The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-10


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these Gentlemen know anytains a6oak
ara i would fsrs nos oniy
be bit Il onid IS sabie ctins
MANY gooa men % ilccns eree AMI
needless expense u ask them to APP
pear. This court would not knowingly
do this have therefore asked the
prosecuting attorney to suspend th.s
order But gentlemen. this does NOT
return you from the duty Of examin.
ing an Complaints Z Information you
may have regarding Violations Of this
kind. Should you have reason to be.
lieve that any violations Of tae cleo.
ton have been committed It will be
your duty to make a full and complete
examination and have. brought before
you any and all persons who mag
know anything about such violations.
This court will give you all the aid
and assistance within It's power. II
the law has ben viotsted during this
campaign 1t is your duty to discover
1t and return true bills against all
who have participated in the oftense.
Make year investigations thorough
and complete. The boodlers are on
the run, keep them moving.
Drug stores.
For reasons satisfactory to the y.
cense tribunals of the county, no II.
censes are now granted authorizing
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors as a
beveraeein Marion county. The laws
of this State recognize that intoxicat-
ing liquors may be absolutely neces.
sary as medicine" That persons
who need such liquors Tor medicinal
purposes and alcohol for mechanical
and scientific purposes, may obtain
them, the Legislature has authorized
their sale by druggists. No Intoxica.-
ing liquors can now be sold in Ma
rion county except by druggists. 1t
would seem wise that some method
should be provided by which the PEG.
pie who need Intoxicating liquors. for
Legitimate purpose, can procure them
lawfully. Very naturally the drug
store was designated By the Tegtsla.
ture as the proper place. II was new.
er intended that drug stores should
take the place Of saloons and sell
liquors as beverage. The law re.
stricts and limits the authority OF the
druggirt These restrictions are rea.
sonable and so plain that no intellt.
gent man can miss understanding tlem.
No druggist violates this law, without
doing SO wftifuliy and intentionally.
He Is plainly told by the law that he
must rot sell for medicinal purposes
Except upon the written prescription
of pncticing physician In good
standing in his profession, and not Of
Incorporate habits, specifying the
name Of the person and the kind and
quantity of liquors to be furnished
him. and stating that such liquors so
prescribed are absolutely necessary
as medicine for such person and are
not to be used as beverage" If the
court can rely at all upon the rumors
which circulate, current, IN the ceEl.
munity some druggists Of the county
are violating tais law. II this be true
it is the duty of this grand Jury to
discover the violations and indict the
offenders. To permit druggists to sell
liquors as a beverage and thus take
the places of retail liquor dealers is
! unfair to the State. A druggist pays
$40 annual license tax while a retail
liquor dealer Is required to pay 5000
II intoxicating liquors are to be sold in
the county as a beverage there Is no
sufficient reason why the drug stora
should be substituted for the saloon,
! Then the lawless drug store does
great injury to the persons conducting
a legal and legitimate business. If the
laws now in force are not sufficiently
strong to prevent illegal sales, other
and more drastic measures will be
adopted, or If need be the authority to
sell such liquors entirely withdrawn.
BY doing this, all pharmacists wouli
be hamiliated and tiisgraced, AMI the
public put to great inconvenience. But
drug stores may get into such bal
repute and so ffagrantiy unlawful as
to make this necessary. The remedy
is to punish the men WHO are violat.
ing the law. and thus save the many
most excellent men who are engaged
in a lawful and perfectly honorable
i business Thara Ia M r,ns.r, how orn Ia,