The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-01-30
STATE PROHIBITION BILL
Full Text Of Proposed Prohibitory
Law Which Is to Be Submitted to
the People for Their Ratification
sn August 9th, 1903.
The Prohibition Bill

Cd Dy tne House ana Senate commit
tees On the liquor traffic. The bill
was introduced in ne House by Rep
resentative Dowd and in the Senate
by Senator Long:
4 BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT TO PROHIBIT THE MANU-
FACTURE AND SALE OF IN
T0XICATING LIQUORS IN
NORTH CAROLINA:
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section l. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons, firm
or corporation, to manufacture, or In
any manner make, or sell or other
wise dispose Of for gain any spirit
uous, vinous, fermented or malt liq-
uors or intoxicating bitters within
the State of North Carolina; provid-
ed this act shall not be construed to
forbid the sale Of such spirituous,
vinous fermented or malt liquors
or Intoxicating liquors by medical
depository or by any druggist for
sickness upon the written prescrip-
tion of a regularly licensed and act
lively practicing physician having the
person for whom such prescription
is made under his charge, which said
prescription shall specify the amount
Of spirits required and the disease
or malady for which it is given; pro-
vided further, that wines and elders
may be manufactured or made from
grapes, berries or fruits, raised on
the lands of manufacturers and sold
at the place of manufacture only and
only in sealed OF Grated packages
containing not less than 5 gallons per
package, but no wine nor cider shall
be drunk upon the premises where
sold nor shall the package containing
the same be opened on said premises.
Sec. 2. That for the purpose Of
this act spirituous, vinous, or malt
liquors or Intoxicating bitters are de-
fined to be such spurious, vinous, or
malt liquors or Intoxicating bitters,
or compounds of either or other medi-
cines OR beverages as the United
States government levies a special
tax upon, or for the sale Of which q
United States license is required to
be taken out by the person or per-
sons, firm or corporation, proposing
to sell the same, and all liquors or
mixtures thereof by whatever names
called which will produce intoxica~
tion shall be construed and held to be
intoxicating liquors within the mean
ing Of this act.
Sec. 3. That any physician who
shall make any prescriptions Except
in case of sickness) for the purpose
OF aiding or abetting any person OF
persons who are not bona fide under
his charge to urchase any intoxicat.
ing liquors contrary to the provisions
of the act and any druggist who shall
sell or otherwise dispose of for gain
any spirituous, vinous, fermented OF
malt liquors or Intoxicating bitters
without the written prescription of a
legally qualified physician Or intoxl-
eating liquor for any person or per-
sons not bona fde under such physic-
ian's charge, without the written di-
rection of the physician who gave the
same, shall be guilty Of misdemean-
or and upon conviction shall be fined
or imprisoned or both, in the discre-
ton Of the court for each and every
offense and all druggists selling in-
toxicating liquors by prescription as
aforesaid shall keep a record thereof,
which shall bear the dates of the
sale, the names of all persons to
whom sales were made, the names
Of the physician upon whose pres
cription the sales were made and the
names of the diseases or mafaofes for
which the prescriptions were given !;
which said record shall be subject at
all times to the inspection of the soli-
cltor Of the district, the sheriff and
other peace officers of the couny, tho
mayor and police officers of the city
or town in which said druggists s bus
mess is located and all other persons !;
and any druggist failing to keep the
record aforesaid, or refusing to per-
NIT EXAMINATION of such record bv
the officers named or other persons
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction be fined or imprison-
ed, or both, in the discretion Of the
court.
Sec. 4 The place where delivery
Of any intoxicating liquors is made in
the State Of North Carolina shall be
construed and held to be the Place of
sale thereof and any station or other
place within said State to which any
person shall ship or convey any intox-
icating liquors for the purpose Of de-
livery or of carrying the same to a
purchaser shall be construed to be
the place of sale; provided that moth
ing in this act shall be construed 10
prevent the delivery of any intoxicat-
ing liquor to druggist IN sufficient
quantities for medical purposes onlr
Sec. s Nothing in this act slalt
be construed as making it unlawful
to sell to. any minister Of religion or
eny other officer of the Church wine
70 be used for religious or sacramen-
tai purposes.
Sec. 6. Nothing IN this act shall
be constructed to prevent the county
commissioners or governing body Of
any city or town from prohibiting
The sale Of spiritious, yinous. fer