The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-25

The section of the bin limiting the
percentage OF alcohol reads as fol-
lows
ONE-HAIE OF ONE PER CENT.
The words. beer, wine or other in o.
toNiCating malt or yin0us liquors. in
the war prohibition act shall bo con-
strued as meaning any liquors which
contain in excess Of onc-haif Of one
per cent OF alcohol"
Enforcement of the law Is icft 10
the corn missioner OF internal revenue.
His agents are directed TO Investigate
and report violations to the United
%statess~ al ss,r p G go. Nha, arg, SharEed
with the duty OF prosecuting. under
the supervision Of the attorney gen
eraI
The section designed to stop boot
Logging provides;
THAT any room. house. building
boat, vehicle. structure or place of
any kind where intoxicating liquor il
sold, manufacturers kept for sale or
hartered in violation of the war pro-
hibition act and all Intoxicating
liquor and all property kept and used
in maintaining such place is hereby
declared TO be public and common
nuisance, and any person who main
tains or assists in maintaining such
public and common nuisance shall he
guilty OF misdomeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall he fined not less
than 800 or more than $1,000. or he
imprisoned for not less than thirty
days or moro than one year. or both.
! II person had knowledge or reason
| to believe that his property is occu-
pied or used in violation of the pro-
visions OF the war prohibition act and
suffers the same to be 30 used such
property shall be subject to n lien for
and may be sold to pay all fines and
costs assessed against the occupant of
such building or property for any vio-
iation of the war prohibition act which
said lien shall attach from the time
| of the service of summons on the
owner or hts agent: and any = Oh lien
may he established and enfo1ced by
legal action Instituted for that pur-
pose in any court having jurisdic-
ton"
! JUDGES ARE EMPOWERED.
! Suits in equity In the name of the
| United, States to abate and snioin such
inuisances are authorized Judges OF
United States courts. which are given
concurrent jurisdiction with state
courts, are empowered to issue writs
of injunction restraining the defend
ants from permitting the continuance
OF violations until the conclusion OF
the trials.
Violations of such injunctions are
denned as contempt of court and the
Judges who issue the injunctions vio-
lated are empowered summarily to try
and punish the defendants.
section OF the bill provides that II
any part of the proposed law ia held
TO be invalid, all other provisions not
expressly held to be invalid shall con-
tlnue in full force and effect. Section
seven provides that the proposed leg
islation shall not he construed as In
terfering in any way with the regula-
IONS OF the war or navy departments
prohibiting the manufacture or sale OF
liquors in certain prescribed zones
The war prohibition law. for the
enforcement OF which this bill pro-
vides the machinery. goes into effect
July l., 1919, and remains in opera
ton until the end OF the war and the
termination of rehabilitation. the
date of which shall be determined and
proclaimed by the president.
As the constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture or sale
Of intoxicating liquors in the United