The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-08-09
From State 0 Georgia, as Passed
By the Lower House.
EFFECTIVE JAN. 1, 1908
Measure is Strongest and Most Drastic in
Its Line Ever Passed by Any Law
making Body.

is as follows, by sections:
Section l. From and after the first
day Of January mkt, after the pass
age of this act, it shall not be law
full for any person within the limits
Of this state to sell or barter for val
liable consideration, either directly or
indirectly, or give away to induce trade
at any place of business, or keep or fur
nish at any other places, or manufac.
ture or keep on hand at their place
of business any alcoholic, spirituous,
malt or Intoxicating liquors, or intox-
icating bitters, or other drinks, which,
II drunk to excess, will produce intOx-
ication, and any person so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall be punished as prescribed in sec.
ton 1899 Of the penal code of Georgia.
Nor shall it be lawful in the limits
OF said state for intoxicating liquors
to be sold in dispensaries, and the
sale of intoxicating liquors in said
state shall be prohibited to private
persons and to the state, its officers
and agents.
Provided that licensed druggists may
sell and furnish pure alcohol, for me-
dicinal purposes only, upon written
prescription of a regular practic.ng
physician OF this state, in the manner
herein prescribed, to-wit: Before any
physician shall issue any such pre-,
scrlption he shall make an actual ex-
animation of the person for whom the
prescription is granted. The prescrip
ton shall be substantially in the fol.
lowing form: Georgia. .............
county l, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, a regu.
lar practicing physician under the
laws of said state, do hereby prescribe
a patient in my ave
personally examined, ........
OF pure alcohol, and do certify in my
opinion that the same is necessary in
the alienation or cure of illness from
which said patident is suffering This
(date). (Signed by the physician)."
No prescription shall be filled here.
under except upon the day upon which
it is dated and issued, or upon the
following day. Within ten days after
the same is filed by the druggist he
shall file said prescription for record
with the ordinary of the county in
which filed, who shall cause the same
to be recorded in his office, and a GER
titled copy of the same or the original
prescription, showing it has been re-
corded, shall be primary evidence in
any court in this state. The record
containing such prescriptions shall be
open to public inspection. A recording
fee of S cents for each prescription so
recorded shall be paid by such drug
gist to the ordinary. Upon any pros
ecution 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 drug
gist who is also a practicing physician
shall fill his own prescriptions here
under, nor shall they be filled at any
drug store in which said physician is
financially interested, and no prescrip-
ton shall be retilled; nor shall more
than one pint be furnished on any
one prescriptions The delivery Of the
alcohol under such prescription shall
be made only directly to the person
for whom such prescription is issued
or to the physician; or in case of a
minor to his parent or guardian for
him; or in case Of a married women,
to her husband for her.
Provided further, That nothing in
this act shall be so construed as to
prevent wholesale druggists from SELL
ing or furnishing alcohol in wholesale
quantities to regular licensed retail
druggists, or to public or charity hos.
pitfalls, or to medical or pharmaceutical
colleges.
Be it surther provided, That all
wholesale druggists shall be required
to keep a complete record of all their
sales of alcohol, which record shall at
ali times be open for inspection to
the regular authorities of such coun-
ties or cities in which such wholesale
stores are located.
Sec 2. Any person. firm or corpo-