The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-08

a t0tal OF 200 bills affecting the
sale and distribution Of alcoholic
beverages was, introduced into AZ
state legislatures meeting In session
during the past year. q survey by
the Conference Of Alcoholic Beyer.
age Industries revealed this week.
OF the $50 bills introduced as passed.
2l4 being either defeated or dying
II COMMITTEES. In only five states,
Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Rhode
Island, and Vermont, no bills af-
fecting alcoholic beverages were In
troduced, q spokesman for the con.
ference pointed out.
The majority Of the As bills passed
by the legislatures dealt with credit
and revenue regulations, only 8 d.
rectly affected the legal distribution
Of alcoholic beverages, the CONFER
eE1ce survey showed. In South Car
DINA, q bill was passed prohibiting
displays Of alcoholic beverages in
store windows. In North Dakota q
concurrent resolution amending the
state constitution permitting the
Establishment of municipal stores
was adopted, and In Pennsylvania
q bill authorizing the liquor board
70 establish state Wholesale liQuor
stores was passed. In most ether
Instances. the legislation passed did
not adversely AFFECT the legal dis
'trsbsIt1Cil ana reale Of alconUilc Devs'
erages.
Attempts were made during the
year to bring about what amounted.
to prohibition In three states. In
South Carolina, bill calling for the
prohibition Of the manufacture, sale
or transportation Of alcoholic bev-
erages was referred to the House
Ways and Means committee, while
another bill embodying the same
provisions, has been referred to the
next session Of the state senate. In
Tennessee, q house measure designed
to repeal the liquor law died In the
house, while in New Mexico bill
to prohibit the sale or serving OF
Intoxicating liquor in any restaur-
ant, eating house, night club or drug
store" was also defeated.
Attempts, to pass legislation call
ing for local option and statewide
election to determine the attitude Of
the public on the sale Of alcoholic
beverages were made in eight states:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, 1ndi-
ana, Iowa, North Carolina, South
Dakota and Tennessee. In each in
stance the measure failed to pass.
In Massachusetts,, an attempt toll
change the law requiring q vote on
local option questions biennially was
also defeated, and q bill designed
to abolish local option on beer in
Ohio died in the house in that state.
In North Carolina, five bills were
introduced bearing on local option,
four Of which were debated and one,
for q special election on
the question Of continuing liquor
stores In Southern Pines and Pine
hurst, was passed.
Seven states: Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Michigan, North ~
kota, Oregon and West Virginia cCn-
sidered the question Of prohibiting
the advertising Of alcoholic bever-
ages. In each Of the seven states,
the measures were defeated. The Al
ALBANIA bill was the most all-inclusive
in that It not only prohibited the
of alcoholic beverage
in Alabama papers. but
makes 1t unlawful to sell. possess,
expose for sale, or distribute any
newspaper or periodical
outside the state" that ac-
cepted such advertising. This meas
ure died In the Alabama senate COM
mittee.
six bills calling for the estab-
of state monopOlies failed
10 pass during the year. An attempt |
to establish wholesale state-oper-
ated liquor stores In Arkansas was |
killed In the senate. In Colorado, q
bill TO s'set up q state monopoly OF |
wholesale distribution Of spirituous
died IN the house. The SEN
ate in Georgia permitted q bill CALI
ing for state monopoly OF retail
sales 10 die IN committee. In Maine,
q measure calling for the abolition
Of private licenses 10 permit sale o.
alcoholic beverages only BY the state |
LIQUOR commission never came out
Of COMMITTEES. while IN Texas an /
10 set up Texas package /
store board. for monopoly control
81 retail sales also died IN commits |
tee. Bills calling Coz stats operation |
og liquor stores were introduced III |
both houses In Tennessee but IN |
each case failed 70 coma 70 = vote, |
n four states, bills Affecting sales |
u men IN uniform we're considered. |
IN idaho. MEASURE empowering |
county commissioner % requisite or /.
prohibit the uses 70 which the real |
estate within i've miles q a. army |
o. naFal reservation could b put, |
was approved Ia both houses. @owr
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|iIna fhe Issuance el permits fog
aAg premises within 4 mile g any
eaNAn. nlN HAse. nE NoAE without the
sleflssHlom of 1ha commanding en-
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