Evening journal., 1919-06-27
LIQUOR MAY BE
KEPT BY Dealers
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lection Of individuals living, resld-
I'm or staying in those portions OF
the state OF Delaware where the
sale OF liquors is prohibited by law,
TO receive, directly or indirectly,
liquors from common carrier, or
other carrier, or 10 have in his.
her. It's or their possession. at any
one time, more than one quart OF
spirituOus liquors or one dozen
pint bottles OF malt liquors; and
anyone guilty Of the violation OF
the provisions Of this section shall
be subject to the same nnes and
penalties provided for the unlaw-
ful sale Of liquors in that terri
tory, and In addition thereto the
conilscation OF such liquors as
hereinafter provided
Paragraph :. Of the same law. pro
vides for the search Of premises where
/ liquor is kept or stored I'm violation Of
/ That law, but IL has been found. on eX-
animation Of that paragraph. that
search and seizure can be made legally
only when such liquor is exposed.
stored or kept FOR sale or barter" This
raises a question as 20 whether liquor
I That Is simply stored. such as in saloons
but is not offered for sale or barter
after July 1. can be seized under the
search and seizure" section Of the law.
While Attorney General Reinhardt
I has made no statement as 90 the course
| he VIII pursue under that section. Il Is
felt by the liquor dealers and many
other persons. that there would ne no
attempt by the attorney generals de-
partment 10 seize liquor that is in the
possession o. hotel and saloon prCprie-
tors after July 4. provided they do not
attempt 10 sell or distribute that lquor
The Rev. +. C. Pretiyman. field agent
/ OF the Anti-S3lOOn League, today said
that as the "drys' view the law they
could bring about a search and
/ seizure OF such premises and liquor
| but whether they would" do so he
was not prepared TO say today.
That paragraph Of the Loose law
says:
Every justice Of the peace upon
information made under oath or
examination that any person is
manufacturing. selling. Offering or
exposing, keeping or storing for
sale or barter. contrary 20 law,
any liquors or that the afilant has
/ cause to believe and does believe
! that such liquors are being man
ufactured sold. offered, kept or
stored for sale or barter In any
house. building or other place
named therein. contrary 10 the
provisions Of this act, shall issue
his warrant requiring the person
suspected TO be arrested. and the
said home. building or other place
20 be searched. and the parties
found therein 10 be arrested and
brought before him as aforesaid.
and in such warrant shall require
the officer 10 whom 70 is directed
TO seize and hold all liquors, found
in such house or building, and also
vessels, bar fixtures, screens.
glasses. bottles, Jugs and other
appurtenances apparently used in
the sale, keeping or storing OF
such liquors contrary 10 law"
10 will be observed from the fore
going that the anldavit must set forti
a suspicion that the liquor stored In
building ls "for sale or barter" and
this may furnish a method whereby
liquor dealers may keep their stocks
OF wet goods on their premises
under lock and key. without them beine
connscated. provided nothing is done In
the way Of Offering the liquor for sale
or distribution.
The Liquor Dealers Association IS n
have another meeting on Sunday MORN
ing. when the members may shape
their own course to be followed after
, June 30. provided the President does
! not remove the wartime prohibition
r restrictions. Many Wilmington liquor
dealers feel that the ban will be re-
scinded by the President before July /
, Delaware is in a different position
? from many other States, in that II hai
) the Loose law. that can be applied e
enforce prohibition, many other states
: eXcepiing those that have voted dry
2 or have Statewide prohibition laws
{ having no statute that could be applied
81 so drastically TO enforce wartime pro
2 hibition.
5 The Loose law defines intONlcatin
I liquors as any liquor or compound tina
G contains more than One-half or on
Y ner cent Of alcohol. This would pro
g hibit the manufacture and sale or wv
- and three-quarter per cent. beer unles
the President removes the ban by Jul
70 1.
20 Many other States do not have a laN
defining Intoxicating liquor" an issu
3 in which the Federal Circuit Court q
e Appeals for the district Of New Iorl
/, handed down a decision yesterday tina
y leaves the question in doubt th
Judges suggesting that an appeal b
/, taken as soon as possible TO the Unite
4 states Supreme Court for final deter
minatl0n.
WHEN BRAIN WEARY
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