The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-20

county in which the sale was
made, and shall be filed and pre-
served by the circuit clerk in his
office for a period of not less
than two years, and shall be
moreover promptly listed and in
dexed in a book kept for that
purpose, which shall bear the
name of the druggist making the
sale, the name of the purchaser,
the date of the statement or pre-
scription and the quantity of al
cohol purchased. The original
prescription, with the certificate
of the circuit clerk endorsed
| thereon, showing that it has
been registered, or a certified
copy of such record, shall be
prima facie evidence in any
prosecution, suit or proceeding
of the facts recited therein. The
circuit clerk for filing and regis
tering each statement or pre-
scription shall be entitled to a
fee of 10 cents, which shall be
paid by the druggist filing the
| same.
Sec. 6. That any person who
violates any of the provisions of
this act shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, any physician who
signs or issues any prescription
containing any false statement;
any druggist who shall sell any
alcohol or shall fill any prescrip-
ton for alcohol in any wise other
than herein allowed, or who shall
refill any prescription for alcohol,
or who shall fail to file pre-
scription filled by him in the Of
flee of the circuit clerk within
the time prescribed; any person
who shall obtain alcohol or wine
for any purpose authorized here
in, and who shall convert the
same to any other use, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall, on conviction, be fined not
less than $4,000 nor more than
$500. 90, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than one
week, or more than three
months, or both. But in no case
of a conviction of any person for
an offense under this section
committed after a conviction and
punishment for a former offence
hereunder, shall the punishment
be less than fine of $4,000 or
more than provided in this sec
ton, or Imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than 60
days, nor more than 6 months,
or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 7. On and after the date
when this act goes into effect all
licenses and privileges to sell
Intoxicating liquors issued by the
state of Mississippi or any mu-
nicipality, or levee board thereof,
shall cease and be void, and all
such licenses hereafter issued
shall not be issued or valid for a
period beyond the 31st day Of
December, A. D., 1908.
Sec. 8. That the repeal or
amendment by this act of any
existing statutory provisions
shall not affect any act done or
any cause of action, or any right
accruing or accrued or estab-
lished, or any suit or proceeding
had or commenced in any civil
case, or any plea or defense, or
bar thereto, previous to the
time when this act takes effect.
And any offense committed or
penalty or forfeiture incurred
previous to the time when this
act shall take effect, and any
indictment or prosecution for
any offense, or for the recovery
of any penalty or forfeiture,
pending at the time when this
act shall take effect, shall not be
affected by it's adoption; but all
such offenses, penalties and for
FIXTURES, shall remain subject to
the laws in force before this act
shall take effect.
Sec. 8. This act shall go into
effect and be in force on and
after December 81, 1908, and all
laws and parts Of laws in conflict
with this act, shall on and after
that date be repealed.
A separate bill was also passed
repeating all sections and parts
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