The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.

THE NEW LIQUOR LAW.
The house Tuesday concurred in the
senate amendments TO the temperance
bill and the same now becomes q law
upon receiving the signature Of the gov
ernor and beng published in the official
stats paper.
The new measure appears TO
be what might be termed ''holY teTror''
70 vioistors Of the law. The following i
are its provisions:
Section makes It unlawful for any |.
person excepting bona fide druggist to
sell liquors. A druggist in good stand
ing may sell intoxicating liquors for
medical, scientific OF mechanical pur-
poses under certain restrictions. He
must procure an annual permit OF the
probate judge, paying for the same So.
Section allows physicians to admin
lster liquors in their professional duties,
and proscribes heavy penalties for any
action tending TO aid violation of thelaw.
Section describes manner by which
applicant can procure liquors through a
prescription and written application,
and requires monthly statement from
druggists Of every sale.
Section says no person not regular
druggist can sell liquors for any pur-
pose.
Section relates TO the manufacture of
liquors, which is prohibited, but ''the
making Of wine or cider from grapes or
apples grown and raised by the person
making the same, for his own use, or the
sale of WINE for communion purposes is
allowed.
Section 9 provides that If druggist
sells TO q person whom he sus-
poets is endeaYoring to procure
liquor in evasion of law, the
druggist shall be liable to certain penal
ties and have his special privileges re-
voked for 1ive years.
Section says: at shall be the duty
of all sheriffs. deputy sherlffs, consts-
bles, marshals. police judges, and police
officers of any city or town, having no
tice or knowledge of any violations of
the provisions Of this act, to notify the
county attorney of the fact of such Yio-
Iation, and to furnish him the names of
any witnesses within his knowledge by
whom such violation can be proven, -
and provides penalties for violation OF
this section.
Sections 8 and Q say that ''if the county
attorney of any county shall be notified
by en- officer or other person of any vio-
latlon of any of the provisions of this
act, it shall be his duty forthwith to dill.
gently inquire into the facts Of such vic.
lation, and for such purpose he is hereby
authorized and required to issue his
subpoena for such person or persons al
he may have reason to believe have any
information or knowledge of such viola
ton, to appear before him at a time and
place designated in such subpoena" and
say that upon receiving reliable intor.
nation the county attorney shall 60 be
fore court of competent jurisdiction
and nle his complaint, whereupon "a
warrant shall issue for the arrest of the
person or persons named IN such infor
nation, as in other criminal cases, snC
i
officer to whom 1t may be directed, Il
seize and take into his custody, any ant
, all intoxicating liquors, vessels and bot
ties containing the same which he ma.
find in such persons possession, ant
safely keep the same subject to the orde
of the court"
Section 10 relates to the fees of off
GERS.
Section ii provides that 1t is the dut,
of the county attorney to take promp
action IN suing on bonds and Otherwis
administering the law TO delinquents
. and provides severe penalties for
county attorneys malteasance in tn
matter.
= Section ID says that all places wher
liquor is discovered to be sold In viola
ton of the law, are hereby declare
common nuisances and the sheriff, COZ
: sable or marshal shall be directed I
j. shut up such places and seize the liq
: uors, fixtures, &c.
Section Is says whenever the fathel
mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, c
q guardian, or any relative of any perso
g shall notify any druggist that such pei
v son, naming him, uses Intexlcatin
9 liquors as a beverage and shall torbi
G said druggist from selling, barteriHg {
,, giving to such person any intoxicatin
q liquors. it shall be unlawful for any sue
a druggist after such notice to let sue
p person have any Intoxicating liquor
q upon any terms or conditions whatever
II and provides the penalties of violatio
d OF the section.
8. Section II relates to the transportatio
r of liquors and says: "AnY officer, agel
# or employee of railroad company, e.
d press company, or ether common ca
y ricr, who shall knowingly carry any il
/. toxicating liquor to or for any person I
; be sold in violatIon of this act, or Il
ut act TO which this Is amendatory ar
n. supplemental, shall be deemed guilty
lie misdemeanor, and on conviction ther
er OF shall be fined not less than 800 n
ot more than $500, and be imprisoned
le the county jail not less than thirty n
Id more than sixty days"
ut Section 10 says: "Orginal sec TO
'e two, three, four, seven, eight, min
i twelve, thirteen and twenty-one OF L
10 said act to which this act is smendato
" and supplemental and all other acts
1e parts of acts IN conflict with the provi
ne ions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Ia prosecutions pending at the time of {
ut taking effect of this act shall be cont
On ued the same as If this act had not be
ct nassed