Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-07-02
.IRONCLAD MEASURE
FRAMED IN HOUSE
Drastic Bill to Enforce the Anti
Liquor Law.
sa,5oo,ooo FUND PROVIDED
Any Beverage Containing More Than
One-Half of Per Cent of Alcohol
Is Declared to Be Intoxi-
eating.


lation for the strict enforcement Of
both wartime and constitutional pro-
hibition was completed by the house
judiciary committee. With only slight
notifications the bin Chairman Vol
stead viii submit TO the house is the
same as that proposed by the ultra
drys.
An appropriation of $3,50O,00O is
provided to carry out the act. The
main provisions of the bill are:
Any beverage containing more than
one-half of / per cent of alcohol is
Intoxicating liquor"
When the wartime prohibition act
or constitutional prohibition goes into
effect. it shall be unlawful to manu-
facture, SELL barter, give away, trans
port, import, export, deliver, furnish,
receive or possess any intoxicating IL
quor except as authorized by this act"
The only exceptions are for medicinal,
scientific or sacramento purposes, or
where liquor is stored in private
homes before prohibition goes into eff.
feet, for private use.
Punishments Provided.
Punishments for violations, are as
follows:
A fine of not less than 500 nor more
than $500 for the first Offense, an1
fine of not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000, with Imprisonment from
80 to 90 days, for the second offense.
A fine of not less than $500 and i'm
prisonment from six months to two
years is provided for the subsequent
offenses. In addition, courts may re-
quire bonds as security that violators
will not again break the law for one
year.
Enforcement Of the prohibition law
is lodged with the commissioner of In
ternal revenue and the department or
justice.
Patent and proprietary medicine
manufacturers must prove to the COM
missioner that their products cannot
be used in place of Intoxicating liquor.
Liquor may be prescribed for medi-
cinal purposes only by reputable ply
sicians, and not more than one pre-
scription shall be given every ten 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 also are required, both being fur
nished by the prohibition commission
err. Records of all transportation must
be submitted.
Must Be Clearly Labeled.
All liauor 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 1t shall be con-
sidered violation of the law. All Ii
ouor legally held must be reported to
the prohibition commissioner.
Railroad and express companies are
not permitted to deliver liquor except
on sworn affidavit and permit that it is
for legal purposes.
Advertisement of intoxicating liquor,
by any method. or telling anyone where
he can get drink is prohibited. Bill
boards with liquor ads must be re-
moved, or enforcement officers have
the power to paint them over or re-
move them.
ANY picture of a brewery, distillery.
bottle. keg, barrel or box or other re-
ceptacle designed to serve as an adver-
tisement thereof. is Illegal.
No formulas or recipes for making
liquor, and any tablets, substances,
compounds or preparations for the
same purpose may be sold.
Curb on Newspapers.
No newspaper or periodical can print
Statements concerning the manufac-
ture or Distribution of alcoholic liquors,
for which the paper receives compen-
sation, unless with the article is the
following statement, printed as paid
advertising"
Drinking of liquor in public or in a
railrotd train. automobile, dining car
or vestibule of q train is prohibited
and conductors are given the power TO
arrest.
ANY person injured by an intoxicated
person can bring suit for damages
against the person who sold or assist
ed in procuring the liquor for the in
toxicated person.
Bootleggers shall be fined not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000 and i'm
prisoned for not less than one month
nor more than year.
Any violation Of the act on leased
premises shall constitute a forfeiture
of the lease.
Here's Search Provision.
Search for liquor may be made on
warrant issued by a federal court, a
court of record or a United States
commissioner.
LIQUOR seized may be destroyed or
turned over to the government for
scientific or medical purposes upon
conviction of the holder.
All vehicles used for illegally trans
porting liquor, including motor cars.
boats. buggies and airplanes shall be
seized BY the officers. and disposition
ordered by the court.
Strange.