The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-11
| Measure That Bristles With
Teeth.
1T WILL COME UP FOR CONSIDER
ALTON TODAY.
Guarding the Sale of Liquors-A Measure
that Seems To Be Supported by Public
sentiment-Fun Text af the Apotheca-
ries, RiII
Especial to the Press.l

/ AUGUSTA, January 10.-Mr. Ara War
rem of Bangor, president of the Maine
Pharmaceutical Association; D. W. Hez-
eltiae of Portland, secretary, and several
other of the leading druggists of the
state are here today. They have been
considering the bill which is printed be-
low. An examination of that measure
will show that the druggists have had in
| corporated in it many safeguards to pre-
vent its abuse. The bill allows the sale
| of liquors for medicinal purposes only
and elaborate precautions are taken to
insure the sale only for the one purpose
and to, responsible persons. A strong
| sentiment in favor of the bill Is said to
exist here.
An act to amend chapter twenty-eight of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, as
| amended by Public Laws of 1885, chap
! ter 379, and Public Laws OF 1891, chap
ter los, relating to apothecaries and
the sale of poisons.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
| Representatives IN Legislature assem-
| bIed as foJloaos:
Sect. l. Section of chapter 28 of the
| Revised Statutes is hereby amended by
striking out all after the word ssutility''
in the fourth line.
Sect. g. Nothing in this act shall au
thorize the sale of any Intoxicating liq-
uors by any apothecary, except as here
matter provided.
| Sect. B. Any registered apothecary of
the first grade. may present to the clerk
| of the Supreme Judicial Court of the
county in which he resides and does
business, his certificate as such .apothe-
! cary, and under which certificate he is
then personally carrying on the business
| of an apothecary, and upon his signing a
written request for a permit, stating the
| town and the particular building in said
town in which he wishes to keep and
| sell such liquors in connection with his
said business, pursuant to this act and
upon his fling bond as hereinafter
stated, said clerk shall issue to such
| apothecary under the seal of the court, a
permit to keep and sell such liquors pur-
suant to this act, in said town and said
building only.
! Said permit shall be in substance as
| follows:
| STATE OF MAINE.
| ...... SIS.
| CLERKS OFFICE, SUPREME JUDICIAL
COURT, A, ID. lo9.
/
| hibited to me his certificate as an apo hecary
Of the first grade issued to him, which said GER
| tificate is dated. and signed by
/ quested in writing that permit be issued to
| him to keep and sell in connection with his
| apothecary bust. ess intoxicating liquors for
medicinal purposes only in the town OF
| in said county, and in .
building situated on. ......,........ and
| Now. rHEREFoRE, this permit is issued to
| said to, keep and sell
such liquors in said town and said building on
/ ly and only in connection with his apothecary
| business and pursuant to the statutes in such
case made and provided.
No apothecary shall be entitled to have
more than one permit under this act
| in force at any one time; and the permit
issued by the clerk of courts shall be re-
corded by him in a book kept for that
purpose, and such apothecary shall keep
such permit conspicuously posted in his
place of business.
The clerk Of courts when he issues a
| permit to any apothecary to sell said
| liquors, shall take bond to the tleas-
urer of the comfy, or his successors in
| office, in the sum of five hundred dollars,
with two sufficient sureties approved by
| himself, conditioned that if such apothe-
! cary shall conform to all the provisions
! of the Revised Statutes of this state in
relation to apothecaries, and the sale of
| poisons, and shall not violate any law of
the state relative to Intoxicating liquors,
then this obligation shall be void, other
| wise shall remain in full force
| And in any suit upon said bond when
| its conditions have been broken or vio-
| loted the treasurer shall recover the full
| penalty of the bond.
| For issuing such permit and recording
the same, the clerk shall ne entitled to a
fee Of one dollar, tc be raid by the
| apothecary.
On the first day of JeGuss-y of each
year the clerk of courts Of each county
| shall personally examine all of such
! bonds then on file in his office, and if the
sureties are, at that time, satisfactory to
| him he shall write his approval thereon
for the ensuing year. If the sureties on
any such bond are not satisfactory to
him, he shall Immediately notify the
apothecary of that fact, and unless such
| apothecary shall file new bond with
| sureties satisfactory to such clerk within
at least fifteen days thereafter, the per-
NIT then held by such apothecary shall
| be null and void.
For so approving such bonds the Clerk
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