The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-21
THE ADY TEMPERANCE BILL

Mr.. Ady, of Harvey county, is the first
Kansas legislator 10 SHE his castor into
the ring on the question of supplement-
ne the prohibitorY amendment with
appropriate legislation, and, after
consultation with Governor st. John
and other leading advocates of temper
ance. has submitted bill of which the
following Is a summary:
Section one provides that all sales OF
Intoxicating liquors, except for medical,
scientific and mechanical purposes, shall
be punishable as felony.
Section two provides for obtaining IL
cense 10 manufacture or sell for the pur-
| poses named, this license to be obtained
| from the county commissioners.
Section three provides for bond of
5000, that the manufactures or seller
will comply with the provisions of this
act
Section four provides that no person
| except q wholesale or retail dealer shall
j purchase liquors in q greater quantity
than one gallon; and every such dealer
sh all sign a statement that he procures
said liquors to be sold by him for medi.
cal, mechanical and scientific purposes
only.
Section five provides that no person
whatever shall purchase liquors in less
quantities than one gallon, until he signs
II statement setting forth the kind and
quantity, and the purpose, and the name
of the person for whom the liquor is
purchased, and also his postofflce ad
dress.
Section six provides that every H.
cenSed dealer in liquor shall f1le with the
county commissioners at each regular
meeting the statements of all persons to
; whom liquor has been sold since the last
regular meeting of the board, and the
; dealer shall also publish in some paper
of general circulation, such list, giving
the name and address Of such purchaser
with the date and kind and quantity o.
liquor bought of each, and the purpose
for which il was bought.
Section seven provides that the county
CLERK shall keep on file for three year.
the statements of liquor sold, provided
for in sections four, five and six, anC
which shall always be open to public in
spection.
Section eight provides that it shall b
deemed felony to make any false state
; ment in any particular for the purposC
of procuring liquor, or for any licensed
> dealer to sell without taking such state
ment, or to neglect or refuse to file then
with the commissioners or to publish a!
required.
Section nine provides that gives away
or any device by which the provisions
of this act are evaded shall be deemed
> = sale within the meaning of section on
of this act, and punished as providet
> therein.
Section ten makes intoxication q mis-
demeanor punishable by imprison
ment in the county Jail from one to thre
. months.
Section eleven provides that in prose
> cutions under section ten it shall be in
. cumbent on the defendant TO prove tina
he used the liquor for medical, scientific
or mechanical purposes.
Section twelve provides that all alec
holic, spurious, vinouS and fermente
liquors, and all bitters, cordials an
medical connections, the principle il
gredient of which is intoxicating liquo
shall be deemed liquor within the meaI
ing of this act.
, The remaining sections repeal til
Z whole dram shop act and all laws incol
. sistent herewith.
!, If adopted this law is to go into effet
]. on the 30th day of April, 1881.