Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-24
WOULD DELEGATE HOLT & TO ENFORCE Pf,oHInrT-on

TO ENFORCE PKOHIBrT-on
 State enforcement of the fcser--. .,ry- hi5ltion amendment would be deiss. 10 Dairy and tJod Conmissioner Id zs Hot under concurrent enferc ;ncnt 4. prepared by a sp-cial co-nnl.tce sf -sAs. ronnec; .cai Temperance U:iaon for hnts5- doc;ion In the ieSis -ative M s,rn to cg3- yene January 5. He would be su;ho- t-ed to cali on the state police as wei as toc.l authorities to make investigations of srd arrests for yiolat .ors of tho federal are hihiiion amendment. The lssuEnre si aii- permits now handled by Federal Proh,ti-. ton Enforcement officer Julius Strzn-eI for Connecticut would be duplicated .hy. the state dairy and fo,d< dcpartrn-rit-, which would be enlarged 10 take care Of the increased volume of business thus in- yolved. -
 The proposed legislation Is the voisc&d | bill of Connecticut. and supported by n combined proaib.tion and temptrsnce | forces of the state fi is expected to lla-a come one of the ci.ief issues of the session The special committee which has just completed the bill is composed of Stanley \ Wells of Newington. president, of rfg | Connecticut Tomoerlnce Union; H. H. i Spooner of kersington. secretary md 1 treasurer: k. L--G IIohenthal of Mar
 chester. chairman of the prohIbiiion sf7is
 central committee: Roger Wolcot; Dariz I
 stone. pastor of the. First Presbyttrian ! church of Hartford.
 The bill has already been sent to ths 1 printers anC printers proofs are avail ahis. preparatory 10 the publication Of
 the proposed measure In The Connecticu. Citizen. prohibition periodical for nal Ing to all members of the new general
 assembly, It proposes to apply b 'he
 state of Connecticut the same general sn-
 forcement regulations imposed on feicrzi
 authorities by the Volstead act. ini fact the bill is modelled after the voistead
 act. differing only in the designation of 1 state machinery to carry out provision.
 now included in the connectjcut exciset statutes. that permits to sell liquors shDis : be limited to persons who are ci.izen1 ofl : the United States. Members of the committee which pre- pared the bill say that t Is intended to. , have 1t provide for the same kind oil enforcement by state authority a3 tkf . federal enforcement for each state prof ' vded in the Voistead act. While Etatel ! and federal erfn-ce-r.-lf ---'Na-Isief -vuuid ss be working along similar lines. they voui { proceed indepenGsi1 oi t.tch other. and z viclators would be prosecuted h state .
 and federal courts. depending on wbethers ! they were arrested by ConnectScut ore E United States officials The office of dairy and fo3d cJ-unfLs- } sioner was selected for the administrators i, Y of the law In this state it was explained because 1t was desired to avoid the ere ation of a new and necessarily expensive ,
 state department. and the dairy Hnc food n department already had the nucleus Of the s Organization that would be required to en- a force prohibition. The functicrs sf the' ? dairy and food commissioner. under fhes
 bfll would parallel those of Federal Proh;- '- bition Commissioner John F. Kramer ur- I Anr eA. Ts q -.
 Cairy and food eonrnissioners duty to.
 ssek the prosecution of (1) persons s-flfnr
 iiruor without permits and f.) perzons . with permits selling liquor stronger fnza
 allowed under the law or selling itquori at zniawfui times or under unlawful conditions . The dairy and food corn-ntssioner vpould "a be required 10 issue duplicate perrni's fer A an those already issued by Federal oIicr-' . streTnl0u as his department wpuid b- ]. only dependent of the United sfates t authorities. The state authorities r5u'e ,- De expected to avoid cares which ;hry V knew 10 he already under iuves.lrzs.on . by federal oTiciais
 The Issuing of duplicate permits -orii
 Involve considerable effort and ~ouid ne . cessi,ate an increase in the force os th- dairy commissioner. Where he now has A deputy and nine inspectors he woail ', undoubtedly find l. necessary t0 enezr- - several more Inspectors to aEsiss him in [. enforcing the law. The forms and blanks i. used by the state commissioner would
 conform exactly to those useu ry --,e sed-
 eral authorities. The work wcud u--
 doubtedly require considerable enizrxr-
 Inent of the food and cairy depzrtfnent
 and the present salary of tz.s1g TOT the
 office would probably be Increased. si- ,s though no mention of this salary Is mace
 in the the temperance union's bill D. Under the present statutes the dairy al and food commissioner Is autnorrzed 10 f appoint necessary ins7ectorS. who hare 'e free access at all reasonable hours 70 pr premises where they suspect violations O. er the state pure food law. On the tender Of l. the market price. they have the rtghf t5
 take susDec. ed articles of food or drfni;
 from any place for submission 10 the sta..
 chemist that articles of food thus .aien n- do not conform to the Connectscu. law by the dairy ard food commissioner notrne, Is the prosecuting attorney In ihe toxr NO wher the food was taken by the stat, ye Inspectors. and calls for the arress of h. or person os company which offered !t fol ,x- sale. State volstezd act'' would be zs
 minisiered in a smilfar manner. under th'
 bnI.
 'le The dairy and food commissioner h ., he ready responsible under exig.ing statute ed for the administration of the state izv ry- against the sale of wood alcohol h bct
 ties or containers not bearing labels viti
 the words Wood Alcohol Poison print - cd in conspicuous letters.
 By the adoption of a state entcrce-ren
 law, as proposed all local and state poiici
 authorities would be required ts make s-
 rests for violations of h that cane q
 their notice. Meanwhile. the federal nr
 thorit!es. according 10 the Intent Of tA
 authors of the biii. would proceed. i1ts
 pendenuy with the prosecution.