Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-07-23
TO ENFORCE
DRY LAW
Citizens of Jefrersonville Hold
Meeting and Propose to See
That Promiscuous Sale of
Liquor is Stopped.

A meeting of the citizens of JEFF
fersonville precinct, was held in the
court house Tuesday night and it was
resolved to organize the residents of
this precinct into law enforcing
league. The meeting was attended
by many of the leading citizens of
the town. The sale of liquor has be-
come SO fragrant that many of the
citizens of the town and communi-
ty have reached the conclusion that
some drastic action would have to be
taken at once. The bootleggers oper-
ate openly and have become notorious
in many parts of the county and this
town is included in their territory.
1t is reported that the league has
gone to work quietly and is secur-
ing the names of all the persons who
nre bringing liquor to town and will
soon have sufficient evidence to con-
vict. The resolution passed at the
meeting is as follows:
Whereas, it is q matter of common
knowledge that the prohibition laws,
both State and Federal, are being
flagrantly violated in and around
this community, and that conditions
are growing worse, daily; that vari-
GUS persons of the county are engag-
ed in the manufacture and sale of
liquor, and are reaping large profits
thercfrom, and are building up
formidable organization III an effort
to perpetuate themselves in the un-
lawful and ruinous traffic; and are
debauching not only those who have
heretofore acquired q thirst for
liquor, but also the youth of our
community; and that these persons,
to considerable extent, are nullify-
ing the prohibition laws, and are
menace to the peace, security and
happiness of the people of the coun-
ty; and that in some instances these
violators of law have undertaken to
intimidate and terrorize the lawabid-
ing citizens of the communities where
liquor is beng manufactured, and
have threatened injury to the person
and property of citizens of such COM
munities in event they should testify
violations of law; that these Grim
inals and their sympathzets, by cri-
ticism of the prohibition laws and of
the officers attempting to enforce the
same, and by other methods, are en-
deavoring to create sentiment that
will have a tendency to prevent
juries from convicting such criminals;
and are also teaching and encourag-
ing persons to perjure themselves in
order to protect them in their I'M
lawful traffic, and are undermining
the moral manhood of many of the
citizens of the county:
Therefore, it is hereby resolved
that we form ourselves into an asso.
citation, to be known as the Law En-.
forcement League, whose purpose
shall be to arouse public sentiment
us to the dangers confronting the
community, and to give the officers
of the county moral support and
encouragement in the suppression of
this overshadowing evil.
RESOLVED further, that all per-
sons who believe in law and order
and the suppression of the liquor
traffic and the moral upbuilding Of
the community, and are willing to
give support and encouragement to
the enforcement of the prohibition
laws of the State and Nation, shall
be eligible to membership in said
League.
RESOLVED further, that the of
ficers cf the League prepare and have
circulated the necessary papers to be
signed by persons in sympathy with
this movement, and thereby become
members of the League.