The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-10-18
NOTICE OF ELEcTloN-PRoPo
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE
NO. go.

A bill to enact by initiative, law tc
enact all the provisions of the Volstead
Act relating to pleading, evidence, de-
Sc 'senleued puB 'suon!qIqoId 'suo4!u!.
the law of the State of Montana, to pro
vide for the enforcement thereof and de-
filming the term 'Volstead Act"
Be 1t Enacted by the People of Mon
tana, That:
Section /. Montana hereby recognizes
the requirements of the Eighteenth
Amendment to the constitution of the
United States for it's concurrent enforce
ment by the Congress and the several
states. To that end, all the provisions
of the Volstead Act relating to pleading,
evidence, definitions and penalties are
hereby enacted as the law of the State
of Montana, and the Courts of the State
of Montana are hereby vested with Juris-
diction, and the duty is hereby imposed
Grand Juries, Petit Juries, Magistrates
and Peace Officers in the State to en-
force the same.
Section 2. All acts or omissions pro-
hibited or declared unlawful by the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitu-
Volstead Act, are hereby prohibited and
declared unlawful; and violations thereof
are subject to the penalties provided in
the Volstead Act All fines, forfeitures
and penalties shall be deposited to the
credit of the general fund Of the county
where violation occurred.
Section 8. Montana hereby recognizes
that its power to enforce the Eighteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States should at all times be
exercised in full concurrence with the
exercises of like powers of Congress. To
that end, whenever Congress shall amend
or repeal the Volstead Act, such amend
ment or repeal shall have control over
the provisions of this Act.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as limiting the power of any
city or town, to prohibit the manufacture,
sale, transportation or possession OF IN
toxcating liquors for beverage purposes;
and all fines and forfeitures collected
under any ordinance now or hereafter
enacted in the exercise OF such power
shall be paid into the treasury of the
city or town, whose ordinance Is violated.
Section 5. The phrase "Volstead Act
as used herein is defined as little IL OF
the Act of Congress enacted october 2S,
1919, commonly known as the National
Prohibition Act and entitled, an act to
prohibit Intoxicating beverages and to
regulate the manufacture, production, use
and sale of high proof spirits for other
than beverages purposes ana 70 insure
an ample supply of alcohol ana promote
its use in scientific research and In, the
development of fuel, dye, and other law
full industries"
Section 6. If any provision of this Act
shall be held invalid it shall not pc con-
strued to invaldate other provisions OF
the Act.
STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Montana.
IS.
I, John w. Mountjoy, Secretary of
State of the State of Montana, 90 hereby
certify that the foregoing is true ana
correct copy of Proposed Petltlon LOT
by initiative, a Law to Enact Al the
Provisions of the Volstead Act relating
to Pleading, Evidence, Definitions FRO
and Penalties as the Law OF the
Enforcement Thereof and Defining the
Term "Volstead Act"
In testimony whereof, have nereun.o
set my hand and affixed the Great oeal
Of the State Of Montana, al Helene' 'i'o