Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-03-02
STATE PROHIBITION LAW.
The Law as Ratified by the People Last May
Given for the Information of Our Readers.

A bill to be entitled An Act tc
prohibit the manufacture ano
sale of intoxicating liquots II
North Carolina.
tt Q General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section |. That it shall be un'
lawful for any person or persons
firm or corp oration to manufac-
ture or in any manner make, CT
sell, or otherwise dispose of, for
gain any spirituous. vlnous, fer
mented or malt liquors or lntoxl-
cltnpg bitters within the State Of
North Carolina Provided. this act
shall not be construed to forbid
the sale of such splrituous, vlnous,
fermented or malt liquors or in
toxicating bitters by legallz d
medical depository or by any IL
censed and registered pharmacist,
for sickness, upon the written
prescription of regularly licensed
and actively practicing physician
or surgeon having the person for
whom such prescription is made
under his charge. which said pre-
scription shall specify the amount
of spirits required: Provided fur
ther, that wines and elders may
be manufactured or made from
grapes, berries or fruits and wine
sold at the place of manufacture
only, and only in sealed or Grated
packages containing not less than
two and half gallons per pack
age; but no wine when sold shall
be- drunk upon the premises where
s>ld, nor shall the package con-
tanning the same be opened on
said premises: And provided fur
ther, that nothing herein contain.
ed shall be construed to prove. It
the sale Of cider, in a J quantity,
by the manufacturer from fruits
grown on his lands within the
State of North Car olina.
Sec. 2. That all liquors or
mixtures thereof, by whatever
name called, that will produce in
toxication, shall be construed and
held to be Intoxicating liqu ors
within the meaning Of this act:
Provided, that medicinal prepa-
rations manufactured in accord
ance with formulas prescribed by
the United States Pharmacopoea
and National Formulary which
contain no more alcohol than is
nsces-ary to extract the medicinal
properties of the drugs contained
in snch preparations and TO more
alcohol than is necessary to hid
the medicinal agents in solution,
and which are manufactured and
sold in medicines, and not as
beverages, shall not be held or
construed to be or to come within
the meaning or provisions of this
act.
Sec. 8. That any physician or
surgeon who shall make any pre-
scription Except in case of sick
ness) for the purpose of aiding OF
abetting any person or persons who
are not bona fde under his charge
to purchase any Intoxicating Ii
quors contrary to the provisions
of this act, and any licensed and
registered pharmacist who shall
sell or otherwise dispose of, fol
gain, any spirituous, vinous, fer.
mented or malt liquors or intoxi.
eating hitters without the written
prescription of legally qualified
physician or surgeon, or who shall
duplicate the prescription of q
physician or surgeon for intoxicat
ing liquors for any person or per-
sons not bona fide under such ply.
sic.an's or surgeons charge with
out the written direction of the
physician or surgeon who gave the
same, shall be guilty of misde
meanor and upou conviction shall
be fined or imprisoned, or both, il
the discretion of the court, fo
each and everv otfense aid all I!
censed and registered pharmacist
selling Intoxicating liquors b.
prescription as aforesaid shall
keep record thereof, which shall
bear the true dates Of the sale
the names Of all pers >ls to wnon
sal g were made, the names of tn
physicians or surgeons upon who's
pr scriptions the sales were made
which said record shall be snhjec
at all times to the INSPECTION G