The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-20
STATE PROHIBITION.
Full Text of the Bill Passed by
the Legislature of 1908.

Section l. Be it enacted by the
legislature of the state of MISS.
sippi that it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, corporation
or association within this state
to manufacture, to sell or barter,
or give away to induce trade,
or keep for sale or barter, or te
be given away to induce trade
any vinous, alcoholic, malt, in
toxicating or spurious liquors OF
intoxicating bitters or other
drinks which, if drank to an
excess, will produce intoxication,
except as hereinafter provided.
But this section shall not be con-
strued to prohibit the making of
homemade wine for domestic or
household uses only.
Section 2. That any licensed
retail druggist in this state may
sell in the manner herein set out
pure alcohol for medicinal pur-
poses only; grain alcohol to
chemis is and psychologists,
actually engaged in scientifi c
work, and for the purpose of
being used only in such work;
and wine to be used for sacra-
mental purposes only; provided
that wholesale druggists domi-
ciled and doing business in this
state may sell pure alcohol in
quantities of not less than one
gallon to licensed retail drug
gists, and to licensed and prac-
ticing physicians, and to public
or charity hospitals, and to medi-
cal or pharmaceutical colleges;
but all wholesale druggists shall
make and preserve for two years
after such sales a complete rec
ord of sales of alcohol, which
shall at all times be open for
inspection to any conservator of
the peace Of the country; and
provided further, that nothing in
this act shall be construed to pro-
hibit the manufacture or sale of
wood and denatured alcohol for
art, scientific or mechanical pur-
poses. A person shall not be
deemed a licensed druggist
within the meaning of this act by
reason of being a licensed ply
sician or pharmacist.
Sec. 3. That no sale of pure
alcohol for medicinal purposes
shall be made except upon the
written prescription of a licensed
and practicing physician of this
state, who, before writing such
prescription, shall have made an
actual examination Of the patient
for whom the prescription is is
sued, which prescription shall be
dated and signed by the physic-
ian, and shall be in substantially
the following form: State of Mis-
sissippi, county. |,
-, a regular licensed and prac-
ticing physician under the laws
of this state, do hereby certify
that | have examined-,
a patient in my charge, and
hereby prescribe for the use of
said patient--of pure alco-
hol, and | certify that the use
thereof is necessary to alleviate
or cure the illness or disease from
which said patient is suffering.
Dated ,--, NJ. D.
No prescription shall be filled
hereunder except upon the day
upon which it is issued or the
following day, and no more than
half a pint Of alcohol shall be fur
nished on any one prescription,
and when such prescription is
filled it shall not be re-filled, but
shall be delivered to the druggist
filling the same, and at the end
of the month in which the same
is filled, shall be filed by such
druggist in the office of the cir
cult clerk of the county.
In towns having a population
of !, 900 or more the physicians
prescription shall not be filled at
any drug store of which he is
proprietor, or in which he has a
financial interest, either as part
ner, stakeholder or otherwise.
Any person purchasing alcohol
for any purpose set out in this
act, for which a prescription is
not required herein, shall first
sign a written or printed state
ment properly dated, and deliver
the same to the druggist, stating
his name, residence and occupa-
ton, and the purpose for which
he intends to use said alcohol.
Sec. A. That it shall be unlaw-
full to sell wine for sacremental
purposes except to a minister,
ooctoy. 1,rinct ar officer of a rppl1-