Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

essary remedy" This statute per-
mits druggists to sell or give away,
in good faith, wine for sacramentsl
purposes, and permits druggists to
sell alcohol for art, mechanical and
scieut,fc purposes, but such sale
must I've to person, known to the
druggist to be a mechanic, scientist
or artist, and upon n written appl-
cation by such mechanic, scientist
or artist, in which must he stated
the purpose for which the alcohol is
to be used.
In the Gaze of State vs. Wright,
reported in 20 Mo. App, page 4l2,
the Kansas City Court of Appeals in
constituting section BOAT, supra, held
that . druggist could not sell pro-
pretary medicines, which were alco-
holic compounds for medical purpo-
ses, without physicians prescription,
the indictment in that case for selling
"Empire Tonic Bittcrs," which was
an alcoholic compound.
"Each sale of Intoxicating liquors
without prescription, constitutes a
separate Ofense under the statute +"
State vs. Small, 81 Mo-, page 1877.
Section 3Ol6, RS. 1899, provides
that the term 'intoxicating liquor
shall be construed to mean Eermen-
ted, vinous and spirituous liquors, or
any composition of which fermented,
vinous or spirituous liquors is part.
Section 3O4Sb, provides that every
druggist. proprietor of drug store or
pharmicist, shall on some day of the
first week in each and every month,
file with the county clerk of the
county in which they are DONG bus
lness, Il list of all prescriptions com.
pounded, prescribing Intoxicating
liquors during the preceding month,
which list shall he verified by til,
affidavit of the druggist, and o,
failing shall he liable to penalty OF
a fine of not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Section 3O49, provides that any
physician doing business as phar.
macist or druggist and owning and
operating Il drug store or pharmacy
, who shall write and permit the filling
ont ut his drug store or pharmacy OF
a prescription calling for Intoxicating
liquor, except the same is for the
purposes and under the conditions
mentioned in Section 3O47, shall la
guilty of misdcmeanor, and or
conviction shall have his certiflcat,
of registration as druggist or phar-
macist revoked as n pa, @f Tho
judgment of the court, and in ad.
dition thereto he fined in a sum OF
not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars.
Section 1850, provides: Any
physician or pretended physician,
who shall make or issue any pre-
scription to any person for intox-
jcating liquors in any quantity, OF
for any compound of which such
liquor is u part, to be used other;
, wise than for medical purposes, OF
who shall issue more than one pre-
scriptiOn ut the same time To anyone
for intoxicating liquors, or for any
compound Of which such liquors
shall become apart, or shall make VI
issue any prescription contrary u
any existing law, shall be deemed
guilty of u misdelnea,ior, and upoI
conviction he punished by fine o
not less than forty nor more thar
two hundred dollars.
In case of State vs Go0dier, l9'
Mo-, page 55l, the Supreme Court
held that the State Board of Hcaltl
were authorized by law to revoke th'
license of physician, to practice hi'
profession IN this S,ate who wal
guilty Of .unprofcssional conduct
the Board Of Health having reyOkeG