Milford chronicle., 1920-01-16
CAN'T HOLD LIQUOR
EXCEPT IN RESIDENCE
GOVERNMENT TO Declare WAREHOUSE
STORING DRINKS NUISANCES AND
SEIZE STOCK.

Washington. Jan. 13.-PersOns who
have stored quantities of liquor FOR
nersonal use only" in storage ware
houses. safe deposit vaults and other
convenient places outside of their
homes. we're hard hit yesterday when
the bureau of internal revenue issued
an order TO the effect that such liquor
must be moved to the private resi-
dence of the owner not later than jan
uary II.
There is one alternative left open
To persons who are unable to move the
liouor from storage to their homes Dy
Friday next, and that carries but little
consolation. Until January II per-
mits may be obtained to sell the liquor
which remains in storage after jan
nary II for non-beyerage purposes.
The problem of the man with small
aDartment and a large stock OF liquor
/ in a storage warehouse presents SIT
nation which has both its humorous
and pathetic sides, according TO the
viewpoint taken. At any rate, the reg
ulations issued by Commissioner ho-
per are final, and the government IN
tends TO declare warehouses in whlch
the LIQUOR is found public nuisances
and TO seize the liquor if the regula-
tions are violated.
The term Liquor" in this instance
covers beers and wines as well as the
beverages containing a higher per
centage of alcohol. The regulations
do NOT amply. of course, to Government
bonded warehouses over Whlch the
government has supervision.
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Persons who are affected by the regu-
Iations issued today have but four
davs in which to act if they intend 70
save their stocks laid away in public
warehouses for future use. Persons
who haven't room in their apartments
or houses to accommodate their stocAs
apparently are lost beyond hope.
Regulations issued today cover
number of points concerning the liquor
questions, many of which were treat
ed at some length in The New YORK
Times Yesterday. Here Is the sum
mary of the regulations as issued Dy
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
persons having in storage ware
houses. safe deposit vaults, and other
places legally acquired intoxicating
liquors for beverage purposes must
remove such liquors to their private
dwelling on or before January H. l9zO
under a ruling issued by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue.
Legally acquired liquor is liquor
bought prior to July l, 1919.
"If liquors are found in storage
warehouses or other places except prl-
vate dwellings and Government bond
ed warehouses after February l, 1871,
and report of its possession has not
been made to the Bureau OF Internal
Revenue, such liquors will be subject
to seizure and the places where they
are stored may be declared a public
and common nuisance.
Proprietors of storage places and
where liquor is held subject to the
orders of owners are required to make
report of such liquor on or before
January II. 1920. Failure of the own
er himself to report it, nevertheless,
will subject such liquor to seizure.
Hotels holding liquor for service to
their guests or for beverage purposes
in contemplation of the ban being lift
ed. cannot possess such liquor on or
after January II, 1920, but may make
application and obtain a permit to
sell it for non-beverage purposes, in
which event bond must be filed. Re
port of such liquor must be made on
or before January 27, 1920.
IF a person has more than one
dwelling he may possess liquor in
each bOnafide residence, although oc-
cupied at different times.
"If a person changes his dwelling ;
he may remove his liquor under spec
ial permit to transport with other
household effects to his new residence,
such transfer is not in con-
hict with State laws. Residents of
apartment houses, hotels or boarding
houses may keep legally acquired
liquor either in their rooms or in
lockers over which they have COM
plete and exclusive CONTROL Such
liquors may not be consumed, however,
in the dining room, or in any portion
of the building except the rooms of
the owner. The same allowances and
apply to members of a
club house whose bonatide private
dwelling is within the club. II
Persons possessing legally acquir-
ed liquor in their private dwelling
for the use of themselves, their fam
lilies and bonafied guests are not re-
quired to report such liquors.
Owners desiring to dispose of in
toxicating liquors which are held in
storage waresouses should apply to
the collector of Internal Revenue or
the Federal Prohibition Director of
the district and State in which the
warehouses are located, for permits to
sell for non-beverage purposes. Such
permits must be obtained on or before