The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-24
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Section makes the maaufacture, sale or
barter Of any spiritulous, malt, vinous, fer
mented, orother intoxicating liquors may
be sold for mechanical, scientific or medical
purposes.
Section places the license and control OF
the business in the hands Of the Probate
Judge. Druggists permits for selling liq-
uorr are to be obtained from the Probate
Judge, and he may grant such permits at his
discretion, for the term Of one year 10 any
person Of good moral character who is law
fully and in good faith engaged in the drug
business. In order to obtain = druggists
permit, the applicant must present petition
signed by ut least twelve citizens OF the
Township or City where the business IL To-
Gated, certifying to character aud business.
The applicant, II In city or town Of less
than 5 900 population, shall give bond in the
sum Of o., 800, with the names Of at least ten
of the persons who signed his petition as
suretics who are to qualify that they are
worth not less than Sl2 so; the condition OF
the bond 10 be that the applicant shall not
sell, barter or give away liquors, In violation
OF the faw. The Probate Judge shall record
| upon his journal copy OF the permit and
the order and be entitled to fee OF g from
the applicant
Section provides that no druggist shall
sell liquors except upon til prescription Of
physician, and no prescription shall he I'LL
ed and delivered 20 a minor Physicians
shall not prescribe liquors except for mcdi al
purposes, when actually necessary in the
treatment OF case. Al physicians shall not
prescribe liquors except for medical purposes
when actually necessary In the treatment OF
. case. All physicians shall make oath be-
fore the Probate Judge that they will not
give prescriptions In violation Of this law
Such application and oath shall be made once
each year. and no druggist shall dill u pre-
scription Tor liquor from any physician who
has not taken the oath. Any physician vio-
lating the law shall be fined for each offence
not less than one hundred dollars and in ad-
ditiOn, shall be imprisoned in the County
jail not less than one nor more than six
months.
Section provides that liquors shall be
sold On physicians prescriptions only when
printed application is made which shall be
dated and set forth the name of the applicant
his residence and occupation the quality and
occupation the quality and kind OF liquor re.
CURED and the purpose for whicl, it is re-
quircd and shall have appended thereto an
ffidayit by the APPLICANT making oath that the
statements contained in the application are
true. At the end Of every thirty days the
druggist shall file such applications in the
Office Of the Probate Judge, where they shall
be kept for two years; and the druggist.
shall file away and keep all prescriptions for
liquor and shall keep a book in which he
shall make a record of all sales of intoxicat-
ing liquors made by him showing the name
and residence Of every purchaser of liquor,
the kind and quality sold, the purpose for
which sold, the date OF sale, the price receive
ed and the name Of the physician prescribing
it. This shall be open 10 public inspection
at all reasonable business hours.
Section provides for the manufacture of
intoXicatig liquors for medicinal, scsicntifc,
and mechanical purposes only, and the pro-
css Of obtaining permit for such manufac-
ture. Is similar to what the druggist must 60 |
through TO be allowed to sell. The manufac- |
turer can sell only to licensed druggists or
other dealers and then only in quantities of
not less than five gallons.
Section q prescribes the manner in which
manufacturers may fell their liquors upon
printed applications affidavit, &C., ant! a rec
ord kept.
Section prcscribes penalty Of fine and |
imprisonment for selling without u permit;
the penalty being in creased for each addi-
tional offense.
Section Prescribes penalty for manufac-
turing without permit
Section o prescribcs penalties for violations
Of the law by persons having permits to man
ufacture or sell.
Section 10 provides that all liquors that
will intoxicate, or all mixtures, of whatcy-
or name containing such liquors shall be con-
sidercd intoxicating liquors.
Section II fixes the term Of one year as the
length Of time that Il permit shall be valid.
Section Il compels the County Attorney
to prosecute all offences against the law and
gives him u fee Of fifteen dollars for every
10 be collected from the defendant
and also fee OF ten per cent on all fines col.
lected TO be paid out of the same
Section - makes all places where liquors
are sold in violation Of this law nuisances
which shall he shut by the sheriff, constable
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punished.
Section II provides that every person SELL
ing liquor that causes intOXication shall be
compelled to pay u reasonable compensation
TO the person who takes char G of such ill.,
toxicated persons and in addition s. per day
Tor every day that such persons shall be kept
in consequence of such intOXication.
Section Is provides that every wife, child.
parent. guardian or employer who shall be
injured Ia person or property, or means Of
support In consequence Of intoXication or
habitual drunkenness, shall be eutitlci to
actual exemplary damages from the person
selling the liquor causing intoXioation.
Sectinon 10 prohibits club-rooms and any
association for the purpose of obtaining. re-
'ci'ing or distributing intoxicating liquors.
The penalty is heavy fine and imprison-
nent.
Section l. makes any shin or device Tor
wedding it, heavy fine and imprisonment.
Section Is provides that all fines and cost. j,
assessed under the act shall be lien against
he real estate Of the person convicted and
'lso against the buildings in which liquor is
so u or given away