Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-03-10

store In Wnlcn the Sa1d physician Is
financially Interested: Provided fur
ther, that the delivery of such alco-
| hol sold under 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 physi-
| clan, or in case of q minor to his par
ent or guardian or physician or some
one authorized by said physician.
Section 6. That any retail drug
| gist whose place Of business is locat-
| ed in any Of the Incorporated towns
or cities Of the State may lawfully
| sell alcohol in quantities not greater
than five gallons to be used in the
arts or for scientific or mechanical
purposes, and such druggist may
sell, in like quantities to chemists
and bacteriologists engaged in sci
entif1c work and for such purposes
only, and such druggists may sell in
quantities, not greater than one-half
gallon, wine used for sacramental or
religious purposes only. That any
person desiring to purchase alcohol
for the purpose set out in this sec
ton, shall sign a written or printed
statement, giving his name, resi-
dence, occupation and the purpose
for which he intends to use said al
alcohol Is purchased in good faith
for such purpose and no other, and
that said druggist shall, at the end
Of each month, filet with the clerk Of
court OF the county in which he Is
engaged In business, all such state
ments, with a certificate under oath,
that said statements contain a true
statement Of all such sales.
Section Z. That 1t shall be unlaw-
full to sell wine for sacramental pur-
poses except to minister, pastor,
priest or regularly constituted off,
Ger Of regularly organized religious
congregation or church. Any per-
son desiring to make such purchase
shall sign written or printed state
ment, giving his name and residence
and the name and location Of the
church for which such wine Is pur-
chased, and he shall certify that said
wine be purchased in good faith, to
be used for sacramental or religious
purposes, and no other. That such
statement shall be filed as provided
for in the next preceding section, in
the office Of the clerk of the court.
Section s. That all statements or
prescriptions required by this act to
be filed in the office Of the clerk of
the court, shall be recorded and pro-
perly indexed by him in a book kept
for that purpose, which shall, at all
times be open for public inspection
and certified copy Of such record,
or the original statement or pre-
ScriptiOn, with the certificate of the
clerk of the court endorsed thereon,
showing that 1t has been recorded,
shall be prima facie evidence Of the
facts recited therein. For making
such record, the clerk Of the court
shall lie entitled to charge and col
lect for each prescription a fee Of
five cents and for each statement,
other than prescription, a fee of fif-
teen cents, which shall be paid by the
party filing the same.
Section 9. That In addition to the
requirements hereinbefore prescrib-
ed, all licensed and registered drug
gists selling alcohol by prescription,
shall keep a. record thereof, which
shall bear the true dates of the sales,
the names of the persons to whom
sales were made, the names of ply
sicians or surgeons upon whose pre-
scriptionS each were made, such rec
ords shall be subject, at all times to
the inspection of the solicitor Of the
district, the sheriff and other peace
officers OF the county, the mayor and
police officers Of the city or town in
pharmacists business is located, and
all other persons, and each druggist
makirs any such sales shall be re-
CURED to report under oath, to the
circuit judge presiding at each term
OF court OF the county in which said
druggist is engaged in business,
true statement of such facts and also
file on Monday morning Of each
week n list of the alcohol sold by
him, to whom sold and by what ply
sician prescribed, with the chief OF
police and the mayor or intendant
of the municipality. and post one
copy in some public place in such
municipality.
Section 10. That nothing in this
act shall prevent the sale Of wood or
denatured alcohol.
Section II. That any person who
Violates any of the provisions of this
act, shall be guilty o. misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof be fined
in a sum not less than 500 or more
than $500, or imprisoned at hard la
Dor for a neriOd Of not less than
three months, nor for more than one
year, and for the second or any sub
Scquent offence, upon conviction
thereof shall be imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than one year, nor
more than five years.
Section II. That any druggist or
physician who violates in any way
the provisions of this Act, shall in
addition to the punishm ent herein
provided have his license revoked
for a period OF not more than one
year for each offence.
section l3. That this act shall not
have the effect of preventing the in
dictmCnt, prosecution and conviction