Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-06-27
DRAWS
DRASTIC Ne I ASSURE.
MOUSE JUDlc lARY * DY FRAMES:
LEGIsLATIoN FOR ENFORCE VIII
% =.. MENT or PROHIBITION.
.lNToxIcANTs ARE DEFINED
Drinking of Liquor In Public, On Rail-
road Trains, Autonob iles or Din
ina Cars 10: Prohibited and Con-
ductors Given Power Of Arrest:

ductors Given Power Of Arrest:
Washington, June 26.-Drasttc leg
islation for the strict enforcement OF
both wartime and constitutional pro
hibition has been completed BY the
house judiciary committee.
With only slight notifications the
bill Chairman A. J. Volstead of Min
nesota will submit to the house is the
same as that proposed by the ultra
dry" An appropriation Of $3,500,O0Q
is provided to carry out the act
!, Intoxicating Liquor Defined.
The main provisions OF the bill arel
Any beverage containing more thar
one-half Of one per cent of alcohol is
Intoxicating liquor"
When the wartime prohibition act
or constitutional prohibition goes into
effect 1T shall be unlawful to manu-
facture, sell, barter, give away, trans.
port, import, deliver, furnish, receive
or possess any intoxicating liquor ex
cept as authorized by this act" The
only exceptions are for medicinal, sci
entific or sacramental purposes, OF
where liquor is stored in private
homes, before prohibition goes into eff
feet for private use.
= 2 Years Maximum Penalty.
Punishments for violations are as
follows:
A fine of not less than 500 nor
more than $500 for the first offense
and a fine of not less than 5000 nor
more than $1,000 with imprisonment
from thirty to ninety days for the
second offense. A fine of not less
than $500 and imprisonment from
six months to two years is pro.
vided for subsequent offenses. In ad.
dition, courts may require bonds as
security that violators will not break
the law again 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 Prescriptions Limited.
Liquor may be prescribed for me.
dicinal purposes only by; reputable
physicians, not more than one pre-
scription shall be given every 10 days.
Pharmacists filling these prescriptions
must be licensed.
Permits must be obtained to manu-
facture liquor for legal purposes, bond
being required. Transportation per-
mits are also required, both being fur.
nished by the prohibition commission
or. Records of all transportation must
be submitted.
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 liquor
legally held 4st be reported to the
prohibitic- commissioner. ..
y seaI to Give Liquor Tip.
Advertisement of intoxicating liquor,
by any method, or telling anyone
where he can get drink, is prohibit
ed. Bill boards with liquor ads must
be removed, or enforcement officers
have the power to paint them over or
remove them.
No formulas or recipes for making
liquor and any. tablets, substances,
compounds or preparations for the
same purpose may be sold.
Drinking on Trains Prohibited.
Drinking Of liquor in public or in a
railroad train, automobile, dining car
or vestibule of train is prohibited
and conductors are given the power to
arrest. =, ~es= <:.sz.> 49,.
Any person injured by an intoxicated
person can bring suit for damages
against the person vino sold or assist
ed II processing the liquor for tie in
toxicated person.
Boo*(eggers shall be fined not less
than $500, nor more than 81 900 and
imprisoned for not less than one
month nor more than q year. -.
Any violation of the> act on leased
premises shall constitute forfeiture,
Of the lease. > z. = 2sas
Search for liquor may BIZ made on
warrant issued by a federal court, a
court of record or United States
commissioner.
Liquor IN Homes Permitted,
A mans right to store liquor IN his
home after July stood up again6t an
attack on that provision Of the prohlbi-
ton enforcement bill before the CON-
mittee. s.. s. . .....s.s ~.
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zen Smith Shades erosseau.
Montreal, June 26.-Jen Smith, for.
nerly Of the American army. shaded