The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-23
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW OF KANSAS.

THE NEW LIQUOR LAW OF KANSAS.
The people of Kansas, not content with
the passage of one prohibitory liquor law,
more or less Intellectual, have recently passed
another of the most stringent character. 1t
first provides that it shall be unlawful for any
one to deal in intoxicants without having
procured druggists permit therefor from the
probate judge of the county, the judge to
grant such permit for one year to any person
of good moral character who is lawfully and
in good faith engaged in business drug
gist. The judge may, in his discretion, at
any time revoke such permit. To obtain this
permit the applicant must present petition
signed by at least twelve freeholders in the
township, and having the qualifications of
electors, certifying that he is a person Of good
moral character, and lawfully engaged in the
business of druggist. The permit granted
by the judge must be posted in conspicuous
place in the store before it shall be Of any
validity.
The second section requires that physicians
lawfully and regularly engaged in the practice
of medicine, may prescribe the use of liquors,
but must give to the patient a written or
printed prescription therefor; and any physi-
clan who shall give or write prescription for
intoxicating liquors contrary to the spirit of
the law shall be subject to fine of not less
than 500 nor more than $500, and imprison-
ment in the county Jail not less than ten nor
more than ninety days
The third section provides that such drug
gist shall sell Intoxicating liquors for mechan-
ical and scientific purposes only, upon the
written or printed statement of the applicant,
setting forth the particular purpose for which
such liquor is required, the kind and quantity
desired and that it is not intended for bev-
erage nor to sell or give away. When liquor
is sold on a prescription the same particulars
shall be recorded, and there shall be but one
sale and one delivery on any one statement or.
prescription. The statements provided for shall
be signed by the applicant in each case, in the
presence of and attested by the druggist to
whom they are presented, and shall be re-
tanned by the druggist and at the end of ev-
cry thirty days the statements and prescrip-
tions, together with the druggists affidavit
that the liquors therein mentioned are all the
intoxicating liquors sold by him during the
month, are to be filed by him in the Office of
the probate judge, there to remain two years
from date of filing. A fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $500, with imprisonment
not less than thirty nor more than ninety
days, is imposed on anyone making a false
statement for the purpose of obtaining intoxi-
eating liquors. The druggist is required to
keep book wherein every sale Of intoxicating
liquors is detailed, the book to be open to tho
inspection Of the public.
The sixth section prescribes heavy fine
against the druggist violating any of the pro-
visions by selling or bottling liquors in any
other manner or for any other purpose than
provided in the law, or who shall sell liquor
when he has reason to believe that the per-
son purchasing it is obtaining it for illegal
purposes, or to any person under the influence
of liquor, or who is in the habit of becoming
intoxicated. The druggist convicted of vio-
lating this section forfeits his permit to sell
for five years.
It is further provided that all places, not
drug stores regularly licensed, where liquors
are sold shall be declared a nuisance, and the
proper officer is directed to shut up and abate
such places by taking possession of them, ard
destroying all intoxicating liquors found
therein, together with all signs, screens, bars,
bottles, glasses used in keeping and main
tanning the nuisance, the proprietor to be fined
and imprisoned
Whenever the father, mother, brother, sis
ter, wife, husband or guardian, OF any rela-
tive Of any person, shall notify any druggist
that the person naming him, uses intoxicat-
ing liquors as beverage and shall forbid the
druggist to sell to him any intoxicating liquors,
/ it shall be unlawful for the druggist after such