Prohibiting Intoxicating Beverages: Hearings Before the Subcommittee...(66 Cong. 1st Sess.) Pt 1-3 |
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Page 59 - In other words, the exceptional nature of the subject here regulated is the basis upon which the exceptional power exerted must rest, and affords no ground for any fear that such power may be constitutionally extended to things which it may not, consistently with the guaranties of the Constitution, embrace.
Page 65 - ... or own, keep, or be in any way concerned, engaged or employed in owning or keeping any intoxicating liquor with intent to violate any provision of this chapter, or authorize or permit the same to be done...
Page 72 - It may be consumed, when prepared as a food, by the strong and the weak, the old and the young, the well and the sick; and it is intended that if any flour, because of any added poisonous or other deleterious ingredient, may possibly injure the health of any of these it shall come within the ban of the statute. If it can not by any possibility...
Page 59 - We further think it clearly follows from our numerous decisions upholding prohibition legislation that the right to hold intoxicating liquors for personal use is not one of those fundamental privileges of a citizen of the United States which no State may abridge.
Page 90 - The injunction shall be granted at the commencement of the action, and no bond shall be required. Any person violating the terms of any injunction granted in such proceedings shall be punished for contempt by a fine of not less than one hundred...
Page 46 - Stand with anybody that stands right. Stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.
Page 77 - liquor " or the phrase " intoxicating liquor " shall be construed to include alcohol, brandy, whisky, rum, gin, beer, ale, porter, and wine, and in addition thereto any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquids, and compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented, or not, and by whatever name called, containing one-half of 1 per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes...
Page 53 - Whereas, We believe that the use of alcohol is detrimental to the human economy, and whereas, its use in therapeutics as a tonic or stimulant...
Page 65 - No one, by himself, clerk, servant, employe or agent, shall, for himself or any person else, directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense, or by any device, manufacture, sell, exchange, barter, dispense, give in consideration of the purchase of any property...
Page 75 - Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for said county, this third day of July, 1933, the above named Paul E.