional amendment is provided
for in the measure in practically the
same manner.
For first offense violators, the max
imum fine is 81, 900, or six months i'm
prisonment, and for subsequent offens-
es, fines range from 5000 to $4,000, or
one month TO five years, in prison.
enforcement of both the war time
act, and the Amendments is reposed in
the internal revenue bureau and the de-
partment of justice.
OF the one hundred members voting
against the bill fifty-two were demo-
crates and forty-eight republicans.