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one authorized by the physician, or il
case a minor to his parent or guardian
or physician or some one authorized
by said physician.
Sec. 6. That any retail druggis
whose place of business is located il
any of the incorporated towns or cite
of the State may lawfully sell alcoho
in quantities not greater than five (5
gallons to be used in the arts or fo
scientific or mechanical purposes, ant
such druggist may sell, in like quanti-
ties, to chemists and bacteriOiogists
engaged in scientific work. and fol
such purposes only, and such drug
gsts may sell in quantities, not great
err than one-half gallon, wine used fol
sacramental or religious purposes only
That any person desiring to purchase
alcohol for the purpose set out in this
section, shall sign written or print
ed statement, giving his name, resi-
dence, occupation and the purpose fol
which he intends to use said alcohol
and he shall certify that said alcohol
is purchased in good faith for such
purposes and no other, and that said
druggist shall, at the end of each
month, file, with the clerk of court OF
the county in which he is engaged in
business, all such statements, with g
certificate under oath, that said state
ments contain true statement of all
such sales.
Sec. I. That it shall be unlawful to
sell wine for sacramental purposes ex-
cept to a minister, pastor, priest OF
regularly constituted officer Of reg
ularly organized religious congrega-
ton or church. Any person, desiring
to make such purchase, shall sign a
written or printed statement, giving
his name and residence and the name
and location of the church for which
such wine is purchased, and he shall
certify that said wine is 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.
Sec. s. That all statements or pre-
scriptions required by this Act to be
filed in the office of the clerk of court
shall be recorded and properly index
ed by him in a book kept for that pur-
pose, which shall at all times be open
ed for public inspection, and certi-
fled copy of such record, or the origi-
nal statement or prescription, with the
certificate of the clerk of the court in
dorsed thereon, showing that it has
been recorded, shall be prima facie
evidence of the facts recited therein.
For making such record, the clerk OF
the court shall be entitled to charge
and collect for each prescription fee
of five cents, and for each statement,
other than prescription, fee of fif-
teen cents, which shall be paid by the
party filing the same.
Sec. 8. That in addition to the re-
uuirements hereinbefore prescribed, all
licensed and registered druggists SELL
ing 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 the physicians or sur
geons upon whose prescriptions each
were made; such records shall be sub
iect 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 which said licensed
and registered pharmacists business is
located, and all other persons,
and each druggist making
any sucn sales shall be requir-
ed 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, a true state
ment of such facts, and also file on
Monday morning of each week a list
of the alcohol sold by him, to whom
sold and by what physician prescribed
with the chief of police and the may
or or intendant of the municipality,
and past one copy in some public place
in such municipality.
Sec TO- That nothing in this Act
shall prevent the sale of wood or de.
natured alcohol.
Sec. II. That any person who vio-
lates any of the provisions of this Act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof be fined in q
sum not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than five hundred dollars,
or imprisoned at hard labor for a pc
riod of not less than three onths,
nor for more than one year; and for
the second or any subsequent offensa
upon conviction thereof, shall be i'm
prisoned at hard labor for not less
than one year nor more than five
years.
Sec. 12. That any druggist or ply
sician who violates in any way the
provisions of this Act shall, in addi-
ton to the punishment herein provi-
ded, have their license revoked for a
period of not more than one year for
each offense.
Sec. l9. That this Act shall not
have the effect of preventing the in
dictment, prosecution and conviction
ofany person who has been guilty OF
the violation uf the pre- sent criminal
law relating to the dispensary or pun.
ishment therefor, as now provided by
law for otlenses heretofore committed.
Sec. IA. This Act shall take effect
on the first Tuesday in August, 1909
Provided, That in the counties then
having dispensaries an election shall
be held on the third Tuesday in Aug
ust, 1909, for the purpose of determin
ing whether the dispensaries located
therein shall be reopened, and such
election in each of said counties shal
be held and conducted by the same
officers and under the rules and regu
lations provided by law for genera
elections.
Sec. Is. At such an election th,
election commissioners for such coun
ty shall at each voting precinct there