The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-08
Text Of the Georgia Prohibition Law

Following Is the fun text Of the pro-
hibition law which was recently en-
acted by the Georgia Legislature:
IAN act to prohibit the manufacture.
sale. barter giving away to induce
trade. or keeping or furnishing a. pub
lie places, or keeping on hand at places
or business of any alcoholic, spirituoua.
malt or intoxicating liquors or intoXi-
eating bitters, or other drinks, which
,f drunk to excess will produce into&i
cation; to except safes of alcohol IN
certain cases, upon certain conditions
to provide certain ruies of evidence IN
connection with the enforcement here
Of, to prescribe penalties, and for other
purposes.
section /. From and after the first
day OF January next, after the passage
OF this act 1t shall not be lawful for
any person within the limits OF this
State to sell or barter for valuable con-
sideration, either directly or indirectly,
or give away to induce trade at any
place OF business, or keep or furnish It
any other places, or manufacture or
keep on hand at their place OF business
any alcoholic, spirituous, malt or IN
toXicating liquors, or intoxicating bit
tors. or other drinks, which, IL drunk
to excess will produce intoxicaton,
and any person SO offending shall be
guilty of d misdemeanor, and shall be
punished as prescribed in section 1880
OF the penal code of Georgia. Nor shall
1t be lawful In the limits Of said State
for intoxicating liquors to be sold in
dispensaries. and the sale of into.icas-
Ing liquors In said State shall be pro-
h!bited to private persons and to the
State, its officers and agents.
The DOCTORS Amendment"
Provided That licensed druggists
may sell and furnish, pure alcohol. for
med icinal purposesao only, upon written
prescription of regular practicng
physician OF this Stare, in the manner
herein prescribed, to-wit: Before any
ply stefan shall issue any such prescrip-
ton he shall make an actua! eSamina-,
ton Of the person for whom the pre-
scription Is granted. The prescription
shall be substantially In the following
form: Georgia .......... county. /,
......s.... regular practicing physi-
clan under the laws OF said State, do
hereby prescribe for the use of ........
a patient in my charge, whom | have
personally examined ......a.. OF pure
alcohol. and do certify in my opinion
that the same Is necessary in the ale
Walton or cure OF illness from which
said patient is suffering This (date).
lSigned by the physican)" no pre-
Iscription shall be filled hereunder ex-
5cept upon. the day upon when 1t is
dated and issued, or upon the follow
ling day Within ten days after the
same is filled by the druggist he shat,
| file said prescription for record wien
the ordinary OF the county in which
filled. who shall cause the same to be
rccorded In his office, and a certified
copy OF the same. or the original pre-
scription, showing 1t has been re-
corded. shall be primary evidence In
any court in this State The record
tanning such prescriptions shall be
open to public inspection. A record
| Ing fee OF cents for each prescrip-
| ton so recorded shall be paid by such
druggist to the ordinary. Upon any
| prosecution under this act the burden
| Of proving the defense that the sale
| was Of pure alcohol under prescription.
as herein provided for shall be upon
the defendant. Provided. further. no
druggist who is also, II pra cticing ply
stefan shall fill his own prescriptions
Hereunder, nor shall they be filled at
| any drug store in which said physi-
| clan Is financially interested, and no
prescription shall be refilled; nor shall
more than one pint De furnished on
| any one prescription. The delivery of
4 the alcohol under such prescription
shall be made only directly to the per-
4 son for whom such prescription Is Is
sued or to the physician; or In ca sc
OF minor, to his parent or guardian
for him; or in case OF a married wo-
man, to her husband for her.
Provision for the Wholesalers.
"Provlded further. That nothing in
| this act shall be, SO construed as to
prevent wholesale druggists from SELL
4 ing or furnishing alcohol in wholesale
7. quantities to regular licensed retail
drugg or to publicsor charity hos
Z pitfalls, or to medical or pharmaceutical
I, colleges.
BE 1t further provided, That al
4 wholesale druggists shall be required
to keep complete record of ali their
sales Of alcohol, which record shall al
Y all times be open for inspection to the
regular authorities OF such counties o,
! cities in which sueh wholesale stores
are located.
Z Sec @ Any person, firm or corpora
ton who shall violate this act in any
respect shall be guilty Of a mtsde
) meanor; any physician who shall issue
prescription hereunder containing
Il any false statement, shall be guilty o.
q misdemeanor; any druggist who shall
; I'm any prescription for alcoho! II
nEanywise other than herein allowed, OF
/. shall fail to file prescription filled by
him hereunder with the ordinary with