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SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 85. 1919. 307 to the provisions of this Act, if the owner, lessee, tenant, or occupant appears and pays all costs of the proceedings and Hles a bond, with sureties to be approved by the cler r of the court in which the action is brought, in the liquidated sum of not less than 55500 nor more than $1,000, conditioned that he will immediately abate said nuisance Conditions. and prevent the same from being established or kept therein a eriod of one year thereafter, or during the war and errod of demobilization, the court, or in vacation the judge, may, satisfied of his good faith, direct by appropriate order that the roperty, if already closed or held under the order of abatement, be ddlivered to said owner, and said order of abatement canceled, so far as the same may relate to said property; or if said bond be given and costs therein paid before judgment on an order of abatement, the action shall e thereby abated as to said room, house, building, boat, vehicle, structure, or ,<m,em,mm.ud _ place only. The release of the property under the provisions of mémam. J g this section shall not release it from any judgement, lien, penalty, or liabilit to which it may be subject by law. In the case of the violation of any injunction, temporary or per- mg§*}Q;mg°,f),ai>,j1°i§°*;gj manent, granted pursuant to the provisions of this Title, the court, junctions. or in vacation a judge thereof, may summaril try and punish the Pmcdm_ defendant. The roceedings for punishment fiir contempt shall be commenced by Hling with the clerk of the court from which such injunction issued information under oath setting out the alleged facts constituting the violation, whereupon the court or judge shall forthwith cause a warrant to issue under which the defendant shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the roduction and oral examination of the witnesses. Any person foundp guilty of contempt under the provisions of this Pmshmmh section shall be unished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or lay imprisonment of not less than thirty days nor more than twelve months, or b both fine and imprisonment. Sec. 5. The Commissioner ofy Internal Revenue, his assistants, m§’_$;’” °‘°m°’°‘·“° agents, and inspectors, and all other officers of the United States ` whose dut it is to enforce criminal laws, shall have all the power for the enfhrcement of the Wu Prohibition Act or any provisions thereof which is conferred by law for the enforcement of existing laws relating to the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors under the laws of the United States. Sec. 6. If any section or provision of this Act shall be held to be $§§§§§’2{,§{ ug; t§'§ii invalid, it is hereby provided that all other rovisions of this Act ‘°°‘°“‘°‘P‘°"‘·‘*°“’· whéchgare not express y held to be invalid shall) continue in full force an e ect. Sec. 7. None of the provisions of this Act shall be construed to p$g§iti°Zlt°$l Xtawgi repeal any of the provisions of the "War Prohibition Act," or to '°€¥§{ff{,’f‘,°’;,,_,,_.,,,,,,,,,7, limit or annul any order or regulation prohibiting the manufacture, sale, or disposition of intoxicating liquors within certain prescribed zones or districts, nor shall the provisions of this Act be construed m§§Q§;§,§,{‘§,§§,§ fi to prohibit the use of the power of the military or naval authorities memes commute. to enforce the regulations of the President or Secretary of War or Navy issued in pursuance of law, prohibiting the manufacture, use, possession, sale, or other disposition of intoxicating liquors during the period of the war and demobilization thereafter. Trim: II. Prohibition of in- PROHIBITION OF INTOXICATING ZBEVERAGES. toxicating beveraZ€$· Sec. 1. `When used in Tait rr and Title 111 of this Act (1) The f°'““°‘f’f"""°i; Word "liqu0r" or the phrase "intoxicating liquor" shall be construed  ;,q°{,“£_·· m` (Q include alcohol, brandy, Whisky, ITIH1, gin, becl', 8.lB, pO1'l78l’, Bild uffggwflpfhdsggg Wme, and in addition thereto any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fer- strength maimed.