The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-02-01
TERRITORY
DISPENSARY
Fun Text Of the Provisions In
Statehood Bill Relating 10
Alcoholic Liquors.

The Hamilton statehood bin con
tains a provision fns the establish.
ment q liquor dlspensariss as col
lows
That thc manufacture sale. bar.
ter giving asaY, o. otherwise fur.
/ nishing. except as hereinafter pgosld-
20, o. Intoxicating liquors within fliose
parts ol said state noe known a. The
Indian territory and the OsAge Indian
reservation aud within anY othsr 10.
dian reservations existing Ia the ter.
ritoFy Of Oklahoma on the hsl dag u
January, 1895 IS prohibited for a
period Of twenty oue years from the
date Of The admission of said state Ia.
@ the union. and thereafter untll tho
people Of said state shall otterwlse
provide By amendment q said cofistl.
tuition and proper state legislation.
ANY person, individual o. corporate.
Who shall manufactufe. sell, barter,
give away, or otherwise furnish any
Intoxicating liquor Of auy kind. IN.
cludlug beer, ale, and wine. contrary
20 the provisions ef this sectlon. Or
Who shall, within the aboye-de~sflbesi
portions Of said state. advertise for
sale Or solicit the purchase q any
such liquors. o. who shall ship on ia
ans was eonseg such liquors from
ether parts 0f said state ingo the POT.
tlons heFelnbeforr described shall be
punished. on conviction thereof, by
fins not less than afty dollars and hy
imprisonment not less than thirty
DAYS for each ofense Provided. that
The legislature mas provide by laW for
one agency under the supervision cf
said state Ia esrh incorporated t0en
Of not less than two thousand popula.
ton IN the portions Or said state here
inbefefe described Provided, that II
there be no Incorporated town Of two|
Thousand population Ia any county ln|
said portions of aid state. such coan.
q shall be entltled 10 have onc such
agency Tor the sale of such liquors fer
medicinal purposes and for the sale.
for Industrial purposes OF alcohol
which shall have bern denatuFised by
some pFocosa approved by the United
States commissioner of internal reye
nue. and for TIE sale Of alcohol fog
scientific purposes 70 such scientific
institutions. universities and colleges
as are authorized o procure the same
free 81 tax under tha laws os tie
United States No sale slIaR be made
excepf upon the sworn statement Of
the applicant Ia writing setting fogtaI
the parpase for vhleh the liquor is toI
te used. vi 40 sale shall - made faF
medicinal D -poses unless such state
ment shall be ~. '.'tuanled bY a bona
Ode prescription signed b. a regular
pfacticing physician, which pressfip-
ton shall net be allied more than ence.
Zach sale shall - aals registered aud
the register Thereof. together eith the
alildaeits ard prescriptions pertaining
thereto shah b. open to Inspection by
any oaicef Of citizen of ssld state af
al times during business hours. AM
person eho shall knowingly make +
false AFFIDAVIT c. the purpose afore-
sid shall BE deemed guilty of pefIaFY.
AHy physician $40 shall prescribe any
such liquor except iog the treatment
of disease whicH after ais own person.
Al diagnosis he shall desm to require
such treatment stall. up0n coasie.
tloh thereof b punished for such a..
Tense by line % Hot less than lao huu-
dred dollars or by inprisonment faf
uol less than thirty da4s ur 81 both
such aue and imprisonment; and auy
person n ans such agency w1o shall
be convicted of making ans sale q i.
Q1of contrary % these provisions shall
BE- punished - Imprisonment for nat
less than one year and one dag lpoB
the admission Of sald State into tie
union these provisions shall b imme-
dlateIg enfcfccable m The courts q
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