The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-07-02
sUPERlNTEhDENT LOZlER Ex.
PLAINS OKLAHOMA LAW.
SUPPLIES FOR STATE AGENCY
Druggists viii Be Expected to Drop
Their Federal Licenses Which Ex-
pire June 3o-sub Agencies Es.
tablished in the State.

Guthrie. Okla, July 1.-"Bcginning
with July business all Oklahoma drug
gists using alcohol for pharmaceuu.
cal, scientific or industrial purposes
will be required TO obtain their sup.
plies only from the state agency"
said State Superintendent Lozier TO.
day. They will also be expected to
drop their federal licenses which cx
pire July I This ruling is in harmony
with the prohibition law The agency
has not pressed provisions of the law
governing alcohol sales because many
druggists had unexpired federal IL
censes, and 1t has been quite task
TO complete the approval Of bonds
druggists are required to give. Alec.
hol Is not sold by the state at an
advanced price; on the contrary only
the prevailing market price upon
guaranteed quality, of the goods Is
charged"
The law provides that the state
agency shall only charge the drug.
Cist cost plus freight and price Of
the containcr, and not to exceed 2
per cent profit Every apothecary or
pharmacist keeping or using alcohol
or liquors in his place Of business is
D ,
as guarantee that none Of the goods
| shall be used for any other purpose
than compounding or preserving medi-
cines, the sale of which would not
subject the druggist to the payment
of a special tax, required of liquor
dealers by the United States; also. as
a further guarantee that he will not
violate any provision of the prohibi-
tion law
Many druggists have been purchas-
/ ing their alcohol from outside whole.
sale houses, believing the Interstate
character of the shipment constitut.
ed it legal purchase.
The state agency department holds
otherwise under Section S of Article
of the prohibition alw, which reads:
'lt shall be unlawful for any retail
/ apothecary or pharmacist TO have in
or about his said apothecary or phar-
macy more than eight gallons of al
cohol and five gallons Of other liquors
at any one time, or to use or keep
in or about his apothecarv any such
liquors for any purpose whatsoever,
except such liquors as shall have been
I furnished by the superintendent un-
! der the provisions of this act
1t is misdemeanor to violate this
section Of the law, punishable by a
fine from $50 to $500.
Upon the shipment of liquors from
outside points, usually protected by
interstate commerce law, when OBJ.
tanned for ones personal consump-
ton and kept only in the consignees
| home, or living apartments, the agen.
cy department has made no ruling.
! However, the character of the ship
ment has controlled the action to a
certain extent, and it has been the
understanding of the public that such
interstate shipments, when moderate,
are not molested
Any rule which might be applied to
4 the Importation OF liquors for per-
sonal use is held not TO be applicable
10 the pharmaceutical use of alcohol.
and it is the state agency's opinion,
expressed by Superintendent Lozier,
that alcohol furnished by interstate
shipment could neither be regarded
for personal consumption nor legally
kept in a business place for any pur-
pose, unless obtained as the state
law provides,
For the purpose of supplying al.
coho to druggists the agency has es.
tablished warehouse in Oklahoma
City and will probably establish 9th.
ers in Durant, MusIogee, Lawton,
Pauls Valley and Alva