The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-09
COMPLETE TEXT
Of LIQUOR BILL
introduced Yesterday in the
House by Mr.. Watts.

The following is the full text of the
bill introduced yesterday by Represen-
tatiVe A. ID. Watts to restrict the manu-
facture and sale of liquors in North
Carolina to incorporated towns and cities.
An Act TO Regulate the Manufacture
and sale or Liquors in North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, firm or corpor-
alton, to manufacture, sell. or otherwise
dispose of for gain, any spirituous, vim
Gus or malt liquors, or Intoxicating bit
tiers within the State of North Carolina.
except in incorporated cities and towns
wherein the sale or manufacture of liquor
is not or may not hereafter be prohibited
by law. PROVIDED, this act shall not
be construed to forbid the sale of such
Spirituous, VinOus or malt liquors by
druggists for sickness upon the written
prescription of q regular practicing ply
stefan having such sick person under his
charge. Provided, further, that this act
shall not be so construed as to apply to
wine or cider manufactured from grapes,
berries or fruits raised on the lands of
the person so manufacturing, or pur-
chased by the manufacturer from the
growers thereof.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person, persons, firm or corpora
ton, to manufacture, sell or otherwise
dispose of for gain any spirituous, vim
Gus or malt liquors, or intoxicating bit
tiers, except. as hereinbefore provided in
any Incorporated city or town, without
Eve OIf oil Inv low
cense therefor both from the board of
commissioners of the county in which
said town or city is situated and from the
board of aldermen or city councilmen, or
the governing authorities, by whatever
name called of said city or town.
Section 3. That any person violating
the. provisions of this act with reference
to the sale, or disposition for gain, of
spirituoas, vinous or malt liquors or in
toxicating bitters, shall be guilty of a
misdomeanor, and upon conviction shall
be imprisoned not exceeding six months
or fined not exceeding 5000. or both, in
the discretion of the court.
Section 4. That any person violating
the provisions of this act with reference
to the manufacture of spirituous, VinOus
or malt liquors, or intoxicating bitters,
shall be guilty of felony and shall upon
conviction be imprisoned not less than
four months or more than two years, or
fined not less than $780, nor more than
81 900, or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Section s. That any physician who
shall make any prescription, except in the
case of sickness, for the purpose of gid
ing or abetting any person or persons
who are not bora fide under his charge to
purchase any Intoxicating liquors contrary
to the provisions of this act, and any
druggist who shall duplicate the prescrip-
ton of a physician for intoxicating liquors
for any person or persons not bona fido
under his charge, without the written di
rection of the physician who gave the
same. shall be guilty of misdemeanOr,
and upon conviction shall be fined or i'm
prisoned, or both, in the discretion of
the court. for each and every otfense.
And all druggists selling intoxicating Ii
quors by prescription as aforesaid shall
keep a record thereof, which shall be
subject at all times to the inspection
of the Solicitor of the District and of the
mayor and police officers of the city or
town in which said druggists's business
is located, and any such druggist falling
to keep the record aforesaid, or refusing
to permit examination Of such record by
the officers named. shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor and fined or imprisoned, or
both in the discretion Of the court
Section 6 That ali laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with this act are hereby
repealed.
Section Z. That this act shall be in
force from and after July list, 1868.