The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16

sec. [. Be It fu ther enacted, That all laws and parts laws in conflict with the provisions of his act be, and they are hereby repealed
 Approved August 26, 1909.
 Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 No 213.) AN ACT (H. 324. To prescribe the restrictions and condi-
 tions under which regular practicing
 physicians who are retail dealers in
 drugs may sell pure alcohol for medical
 purposes only, and prescribe penalties
 for sales by them of such alcohol for
 other purposes than as prescribed by
 this Act, and for other violations there | of
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legis- lature of Alabama, That regularly au- thorized and bona fide practicing physi- clans who are retail dealers in drugs and l who operate or carry on & general retail drug business in towns of less than one thousand inhabitants may dispense pure alcohol in the same quantity and under the same regulations, conditions and re- strictions and subject to the same penal- 1 ties as registered or licensed pharmacists. but said physicians conducting such gen. eral retail drug business shall not sell or dispense pure alcohol except under the above conditions. A record of all such sales shall be kept by the physician, who shall once every month if any sales arc made therein, file with the Probate Judge | list or memorandum of all such sales l showing the person for whose use the a1- cohol was sold and the disease or sick ness for the alleviation or cure of which the alcohol was necessary, the purpose of tnls Act being to provide a method of ob- tafning pure alcohol for cases of sick ness at places and points within the State remote from regular retail drug stores conducted by registered or licensed phar- maeists, where such alcohol may be ob- tained.
 Sec. 9 That nothing in this act con- tained Is intended to alter the restrictions and regulations of existing law under which regularly licensed and practicng physicians may purchase grain alcohol or pure alcohol for use in compromising and dispensing remedies In the practice of 1 their profession only, but practicing phv- i, sicians engaged in and conducting a gen eral retail drug business coming within the terms of this Act may purchase and l Keep on hand as much as two gallons of | pure alcohol at one time for the purpose of sale under the authority of this Act
 Sec. 8. That the list or memorandum re- quired by this Act to be filed in the office of the Probate Judge shall be recorded. and for such record the same fee shall be paid as now prescribed by law for re- | quiring statements or prescriptions con 1 corning alcohol and the sale of wine for 1 sacramental purposes
 Sec. 4. That any such practicing physi- ] clan who sells, barters, exchanges, gives l away or otherwise disposes of alcohol for any other purpose than is allowed by this Act. or some other law of the State, | shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction be punished by fine 1 of not less than fifty nor more than five l hundred dollars, and may also be im- prisoned In the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months for the first conviction and on the second and every subsequent conviction in addition to the fine which may be imposed shall be confined at hard labor for the county for not less than three nor more than six months. Any physician who shall fail to file with the Probate Judge the list or memoran- dunn required in Section 1 of the act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on con- victfon shall be fined the sum of five dol- lars for each offense.
 l Sec. 6. That this act shall take effect thirty days after the approval of the Gov 1 erpor
 Approved August 26 1909.
 l Official
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 1 No. 166) AN ACT H TYR
 To amend Sections 6620 and 6621 of the Code of Alabama. 1907 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama. That Sec tions 6e2o and 6621 of the Code of Ala 1 bama, 1907. be amended so as to read as follows: Section ee20. Mllers or Man. ufacturers of corn meal grits, chops, | regulations as to- Any miller, firm, per- son or corporation shall be guilty of misdemeanor who manufactures, grinds, 1 or repacks corn meal or chops. or who conducts a merchant mill, to pack or cause to be packed. to be offered for sale | to merchants or the general public, or to ] carry in stock with intent to sell corn l meal, bolted or unbolted, or chops, l packed in any other than six pounds. 1 twelve pounds twentyfour pounds, forty ] eight pounds, and ninety-six pound sacks or ninety pound barrels, and one hun 1 dred and ninety-six pound, wood; or who shall fail to have plainly printed or stem cilled upon them, "Bolted mea1~ or 'Un- l bolted meal. or "chops," steam or wa ter ground, as the case may be- as in 1 dicating the kind of power used in the mill producing the same eighth bushel" ! fourth bushel," or peck" 'half bushel," 1 "one bushel,' two bushels,'' and the i barrel and half barrel, or who shall fail l to show the net weight in pounds. i Sec 6621.-Merchants or dealers In corn meal, or chops regulations to: Any l merchant dealer. vendor, hawker, or other character of seller, who sells, offers ] for sale or keeps in stock with intent to sell, any corn meal chops. bolted or un- , bolted in any other than six pounds, l twelve pounds, twenty-four, pounds, for l ty-eight pounds. and ninety-six pounds i sacks, or ninety-six pound half barrels. l and one hundred and ninety-six pound barrels, wood. shall be guilty of a mis- 1 demeanor Provided any retail merchant may, on order, weigh from bulk meal or chops, any number of pounds desired by an individual customer.
 ] Approved August 25. 1909. | Official
 Frank N. Julian.
 | Secretary of State. :. 1 No. 14O.) AN ACT (H. 33S. To amend Section 5s6 of the Code of | 1907 Be it enacted by the Legislature l of Alabama
 Section l. That Section 5S6 of the Code of 1907 be amended so as to read as fol- | lows: Secretary of the State distributes 1 Acts and resolutions. The Secretary of 1 State must retain for use of the execu- l tive offices, and the two houses of the 1 Legislature, one hundred and fifty copies | of both volumes of the Acts and reso- lutions of each session. and transmit to the Department of State of the United ! States two comics of each volume, and