The Portland daily press., 1893-02-27
THE DRUGGISTS BILL.
A Redraft Of the Important Fourth
Section.
THE REDEsTRICTING BILL WILL
BECOME A LAW THIS WEEK.

The Ballot Law--Lobster Hatching-Gen-
eral Legislative Gossip.
Especial to the Press.
AUGUSTA, February 25.-The drug
gists bill, which was introduced in the
first weeks of the legislative session and
referred to the Judiciary committee, has
just been reported back. Senator Peakes
presented report in the Senate today
that the bill as amended ought to pass.
This report is signed by Senators Peakes
and Mayo, Representatives Drew, Ham
lin, Sprague and Bird. Mr.. Peakes said
in presenting the report that he under
stood minority report was to be put in
signed by the other members of the
committee. He moved that the majority
report and the bill be tabled for print
ing.
From the bill as originally drawn, the
committee has made two important
changes. One of these, as already re-
ported, was the Introduction of local
option feature, the permits to sell liquor
being made to expire at the end OF one
year and their granting and renewal
being dependent upon the approval OF
the municipal officers of a town or city.
The other change has been made recent
ly and fequires physicians prescription
in order to obtain liquor under the law.
This requirement is in addition to those
in the original bill. To include this new
provision, section has been redrafted to
read as follows:
''Section Whenever any person 81
years of age and personally known to
such apothecary, shall apply at the store
of any apothecary having such permit.
for any such intoxicating liquors, and
shall make printed or written
statement, signed by him in ink, that
such liquors are necessary and are to be
used by himself or family for medicinal
purposes only, stating his name, resi-
dence, and that he is 81 years of age, the
kind and quantity of liquors desired, and
shall also present at the same time a pre-
scription for such liquor from physician
known by such apothecary to be in regu-
lar practice, which said prescription shall
state the name of the person for whom
such liquors are prescribed, such apothe-
cary, if he believe the statement true and
that such prescription was given in good
faith. is hereby authorized to sell to such
person not exceeding one quart of such
liquors upon any one application and
corresponding prescription. Each such
prescription shall be Immediately at
tached to its corresponding statement,
and the statement SO taken, with such
prescription attached, shall be kept on
ile by such apothecary, or the assistant
who makes such sale, and shall be open
to inspection at all reasonable hours.
The form of application shall be as fol-
lows:
81 hereby certify that Ireside at
county of ; that | am II years OF
age, that desire to purchase, as per ac-
companying prescription which I have
obtained in good faith, of -,
to be used by myself Tor by.
member of my family for medicinal
purposes only: that it is not intended to
use as beverage or to sell or give away.
I therefore make application to --,
apothecary. to sell me such liquors."
No apothecary shall sell more
than one quantity of such liquors
upon auy one such statement and pre-
scription and if he does not PERSONAL y
know the applicant, such applicant shall
be identi ed in writing by some person
known to the apothecary. Whenever
any physician in regular practice shall
apply at the store of any apothecary hav-
ing a permit as provided in this act for
any Intoxicating liquors and shall make
written or printed statement signed
by him in ink, stating his name and resi-
dence and that he is a physician in regu-
lar practice and that such liquors are
necessary and are to be used by such
physician in his regular practice, also
stating the kind and quantity Of such
liquors desired, such apothecary, if such
applicant is personally known to him to
be physician in regular practice and if
he believes such statement to be true by
himself in person or his registered assis-
tant is hereby authorized to sell to such
physician not exceeding one quart of
such liquors upon any one application
Such statement shall be kept on file by
such apothecary and shall be witnessed
by the apothecary or assistant who makes
such sale and shall be open to inspection
at all Reasonable times. No apothecary
shall sell more than one quantity of liq-
uors to a physician upon any one such
statement"
In another section the penalty for
wrongfully obtaining liquor nnder this
act is fixed at $50 fine and Imprisonment
not exceeding go days.
The friends Of the bill are still hopeful
that it will pass and become law. On
the other hand, Dr.. j. G. Stewart of
York, president of the Peoples Enforce
ment League, who has been here lobby
ing against the measure, says that he has
counted up the senators and finds that
the bill cannot get majority in the
branch in which it originated. DR..
Stewart complains that the bill throws
no safeguards around spoilers, who
might go from store to store, attempting
to procure liquor in violation of the law
in order to convict apothecaries wrong
fully selling it.
The Redistricting Bill
The bill in relation to the redistricting
Of cities was read twice in the Senate
this morning, and passed to be engrossed
without opposition. The bill was then
sent to the House where Monday after
noon was assigned, the question being
upon the acceptance or rejection of the
renortc of tLa oo,,oniftee on legal affairs