The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-16
JEFFERSON CITY.
Prohibitionists in Good Fight.
ing Trim.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution.
New BILLS for Stringent License
Laws.
Liquor Sales by Druggists
Limited to Five Gallons.
Proposed Changes in the Mer.
chants License Law.
Law Against Billiard and Pool
Tables in Dram Shops.

Tables in Dram Shops.
&PeotA 70 the Ba1oo.
JEFFERSON CITY. Jan. 10.
The prohibitionists. as report.e in my
ts-davs dispatches, are in fighting trim
and propose to carry the war into the anti
proi.ibitionist camp without further delay
The delegation of prohibitionists held
neeting tonight at which the amendment
spoken of to-day was submitted for consId-
Grafton and subjected to some alterations
The amendment as agreed upon. leaving
sst the formal provisions providing Tor It's
subr.issio at the next general election, Is
= follows:
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT.
Concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters of the state of Mis-
seuri, NJ the next general election, an
amendment to the constitution of the state
prohibiting the manufacture for sale, SELL
log or giving away, any Intoxicating
Iiauors whatever, except for certain speci-
6ed purposes Be it resolved by the house
81 representatives. the senate concurring
therein:
No person shall manufacture for sale,
sell or give away any intoxicating liquors
whatever, including ale, wine and beer, ex-
eept for medicinal, sacramento, mechani-
cal and scientific purposes. The general
assembly shall, by proper legislation, and
With sufficient penalties, provide for the
enforcement of this amendment.
This will be introduced in the house in
The morning by Mr.. Stapleton, of Barry.
The prohibitiOnists are very hopeful, aHd
several prominent leaders of the movement
declare that there is no doubt in their
minds but what it will be submitted.
STRINGENT LICENSE LAWS.
Senator Baldwin is to night preparing a
uumber Of bills amending the existing
statutes SO as to make the license laws more
stringent, and providing hea.y penalties
forssviolations thereof which will be intro
Auced In the senate Tomorrow. He says
he desires the people to try stringent
license laws for year or two before the
snendnent is voted upon. The following
are the bills:
An act entitled an act to repeal section
6478 of the revised statutes, and enact q
new section i'm lieu thereof, and TO amend
sections 5472 and 5475 OF the reyisrd
statutes, all in chapter 100, entitled "Of
druggists and tn. ir licenses"
Be- it en~cied by the general assembly of
the state of Missouri as follows:
Section 1. That section 5472, chapter
lQO, OF the revised statutes, be and is here
By amended by striking out the words
cone gallon" where the same occurs be-
tween the words "lhan" and land" i'm the
fourth line of said section, and inserting I'm
Lieu therrsf the words five gallons" so
that said section, as amended, shall read
o. follows:
Sec. 5472. No dealer i'm drugs and medi-
oines shall, dire lily or indirectly, sell or
give away any intoxicating liquors Or
Medicated bitters containing alcohol in
any quantity les than five gallons. and i'm
no quantity To b. drank on the premises,
without first having obtained In the man
ner provided by law license as dram
shop keeper. except az hereinafter specified.
sc 2. That SECTION 5475 of the revised
STATUES he and is here by amended by strik-
ing out The words be punished by fine of
not less than forty and not more than two
hundred dollars" at the end of said section
and adding in lieu thereof the following
'for the frat I'd. nse be punished BY fine
ef not les than one hundred dOilars, nor
more than five hundred d. llars, and shall,
upon conviction for any subsequent offense
BE- pun ished by a fine not less than one
hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars, q, d by In prisonment in the county
Jail not less tn a thirty days nor more than
three mouths SO that said section, as
amended. shall read as follows:
Sec. 81 S. ANY dealer in drugs and
medicines, who shall violate the provisions
e 81 hol no AoovvncA <v,,sltv nf
q misdemeanOr. srd upon conviction, for
not less than one hundred nor more than
i've hundred dollars. and shall upon con
viction for any subsequent offense be pun
ihed by fine of not less than one hun.
dred nor more than Eve hundred dollars
and by imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than thirty days nor more than
three months.
Sec. 8. That section 547S of the re-
vised statutes be and is hereby repealed,
and the following enacted in lieu thereof !:
Section 5478.. Every druggist shall care
fully preserve all prescriptions compound
ed by him, or those in his employ, num-
bering them consecutively in the order in
which they are compounded, and shall
place upon each the date of its compound
ing, and shall produc~ them In evidence
whenever legally required so to do. ANY
druggist who shall fail to comply with the
pr.vi-ions Of this section. shall, on con-
viclion thereof, be fined not less than one
hundred or more than Eve hundred dol
lars.
MERCHANT LICENSE
An act entitled an act to amend section
1884, chapter .29. of the revised statutes,
entitled of merchants licenses"
Be- 1t enacted by the general assembly of
the State Of Missouri, as follows:
Section That section s.x thousand.
three undred and thirty -four, chapter one
hundred and twenty nine, of the revised
statutes Of Missouri, be, and is hereby
amended, By striking out the words Zone
gallon" where the same occurs, between