Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-10
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(Bysstaff Corrcspondent.)
bismarck, N. D., Jan. 10.--Drastic
legislation for the enforcement of the
state and national prohibition laws jls
proposed in a bill introduced. into the
North Dakota house Of representa-
tives Saturday afternoon, which rake
unlawful. the possession of intoxicat-
ing liquor except for Sacramento
and other specified purposes.
n measure was brought in by
Representative j. c. Miller of Botti-
neau county, and John Halcrow of
Pembina county. 1t was given it's
ilrst reading and referred to the ways
and means committee. ~
Inc bill provides for a penalty Of q
fine OF from 5000 to $1,000 and. i'm
prisonment from. 80 days to one year
for a first violation Of many Of Its
provisions and. a. term of two years
In the .+penitentiary for second and
subsequent e~ofeifses.
1t makes unlawfhi the possession,
manufacture sale, barter, transport,
export, import, Or furnishing of any
Observation-Disclosures. n declares that
the provtaonsi of the act are to Is,
llberally5 Sconstrued to the end that
the; use. of Intoxicating liquor as q.
beverage may be prevented. -
sale, manufacture or possession of;
any utensil, machine, compound, tab
let, preparation, formula or recipe
intended for the manufacture of IL
quor Is made unlawful.
Giving of Information Would Be
Unlawful.
Not only receiving orders for IL
quor, but also" giving any information
q as to where liquor may be obtained
is made. unlawful.
For violation of any of the pruVf-
llslons named above the penalty; abf
n and Imprisonment in the county
Jail is provided for the first ~offense,
and two years in the pepitentiary for
second and subsequent offcnses.
Any building. boat, car, airplane.
etc., where liquor or property to be
used in. its manufacture is sold, man
ufactured, kept or possessec is made
a common nuisance, and the owner
or keeper is made. punishab bic by a
fine of from 5000 to $4,000 for the
first offense, and by u two-year term
in the ~penitentiary for the second Of
tense. -.
In case of a second ofense, more-
over; the premises may be closed by
an Injunction for one year or. more
and the personal property found
there destroyed. =
Any court having Jurisdiction : may
issue a search warrant on the afida-
Wit of any officer of the :aw or other
persons that he is informed and be-
lieves that liquor is kept. unlawfully
at the place in question.
1t is provided, however, that no
search warrant shall be issued to
search any private dwelling occupied
as such unless it is being used for
the unlawful manufacture. storage or
sale of intoxicating liquors, or prop
erty designated for the manufacture
tof such liquor, or part of 1t IS used
for business purposes. Hotel, rooms
used transiently are not protected by
this provision. however. ~,
Must Tell Where Supply Came From.
J All liquor seized in transit is to be
destroyed, and the vehicle used seized
; and sold at public auction. Drinking
or being drunk on railway ain is
punishable by $50 fine or 80 days inn
prisonm.ent.
Any person arrested for being
drunk must give the justice of the
peace or other judge before whom
he is brought, full information as to
where he obtained his liquor. This
testimony is TO be reduced to writing
and turned, over to. the states attor-
ney. Refusal to give evidence under
these. circumstances Is made punish
able by. a fine of from $50 to 500 or
10 days Imprisonment. .1
A second offense is to be construed
to mean two violations Of any of the
provisions Of the act not necessarily
of the sames provision.
One-haf per cent alcoholic con-
tent makes liquor come within the
provisions Of the act. There are a
few exceptions such as wine for Sac
ramental purposes, alcohol for .scien-
tifc use and denatured alcohol.
1t is declared that the act is drawn.
to put the state law in line with the
Volstead national prohibition law,
and it Is therefore made an emergen-'
cy measure to take effect Immediate
ly ON its passage. !
With the exception of the introduce
ton of this bill the afternoon session
Of the house was u~neventful, the adj
~journn,ent being taken at four
o'clock.
A current resolution was introduce
ed requesting the federal government
to extend its program of federal aid
for roads. Two other bills were also
introduced. House bills four and five,
the first providing that when any
note is given for a consideration Of
which any part is a speculative in
vcstment, that act shall appear on
the face of the note written in red
ink, and the other defining certain
indecent offenses against children.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Moose Jaw, Sask., Jan. 10.-One
mar was burned to death when fire
destroyed the city hall at Swift Cur
rent early today. According to re-
ports received here at II a. m.,' the
flames We're menacing the entire city.
WAGES REDUCED.
Lawrence. Mass, JAM. 10.-The
American WOODEN company today an
nounced a*wage reduction of 22H per
| cent to take effect next Monday.
General business conditions were
assigned az the reason. s.
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