The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-05

"voLsTEAD ACT"
Be It Enacted By The People of Montana, That:
Section l. MONTANA hereby recognizes the requirements of the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States for its
concurrent enforcement by the Congress and the several States. To
that END. all the provisions of the Volstead Act relating to pleading, ei
dence, 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 jurisdiction, and the duty is hereby imposed upon all County
Attorneys, shernfs Grand Juries. Petit Juries, Magistrates and Peace
Officers in the State to enforce the same.
Section II. All acts OF omissions prohibited or declared unlawful
by the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
or by the vohtead Act, are hereby prohibited and declared unlawful;
and violations thereof are subject to the penalties provided in the Vol
stead Act All fines, forfeitures and penalties shall be deposited to
the credit of the general fund of the county where violation occurred.
Section III Montana hereby recognizes that its power to enforce
the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
should 1t all times be xere1sed in full concurrence with the exercises
of like powers of Congress. To that end, whenever Congress shall
amend or repeal the vostead Act, such amendment o repeal shall
have control over the provisions of this Act.
Section w. Nothing in this act shall be construed as limiting the
tation or possession of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes; and
all fines and forfeitures collected under any ordinance now n hereafter
enacted in the exercise of such power shall be paid into treasury of the
city o town whose ordinance is violated.
as Title II of the Act of Congress enacted October 2S, 1919, commonly
known as the National Prohibition Act and entitled. IAN act to prohibit
intoxicating beverages and to regulate the manufacture, production,
use and sale of hfghproof spirits for other than beverage purposes and
to insure an ample supply of alcohol and promote its use in scientific
research and in the development of fuel dye, and other lawful indus
Section VI. If any provision of this Act shall be held invalid it
not be construed to invardate other provisions of the Act.
THE NUMBER AN FORM IN WHICH THE QUESTION WILL APP
PEAR UPON THE OFFICIAL BALLOT AT THE GENERAL
ELECTION NOVEMBER {, 1925, IS AS FOLLOWS:
PROPOSED PETITION FOR INITIATIVE NO. 80
"A law to enact all the provisions of the Volstead Act relating to
pleading, evidence, definitions, prohibitions and penalties, as the law
the State of Montana to provide for the enforcement thereof and
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which
provides that the Congress and the several states shall have concur-
rent power to enforce said amendment by appropriate legislation"
x FOR adoption and enforcement of the Federal Prohibition Laws.
Against adoption and enforcement of the Federal prohibition laws
sec. 14, Revised Codes of 1921: II
The manner ofv voting N measures submitted to the people shall /
e: By marking the ballot with a cross n or o. the diagram opposite |
nd to the left of the proposition for which the voter desires to vote"
Be sure and vote on this measure o n election dy " making vour /
mark in the upper square. This measure will appear IN III ree. |
lar ballot with the names of the candidates.