Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29

| for the Capital follows, with those Sec
lions which he added to the draft pre-
pared by the Attorney General set in
italics.
A Bill.
For an act supplemental to the ma
tional prohibition act for the District
Of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
, bled, That the term national prohibit
ton act" as used herein, shall mean
the act of Congress of october 28, 1919,
known as the national prohibition act.
as supplemented and amended. The
word liquor" or the phrase "intoxicat-
ing liquor" shall mean intoxicating
liquor as defined by the national pro-
hibition act.
Section 2. That this act shall apply
to the District Of Columbia and shall
be construed as supplemental to the
national prohibition act, which shall
remain In force In said District, except
In 50 far az is inconsistent with the
provisions. Of this act.
$1DO and 80 Days Limit.
Section 8. That any person who shall,
in the District of Columbia, in any
street or public or private road, alley,
or in any public place or building or In
or upon any street car or other venice
commonly used for the transportation
of passengers or in or about any depot,
platform or waiting station, drink any
Intoxicating liquor of any kind, or II
any person shall be drunk or intoxicated
in any street, alley or public or priyate
road or in any railroad passenger train,
street car, or any public place or build
ing. or at any public gathering, or II
any person shall be drunk or lntoxl-
Gated and shall disturb the peace OF any
person anywhere, he shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon CONVECTION
thereof shall be punished by me OF
not less than $40 nor more than $IOO,
or by IMPRISONMENT for not less tnan
DAYS nor more than 80 days IN the
work house or. Jail of the District OF
Columbia, or by both such flne ana
Imprisonment.
Section T. That If any person IN the
District of Columbia while in charge OF
locomotive engine, or while acting as
a conductor or brakeman OF car OF
train of cars. or while in charge OF any
street car. steamboat, launch or other
water or air craft, or while in charge
of any horse or vehicle other than
motor vehicle as defined by the tramc
act Of the District of Columbia, snali
be intoxicated, he shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and If convicted snalI De
punished by fine of not less than $40
nor more than $500. or by imprisonment
for not less than Is days nor more tnan
three months In the work house or jan
of the District of Columbia, or by potn
such fine and imprisonment.
Section 5. That any person VINO
knowinply permits any building owned
or leased by him or under ms contIol'
or anv narI thereof, to be used in main.
tanning a common nuisance as oenneo
by the national prohibition. act, Will
out taking all reasonable measures 70
eject therefrom the person SO uSne tnle
same, shall be deemed guilty Of MANI
tanning such nuisance and be subject
to the penalty prescribed THEREFOR IN
the national prohibition act.
section 6, That 1t shall be the outy
If fine Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia and. subject to their super.
vision. direction and control, OF az
members Of the police force OF sac
District to investigate and repors VIC
lations of this act, Of the national pro-
the united states relating to the man
1Ifscture and taxation Of and -tramc IN
intoxicating liquor. All knowledge or
infornation, acquired by any OF salo OF, 1,
Acers -concerrIff1g such violations snail
he promptly reported, with the names
of All witnesses by whom such viola.
tons may be proved, to the UnL Ts
states attorney for the Distrlct Oh OO-
llnbia for prosecution: PROVIDED, now
ever, that the offenses denneo Dy Sc
tfons 3 and44 of this act shall be re-
ported to the corporation counsei OF
the District Of Columbia.
once to Be Forfeited.
If any such oficer shall fail to COM
nlv with the provisions Of this sectlon
he shall. upon conviction, be fined not
iess than siO0 nor more than $500. ana
shall forfeit the ONCE held by MN.
The court before whom such conVlctlon
Is had shall. in addition 70 the lmpOsi11
tion of the fine aforesaid, oroer anu
adiud0e the forfeiture Of such once.
Section Z. That, subject to the direc-
tion of the Attorney General. 1t shall pc
the duty of the United States attorney
in person or by any Of his assistants, 20
T1rnseclIte with all reasonable onlgence
Offenders reported to him as PROVIDED
in the last preceding section.
Section 8. That. 1t shall De tne guy
of the corporation counsel OF the us
triet of Columbia, In, person OF by any
Of his assistants, to prosecute onenSen
arising under sections 3 and of this
act.
| in the District of Columbia to have OF
possess any liquor or property useo Oh
| intended for use in the manufacture,
possession, sale or distribution OF liquor
| in violation of this act. the nationhl
| prohibition act or any other law OF tne
| United states relating TO the manuIaS-
| ture or taxation Of or trafnc IN lntoXl.
eating LIQUOR, and no property rlSnt
shal exist in any such liquor or prop
! erty If it be found that such liquor
or property was so unlawfully held OF
/ possessed, it shall be destroyed unless
| the court shall otherwise order.
Section 10. That, in aooltlon 70 tne
officers mentioned in section lol4 OF
the revised Statutes, the judges OF the
| police court of the District Of Column
hia shall have authority to issue war
rants for the apprehension of person:
1 charged with having committed in sale
| District offenses against this act, Tine
national prohibition act or any othel
! law of the United States relating to
! the manufacture or taxation OF OF
trsfic In Intoxicating liquor; ana, un.
der the limitations provided IN titlt
XII Of the act approved June 10, 1911
| to issue search warrants under the sale
laws. ...
Federal Dry Agents Specified.
such warrants of arrest and search
| warrants may be directed to any police
officer of the District of Columbia or tc
any Federal agent charged NTH the
enforcement OF the national prohibition
act. Provided, however, That any Sucr
oficer or agent may, without a warrant
arrest violators Of the aforesaid laws II
anv case where arrests without q war
rant are sanctioned by law.
No search warrant shall issue u
search any private dwelling occupied a.
such unless 1t Is being used for the un'
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