By vote of 65 to 18 the Senate last week passed and sent to the House a bill to furnish the Volstead Act with larger tushes. The present penalties for illegal manufacture or sale of liquor are: for a first offense, up to $1,000 fine or up to six months' imprisonment; for subsequent offenses, $200 to $2,000 fine and one month imprisonment. The proposed penalty for first and subsequent offenses is a fine up to $10,000, or imprisonment up to five years, or both.
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