The National tribune., 1907-06-20
OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTE
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The clause which appears in the copy
before us reads as follows. but we un-
derstand there is some doubt whether
| this is really the clause or another one
of similar purport which was the result
of another gentleman's efforts to pass
into history as the writer of the most
stringent provision on any statute
books:
Section I. The manufacture. sale,
barter, giving away, or otherwise fur
nishing, except as hereinafter provided.
| of intoxicating liquors within those
parts of the State heretofore known as
Indian Territory and the Usage Indian
reservation. and within any other parts
of the State which existed as Indian
reservations on the first day of Janu-
ary, nineteen hundred and six. is pro-
hibited for Il period of twenty-one years
from the date of the admission of the
State into the Union, and thereafter un-
ii 1.-The people of the State shall other
wise provide by amendment to this
Constitution and proper State legisla-
ton. Any person, individual or cOrpo-
rate, who shall manufacture, sell, bar
ter, give away or otherwise furnish any
Intoxicating liquor of any kind. includ-
ing beer, ale or wine, contrary to the
provisions of this section. or who shall
within the above described portion of
the State. advertise for sale or solicit
the purchase of any such liquors, or
who shall ship in any liquor from other
parts of the State into the portions
hercinbefore described, shall be pun
ishe5i on conviction thereof. by fine not
less than fifty dollars and by imprisnn-
mcnt not les than thirty days for each
offense; provided. that the Legislature
may provide by law for one agency un
der the supervision of the State in ea"h
incorporated town of not less than
1000 population. in the portions of the
State hercnbefore described, and IL
there be no incorporated town of 1000
population in any county in said por-
ton of the State. such county shall be
entitled to have one such agency, for
the sale of such liquors for medicinal
purposes, and for sale, for Industrial
purposes, of alcohol, which shall have
been denaturcd by some process APP
proved by the United States Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue: and for the
sale of alcohol for scientific institutions.
universities and colleges as are author
lied to procure the same free of lax
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 the sum of not less
such liquors shall be used or disposed
of for any purpose other than in the
compounding of prescriptions or otker
medicine, 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 within
the parts of the State hereinbefore de-
fined shall constitute prima facie evil
dence OF his Intention to violate the
provisions Of this section. No sale shall
be made except upon the sworn state
.ment of the applicant in writing. setting
forth the purpose for which the LIQUOR
is To be used. and no sale shall be made
for medicinal purposes except sales to
apothecarieS as hereinbefore provided
unless such statement shall be accom-
panied by a bona fide prescription
signed by regularly practicing physi-
clan. which prescription shall not be
fiied more than once. Each sale shall
be duly registered. and the register
thereof together with the affidavits and
prescriptions pertaining thereto. shall
be open to inspection by any officer or
citizen of the State at all times during
business hours. Any person who shall
knowingly make a false affidavit for
the purpose aforesaid shall be deemed
guilty of perjury. Any physician who
snail prescribe any such liquor. except
for treatment of disease which. after
his own personal diagnosis he shall
deem to require such treatment, shall.
upon conviction thereof, be punished
for each offeffnse by fine of not less
than 5000. or by imprisonment for not
less than 30 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment; and any person con-
nected with any such agency, who shall
be convicted of making any sale or
other disposition of liquor contrary to
these prvisions shall be punished by i'm
prlsonment for not less than one year
and one day. Upon admission of the
State into the Union. these provisions
shall be Immediately enforcible in the
courts of the State