The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-11-01
PATTERNED AFTER
NATIONAL ACT
Provision Of the New State
Constitution ExCiteS
General Interest

Many inquiries have been received
here for copies of the prohibition or
dinance which was adopted by the
people IA connection with tie consu-
fniion on sept. A. While the pro-
vision was submitted apart from the
organic instrument by it's terms IT.
became a section of tn constitution
when It carried az the polls and is
TO be- SO considered boy the President
in issuing the proclamation
In some respects the law follows
that OF Kansas 1t is a copy of the
Federal Jaw passed in the statehood
bin for application in the Indian Ter
rit0rv part OF the new state. u also
has featrrcs OF the Maine law
The statewide prohibition section
remains in effect for twenty-one years
on until voted ont OF the Consultation
by the people. in case Of reversal
nf sentiment. and the enabling act
terms are adhered to- the lid may
only be lifted from what is now Okla
homa Territory it being a condition
at the bill that Indian Territory be
prohibition for twenty years The
prohibition law Of Oklahoma reads:
Test OF the o. dinance.
The manufacture. sale, barter, Civ
ing away. or otherwise furnishing, eX-
cept as hereinafter provided of intoxi-
catlns ..,i,,97a within this state, OF any
pert thereof, is prohibited for period
of twenty-one years from the date OF
the admission OF this state into the
Union. and thereafter WITH the peo-
pie OF ihe state shall otherwise pro
Vide by amendment of this constitu.
tion and proper state legislation. ANY
person. individual or corporation
who shall manufacture sell, barter
give away or otherwise furnish any
intoxicating liquor OF any kind includ
ing beer, ale and wine contrary TO TIA,
provisions OF this section or who
shall within the state advertise for
sale or solicit the purchase OF ans
such liquors. or who shall snip or iu
any way convey such liquors from one
place within the state to another
place therein except the conveyance
Of lawful purchase as herein suthof
lied shall be punished on conviction
thereof by fine not les5 than $5C
and by imprisonment net less thar
thirty days for each olfense: Proyid
ed That the Legislature may pro
vide by law for one agency under -,
supervision OF The state iu each IN
corporated town OF not less thar
1000 population in the state: and
there be no incorporated town of 200
population in any county In this state
such county shall be entitled TO have
one such agency for the sale of liqu
ors for medicinal purposes; and fo
the sale for industrial purposes o
alcohol which shall have been dena
tured hy some process approved d.
the United States Commissioner o
Internal Revenue; and for the sale q
alcohol for scientific purposes 10 sucl
scientific institutions, universities AM
colleges as are authorized 20 procur
the same free from tax under n
laws of tho United States and fo
the sale ol uch liqgors 90 amy ap0th'
cary who shall have executed ana aI
proved bond in "a sum not less tha
$1,000. conditioned that none of sue
liquors shall DE used on disposed d
for auy purpose other than in th
comp0unding OF prescriptions o
other medicines, the sale OF whic
w0rld not subject him 90 the paymen
of the special FAX required of liquo
dealers hy the United States and th
payment of such special tax by am
person within the state shall const