Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-05

oioS SIoies lioiu oelnS oTam SHOPS
passed the house last Tuesday, Messrs.
Collins and Lesueur voting in Its favor:
An act to regulate the sale of intoxicating
liquors by dealers in drugs and medicines, to
define who shall be known In law as dealers in
drugs and medicines; and to repeal an act en-
titled Gan act to regulate the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors by dealers in drugs and medicines"
approved May 2. 1877.
Re it enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Missouri, as foLoDs:
Section l. No dealer in drugs and medicines
shall, directly or indirectly, sell or give away
any intoxicating liquors in any quantity less
than one gallon, and in no quantity to be drank
upon the premises, without first having obtain
ed, in the manner provided by law, a license as
a diam-shop keeper, except as hereinafter
specified.
Sec. 2. No person shall be deemed a dealer in
drugs and medicines within the meaning of this
act, and az such authorized to sell or give away
intoxicating liquors as herein specified, unless
he shall have and maintain a store, or known
place of business, shall have complied with the
provisions of the law relating to merchants
licenses, F" and shall have. at all times, on hand
at said store, or place of business. a stock of
poho. GULL no SiS ucSaiiN hfpt u III 6lOTeS,
exclusive of intoxicating liquors, of not less
than live hundred dollars IN value.
Sec. s. such dealer in drugs and medicines
may sell or give away, in any quantity. wines
for sacramentsl purposes; liquors of any kind
when the same are used solely in the admixture
of necessary remedial compounds. the prepara-
ton of tinctures, and the compromising of q
written prescription, made and signed by some
regular practicing physician. who shall have
stated in such prescription that the LIQUOR there
in prescribed is q necessary ingredient: Pro-
vlded, that such prescription shall In no case
authorize such sale or gift more than one time
Sec. 4. Any dealer In drugs and medicIn es,
who shall violate the provisions OF this act shall
be deemed guilty Of u misdemeanor, aud upon
conviction be punished by a fine OF not less than
forty nor more than two hundred dollars.
Sec. s. Any physician or pretendedp physician
who shall make or issue any prescription to any
person for intoxicating liquors, in any quantity,
or for any compound of which such liquors shall
form a part, TO be used otherwise than for med
icinal purposes, or who shall make or issue any
prescription contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor. and, upon conviction, punished
by a line oil not less than forty nor mere than
two hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. ANY person who shall forge or coun-
terfeit any prescription or certificate, in the
name Of any physician, Tor the purpose OF pro.
curing, or enabling any other person or persons
to procure. any intoxicating liquors, or the sale
thereof. shall be dSemed guilty of a misdemean.
or, and upon conviction be punished by a hn.
of not less than fifty nor more than three hun.
dred dollars, or by Imprisonment in the C JuntS
jail for a term OF not less than thirty days mol
more than three months. or by both such I'm,
and imprisonment at the discretion of the court
Sect. Every druggist in this state shall care
fully preserve and hle the prescriptions for al
intoxicating liquors sold by him under the pro
visions OF section three OF this act, and shall Ill
all such prescriptions In the Office of the clerl
Of the court having Jurisdiction Of crlmlnA
causes within and toI the county IN which sncl
drug store Is situated, at least ten days befor
the first day of each term thereof, for the in
spection OF the grand Jury. and such court i
hereby required to give especial charge OF thi
act to c2ch grand jury hereafter impaneled il
each county in this state. any druggist VIII
shall fail to comply with the provisions Of thi
section shall be lined not less thun forty nor NOR
than one hundred dollars.
SEC. s. An act entitled IAN act TO regulat
t the sale OF intoxicating liquors by dealers |
drugs and medicines" approved Nav 9. 81.
= and all other acts or parts OF acts InconsisteI
=. with the provision of this act are hereby +;
pealeG,