Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-23 | Page 3 | Repeal of Dry Law Proposed

REPEAL OF DRY LAW V PROPOSED Wisconsin May ray Drop All State Enforcement Measures MADISON WIs July 23 By By The Associated Press Press Within Within a a. few hours of the reading of Governor Zimmer Zimmer- Zimmerman's Zimmerman's mans man's veto of the Duncan beer bill Intended to repeal repeat a section of the states state's prohibition enforcement law and allow 24 per cent beer the thc state senate Friday engrossed a sub sub- substitute substitute substitute bill which would repeal the en entire en- en entire entire tire state enforcement law as has bas been done In New York The amendment takes the place of oft t ft bill which would have abolished the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of prohibition commissioner placing liquor law enforcement under the supervisIon of the thc attorney gen gen- general eral The Duncan beer bill vetoed Friday morning only repealed that section of the law which provided a penalty for convictions of the law uw vio yb- violators This Governor Zimmerman held was vas invalid and misleading at attempting at- at attempting attempting I tempting by Indirection to nullify a law of the United States The present amendment which will willbe willbe willbe be voted on next week removes remo all laws lS which call for state enforcement of the federal prohibition law If It becomes a taw law law In Wisconsin there will willbe willbe willbe be no state enforcement of ot the law