The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1903-02-19
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months, or both in the discretion of
the court.
Sec. 6. That all liquors or mixtures
thereof, by whatever name called, that
will produce intoxication, shall be con-
sidered and held to he Intoxicating
liquors within the meaning OF this act.
Sect. Z. That this act shall not be
construed to forbid the sale of splrltu-
GUS, vinous or malt liquors by regular
licensed druggists for sickness, upon
written prescription of a regular prac-
ticing physician licensed by the medi-
cal society OF North Carolina, and hay
ing such sick person under his charge.
Sec. 8. That any physician making
any prescription except in case OF sick
ness, for the purf ose of aiding or atet-
ting any person or persons to procure
any intoxicating liquor contrary to the
provisions of this act, and any druggist
furnishing any such liquor without
such prescription, or who shall dupli-
cate the prescription OF any physician
without written direction of such ply
sician, for the purpose aforesaid, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and any
such prescription so filed without such
written direction, shall constitute a
separate offense.
Sec. 9. That all druggists selling
liquor on prescription as aforesaid shall
keep a record thereof, showing the
dates, quantity, and the name on which
and to whom the same was sold, which
record at all times shall be open to the
inspection of the Solicitor OF the dis
trict and to the mayor of the city or
town to which said business is located.
And all druggists failing to keep such
record or to exhibit the same when re.
quired by said officers shall be guilty
of misdemeanor.
Sec. 10. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to sell wine or brandy
manufactured from fruit Or grapes
grown by himself, in quantities less
than one gallon. And 1t shall be I'm.
lawful to drink any such wine or bran.
dy SO sold upon the premises where
sold. And any persons violating thi:
section, either by selling the same in
quantities less than one gallon, or by
drinking the same or any part thereof
upon the premises where sold, shall bt
guilty of a mlsdemeanor.
: Sec. IL, That before any person shall
he permitted to manufacture any wine
or brandy from grapes of fruit not raised
by himself, he shall procure a licens'
from the commissioners of the county
in which he proposed to manufacture
+ the same, in manner provided by law
! and no wine or brandy manufactured b.
4 any such person, firm or corporation
|, shall be sold In quantities OF less thai
= one gallon, nor ehall the same or an,
part thereof be drank upon the premise
where sold. Any person or persons violat
}. ing the provisions Of this section shall
be guilty OF mlsdemeanor.
Sec. IL. That this action shall be il
force from and after its ratification.
70 Sec. IL. This act shall apply to tn
following COUNTIES: CAN counties wi
q be put In desired by their senators.)
Sec. IA. This act may apply to an
r other county in the State when th
same shall have been adopted by
=. majority Of the qualified voters of sal
county.
- HoUsE.-The House spent conside
able time discussing the Watts liquc
~ bill, but no action was taken on it.