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Show SOUTH DAKOTA TO REVISE DRY LAW PUDRRE, S. V.. Feb. 16 Personal liberty, which includes a way whereby those Who are temperate and good citizens citi-zens as Lite term "good cltlron" is defined, de-fined, can manufacture, buy ami sell liquors that are termed "stimulating." la the keynote Of a bill introduced In the legislature hero by Representative Fred C. Ohman, at the request of R O. RlCharde, f Mitchell. 6. D. The bill follows jiecurately the pUt-foriri pUt-foriri upon which Richards ran for govornor in the primary last year. The bill provides that "on and after the enactment of this law every person per-son of legal age not convicted of crime or detained In state Institutions, hall again b accorded moral liberty In diet under law and order as provided pro-vided in this act.' The bill defines a citizen as "a respected res-pected person who Is moral and therefore there-fore ontltlod to respect and personal liberty In every way and entitled to i qter the stut. moral civil service and to vote, to sell, buy and use stimulant by complying with the legal requirement require-ment of resident and naturalization and federal statutes." The word stimulant Is defined in the bill as any pure vinous, mult, brewed, fermented or distilled pure UqUors containing the pure spirit of win, from irults and seeds not toxin, rectified, poisonous or Impure, and not used in a drunkard's way for beverage, purposes pur-poses but in a, temperate v.ay for tlmulatlng purposes." The term 'intoxicating; llcpiors" is defined in the hill aa "any rectified poisonous, impure liquor, suc)i moonshine, poisonous borne brew and immature wine." The bill would declare immoral and! prohibited, the saloon or any form of j nubile place for the nale of lntoxlcat-, na liituoi or stimulants b the glas or individual drink for beverage, me-dldhal me-dldhal or stimulating purposes. The bill says, however, that "No person, active manager of any tlrm. bustnesSi club. i'.ssoeUtlon or corporation within this state shall manufacture. Importer laid In Importing, for sale, barter or 'trade, any splrltous or vinous llouors. BXi ept upon Issuance of a municipal moral permit:" To obtain this permit, the bill provides pro-vides for an replication In writing to be published by the clerk or auditor In three Issues of the dally or weekly newspaper with the Isrgest circulation, giving the date and hour of the meeting meet-ing of the commissioners to decide upon the application. At this tlmo the . public must have opportunity to object , to or Indorse the granting of the ap- Mention. If 'he application Is granted, a bond of $5000 muat be ftled for , I faithful performance and compliance I with the. act and with the federal I statutes. |