The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-16
THE ALCOHOL BILL.
Text OF Measure That is Attracting
Much Notice.

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ACT An Act to provide for the
importation and sale of alcohol for
certain purposes and Of methylated
spirits.
Be it enacted by the Executive and
Advisory Councils of the Provisional
Government of the Hawaiian Islands:
| SECTION /. Wherever in this Act
the words "methylated spirits" are used,
they shall mean ethylic alcohol to
which has been added at least one.
ninth its bulk Of pyroxyic spirits.
Wherever in this Act the word "alco.
hor' is used, it shall mean the ordinary
alcohol of commerce known as ethylic
alcohol
SEC. 2. 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 a duty of one dollar
per gallon. Before allowing such
methylated spirits to be Withdrawn
from the Custom House, the Collector
General shall be satisfied that the said
methylated spirits contains at least one.
ninth of its bulk Of pyroxyic spirit
SEC. g. The Minister Of the In
terror is hereby authorized to grant
licenses to such licensed druggists 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,
good and sufficient bond to the min.
lister 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 condition Of
the bond shall be that the holder Of
such license shall sell no alcohol ex.
cept in the manner as provided 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 authorized to make and
provide rules and regulations controlling
the sale of alcohol under this act, not
Inconsistent with the law.
SEC. S. The collector general Of
customs is hereby authorized to permit
the holders Of alcohol licenses herein
provided to withdraw alcohol from the
custom house upon the payment Of one
dollar per gallon duty.
| SEC. 9. The holders of licenses for
the sale of alcohol under this act are
hereby prohibited from selling alcohol
in greater quantity than one-half pint
at any sale, except upon the written
prescription Of duly licensed physi
clan, which prescription shall state tina
| the alcohol is required for medical pur
poses, and no greater Quantity thar
one-half gallon shall be sold to any on,
person presenting such prescription
except to licensed physicians, to WHOM
one gallon may be sold at one time. l
shall be incumbent upon any holder o
a license under this act to number anC
preserve such prescriptions, and tC
keep a book in which he shall write or
cause to be written down the quantity
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 sold, and if sold upon
prescription the name of the licensed
physician giving the same. 1t shall
also be the duty of such licensee tC
make return under oath upon the frs
day Of each month to the Minister o
the Interior, showing in addition tC
the matters to be recorded in bool
as aforesaid, the amount Of alcoho
withdrawn from the Custom House b,
such icensee since making his las
returns, together with the amount o
alcohol on hand at the time of max
ing such returns. Such returns shall
be open to public inspection, and suct
t book and prescription shall be oper
to inspection by any clerk of the Gov
eminent whom the Minister of tn,
! Interior may appoint to perform sucl
inspection,
/ SEC 7. Any person who shall b,
convicted of selling acoh ! without
license to sell the same, or any holde
S of license who shall be cow cted o
selling alcohol contrary t, the provs
, ions Of this Act, shall be fined not les
than one hundred nor more than tw
hundred and fifty dollars. If any per
, son holding license under the Ac
, shall violate or fail to comply with tn
provisions in this Act or in his licens
contained, or the rules and regulation,
made by the Minister OF Interior unde
}, provision Of section Of this Act, H.,
license shall be forfeited and the pen
> atty of the boud shall at once becom
due.
SEC. s, The use or sale Of alcohc
withdrawn from the Custom Hous
under this act for the manufacture {
perfumery, cologne, florida water, ba
rum or perfumed waters OF any descriE
ton, or as a beverage, is hereby pre-
hiblted, and any person violating tn
provisions of this section shall be lab
to a fine Of not more than one hundre
l. dollars, and if such violator shall be