The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-23
STR|CIER ACTION
BY DRY OFFICERS

CAPTAIN J. F. Donnelley. prohi ition
enforcement officer for Nevada, after
making couple of important catches
in Carson few days ago and In view
of tie acquisition OF large amount
of secret information regarding law
violations In the state. sees owing
prospect for the strict enforce nent of
the volstead act here, says the
journal.
He has just received from the Of
fice OF the federal prohibition COM
missioner In Washington advices that
a stri ter enforcement will be fol-
lowed hereafter. The document says:
Experience has shown II to be
necessary to inaugurate a different
pol cy Of dealing with violations by
persons to whom perm is are issued
under tie national prohibition act. A
ca &c Of policy appears especially
necessary with respect to persons to
whom permits to manufacture cereal
or dealcoholized beverages are
grant d. In the past leniency was
per APPS justified. while persons af-
fected by the act were becoming ac-
customed to the great change there
by ade. However, the act has now
been in effect for a sufficient time to
AFFORD every one a reasonable oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with
its provisions and to enable all those
to whom permits have been issued
TO familiarize themselves with the
regulations. Violations of the Jaw or
regulations or OF the terms Of permits
committed. after the date of this an
nouncement, by persons to whom per-
mits of any kind are or have been is
sued will hereafter not be condoned.
and guilty persons will be severely
dealt with.
Section of Title II OF the Act pro-
vides
mo permit shall be issued to any
person who within one year prior to
the application therefor or issuance
thereof shall have violated the terms
OF any permit issued under this Title
or any law of the United States or of
any state regulating traffic in liquor.
This provision will prevent VIOLA
tors Of law from carrying on business
for a period OF one year Section rs
provides in effect that liquor or prop
erty designed for the manufacture of
liquor intended for use In violating
the act or which has been SO used
shall be subject to forfeiture. II liza
bility to forfeiture of brewery prem
Uses or other property is thereby in
Cured any compromise Of such liabil-
ity will be upon a much less lenlent
basis than that upon which previous
cases have been settled. Section 35
makes illegal manufacturers and re-
tailers subject to double taxes and
imposes a penalty of $1,000 upon IL
legal manufacturers and a penalty of
$500 upon illegal retailers. Beer con-
tanning one-half OF one per cent or
more OF alcohol by volume is subject
by section sos OF the revenue act of
1918. approved February "a. 1919. to
a tax OF Sc per barrel. This is
doubled by section IS aforesaid. This
civil liability Is compromisable but
any compromise In any case involv-
ing the Illegal manufacture of beer or
any other liquor by permit holder
hereafter will be on such basis as
will bear most heavily upon the vio-
lator of the law. There are other la
bilities which may be invoked but
which II is not necessary to mention
in detail.
There will be no further warning
but the law will be enforced with all
the vigor apparently necessary to ac-
complish the object of insuring OBJ
servance Of the law. Excuses to the
effect that violations are due to un-
authorized acts of employees or other
agents will not be accepted. 1t Is
well known rule of law that the prin-
cipal is responsible for the acts OF his
agents. and persons 70 whom perr1rs
are issued will not be allowed 10