The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-31
Ne VI DRY LAW
WILL CO To WORK
ON WEDNESDAY
Vermont Officers Will Assist u
S. Sleuths in Catching Vets
SALIENT SECTIONS OF ACT
Enactment Covers Smuggling
Via Airplane, Auto, Wagon
or Hip Pocket

The new state prohibition law en-
acted by the last Legislature, and
known as act 204, goes into effect
Wednesday.
This law" says James f. Kennedy
federal prohibition director was
made to conform to the federal act
land the trainers of the new law no
doubt had In mind that the officers OF
the state should work TO aid the
federal officials in full prosecution
Iof both federal and state laws
That the public may be made more
Ifamiliar with this law the following
lsections are here reproduced.
Section I'll states attorney of
the county, or a town grand juror or
1.-TWO reputable citizens Of the county,
make comp aint under oath or aifir-
nation, before a just ce of such coun-
tty, or Il judge of a municipal or city
court, that he or they have reason
to believe that intoxicating liquor IN
Iunlawfuly manufactured or possessed,
or Is kept or deposited for sale OF
distribution contrary to law in dwell r
ling house, store, shop, steamboat,
water or air craft of any nd, epot,
railway car or land carriage of any
kind, warehouse or other building or
place in such county, such justice or
Judge shall issue a warrant to search
the premises described in such com
paint; and il intoxicating liquor i5
found therein under circumstances
I%arranting the belief that it is un-
lawfully manufactured or possessed.
or is intended tor sale or distribution
contrary to law, or if any still or other
apparatus for the manufacture Of in
itoxicating liquor is found therein,
,She officer sha l. seize and convey the
Ibame TO some place of security, and
keep The same until final action In
had thereon.
Section SA sherin, deputy sheriff,
iconstab.e. selectman or grand juror
who has Information that intox eating
liquor is unlawfully possessed or kept
with intent to sell or furnish or is
sold or furni he'd in tent. shanty hut,
Tor place of any kind for selling re-
freshments in public p ace, except
dwelling houses, on or near the ground
of a cattle show, agricultural exhibi-
ton, military muster or public occas.
ion OF any kind, shall search such
suspected place without warrant;
and if such officer finds intoxicating
liquor upon the premise3. he shall
seize the same and apprehend the keep
er OF such place and take him, with
the liquor so seized, forthwith or as
soon as cOvenienty y may be, before a
justice or municipal or city judge in
whose jurisdiction the same is found !;
and thereupon such officer shall make
written complaint under oath, ana sub
scribed by him, to such magistrate
setting forth the finding Of such
liquor; andupOn proof that the liquor
is intoxicating and that the same was
found in the possession of the accused
in a tent, shanty, or other place, the
liquor Sc 2ed shall be adjudged for
,feited and disposed of by order of
said magistrate, as provided in this
chapter and said owner or keeper
Ishall be proceeded against, as provided
in this chapter.
Section l6-lf an officer has reason
o believe and does believe that person
lis engaged in the act of smuggling,
delivering or transporting, in VIC alton
of this chapter, intoxicating liquor in
wagon, buggy, automobile, water or
air craft, or other vehicle, he shal
without warrant. search for and
seize intoxicating liquor found therein
being smuggled, delivered or trans.
ported contrary to law. Whenever in.
toxicating liquor transported or po.
sessed Illegally shall be seized by an
ofticer, he shall take possession of the
yeh'c and team. or automobile, boat
air or water craft or other conveyance
and shall arrest the person in charge
thereof
Section 24-An officer empowered
TO serve criminal process shall with
out warrant, arrest a person whom he
finds in the act of unlawfully manu-
featuring, selling bartering, possess
ing, furn shing transporting intoXi
eating liquor or possessing still OF
other apparatus for the manufacture
OF intoxicating liquor, and shall seize
the liquors, vessels and implements
of sa e and the stills and other appa
fatus for the manufacture of intoxicat
ing liquor in the possession of such
person He shall detain such person
and the property so seized until
| proper warrants can be procured. OF
complaint made
The sections OF the state law above
: quoted said Mr., Kennedy, make
Il clear the duties Of the state officials
'Under this law and TIE Vo'stead act
there are two sets Of officials empower
ed and expected to enforce the law tho
law the federal force and the state
= force The latter will find that the
, federal force will cooperate at al
times in the carrying out of the full
intent of the law"
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