The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-28

That any Supervisor of Election, Judge
of Election, police officer or other officer
of the law, who shall wilfully refuse or
neglect or fail to discharge any duty
imposed by this Act, and any one who
signs petition, provided for in this
Act, knowing he is not qualified to do so
or who flies with the Supervisors of
Elections any such petition or any sheet
or other part thereof. knowing that it
I contains the signature Of a person not
qualified to sign the same, or who re-
ceIved, requests or demands, or gives,
offers or promises anyreward for signing
or refraIning from signing of any such
petition, or who by treating or giving
intoxicating liquors or any thing else of
the same or different kind, or by threats
to lnJure another person or property, or
by betting or other devise either direct
ly or indirectly, influence or attempt to
influence any one to sign or refrain from
signing any such petition, shall upon
conviction thereof be guilty of a misde-
meanOr and shall be fined not less than
twenty dollars 1920 nor more than two
hundred dollars $4,000 or imprisoned in
the county Jail for not less than ten DAYS
nor more than ninety days, or be both
so tlned and imprisoned in the discretion
OF the Court. If any person shall be
convicted of violating any provisions of
this section and shall subsequently VIC
late any provisions of this section, for
such second and each subsequent viola
ton he shall upon conviction thereof be
! fined not less than twenty dollars nor
more than two hundred and imprisoned
IN the county jail for not less than ten
DAYS nor more than ninety DAYS.
SEC. IS. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for any doctor
or physician to issue a prescription for
/ intoxicating liquors except in writing,
or in any case unless the person for
| it Is issued is actually sick, or such
liquor Is required as a medicine Every
prescription for Intoxicating liquors
shall contain the name and quantity of
liquor prescribed; the name Of the per
son for whom prescribed, the date on
which the prescription is written and
directions for use of the liquor so pre-
Scrlbed and it shall be unlawful for any
doctor or physician who has been con-
vlcted of issuing verbal prescriptions
, for Intoxicating liquors or of issuing pre-
scrlptlOnS for Intoxicating LIQUOR,
! knowing the same to be for use as a
beverage, or of issuing prescriptions
that do not in form comply with this
Act, thereafter to issue any prescription
for Intoxicating liquor for any purpose
for a period of two years from the date
| of such conviction. Every prescription
! issued in violation of the provisions here
Of shall be held to be an unlawful selling
! and on conviction therefor the person
issuing same shall be punished accord
| ingly.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted,
, mat nothing in this Act shall be con-
stru6G TO forbid or prevent the sale
within "Antl-SaloOn Territory" by a
I druggist or pharmacist of liquor for
medical or sacramental purposes only,
, or of alcohol for medicine, chemical or
mechanical purposes only; not to be
drunk upon the premises under any cir
I cumstances; provided the following re-
quirements are fully complied with and
such druggist or pharmacist in good
faith shall keep true and exact record
IN book which he shall provide for the
purpose. in which shall be entered at
the time of every sale of Intoxicating
liquor made by him, or in and about
his place of business to all persons
whomsoever, the date of such sale, the
name of the purchaser, who shall also
sign his name in said book as a part Of
said entry, and his residence, stating
the street and house number if there be
such, the kind, quantity and price of
such liquor, the purpose for which it
was sold; and when the sale is for medi-
cinal purposes, the book shall also con-
tain the name Of the physician issuing
the prescription therefor. Such pre-
scriptions shall be cancelled by writing
on it the words cancelled" and the
date on which it was presented and filled.
and kept on file. No prescription shall
be filled a second time. Such book shall
be in form substantially as follows: