The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-03-09
THE PROHIBITION
BILL HAS PASSED
PROVISION OF MEASURE IN
CLUDING AMENDMENTS.
Election to be Held August II to De-
termine Whether Wet Counties
Retain Dispensaries.

The prohibition bill, as passed, III
Guiding Christensen and William!
amendments, provides as follows:
"Section l. That all alcoholic il
quors and beverages, whether manu-
factured within this State or else
where, or any mixture by whatsoever
name called, which, if drunk to excess
will produce intoxication, are hereby
declared ito be detrimental, and their
use and consumption to be against the
morals, good health and safety Of the
State. and oontraband. That it shall
be unlawful for any person, firm, cor
poration or association within this
State to manufacture, sell, barter, ex-
change, receive, accept, give away to
induce trade, deliver, store, keep in
possession in this State, furnish at
public places or otherwise dispose of
any spirituoss, malt, vinous, ferment-
ed, brewed or other liquors and bev-
erages, or any compound or mixture
thereof which contains alcohol and is
used as beverage and which II drank
to excess will produce intoxication,
except as hereinafter provided.
"Sec. 2. That wholesale druggists
may lawfully sell in wholesale quantl-
ties to retail druggists and to pubic
or charitable hospitals or to medical
or pharmaceutical colleges and in no
other way, pure alcohol for medical
purposes only, or grain alcohol to be
used by chemists or bacteraolog1sts
actually engaged in scientific work
and for such purposes only, and such
wholesale durggist shall at the end of
each month in which any such sales
have been made, file with the clerk
Of, the court of the county in which
they do business, a statement IN writ
ing under oath, giving the name Of the
purchaser, the price paid, the date OF
sale. and the quantity and character
Of the alcohol sold. That if said
wholesale druggist making such sale
is not a resident of the State Of South
Carolina then such statement shall be
filed in the office of the clerk Of the
court Of the county in which the pur-
chaser resides.
"Sec. 8. That any retail druggist
whose place Of business is located in
any of the incorporated towns or .ci-
ties of this State, who is himself a
registered or licensed pharmacist, Or
who regularly employs a registered
or licensed pharmacist, may sell, In
the manner herein set out, upon filing
bond in the sum of $4,000, to be ap-
proved by the clerk of court, in which
such druggist does business, condi-
toned for a faithful observance Of the
provisions of this act, such bond to be
approved by the clerk Of the court,
pure alcohol for medical purposes
only. grain alcohol to chemists and
bacteriologists actually engaged IN
scientific work, and for such purpos-
es only, and wine to be used for sacra-
mental or religious purposes only:
Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent such druggists
from using alcohol in the compound
ing of prescriptions Or other medl-
cines. the sale of which would not sub
ject him to the payment of special
tax required of liquor dealers by the
government Of the United States !:
Provided, further, That nothing here
in contained shall prevent such drug
gists from eompounding or selling
medicinal preparations manufactrar-
ed in accordance with formulas pre-
scribed BY the UNITED States Phar-
maoopoeia' and National Formu-
Larry which contain NO more alcohol
THAN is necessary to extract the medl-
cinal properties Of the drugs contain
ed in such pnepauatic rs, and no more
alcohol than is necessary to hold the
medicinal agents in solution, and
which are manufactured and sold as
medicine, and not as beverage.
"Sec. 4. That no sale Of pure al
cohol, for medicinal purposes, shall
be made by any retail druggist, exeep:
upon the prescription of a regular
practicing physician of this State, who,
before writing such prescriptions,
shall make an actual examination OF
the person for whom the prescription
is issued, and the said prescription
shall be substantially in the follow
ing form: 'State of South Carolina,
county. To ........ drug
gist. I. regular licensed and
practicing physician under the laws