The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-11
DOCTORS OPPOSE
 SUNDAY LIQUOR County Medical Society Places
 Itself on Record
IS DONE BY OUTSIDERS
Would Require All Druggists to Keep Public Register and Liquor Sold andName of the Prescrlb-
 ing Physician.

The Jefferson County Medical associa- tion at their regular meeting last night placed themselves on record as being very strongly opposed to the indscrim- mate prescribing of whisky on Sundays, legal holidays or on any other days when the selling of whisky as a beverage is regarded as being Illegal. They claim that the members of their association are not guilty of this indiscrlminate prescribing, but that it is done by outsiders.
 The meeting last night was called to order with Dr. B. L. Wyman in the chair and the subject Gall Stones" was discussed. There were papers by pr. G. T. Robertson, pr. Gaston Torrance and Dr. Cunningham Wilson. After the papers were read there was full and free discussion on the subject by the doctors present.
 A report was then called for from the committee appointed at the last meet ing to prepare resolutions in regard to the indiscriminate prescribing of spirit uous liquors on Sundays and days on which saloons are closed by law. The re- port was read and unanimously adopted. This report condemned the action of physicians who prescribe liquors indis- criminately on Sundays and introduced a resolution asking the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to compel all druggists to keep a list of all whisky prescriptions filled on Sundays, and the name of the doctor prescribing same. The president was instructed to give as much publicity to this as possible.
 This ndiscrininate prescribing of whisky on Sundays has caused good deal os comment lately and the police have been complaining against the doc tors who are guilty of such actions.
 Text of Report.
 The report adopted last night is as fol- lows: ITO the Jefferson County Medical So-
 cety:
 "At your meeting of June there was reported to your board of censors, the matter of the indiscriminate prescribing by physicians of this city the use of liquors on Sunday to parties demanding the same from the druggist. It is in evil dence that one party had five different prescriptions for whisky filled at different drug stores on one Sunday and that the frequent repetition of similar prescrip- tions at one drug store on one Sunday was beyond all possible requirements for the sick In view, therefore, of the de- moralizing effect of such a situation, and of such conditions we would recommend to your society to request the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of this city to pass such an ordinance as will have the effect by publicity to limit the sale of liquors by druggists on Sunday and would sug- gest the following as largely meeting the necessary condition, to-wit:
 That each druggist and licensed phar- macy be required to keep a special book in which shall be registered every pre- scription for liquors, spirituous, wines or malt liquors of any kind, the name of the prescribing physician, the kind and quantity prescribed-the name and ad dress Of the party for whom the prescrlp- tion Is written, and the exact time of day at which the prescription Is filled on any and every Sunday of the year and that said book or books shall be open at any time for inspection by the city health officer. For any violation of this ordinance a fine of not more than $100 shall be exacted in each and every case.
 'In reference to the matter of giving certificates of disability for relief from jury duty the members of this society are respectfully requested to exercise due and exceeding care in issuing such certih- cates. D. F. TALLEY,
 "Secretary"