Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-21
PROHIBITION
LIKELY OCT. 26
Great Changes Here in Liquor
Trade Likely

There seems to be considerable dis
agreement as to when the Prohibi-
ti0n Enforcement Bill will become a
law, but from the best authorities
obtainable, unless h bill is vetoed
by President Wilson before October
26, it will become a law, under which
all saloons, bars and liquor stores
must close. However, this does not
effect the supply that a citizen may
have in his cellar if hat supply was
purchased prior to July 1.
Under the constitution Of the Unit
ed States of America, ten days after
a bill has been passed by Congress
and sen to the President, unless that
bill is vetoed and sem back to the
house of representatives and senate
for reconsideration, it becomes a law
whether or not it is signed by the
President. The bill went to the White
House on Thursday, october 16, and
the ten days are UP on Sunday, Octo-
Der &c.
AT the present time the bill is in
the hands of the Attorney General for
an opinion as to it's constitutionality
and from latest reports may be re-
turned with the opinion to the White
House tomorrow. The delay in get
tin the bill back to the White House
was caused partially by the fact that
Assistant Attorney General William
L. Frierson, who has charge of all
matters relating to prohibition, has
been busy in the supreme court.
Although a number of the proprie-
tors of saloons and hotels We're out
when the EVENING NEWS reporter
called to question them on h sub
ject, it was learned from those who
were seen hat as far as they were
concerned no fight would be put up,
but they would close as the law de-
Noondc nh nrOSnoot Of q Uatn Inv tha
President generally discounted.
The measure is one of the most
drastic ever passed by congress. Sec
ton 7 provides as follows:
ANY room, house, building, boat,
vehicle, structure or place of any
kind where intoxicating liquor is
sold. manufactured or kept for sale
or bartered in violation of the war
prohibition act, and all intoxicating
liquor and all property kept and used
in maintaining such a place, Is here
by declared to be a public and com
mon nuisance, n any person who
maintains or assists in maintaining
such m nuisance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than 500 nor more than $1,000,
or be imprisoned for not less than
thirty days or more than one year or
both.
If a person has knowledge that
his property is occupied or used in
violation of the provisions of the wal
prohibition act and suffers the same
to be so used, such property shall be
subject to a lien for and nay be sold
to pay all fines and costs assessed
against the occupant of such build
ing or property for any violation of
the war prohibition act occurring af-
ter the passage hereof, which said
lien shall attach from the time of
the filing of notice of the commence
ment of the suit in the Office where
the records of the transfer of real
estate are kept; and any such lien
may be established and enforced by
legal action instituted for that pur-
pos in any court having jurisdiction.
Any violation of this title pom any
leased premises by the lessee or oc-
cupant thereof shall, at the option of
the lessor, work a forfeiture of the
lease"