The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-01-27
THE TEMPERANCE BILLS.

Several proposed acts TO give force and ell
feet 10 the Prohibition Amendment have
been introduced. The great prominence
given the question will render the text of
these bills more than ordnarialy interesting
reading matter. The Commonwealth has gone
carefully over the bill, and gives the pith of
the leading ones, which we in turn repro
duce. OF course ii would be impossible TO
predict which of these bills will become a
law, or whether either of them WILL In case
majority can be had for neither, or Tor any
other, We understand that the Governor
would convene i'll extra session Tor that pur-
pose:
BILL INTRODUCED BY SENATOR HACKNEY.
The first section Of this act is prohibitory
in character; the second requires druggists
license, TO be issued by the board of county
commissioners, the applicant TO be "a drug
gist Of good moral character doing business
in said county. and to be ISSUED for one year.
The third section provides that the petit
ton shall be signed by fifty citizens of the
county wherein such applicant is engaged in
business, certifying that he is person of
good moral character, and he shall execute n
good and sufficient bond 10 the State OF
Kansas in the sum Of S5,OO0,'' said bond TO
be signed by the applicant, that he will not
violate any of the provisions OF this act ; and
also by at least ten sureties, who must '.joint-
ly or seyerally justify in the sum Of S25,Ooo
over aud above all their dcbts, legal eXemp-
iions aud liabilities
The fourth section permits any legally
qualified and prac,icing physician. to give,
when deemed necessary, written prescrip-
tions, verified 10y affidavit, that such liquors
are necessary for the health of his patient.
The use of liquors for mechanical or sci, NJ
tfic purposes Is provided for, certificates to
bc Issued at the discretion Of the Probate
Judge, the applicant making affidavit that be
will not violate any OF the provisions OF this |
act. A record OF all sales, the kind. amount, |
and TO whom, shall he kept by all druggists |
ard published quarterly, under affidavit; said /
record to be published in the official paper Of |
the county. and the record book to be in |
specied at least quarterly by the County A.
torncy. Upon adverse report OF the County /
Attorney. said license. if violation thereof be
found. may be revoked by the County Board.
License to manufacture liquors may be oh.
tanned from the County Board. joint bond
In the sum Of sa0.0oo 10 be given not TO vio-
late any Of The provisions Of this act The
County Attorney, upon proper sworn testi-
mony Of any informant. shall commence orig
inal proceedings against amy offender, il be.
ing unlawful TO diyulgc the name Of such in
rormant, and no with shall be required To
testify as 10 whether or not he is the inform.
an m sus.h flr.lcr nf fha r. Il
,oking amy druggist license shall follow con.
Sicion. aud action be commenced upon such
bond Tor the recovery Of the full amount
thereof, which sum shall go into the county
treasury; and the same procedure be had in
the case Of violations OF the licensed manu-
facture Of liquors. Any physician, bonds
man, or County Attorney, who may swear
falsely. shall be punished by confinement and
hard labor in the penitentiary Tor five years {
Selling liquors proven by some competent 4
chemist TO be impure, is forbidden and pun &
ishable upon conviction. 1t
BILL INTRODUCED ny SENATOR sTRANG. Il
The central idea that runs through this bill {
is. prohibition. Upon certificate Of good l
moral character. a permit Is given Ia persons &
engaged in wholesale or retail drug business &
TO sell liquors for medicinal, mechanical
and scientific purposes" the same, on the
pa. ment Of one dollar rs n Zee, 10 issue by Il
the Probate Judge; the details regulating y
The granting of such permits being much the v
same set forth in the hill introduced by 4
senator Hackney. with the exception that v
lees sumsrare named in the bond OF the ar U
plicant. n
Sales Tor medical purposes in quantity shall
not exceed one gallon, and be upon the writ.
en- prescription of a prac,icing physician IA
and for other specified purposes shall be sold st
,nly upon written application verified by OF
bath, which shall be filed In the Probate q
)ourt and kept for too years The penalty Al
or false oath shall be plesci ibed by the n,
state Cor FEBRUARY. %
A record Of Ill sales, showing tho name Of se