Milford chronicle., 1933-08-18
PURCHASE OF
HARD LIQUOR
HELD ILLEGAL
[COntinHed from Firn Paael

[COHfiHRed from First Pa0e1
sion will be sufficient grounds fol
arrest.
The attorney generals statement
was sent to the State police and
County police and to the police in
the various other towns throughout
the state so that all enforcement
agencies of the state may start at
the earliest possible moment ON their
crusade against the violators.
Police have, since the repeal of
the old state enforcement laws, been
without any Interpretation of the
! law upon which to base arrests and
what few arrests have been made
have been thrown out of the courts,
that they have the attorney generals
Interpretation in back of them they
prophesied that the bootlegger's six
month holiday is at an end.
The attorney generals opinion did
not mention prescription liquor. Po-
lice officials, however, said that
since such liquor carries govern
ment stamps, purchase, transporta-
tion or possession of it would not
come under the provisions outlined
by Mr.. Green.
Under transportation of beer, Mr..
Green explained that a manufac-
turer or transporter may transport
beer for delivery to retailers or per-
sons having licenses provided the
proper tax is paid.
An importer or wholesaler may
deliver one case of "a half bottles to
any person provided the case is
properly stamped.
Groceries, delicatessen shops, ho-
tells, restaurants or stores licensed
for the sale of beer to be consumed
off the premises, where sold, may
not deliver off the premises.
ANY individual may transport one
case of twenty-four half bottles of
beer, or less, purchased by him in
vehicle owned or hired by him di-
rect from the point of purchase to
his own residence. This beer must
be stamped.
ANY individual may transport in
his baggage for personal use, one
case of twenty-four half bottles of
beer, or less. 1t must' be stamped.
The holder of license to sell beer
may transport beer purchased by
him direct to his establishment, pro-
vided he has with him and shows on
request way bill or sales slip, and
each barrel or case is provided with
stamps.
A person not manufacturer, i'm
porter (wholesaler), or common car
rier may transport beer from one
place to another, or to a place out
side of the state, if he is the holder
of a special license to transport
from the commission.
Beer may be transported through |
the state, provided the person in
charge of the transportation has
with him and shows upon request
way bill or other evidence of au-
thorized shipment showing the. name
and address of shipper and of a
consignee in another state, and the
and kind of packages pro-
vided each barrel or case bears an
transit stamp issued by
the Delaware Liquor Commission.
Licensed hotels, restaurants, tav-
erns, clubs, or gatherings of persons
holding special licenses, may sell
beer by bottle or glass to be con-
sumed on the premises only.
Licensed groceries, delicatessen
shops, hotels, restaurants, or stores
nay sell a case of "a half bottles or
ess to be consumed off the premises
where sold to be delivered to and re-
moved by the purchaser with the
eals of the bottles unbroken.
Sales of beer may be made by
slass or bottle to persons Is years
# age or over.
No sale shall be made to any in
oxicated person, to any insane or
mentally deficient or to the keeper ,
II intimate of a disorderly house.
Beer shall not be sold before 8
'clock in the forenoon nor later
han IL O'Clock midnight, local time.
Beer cannot be sold or delivered
n Sunday, Christmas Day or dur i
1g an election.
1t is unlawful to buy beer from I
ny person not authorized by license {
, sell, or to keep or possess such
bought beer. I
1t is forbidden to sell beer over il
bar or over counter except a
/ club which has been incorpo-
ated and in existence over year,
rovided, however, that persons may
e served in restaurant when seat
! at a service table if the table is
OF over SO inches in height and the
ools are permanently fixed and not
lrther than "a inches apart. t ]
In the section dealing with seiz- q
res it is pointed out that whenever ]
Icoholic liquor is being peddled, D
legally sold, kept or transported G
Ie liquor shall be seized and placed /
the custody of the commission. j