The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Synopsis Of ShalU Act
 Or ''Bone Dry" Liquor Bill
Heavy Penalties Provided for All Violations of Act Are Augmented By Legislative Notice of Judges Before Whom Violators Are Brought to Trial

into the state or from one point to an- other within the state, and any animals that may be hitched to any vehicle so ollegally used, all harness and other &C., cessories employed in such illegal trans- portation. shall be contraband and for feited to the state, to be inforced through equity proceedings instituted in the cir cult court in the name of the state and i, against the person or persons in possess illegally used, all harness and other ac- cessories. The proceeds of the sale of the property, after paying the expenses of the case. shall be divided, one-fourth to the officer making the seizure and fur nishing the proof, and three-fourths to the state treasury as law enforcement fund to be used and applied for the en- forcement of state laws under the su- pervision and control of the governor.
 GOVERNOR THE HEAD Section IS prohibits the giving away of the essence, extract or tincture of Ja- maica ginger for beverage purposes. Section IA makes the governor the ex- ecutive head of the law enforcement ma chinery of the state for the purpose of inforcing the provisions of this act. He is l authorized to call upon officers for re- 1 ports concerning conditions that may ex- | fst and calling for increased diligence. 1 He may appoint inspectors or secret ser vice men for the purpose of detecting violations, offer rewards to sheriffs, con stables and others for bringing about convictions of violators.
 Section 15 denounces as felony tho distillation, manufacture or making of alcoholic, spirituous matted or mixed | liquors or beverages in this state and l fixes the penalty for conviction at hard labor in the penitentiary for not less than one year or longer than five years | Section 16 provides that shpmentsl of | in ripin al pls hpty
 points outside the state though passing
 through the state, shall not be subject to the provisions of this act.
 Section IT provides that if for any req son any section, paragraph. provision. | clause or part of this act shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid that fact shall not affect or destroy any other sec tion. paragraph. clause. provision or part
 of the act, but the remaining part shall be valid.
 AS TO NOTIFICATIONS | Section IS provides that the enactment
 of this act does not affect any existing right, remedy, defense or liability incur
 red or any action, prosecution, civil or criminal, already commenced or which may hereafter be commenced for any of-
 fense already committed.
 Section 19 declares this act to be sup plementaI and does not constitute a com
  ject matter involved. and that it modi- fies or changes existing acts or laws only to the extent of any conflict that may exist between them.
 Section 20 declares that any person vio- lating any of provision of the act shall
 be guilty of misdemean~r, unless other wise expressed, and shall be punished. unless otherwise prescribed, as follows; Physician violating the provisions or ths act guilty of a msdemeanor and dis barred from the practice of his profes sion for one year, in addition to ethe
 pepaltes selling wine or alcohol in tht
 state except as allowed by law. or fail ure to comply with the regulations re specting the sale, delivery or use thereof or receiving, have in possession or pos sessing any alcohol or wine, except q
 allowed, misdemeanor and on convic tion party shall be fined not less tha
 $50 nor more than $500. and may also b imprisoned in the county jail for no
 more than six months for the first con viction, and on second and every subse quent conviction in addition to the fin which may be imposed the convictee
 party shall be confined to hard labor fof not less than three months nor more than
 six months, to be fixed by the judge try ing the case.
 Section 21 declares That all existin remedies for the enforcement of existir s laws for the promotion of temperane shall apply to enforcement of this act an , that this act shall take effect from an after it's passage. and final enactmen ) into law. the public welfare reolii
 ing it.