The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-20

To prohibit the manufacture; sale, bar
 ter, exchange, giving away to in-
 duce trade the furnishing at pun
 lie places or otherwise disposing or
 any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous or
 malt liquors, intoxicating bitters or
 beverages. or other liquors or
 beverages by whatsoever name
 called which If drunk to excess
 will produce intoxication, except
 the sale of alcohol in certain cases
 upon certain conditions, and ex-
 cept the sale of wines Tor sacra-
 mental purposes.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, that IL shan be unlawful for any person, lirm' coI- poration, or association, witnin tnis State to manufacture. sell, barter, change give away to induce trade, TUT nish at nublic places or otherwise dis nose of any alcoholic, spirituous, vin- ous or malt liquors, intoxicating -plt- ters or beverages or other liquors or beverages by whatsoever name caiieo, which if drunk to excess will proouce intoxication. except as hereinaIter pro- vided.
 Sec, 2. That wholesale druggists may sell in wholesale quantities to re- tail druggists and to public or charit- able hospitals or to medical or phsr- maceutical colleges. pure alconol 10, medical purposes only, or grain alconoi
 
 gists actually engaged in scientlIiS work, and for such purposes only. gnu 2 such wholesale druggists shall at the end of each month in which any such sales have been made. file with tne Probate Judge of the county Tn wniun n,. they do business. statement m w
 ing giving the name of the purchasei; the nrice paid, the date of sale ana the quantity and character Of the aicV- hol sold. .
 Sec 3. That any retail druggist Tn this State who is himself registeroo or licensed pharmacist, or .who resua larly employs a registered or nner pharmacist, may sch in the manne. s. para,n set out. pure alcohol for medi- cal Tpurposes only; grain alconoi ,u chemists and bacteriologists actuans engsred in scientific work ana @ such purposes only. and wine o used for sacramental or religious poses only; provided that nouns n, drus- fn contained shall prevent such orus rist from using alcohol in the con Bounding of prescriptions or otneI madicines. the sale of which would not subiect him to the payment oL snecial tax required of liquor oea e by the United States. Provloea. s regularly licensed ana a1a pa9i aicns hoi or pure alcohol in quantities ol ,ot less than one gallon at one tiIile, Srn,,, whoIesale or retail druggists anu may use the same in compouhoIns - dispensing remedies in the practice oi their profession only: .,.o,o,
 Sec. 1. That no sale of pure aicohoi Cor ,nedieinal purposes shall be made ercept upon the prescription or \ reeuiar practicing physician Of tnls state. who before writing sucn PIo scription shall make an actual ex animation of the person Tor Whon eno prescription is issued. and sald prs tso cr,ntion shall be in substantially the Sa,iowing form: State of Alabama, l--Cdunty) I, - reguiarN licensed and practicing physician under / tha laws of said State do hereoy ceFli- fv that have examined- a natient in my charge. and oo neIeps prescribe for the use or saio p.t;sv +h.+ the use of such alcohol is neces- sary to alleviate or cure the illness or disease from which such patient is sur fering. Dated---. " M' O'
 Sec. E. No prescription shall be iiil- ed hereunder except upon the day upon which it Is issued or the is io,so"n nin. of and no more than one-nah pm. alcohol shall be sold and delivered on .,, nne nrescrfption, and when such nrsscrintion is filled, 1t shall not De re- fiIIed. but shall be delivered 10 e .ne druggist filling the same. ana aI 'Is is end of the month in wnicn oh .h drngSist filled. shall be filed by sucn arusss ;. Inc office of the Probate Judge oh th. County. In towns having popu- I.tion of two thousand or nhvsician's prescription shall DC iiiiSo at any drug store of which ne ls .ne proprietor, or in which saio pnssi'ia as has A financial interest," ei.neE
 nsrtner. stockholder or otherwise.
 ssc That retail druggists may .1 ;r Quantities not greater than five y ~aIlons. alcohol to be used m tue aI.o er for scientific or mechanical puI- noses. and such druggist may sen m m ike quantities grain alcohol W nhsn,ists and bacteriologists engaged Sn scientific work and for sucn pur, ,nasss only. and such druggists may seis i sna ntities not greater than one haIi ..a,1on wine to be used for sacrameh!ai or religious purposes oniy' Any pe e. son desiring to purchase alcohoi tba rurnoses set out in this sectioI heu ae sten a printed statement giving Sis name. residence and occupation, .s tbe nuruose for which he lntenos "a use said alcohol, and he snaii ceF.i- Ss, that said alcohol is purchaseo m good faith for such purpose anu u" other. ,,r,awPul to
 ,1 Sv,na for sacramental purposes, ex- cent to a minister, pastor, priest or officer of a regularly orgahihSu 1igious congregation or churcn, an"
 nerson desiring to make such pur- chase shall sign a written or p1lhtSu statement giving his name ana .s sA'oa an nd the name and location or the oS.roh for which such wine is purchas- cd and he shall certify that saia wlnS ss n,rcbased in good faith to De useo So, sacramentaI or religious purposes @ @s no other. The statements pro vided for in this and the next preceeos ing section shall be filed at ne ena oL each month by the druggist making inc sale in the office Of the frooate Judge of the County.
 Sec. S. All statements or presc.iP lions required by this Act 10 pc I.leu in the office of the Probate Judse. shall he recorded and property inoe1eo bv him in a book kept for tnat pur- nose. which shall at all times De open for public inspection, and certlileo cony of such record, or the origlnai statement or prescription with the certificate of the Probate Judge en- dorsed thereon showing that 1t has been recorded shall be prima facie eVl- dence of the facts recited therein. For making such record the Probate Judge shall be entitled to charge and collect for each prescription fee of ten cents, and for all statements other than pres criptions, a fee of twenty-five, cents which shall be paid by the party filing the same.
 Sec g. That nothing in this act shall fnrevent the sale of wood or denatured alcohol.
 Sec. 10. That any person who vio- ,.4n. ooy nrnvfSi0n of this Act shall