The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-08-04

TERMS OF THE ACT ARE MUCH
NusUNDERsTOOOD

Dispensary Auditor West Is Asked
Many Question About the Matter
Whiskey Cannot be Sold by the Dis
pcnsarics ON a Physicians CertiH-
cAtc--Closed Period n to be One OF
Absolute Prohibition.
Columbia. July 29.-There seems TO
be much misunderstanding OF the
Germs Of the Act of 1909 "to prohibit
the manufacture. sale. ETC.. of alco-
hoiic liquors. etc. and to provide pen
nlties for violation thereof" For in
stance. Dispensary Auditor West was
asked few days ago whether or not
whiskey could be sold by the dispen-
psrs during the closed period on the
prescription Of physician. OF
course. the auditor said that this
oould not be done. While the dis
DsnsAries are closed. they must be
sshut down good and tight, This is
~ be q period OF absolute prohibition.
- fer a. the county dispensaries are
eonc& &rned.
Very probably the man who asked
Shis question was thinking Of the pro-
'visions OF the Act with reference to
'the sale Of whisley In drug stores up
q the written request of q physician.
o. course. this has nothing whatever
% do with the closed period OF the
alspensaries. but merely modines the
rrohibition Act for enforcement In
eAe counties which are now dry or
nay become dry after the August
s,ection.
Section of this Act provides that
Wholesale druggists may lawfully sell
q. Wholesale quantities to retail drug
gistA to public or charitable hospitals
or to medical or pharmaceutical col
uegss. and In no other way. pure al
oohol for medical purposes only. or
grain alcohol to be used by chemists
- bscteriologists actually engaged In
sCientifc work. and for such purposes
oaly.
Section provides that any retail
Aurggist may sell pure alcohol for
n~dicai purposes. and wine to be
ussd for sacramental or religious pur-
poses only. II In also set out that
druggists may not be prohibited from
esins alcohol In the compounding iof
drugs.
section 4. That no sale Of pure
alcohol. for medicinal purposes, shall
be made by any retail druggist. ex-
eopt upon the prescription Of a regu-
7Ar practicing physician OF this State
Who. before writing such prescription.
shah make an actual examination OF
ehe person for whom the prescription
n issued. and the said prescription
shall be substantially In the following
form: "state OF South Carolina. :. -.
=. =. County. To =. :. :. Drug
o1st- i. :. regular IL
osnsed and practicing physician un-
DER the laws of this State. do hereby
certify that I have examined :. =. :.
patient In my charge. and do hereby
prescribe for the use OF said patient
%. :. .. ..alcohol. and I further
certify. that the use OF such alcohol
-. In my judgment. absolutely neces-
pary TO alleviate or cure The illness or
disease from which said patient Is
now suffering. and that am not In
terested In the drug store to which
this prescription Is directed. nor In
the profits on the drugs herein pre-
ecribcd. Dated. :. :. =. m. D."
Section s. That no prescription
shsil be filed herein except upon the
day upon which II Is issued or the
following day and no more than one
half pint of alcohol shall be sold and
aelivered on any one prescription. and
when such prescription is filled. 1t
shall not be refilI.d. but shall be de-
mvered to the druggist filling same.
and at the end Of the month in which
the same Is filled. II shall be fled by
Such druggist I'm the office of the
clerk OF court OF the county In which
saAd druggist Is engaged In business:
provided no druggist. who is also
practicing physician. shall All his own
prescriptions hereunder. nor shall
they be filled at any drug store in
which the said physician Is financial
~ Interested: Provided. further. that
xhe delivery of such alcohol sold un-
Der such prescription shall be made
only directly to the person for whom
such prescription Is issued or to the
physician. or TO some one authorized
BY the physician. or In case OF min