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Show PENITENTIARY OPENS FOR THOSE WHO ARE CAUGHT THE SECOND TIME WITH LIQUOR Much Interest It attached by the i members of the sheriff and police departments de-partments to the amended prohibition law which Is now in effect, in wich the second arrest for having liquor in one's possession, whether city or county coun-ty ease, brands lhe defendant .is a per-Blsteni per-Blsteni violator, to be proseeuted the second time under a felony rharge. In the past, if the violator oLh- law had been arrested for violation of the city ordinance, he could pay the fine' ' 1 1 serve the sentence and then go. If the next time the violator was ar rested b the sheriff's department, he could pay a fine or serv the jail sen tence and go. But under the amended law, the minute a man i- arrested the second time by either the sheriff or police departments for having liquor in his possession, the county attorney must file felony charge In the past there have been a number num-ber of cases handled by the two departments de-partments where tho accused had been arrested before for having liquor in their possession. In the police department de-partment there were cases were one defendant had been In court with three charges bv the police. |