Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
THREE DRASTIC
LIQUOR ACTS IN
Maine SENATE
Introduced Tuesday by Senator
Clark Of Lincoln-Act for
State to Pay Burial Expens-
es of Bodies of World War
Veterans Killed Overseas and
Brought to Maine.

Day by day in every way Maine
will become more like a desert and
a person will scarcely dare to think
of the wet days if all the liquor bills
introduced in the S1st Legislature re-
ccive passage. Three more We're
added to the list Tuesday, all being
introduced by Senator Clark of Lin
coin.
The first provides that it will be a
crime for n person to buy, receive or
have in his possession intoxicating
liquor knowing that it is to be sold
in violation of the law. 1t is addi-
tional to chapter 127 of the revised
statutes relating to intoxicating
liquors and reads as follows:
''Whoever buys, receives or has in
his possession in this State intoXi-
eating liquor. knowing that the same
has been deposited or sold in this
State in violation of law. shall be
deemed guilty of an offense. Upon
conviction thereof he shall be pun
ishcd by a fine of not less than 500
nor more than $1,000. and in addition
thereto. Imprisonment not exceeding
90 DAYS And the conviction of the
person who sold or deposited such
liquor need not be averrcd or
proVedp
Relating to Conspiracies
Another drastic liquor bill present
cd by Senator Clark is an amend
mcnt to the revised statutes relating
to conspracies and provides that if
one or more persons conspire and
asreo together to sell Intoxicating
liquor in this State in violation of
law to one or more of the others.
they are guilty of conspiracy and
every person convicted Of con-
spiracy shall be punished by inn
prisonment' for not more than three
wears or by fine not exceeding
$1,000.
To Amend Bail Provisions
A third liquor bill introduced by
Senator Clark is an act to amend the
revised statutes relating to bail. The
amendment provides that in any
prosecution for violation OF the
statutes relating to the manufacture
or sale of Intoxicating liquor. a
respondent who has failed to comply
with the terms of any rccognizance
entered into by him in such case,
shall not again be admitted to bail
in such case, or upon arrest on any
capias issued therein, except by n
justice of the court in which such
prosecution is pending.
For Importation Of Caribou Legally
Killed Outside of Maine
Wilson of Aroostook-Act provid-
ing that the commissioner of inland
fisheries and game upon application
from any person who has legally
killed caribou beyond the limits of
this State may issue a special i'm
portation license permitting the i'm
portation. of such caribou for con-
sumption or mounting within the
State under such rules and regula-
tons as the commissioner may es-
tabliSh.
L The provision is made, however,
that any caribou or part thereof i'm
ported by virtue of the act SHALL mot
be sold or offered for sale at any
time, and the commissioner of inland
fisheries and game shall appoint the
customs officials or other persons
along the Maine boundary to issue
the importation licenses.
For State to Pay for Burial Of Vet
Grams of Late War Killed Overseas
Bailey of Penobscot-Act provid-
ing that the State shall pay the eX-
penses of tho burial of the bodies of
veterans of the late war which have
been brought from a foreign land to
this State.