The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-01-09
Real Dry Spell To
Begin January II
Uncle Sam Issues Orders For Clamp
ing Down Lid-Auto, Wagon,
Horse Carrying Booze To Be Con-
fScated-DangerOuS To Handle.

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If Maui is considered dry now, it
isn't anything like as arid as it will
be after January II, according to
Sheriff Glen Crowell, who has just re-
| ceived a lot of data on the subject of
the new national prohibition act pass
ed by congress for the enforcement of
the prohibition amendment to the fed
eral constitution. This matter is
from U. S. District Attorney G. S.
Huber.
There's going to be a real drought
on Maui before long," is the way the
Sheriff puts it, "and it looks like a
fairly long one, too" he added.
All Policemen Must Enforce
The new act provides that all Off
GERS of the law, whether of the United
States, a state or a county, shall be
required to enforce the law.
Moreover it will be extremely dang
erous to have anything whatever to
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week. It is going TO be particularly
risky for auto drivers to transport any
one having liquor in their possession,
since the law in such a case requires
not only the seizure of the nan actual
ly having the liquor, but the vehicle
in which it is being transported as
well.
Nor is the vehicle given back, but
on the other hand, in every case of
conviction it must be sold at public
sale and the money turned into the
federal treasury.
Section 6 of the act reads, in part
as follows:
mo one shall manufacture, sell,
purchase, transport, or prescribe any
liquor without first obtaining a permit
from the commissioner so to do, ex-
cept that a person may, without a per
nit, purchase and use liquor for me-
dicinal purposes when prescribed by
a physician"
Anyone found transporting liquor
in a wagon, automobile, on horse
back, on foot, by airship, Gjeamship,
bicycle, train, or any other convey
ance, will be arrested at once, as will
the driver of any such vehicle men-
toned. The penalty is either fine or
Imprisonment, or both, and as much
as $1,000 and one year in Jail can be
inflicted.
When the act takes effect, the pos
session of liquor by any person not
legally permitted to posses same
shall be prima facie evidence that
such liquor is kept for the purpose of
being sold, bartered, exchanged, given
away, furnished, or otherwise disposed
of in violation of the provisions of the
act. But it shall not be unlawful to
possess liquor in ones private dwell
ing while the same is occupied and
used by him as his dwelling only, and
such liquor need not be reported, pro-
vided such liquor is for the use only,
and personal consumption of the own
er thereof and his family residing in
such dwelling, and also of his bona
fide guests when entertained by him
therein. The burden of the proof
shall be upon the possessor in any
action concerning the same to prove
that such liquor was lawfully acquir-
ed, possessed, and used.
When the federal officials discover
any person in the act of transporting
intoxicating liquors they shall seize
the liquor, the vehicle and the oper-
ator of the vehicle. The vehicle may
be returned to the owner upon him
executing a bond, with sufficient
sureties, in a sum double the value
of the property, but upon the under
standing that the vehicle must be
returned TO the authorities on the
day Of the trial to abide by the judg-
ment of the court.
Sheriff Crowell has replied to the
district attorneys communication re-
garding the enforcing of the prohibi-
ton act and has informed the attor-
ney that he will cooperate in every
way possible.