The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-06-07
Liquor Laws Affecting
An Indian Reservation

OF lnlO&lCdlluS ~
uor into Indian country, or posses
sion of intoxicating liquor on al
Indian reservation shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment for no
more than two years and by a fine
of not more than $500 for eacf
offense. Giving or selling intoxi
eating liquor to an Indian, or pos
session of intoxicating liquor on
reservation shall be punished by
a fine of not less than 500 fol-
the first offense and 5000 for each
succeeding %offense, and imprison
ment for not less than sixty days
the convicted person to remain in
Jail or prison until the fine and
costs are paid. Authority in writ.
ing from the War department pro.
vides exception to this law.
Possession shall be considered
prima facie evidence Of unlawful
Introduction.
Any superintendent of Indian af-
fairs, agent or duly authorized de-
putty may search for and seize liq-
uor wherever he belives it to be
hidden.
Vehicles in which intoxicating
liquor is found are subject to seiz-
ure and forfeiture.
Officers, soldiers or Army en-
ployees furnishing liquor to Ind
ians may be prosecuted.
Anyone operating a distillery on
Indian territory shall be liable to
a $1,000 fine and it is the duty of
agency officials to destroy such
distilleries.
Wines for sacramento purposes
are exempted from the above pro-
visions.
The following is the text of the
liquor laws effective on Indian res
ervations, taken from the Revised
Code of the Laws of the United
States.
Traffic in intoxicating Liqours
241 INTOXICATING LIQUORS:
SALE TO INDIANS OR INTRO
DUCING INTO INDIAN COUN-
TRY.-No ardent spirits, ale, beer,
wine, or intoxicating liquor or liq-
uors of whatever kind shall be in
troduced under any pretense into
Indian country. Every person
who sells, exchanges, gives, bar
tiers, or disposes of any ardent
spirits, ale, beer, wine or intoxi-
liquors of any kind to any
Indian under charge of any Indian
superintendent or agent, or intro
duces or attempts to introduce any
ardent spirits, ale, wine, beer or
intoxicating liquors of any kind in
to the Indian country shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment for not
more than two years. and by fine
Of not more than $500 for each Of
tense.
Any person who shall sell, give
away, dispose Of exchange, or bar
-er any malt, spirituous, or vinous
including beer, ale, and
wine, or any ardent or other in ,
..oxicating preparation, compound, ,
composition, or any article what
under any name, label or !
which produces intoxica-
ion, TO any Indian a ward of the !
government under charge of any
indian superintendent or agent, or
ny Indian, including mixed blood, ;
yer whom the government
through it's departments, exercises .
guardianship, and any person who :
hall introduce or attempt to in :.
reduce any malt, s%pirituous or :.
nous liquor, including beer, ale, !
nd wine. or any ardent or intoxi- =
liquor of any kind what i.
oever into the Indian country. .
hall be punished by Imprisonment
not less than sixty days. and 8
Y a fine of not less than 500 II
or the first offense and not less E,
IAN 5000 for each offense there -
Provided, however, That the E,
erson convicted shall be commit ~
ID until fine and costs are paid. q
ut it shall be sufficient de- -
,nse to any charge of intro c,
Icing or attempting to introduce =,
dent spirits. ale. beer, wine or q
.toxicating liquors into the In :,
an country that the acts charged +
ere done under authority. in <
from the War department
any officer duly authorized :,
ereunto by the War department. :,
Z. S. 2139, Feb. 81, 1S77-Jan. =:
J., 1879 -
242-Osage County, Okla. part Ii,
Indian country. All of Usage ~
unity, Oklahoma shall be deemed 70
be Indian country within the w
of the Acts of Congress or
aking it unlawful to introduce &C
luors into the Indian country. w
243-CompIaints; arrests and ex- q
ninations. All Complaints for
e arrest of any person or per- as
made for violation of the first til
ragraph of section 241 shall be of
ade in the county where the of az
use shall have been committed, in
if committed upon or within q
Y reservation not included in g.
county, then in any county