The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-20
THAT LIQUOR CLAUSE.


enabling act the new constitution
must contain a pro-i-.1n o. Lihitiae
the sale Of liquor in Indian Territory.
thg Usage Indian reservation aud The
Indian reservations IN Oklahoma.
which comprise more than one-half of
Oklahoma. including the Kiowa, Co-
manche and Apache lands. Prohibition
will be effective for tventy-one years
after the admission Of the state into
the Union. and thereafter until the
constitution IL amended lntoxicants
may be sold. however. even IN Indian
Territory. under restrictions The text
~ the pro,.bi'Urs clause in the en-.
ubling act reads
The manulactugn sale. barter. Civ
ing away or otherwise furnishing. ex-
cept a. hereinafter provided. OF intoxi.
eating liquors within these parts of
said state now known as the Indian
Territory and the Usage Indian reseryu
tIon. within any other parts of said
state which existed as Indian reserya.
uous. or in which the United Statel
maintained laws prohibiting the traf
nc iu intoxicating liquors on the first
day OF January. 1906. IS prohibited for
period Of twenty one years from The
date Of the admission Of the said state
into the union. and thereafter until
the people OF said state shall otherwise
provide by amendment OF said constl.
tuition and proper state legislation.
Any person. individual OF corpora.
ton who shall manufacture. sell. bar
ter give away. or otherwise furnish
any intoxicating liquor OF any kind.
including beer. ale and wine. contrary
to the provisions Of this section. OF
who shall, within the above described
portions OF said state. advertise for
sale or solicit the purchase OF any
such liquors. or who shall ship or IN
any way convey such liquors from
other parts OF said state into the por.
tlons herelnbefore described. shall be-
punished. on conviction thereof. by
fine Of not less than $50 and by I'm.
pHsonment not less than thirty days
for each offense.
Provided. that the legislature may
provide by law, for one agency under
the supervision Of said state In each
incorporated town OF not less than
1000 population In the portions of said
state hereinbefore described. and u
there be no incorporated town OF 1900
population In the portions OF said state
such county shall be entitled 20 have
one such agency. for the sale OF such
liquors for medical purposes; and for
the sale. for industrial purposes. OF
alcohol which shall have been dena.
tured by some process approved by
the United States commissioner OF In
ternal revenue: and for the sale OF
alcohol for scientific purpose TO such
scientific institutions. universities and
colleges as are authorized TO procure
the same free OF tax under the laws
Of the United States; and for the sale
OF such liquors to any apothecary who
shall have executed an approved bond.
in sum Of not less than 81 900, con.
ditioned that none Of such liquors
shall be used other than in the com
pounding of prescriptions or other
medicines. the sale OF which would not
subject him TO the payment OF the spe-
cial tax required of liquor dealers by
the United States and the payment
OF such special tax by any person with
In the parts OF said state hereinaboye
defined shall constitute prima facie evi
dence OF his intention TO violate the
provisions OF this section.
No sale shall be made except upon
the sworn statement OF the applicant
In writing, setting forth the purpose
for which the liquor is 70 be used. and
no sale shall be made for medical pur.
poses except sales to apothecaries as
horeinabove provided unless such
statement shall be accompanied by
bona iide prescription signed by reg
ular practicing physician, which pre-
scription shall not be filled more than
once.
Each sale shall be duly registered,
and the register thereof together with
the aiiidayits and prescriptions per.
tanning therto. shall be open to inspec.
ton by any officer or citizen of said
state at all times during business
hours.
Any person who shall knowingly
make false affidavit for the purpose
aforesaid shall be deemed guilty OF
perjury ANY physician who shall pre-
scribe any such liquor. except for
treatment OF disease which after his
own personal diagnosis he shall deem
10 require such treatment, shall, upon