The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-02-27

ANtS3 oAAoi ~ SAAANy vi q IlllSOeIlSdU-
nr. and shall. upon conviction, be i'm
prisoned not less than four months no..
more than two wears: and upoa n Sec
ond conviction of a similar offence the
person shall be deemed guilty of a fell
ony. and shall be imprisoned not less
than one nor more than three years, and
fined not less than one hundred dnl!arsI
nor more than one thousand d | airs, or.
o at the discretion of the court.
Section 5. That any phys can who,
shall make any prescription. except il.
the case of sickness. for the purpose of,
aiding or abetting any person or per
sons who are not bona fide under his
charge. to purchase any intoxicating
liQlOrs contrary to the provisions of
this act. End any druggist VINO SHALL
duplicate the prescription Of a physi-l
clan for intoxicating liquors for any
person or persons not iona ffda underI
his charge, without the written dir C.
ton Of the physician who gave the
same shall be guilty OF a m~isde~eaNCr.
and. upo conviction. shall be Fl ed o.
imprisoned, or both, in the discretion of,
the court, for each and every o~ffarce:I
and all druggists selling intoyicatng
liquors by prescription as aforesaid
shall keep a record thereof. which SHALL
bear the true dates OF the s9'es, ard bel
subject at all times to the inspection OF
the Solicitor Of the district and of tn
Mayor and police officers of the CIV or
town in which said druggists bueinrseI
ia located, and all other PERSONS: and
any such druggist falling to keep thu
record aforesaid. or refusing to permit
examination Of such record by the Of
Gers named. and all other persons. shall
he guilty of a misdemeanCr. and fined
or imprisoned. or both. in the d.scrn-I
ton Of the court.
Section 6. It shall b. unlawful for
any person to sell wine manufactured
from fruit or grapes grown bv himself
in quantities less than ore gallon. an@
said wine shall not be drunk upon the
premises where sold. Any person VIC
lating the provisions of this secti n,
either by selling in quantities of less
than one gallon or by drinking wine on
the premises where sold, shall be gu /
ty Of a misdemeanor, and punt habl
at the discretion Of the Court: Pro ided
that the provisions Of section 6 shall not
apply to churches wishing to procure
vin for communion services.
Section {. That it shall be the duty
of the governing body of any city o..
town, pom the petition of one-third
Q-3) of the registered voters therein,
who were registered for the preceding
municipal election, to order an election
TO be held, after thirty days notice, in
Any year in which the petition may DE
fiieG, except within ninety days of any
city, county or general election, in
tirr,' for the notice to be given as above
required, to determines: /, Whether in
toxi"ating liquors shall be mdTufac-
tured in said city or town. ,. Whether
bar rooms or saloons shall be establish
ed in said city or town. 3. Whether
d~ispensaries shall be established in
ton may be ordered to determine any
One or two or all of said questions. az
the petitioners may designate N their
Petition: Provided, that such election
shall not be held oftener thar once in
two years.
Section S. Whenever such election
shall be held, the same shaN be- con
Quoted and held under the same RUS
AMI regulations provided by the laws
OF North Carolina regulating nunlcipal
elections.
Section 8. That whenever the govern
ing body of any such city or iowa shall
order any such election, they shall no
; vide one box to determine the CUES
ton of manufacture of liquors, if such
| question is to be voted upon; one box
to determine the sale by saloons, if
such question is to be voted upon; and
one box to determine the sale by dis
~pensaries, if such question is to be
voted upon. Any person entitled to
vote for members of the General AS
; sembly shall have the right to vote at
such elections in all the boxes pro-
Vided, and every UGH voter who is in
favor of the manufacture Of intUxi-
notinp 1inINrc shall vnto n ticlya. rp
which shall be written or printed the
words To Distillacies," ard all Op-
posed to the manufacture of ~intOXicat-
ing liquors shall vote a tickle on which
shall be written or printed the words
against Distilleries"; and every such
voter who is in favor of bar rooms OIL
saloons shall vote a ticket on which
shall be written OF printed the words
For Saloons" m all opposed to then
shall vote a ticket on which shall be
written or printed the words Against
Saloons; and every such voter who is
in favor Of dispensaries shall vote &
ticket en- which shall be written OIL
and all opposed 10 them "hall vote d
ticket on which shall be written OF
printed the words Against DiSpen.
saries." Such tickets shall be Of white
paper and without device.
Section 10. That if a ma jority of the
votes cast in any such election shall
be Against DiStilleries," when that
question is voted upon. then it shall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor.
pOration TO manufacture any intOxicat-
ing liquors in such city or town unit.
another elec ion shall be held revers-
ing such election. But if a majority
of the votes cast in any such election
in any city or town shall be For Dis
! tilleries," then it shall be lawful tc
manufacture and sell at wholesale in,
toXiCating liquors in such city Or town;
Provided, that this section shah no,
be construed to authorize the manu-
facture of intoxicating liquors in any
such town eEce.. uron 4 full com
pliance with his conditions and re-
Q~uirements which may now or here
after be imposed b. law.
Section Il. That if q majority of the
votes in n such election in any city
or town shall be Against Saloons
then it shall be unlawful for tbs
County Commissioners of any such
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