The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-09-15


SEC, roN J. Wherever in this act
the words methy lated spirits" are
used, they shall mean ethyiic alcohol
to which ha- been added at least one
ninth its bulk of pyroxyiic spirits.
! Wherever in this act the word "aico-
hol " i used, it shall mean the ordin-
ary alcohol of commerce known "a
! ethyiic alcohol.
SEC. ,. The holder of any retail
license is hereby authorized to sell
! methylated spirits, and the collector
general of customs is hereby author
lied to permit the holders of such re-
tail licenses TO withdraw methylated
| spirits from the custom house upon
the payment OF q duty of one dollar
per gallon. Before allowing such
| metbyIated spirits TO be Withdrawn
! from the custom-house, the collector
| general shall be satisfied that the said
| methyIated spirits contains at least
one ninth of its bulk of pyroxylic
! spirit.
SEC. 8. The minister of the interior
| IS hereby authorized TO grant licenses
! to such licensed druggiSt- as he
| in his discretion may deem fit and
| proper for the sale of alcohol. The
! fee for such licenses shall be the sum
| of fifty dollars for each year, and the
| Licenses shall be for the term OF one
| year from the date of issue.
SEC. 4. Before granting any license,
n good and sufficient bond to the
minister of the interior in the sum of
one thousand dollars secured in not
less than double the amount of the
penalty shall be required. The con-
ditiOn of the bond shall be, that the
holder OF such license shall sell no
alcohol except in the manner as pro-
vided in this act. The said minister
Of the interior is likewise authorized
to require any other condition of
security to insure the due observance
of this act, and is specifically author
lied to make and provide rules and
regulations controlling the sale OF
aI,-ohnl under this act, not inc0nsist-
ent with the law.
SEC. s. The coIIector-general of
customs is hereby authorized to per-
NIT the holders of alcohol licenses
herein provided to withdraw alcohol
from the cu>tom-hOuse upon the pay
ment of one dollar per gall N duty.
SEC. 6. The holders of licenses for
the sale of alcohol under this act are
her, by prohibited from selling alcO-
hOl in greater quantity than ne-half
pint at any one sale, except upon the
written prescription of u duly licensed
physician, which prescription shall
medical purposes, and 80 greater
quantity than One-half gallon shall
be sold to any one person presenting
such prescription, except to licensed
physicians, TO whom one gallon may
be sold at one time. 1t shall be in
cumUent upon any holder of license
under this act to number and preserve
such prescriptions, and to keep a
book in which he shall write or cause
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of alcohol sold at each sale
made under this act, the date of such
sale, the name of the person TO whom
such alcohol was soil, and if sold upon
prescription the name of the licensed
physician giving the same. 1t shall
also be the duty of such licensee to
make return under oath upon the first
day of each month to the minister of
the interior, showing in addition to
the matters to be recorded in book
as aforesaid, the amount of alcohol
withdrawn from the custom house by
such licensee since making !his last
returns, together with the amount of
alcohol OH hand at the time of max
ing such returns. Such returns shall
be open to public inspection, and such
book anu prescription shall be open
TO Inspection by any clerk of the gov
eminent whom the minister of the
interior may appoint to perform such
inspection.
SEC. Z. Any person who shall be
convicted of selling alcohol without u
license To sell the same, or any holder
of license who shall be convicted of
selling alcohol contrary 10 the provis-
ions of this act, shall be fined not
less than one hundred nor more than
two hundred and fifty dollars. If any
person holding license under this
act shall violate or fail TO comply with
the provisions in this act or in his
license contained, or the rules aud
regulations made by the minister of
interior under provision OF section
Of this act, the license shall be for
frited and the penalty OF the bond
shall at once become due.
SEC. S. The Use or sale of alcohol
Withdrawn from the custom house
under this act for the manufacture of
perfumery, cologne, florida water, bay
rum or perfumed waters of any de
srription, or as beverage, Is hereby
prohibited, and any person. violating
the PROVISIONS of this section shall be
liable TO fine of not more than one
hundred dollars, and if such violator
shall be licensee under this act, such
licensee shall, in addition to the PEN
atty aforesaid, forfeit his license, and
the penalty of the bond of such licen-
see shall ut once become due.
SEC. 8. Jurisdiction to hear and
determine all eases arising under this
act is hereby conferred on district
magistrates, subject to the right of
appeal.
SEC. 10. All laws and parts of laws
in contraVentiOn herewith are hereby
repeaIed, and espe, tally chapter &c.
of the session laws of 1892, approved
the 11th day of January a. D. 1898,
and all laws thereby repealed.
SEC IL. This act shall take effect
from the date of its publication.
The councils adjourned at 3:05
P. u.