Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-09-30

| the Judge of the said circuit court shall Or
der the said clerk Of the circuit court
| to Immediately issue a-citation to such
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 ater the date OF
such order. at which time said petition
shall he heard and determined. If II is
found that such permit holder Is guilty OF
violating any of the provisions of this
act, or had failed or neglected to file the
monthly statements required by this act.
or Is in the habit Of using Intoxicating
I liquors as a beverage, then the said judge
of the circuit court shall either suspend
such permit for a definite period of time
or shall revoke the same and render judg-
ment for the costs of the proceeding
against the permit holder; and IL 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
holde shall be found innocent of the
charges set out in any petition filed by
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 to sub
| poena witnesses and require 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
Section ~. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to adver-
tise Intoxicating liquors in any manner
In the state of Missouri: Provided, how
ever. that manufacturers holding permits
under this act may send price lists giving
the prices and other Information pertain
ing to ethyl alcohol and wines to holders
of permits authorized to sell same.
Section l3. If any firm. corporation or
association, shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this act. any officer. agent,
member or employee thereof, acting for 1t
in any such unlawful manner or author
| izing such unlawful act to be done, shall
be personally guilty of such violation, the
same as though such officer, agent, mem
Der or empleye himself had committed
1 the ~offense, and shall be sus5ect to all
fines, penalties and Imprisonment there
for.
Section IA. All intoxicating liquors I'M
lawfully manufactured, sold or transport
ed are contraband and they and the con-
tainers thereof shall be forthwith Sold
as provided In section 5 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 c~ontraband liquor shall be
liable 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
spirituous. %vinous. fermented or alco-
holic liquor, all alcoholic liquids whether
proprietary, patented or not, which con-
tain one-half of one per centum of alco-
Ilol NY NUfuUlG diiu WHICH dTt DOltple Ut
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 shall
| supercede and take the place Of the defin-
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 49,. The phrase, clerk of the
circuit court shall be held to mean and
include, for the purposes Of his act, the
of this state having fifty thousand popu-
lation and in which lave 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 to the clerk of the
circuit court" in their respective coun-
circuit court" shall be held to mean and
include, for the purposes of this act, the
judges of the criminal courts In coun-
population and in which have been or
may be established therein separate Grim
inal courts, and the judges of the st.
Louis court of criminal correction. Such
judges shall perform the duties prescribed
by this act as belonging to the Judge of
the circuit court in their respective
| counties or city. The phrase prosecuting
attorney" shall be held to mean and in
CiuuC, lOi HE pun POoS VI tillS act, liC
prosecuting attorneys Of the criminal
courts in counties of this state having
fifty thousand population and In which
have been or may be established therein
separate criminal courts, and the prose-
cutting attorney of the st. Lou court of
criminal correction. Such prosecuting at
torneys shall perform the duties pre-
scribed by this act as belonging to the
counties or city. The word county"
shall be held to mean and include, for the
purposes of this act. the city OF st. Louis.
The phrase. clerk .of county court"
shall be held to mean and include, for the
purposes of this act. the clerk of the St.
Louis court of criminal correction. The
phrase, county court" shall be held to
mean and include. for the purposes of
this act, the St. Louis court of criminal
correction. The phrase 'circuit court
shall be held to mean and include, for the
purposes of this act, the criminal courts
in counties of this state having fifty
thousand population and in which
nave been or may be established
therein separate criminal courts, and
rection. The circuit courts Of this
| court therein. and the criminal courts in
counties of this state having fifty thou
or may be established therein separate
criminal courts. and the St. Louis court
of criminal corrections, shall have juris-
diction in all cases, either civil or Grim
1 Ifldl, WHICH lid dIlSe Ill tllcH respective
circuits or districts under the provisions
of this act.
Section II. Any person convicted of
any violation of the provisions of this
act shall, for the first conviction, be pun-
ished by a fine in a sum of not less than
one hundred dollars ls100. 60) nor more
than one thousand dollars $4,000. 00l. or
by Imprisonment in the county Jail for
a period of not less than thirty (30) days
nor more than one ~ year. or by both
such fine and imprisonment; n for the
second and each subsequent conviction.
such person shall be punished by a fine in
a sum of not less han three hundre dol
lars ($300. 00) nor more than one thou
sand dollars Isl, 600. 00), or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail for a period of
not less than three t3) months nor more
than one az year, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment. The encouragement
or prosecuting attorney shall, In prepar-
ing complaints. informations or indict-
ments for a second or any subsequent
violations of the provisions OF this act,
allege such previous convictions therein.
Section Is. This act shall be in full
force and effect from and after 1901
a. m. on the 18th day of January, A. D.
1920, when the 18th amendment to the
Federal Constitution shall become and
be declared in full force and effect, and
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
PROPOSITION NO. IA.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE