Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-03-12

No statement or prescription shall
cover more than one purpose.
There shall be but one delivery and
one sale on any one prescription or
statement; Prorided, that druggists
and apothecaries shall be permitted
to sell Intoxicating liquor to any
regular and lawfully practicing ply.
slcian who is engaged in the prac
tice of his profession, upon the writ
ten or printed statement of such
physician, that such liquor will be
used only for medicinal purposes by
such physician. Every statement
or prescription provided for in this
section must be signed by the ap.
pllcant or physician. 1t shall be re.
tanned by the druggist or apothe
cary for the period of at least one
year, and when required by any
court having jurisdiction of offenses
under this act, it shall be produced
before such court by said druggist
or apothecary, and failure to pro.
duce the same when required by
such court, shall be deemed to be a
contempt of court, and shall be pun.
ished accordingly. These state
ments and prescriptions herein
mentioned shall be open to the in
spection of the Judge of the district
court, the probate judge, the pros.
ecuting attorney, Justices of the
peace, the sheriff, constables or any
other peace officer of the territory
or of any CITY or town therein at all
reasonable business hours. No
druggist or apothecary shall permit
any person purchasing Intoxicating
liquor from him, to drink the same
at the place of business of such
druggist or apothecary, or in any
room or place connected herewith.
Any druggist or apothecary,by him
self or agent violating the provis-
ions of this section, either by selling
or disposing of Intoxicating liquor
without receiving the statement or
prescription in this section required
or by disposing of Intoxicating liq-
uor more than once on said state
ment or prescription, or by suffer-
ing or permitting the persons re-
celving such liquor on such state
ment or prescription to drink the
same at any place herein forbidden
or by selling or disposing of intoxi.
eating liquor, for any other than
sacramental, scientific, mechanical,
or medicinal purposes, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and for each offense shall be fined
not less than fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned not to exceed six months.
Any person not a druggist or apoth-
ecary who shall sell Intoxicating
liquor in any election precinct,
where the electors under this act
have expressed themselves in favor
of prohibition of such sales, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction for each offense
shall be fined not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, or
be imprisoned not to exceed six
months.
Sec. Ii. If any person shall in any
statement, or in any prescription
given or made by him under this
act, falsely state or suggest the pur-
pose for which such Intoxicating
liquor is required or shall use the
intoxicating liquor obtained on such
statement or prescrip ption for any
other purpose than that stated in
such statement or prescription, he
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor and for each offense shall be
fined not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not to exceed six months.
Sec. II. Irregularities in the pe-
titions for elections under this act,
or in the ordering of elections here.
under, or in the publication or post
ing of orders or notices or in any
other respect shall not be inquired
into by any court in any suit or
prosecution, or proceeding under
this act or any other act; but the
tabulated statement of the canvass
ers provided for in section nine of
this act shall be conclusive of the
facts therein stated and of the reg
ularity of all proceedings antece-
dent thereto.
Sec. Is. This act may be cited in
all proceedings Hereunder or in any
proceeding, suit or action, civil or
criminal, by the short title of the
Local Option Act"
Sec. 16. This act shall control in
so far as it conflicts with any general
or local law already enacted, or
hereafter to be enacted, and to the
extent Of Its provisions SO conflict
ing shall be deemed Il modification
of such general or local law, unless
in such law the Legislature express
ly declares a contrary intent.
Sec. II. Sections twelve and thir-
teen of this act shall be given espe-
cially in charge to the grand jury
at each and every term of the sew.
eral district and county courts in
this territory by the Judge of such
courts, and said grand jury shall be
instructed to inquire of all offenses
against this act. The grand jury
may in any indictment found under
this act, make separate counts for
separate offenses committed in VIC
lation of this act by the person in
dicted and embrace the several
counts so made in one indictment
and said separate offenses when SC
charged shall be tried together in
one trial under said indictment.