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Show POSSESSION OF LIQUOR ' LIMITED TO 16 OUNCES The transportation of Intoxicating liquor into dry territory within this state Is made a felony by the terms of a law passed by the recent legislature.' legis-lature.' The law was enacted to handle han-dle the liquor problem until August 1, when the statewide prohibition bill becomes effective. If a person has in his possession more than sixteen ounces of Intoxicating Intox-icating liquor, it shall be considered prima facie evidence that such liquor .is being carried unlawfully, and the person shall be Immediately arrested and the liquor seized. Upon conviction, convic-tion, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $299 or by Imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. The law which is now in effect and under which a numoer of convictions have already been secured in the state, follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, transport or haul any intoxicating liquors into dry territory within the state; provided pro-vided that the terms of this sectlou Bhall not apply to any sales of such liquors to a licensed pharmacist or druggist or scientific or manufacturing manufactur-ing Institution in the ordinary course of trade, or to sales of grain alcohol for scientific purposes by wholesale druggists, or to a quantity of such liquors not to exceed sixteen ounc-f.s, for personal use for the party so carrying. "If any peace officer shall have probable cause to believe any person in dry territory has on or about his person, In any kind of receptacle or In any vehicle under his control, Intoxicating In-toxicating liquors in excess of sixteen ounces, for the purpose of violating this section, such peace officer shall have authority to examine such vehicle vehi-cle or receptacle and contents thereof, there-of, and the finding of any intoxicating liquors in the possession of any such person shall be prima facie evidence that such liquors were being carried unlawfully, and such persons shall be forthwith arrested and such liquors seized and held by such officer. Upon conviction of any person for violation of any provisions of this Bection, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $299.00 or by imprisonment imprison-ment for not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment; j and such liquors shall be declared forfeited by the court and shall be publicly destroyed by such officer as the court may designate. "This act shall not be construed In any wise to repeal or modify that certain act entitled: "an act to define, prohibit and regulate the sate, manu facture, use, advertising of, possession posses-sion of, or traffic in intoxicating li- . quor, malt or brewed drinks; provid. ing for its inforcement and providing penalties and remedies for its violation, viola-tion, and repealing chapter 106 of the laws of Utah, 1913, and cnapter 63 of the laws of Utah, 1915," approved ap-proved by the Governor on the 8th day of February, 1917, and shall be operative until August 1st, 1917, when said act takes effect. "This act shall take effect upon approval." |