Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-11
TO ALL CONCERNED
Do Not Violate the LaM-Flne and
Imprisonment Await These
Who Do

| The Congressional Act (H. R.. 6810)
constituting the meaning of Ine words
prohibiting the sale of or manufacture
lof-"beer, wine or other intoxicating
malt or vinous liquors" as used in the
War Prohibition Act, has become a
| law.
| Z 1t is now violation of law for any
person to manufacture or sell any
beverage in any quantity which con-
ttains one-half of one per centum or
more of alcohol by volume. There
fore, any person who manufactures or
sells any beverage lin violation OF
law) containing the above described
amount of alcohol, becomes yi0lator
OF law, liable to punishment, and may
be fined $1,000 and imprisoned for one
year in a Federal penitentiary. The
penalty does not apply to- registered
pharmacists who have obtained per-
NIT from. the Collector (Form 1879
Such pharmacists may sell only on
prescription of physician.
Attention is called TO the following
excerpt from the law
"The term WAR Prohibition Act.
used in this Act shall mean the pro-
visions of any Act or Acts prohibiting.
the sale and manufacture of intoxicat-
ing liquors until the conclusion of the
present war and thereafter until. the
termination of demobolization, the
date of which shall be determined and
proclaimed by the President of the
United States. The words-beer, wine
or other Intoxicating malt or vinous
liquors il the War Prohibition Act
Sholl ha a
any such beverages which contain
one-half or one per centum of alcohol
by volume: Provided, That the fore
going definition, shall not extend to
dealcoholized wine nor to any bever-
age or liquid produced by the process
by which beer, ale, porter or wine is
produced, if it contains less than one
half of one per centum of alcohol by
volume, and is made as prescribed in
Section 81 of Title ii OF this Act, and
is otherwise denominated than as
beer, ale, or porter, and is contained
and sold in, of, from, such sealed and
labeled bottles, casks or containers. as
the Commissioner may by regulation
A very important feature of the new
law declares that any place. room,
building, etc., where intoxicating
liquor is sold or manufactured is a |
public and common nuisance" and.
as such, may be abated or enjoined by |
court action. The provisions of the
law on this point are as follws:
Section ). ANY room, house, build |
ing, boat, vehicle, structure, or place
or any kind where intoxicating LIQUOR
is sold, manufactured, kept for sale, or |
bartered in violation of the War Pro-
hibition Act, and all Intoxicating lii
quor and all property kept and used
in maintaining such a place is here
by declared to be a public and COM
mon nuisanme, and any person who
maintains or assists in maintaining
such public and common nuisance1
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than $100 nor more than
$1,000, or be imprisoned for not less
than thirty days or more than one
year. or both. If person has knowl- |
edge that his property is occupied or |
used in violation of the provisions of |
the War Prohibition Act and suffers |
the same to be so used, such property
shall be subject to lien for and may |
be sold to pay all fines and costs as
sessed against the occupant of such
building or property for any violation
OF the War Prohibition Act occurringI
after the passage thereof"
ANY person who violates provisions |
of the War Prohibition Act as to the
sale of beverages containing one-half |
OF one per centum or more of alcoholi
by volume, in addition to the penal |
ties prescribed, also becomes liable |
to pay special tax of 81 600 if thel
sale or manufacture takes place in a |
territory which is dry by local or
law.
concerned the law provides thati
wholesale and retail liquor dealers
with stocks of wines and liquors on
hand, may sell (until their stocks are
exhausted) to pharmacists or drug
gists, but such pharmacists or drug
gists must hold. a permit (Form
1870 and must have received permis-
sion on Form 739 from the Collector to
make such purchases. Wholesale and
retail liquor dealers must be careful
not to sell to anyone not presenting to
them Form 7S9.
1t will be observed that the penalties
for violation of the War Prohibition
Act are severe. 1t is quite possible
for one and the same person who vio-
lates the law to be called upon to pay
100000 in fines, to be imprisoned two
years and to pay special tax of
81, 100000.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue has informed me that he hopes to
have the active cooperation of all
moral agencies in the proper admin
|istration of this law, including church.
Ies, civic organizations, educational So
cieties, charitable and philanthropic
associations, and that he expects that
all revenue officers and all state. coun-
ty, and local public officials will CO.
operate to the end that violators of the
War Prohibition Act may not escape
the penalties provided by law and that
such law be enforced thoroughly and
without fear or favor.
The War Prohibition Act expires
automatically on the conclusion of the
present was and the termination of de-
mobilization the date of which shall
be determined and proclaimed by the
President of the United States, and
the new National Prohibition Act
takes effect in January, 1920.
Very truly yours,
III n