Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-25

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. Eth,
National Prohibition Act which be-
came effective In part ON Oct. ~
1919. Is divided into three Titles
Title | has TO do with the enforce
ment OF the War Time Prohibition
Act: Title II with the prohibition oi
intoxicating beverages after tn,
Eighteenth Amendment To the Con !,
titution becomes effective. and Title
III details with the manufacture and
use of Industrial alcohol.
Titles | and III and sections ol
Title u become eifectlve ON Oct. -
and the following bret synopsis re.
lates to tins portion OF the Act.
ANY beverage containing one-hali
OF one per cent or more Of alcOhol
N considered Intoxicating liquor
under this at.
ANY room, house. building boat,
vehicIe, structure. or place wncre IA.
tONicatIng liquor ~ manufactured,
sold. kept or bartcred In violation OF
this Title. and all intoxicating liquor
ana property kept aud used M main
taining the same h declared com
mon nuisance and any person Wnu
maintains common nuisance shall
be guilty OF u misdemeanOr and upon
conviction thereof snail be- Tined no,
less than Sl0O nor more than Sl0OU
or be lmXls0ncd Tor not less thal
thirty days, or more lnan one year
VI both.
Regarding bonded Goods
The storage IN L. 5. Bonded ware
houses OF All liquor manufacture.
prior To the taking effect of this Ac,
or the transportation OF such llquoi
10 such warehouse or To- any whole
sale druggist for sale TO such drug
gist Tor purposes not prohibited
when IN etax is paid, is permitted.
A manufacturer OF any bevora
containing less than onc-half Of on
per cent alcohol by volume. may. Oh
making application aud giving bond
he given permit To develop IN the
manufacture thereof by the usun.
methods of fermentation and iOrt
iication or otherwise liquid such
as beer. ale. porter. OF wine, contain
ing more than one-half OF one pc
cent alcohol by volume, but before
such liquid is withdrawn from the
factory or otherwise disposed of the
alcoholic content shall he reduced be-
low one-half OF one per cent. II the
alcohol ~ saved from such u process
II shall be taxable.
industrial Plants
ANY person nov producing alcohol
shall within thirty days after tn
passage OF this Act. make applica-
non to the Commissioner for regis
tration OF his industrial alcohol plant
and such PREMISES will be- bonded
ana permit issued.
Warehouses for the storage anh
distribution OF alcohol Ia be used eN-
clusiyely for other than beverage
purposes may be- established upon Ill
ing of application and bonds. AMI
permits will be issued.
ANY tax imposed by law upon al
cohoi shall attach rs soon rs II Is On
existence as such.
Alcohol may be produced al ans
industrial alcohol plant established
under the provisions at this law
from any raw materials or by ans
process suitable for ihe production
Of the same,
Alcohol lawfully denatured, may
under regulations b. sold free ol
tax TOT either domestic use or for ~
port.
S2.OOO. 900 Tor the use OF the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue anl
100000 for the ust OF the Depart
ment Of Justice IL appropriated for
the enforcement OF the provisions vi
this law.
Alcohol may he withdrawn. under
regulations. from any industrial al
cohol plant or bonded warehouss tas
free by the United States or any gov
ernmenial agency thereof. or by the
several States and Territories or any
municipal subdivision thereof, OF bS
the District OF Columbia. or for IN,
use NJ any scientific university oI
college OF learning aud labatory fol
use exclusively In scientific research
or for use In hospitals and sanitar'
iums
Following Is a brief digest OF Title
II OF the Act which will become ci'
fectiye on January 10th. 1899.