The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-05

AMENDMENG
To be Introduced Drastic In
Provisions.
Both Sale and Manufacture OF Intoxi-
cants In the State Is Pro-
hibited.
PROVIDES FOR LEGISLATION,

The proposed amendment to tn,
CONSTITUTION of Kentucky, providing
for statewide prohibition of thu
liquor traffic and which will be press
ed by the anti-llquor forces in thu
next legislature, Is in full as follows
BE II enacted by the General As
sembly of the Commonwealth of Ken
lucky:
Section 1. That upon the occur
renee of three-fifths OF all the mem
bers elected to each house, the yeas
and nays being taken thereon and en-
tered in full in their respective journ-
ais in lieu and in substitution of Sec
ton 81 Of the Constitution of Ken
lucky, the following clause or provis-
ION be inserted and become a part OF
the Constitution OF Kentucky, viz:
The manufacture. sale. barter, Civ
ing, or otherwise furnishing except
as hereinafter provided, of matted,
brewed. fermented, vinous or spirit
uous liquors. within this state. is pro-
hibited until otherwise provided by
amendment Of the Constitution of
this Commonwealth
To Prevent sale.
"Any person. Individual or corpor-
ate who shall manufacture, sell, bar
ter. give away. or otherwise furnish
any intoxicating liquors of any kind
including beer, ale and wine, con-
trary to the provisions OF this section,
or who shall advertise for sale or So
licit the purchase of any such liquors
within this state, or who shall ship
or in any way convey such liquors
from any part of this state into any
other part thereof. shall be punished
on conviction thereof, by fine. not less
than $50 nor more than $500 and
confinement in jail for a period OF
not less than thirty days nor more
than six months. with or without la.
Dor in the discretion of the jury, oil
in lien of such fine and Imprisonment
in jail confined in the state peniten.
tiary for a period not exceeding
twelve months for each offense: Pro
yided that the general assembly may
provide by Law for one agency under
the supervision of the state in each
city or town in the state of not less
than 1000. and II there be no city
or town of such population in any
county of the state such county shall
be entitled to have one such agency,
for the sale of such liquors for medi-
cal purposes, and for the sale for in
dustrial purposes OF alcohol for which
shall have been denaturized by some
process approved by the United
States commissioners Of internal rev.
enue. ard for the sale of alcohol for
scientific institutions, universities and
colleges as are authorized to procure
the same free of tax under the laws
OF the United States, and for the sale
of such liquors to any apothecary
who, shall have executed a bond, in
manner and form approved as the
general assembly shall direct. in a
sum not less than 81 900, conditioned
that none OF such liquors shall be
used or disposed of for any purpose
other than in the compromising OF
prescriptions or other medicines. the
sale of which would not subject him
to payment OF the special tax required
OF liquor dealers by the United States
and the payment Of such special tax
by any person within this state shall
constitute prima facie evidence Of his
intention to violate the provisions OF
this section of the Constitution.
Make Sworn Statement.
mo sale shall be made except upon
the sworn statement of the applicant
in. writing setting forth the purpose
for which 1t is to be used. and no
sale shall be made for medicinal pur-
poses except sales TO apothecaries as
hereinabove provided. unless such
statement shall be accompanied by a
bona fde prescription signed by reg
ular practicing physician, which pre-
scription shall not be filled more than
once. Each sale shal be duly register.
ed and the register thereof, together
with the afidavits and prescriptions
pertaining thereto shall be open t'
inspection by any officer or either