Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-21
DRY WORKERS
CITE NEW LAW
Give Outline of State En-
forcement Act to Go Into
Effect April 80.

f0rCenent Act TO TO INTO
Effect April 80.
The following has been received
from the Anti-Saloon League of
New Jersey, with headquarters in
Newark, in regard to the new Prohi-
jition Enforcement act, which goes
uto effect Saturday, April 80. :,
section 16 provides that 1t shall
be unlawful to manufacture, sell,
barter. transport, import, export, de-
liver, furnish, store or possess any
tiauor except as authorized in this
act
''The exceptions to the above are
liquors for beverage purposes, that
may have been privately owned for
personal consumption of the owner
thereof, for his family or for his
guests, that may have been possessed
In a private residence prior to jan
uary 16, 1920. Also liquors lawfully
obtained on permits issued by the
federal government for manufactur-
ing, medicinal or Sacramento pur-
poses.
"Section 3 of the act gives a list
of beverages that are classed as
liquors, the sale of which is prohib-
tied. which includes any or all liquid
compounds which contain one-halt
of one per cent, or more, of alcohol,
by volume; and which are fit for
used for beverage purposes.
Every prosecutor, sheriff, con-
stable, police officer and other peace
officer is required by Section 81 to
use all due diligence to detect VIOLA
tons of the act.
"The prosecutor of the pleas, in
each county, and his assistant pros
ecutor are authorized under Section
So 20 prosecute, in the name of the
state of New Jersey all ~violators of
the act, and all trials will be brought
before a Judge of the court of COM
mon pleas by the prosecutor, in a
summary manner without indict-
ment: fhe judge sitting ms a magis-
trate. Without a jury.
"ThG penalty following conviction
will We a sentence to Jail for a pc
kiod mot to exceed six months, Or a
hne/not to exceed $500, or both, in
shefdiscretion of the magistrate; and,
al35, all costs incident to trial
I.Any officer, with or without a
warrant or process of law, is re-
Huired, upon view, to arrest any per-
/son violating any of the provisions
VI the act, and to seize any liquor,
! khattel used in such act of violation.
ANY officer who shall know, or
have reasonable grounds to believe
that any person is in the act of
transporting, or about to transport
liquor in any vehicle in-violation of
the act, is required to examine the
vehicle, and IL liquor is found, to
seize the same and arrest the per-
son.
when an allegation in writing is
made, upon oath. before any magis-
trate. that aifiant has reason to be-
lieve that liquor is being manufac-
tured, sold, bartered, delivered, fur
nished or possessed in violation Of
the act, the magistrate is authorized
to issue a search and seizure war
rant: but no search warrant shall
be issued to search a private dwell
ling unless the person making the
allegation shall, upon oath. aver that
he has personal knowledge that such
private dwelling is being used for or
In connection with the unlawful sale
Of liquor.
ut is unlawful to use or possess
any liquor or chattels for the un-
lawful manufacture. transportation,
seUrHge~ or sale of liquor. and such
use or possession shall work for
feiture of title to such liquor or chat
tel to the State of New Jersey. After
the conviction, the magistrate shall
drder such liquor and containers de-
str6yed, and chattels of value sold
for the benefit of the state.
1T Is unlawful to advertise liquor
In any manner, or to permit n
advertising card. sign or billboard
upon any premises. or to advertise,
manufacture, sell or possess either
for use or for sale, any utensil, con
trivance. machine, preparation, COM
pound, tablet, substance or combin-
alton of substances, or ingredients,
or>any direction or recipe advertised.
designed or intended for use in the
unlawful manufacture of liquor. This
Will prohibit the dealing in malt and
hops, any home brew" or distilling
ingredients or other paraphernalia.
ANY citizen having knowledge of
any violation of the provisions of the
act may notify the prosecutor, CIV
ing names and addresses of witnesses
and the prosecutor is authorized to
subpoena witnesses, and investigate
the case. and if the evidence is sufl-
cient, will obtain a warrant of arrest.
AL persons holding basic permits
issued by the prohibition department
authorizing them to manufacture,
use, sell, purchase, transport or pre-
scribe liquor for n~on-beverage pur-
poses, are warned that after May s
such permits will be invalid in the
state of New Jersey. unless they have
been registered with and counter
signed by the clerk of the county in
which the business is transacted"