Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-28

the Judge OF the said circuit court shall or
der the said clerk OF the circuit court
to Immediately issue a citation to suchl
permit holder to appear before the said
Judge at the court house Of said county
on the first day Of the next regular term
OF said circuit court after the date OF
such order, at which time said petition
shall be heard and determined. IL II Is
found that such permit holder Is guilty OF
violating any OF the provisions OF thls
act, or had failed or neglected to file the
monthly statements required by this act.
or is in the habit Of using Intoxicating
liquors as a beverage. thcn the said Judge
or the circuit court shall either suspend
such permit for a definite period Of time
or shall revoke the same and render judy
ment for the costs Of the proceeding
against the permit holder, and II such
permit holder shall have his permit re
Voked for a second time. such revocation
shall act as a bar against the issuance OF
any other or further permit In the state
Of Missouri, In the event the permit
holder shall be found innocent Of the
charges set out In any petition filed hy
citizens under this section. Judgment for
costs of the proceeding shall be rendered
against such citizens. The judge Of the
circuit court shall have power 10 sub
pOena witnesses and Mcguire the attend
anCe of such witnesses in the determine
ton of any such procedure under this
section the same as In civil cases in his
Jurisdiction.
Section IL. 1t shall be unlawful for
n person, firm or corporation to adver-
tise Intoxicating liquors in any manner
In the state of Missouri: Provided. how
ever. that manufacturer holding permits
under this act may send price lists giving
the prices and other information pertain
Ing 10 ethyl alcohol aEd wines to holders
of permits authorized To sell same.
Section IL. II any firm, corporation or
association. shall violate any of the pro-
visions or this act, any officer, &ECnt,
member or employe thereof, acting tor Al
IN any such unlawful manner or author
izing such unlawful act to be done. shat
be personally guilty Of such violation. the
same as though such officer. agent. nClu-
her or employe, himself had committed
the o%lfenFe, and shall be subject to all
fines. penalties and Imprisonment there
for.
Section "a. All intoxicating liquors I'M
lawfully manufactured, sold or Transport
ed are contraband and they and the On
talners thereof shall be forthwith sold
az provided In section $ Of this act or
destroyed whenever the proper judge or
court shall hold such liquors to have been
manufactured, sold or transported in Vio-
lation Of the law. No officer or person
who destroys contrahand liquor shall be
liahl for any damages for such an act.
Section Is. The phrases, Intoxicating
liquor or Intoxicating liquors" when
ever used IN this act, shall be construed
to mean include any distilled, malt,
spIritunus, Vlnous, fcrmcnted or alCo-
hello liquor, all alcoholic liquids whether
proprietary, patented or not. which CON
tain onc-half Of one per centum Of alco-
fol by volume and which are potable or
capable of being used as a beverage:
Provided, however. that when the above
mentioned phrases, Intoxicating liquor"
or "intoxicating liquors" are hereafter
defined In the laws Of the United States!
then such definition by congress shah
supercede and take the place of the detin-
ition of said phrases in this section and
shall apply to the provisions of this act
and with the same force and effect as II
the same were written herein,
Section l5. The phrase, clerk OF the
circuit court shall be held to mean and
include, for the purposes OF this act, the
clerks of the criminal courts in counties
of this state having nifty thousand popu-
lation and in which have been or may
be established therein a separate criminal
court. and the clerk of the st, Louis
court of criminal correction. Such clerks
shall perform the duties prescribed by
this act as belonging 10 the clerk OF the
circuit court IN their respective cuun-
ties. or city. The phrase Judge OF tho
circuit court shall be held to mean and
include, for the purposes Of this act, the
Judges of the criminal courts in cOUn-
ties of this state having fifty thousand
population and in which have been or
may be established therein separate crIm-
inal courts. nud the judges of the st.
Louia court OF criminal correction. Such
judges shall perform the duties prescribed
ny this act as belonging 70 the 'Juds" OF
the circuit court in their respective
counties or city. The phrase prosecuting
attorney" shall he held TO mean ana IN
cufde, for the purpose If this act. the
prosecuting attorneys Of the criminal
courts in counties cf this state having
fifty thousand population aud In wh'rn
have been or may be established therein
separate criminal courts. and the prose-
cutting attorney Of the st. Louis court Of
criminal correction. Such prosecuting at
torneys shall perform the duties pre-
scTtbod 10y this act as belonging 10 the
counties or, city. The word county"
shah re held 10 mean and include, for the