Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-08-19
The new DICKINSON BILL.
lis Provisions IntelIigently EXplalnet.-TO
Take Effect Soon.

! From the Hastings Banner.
As our readers well understand, the
Michigan legislature at its recent session
passed what is known as the Dickinson
Search and Seizure Bill, which amends
the general local option law. The Banner
asked Prosecutor Potter to favor our
readers with an abstract of this bill. He
has kindly complied, and our readers
will be pleased to learn from Mr.. Potter,
who always speaks to the point, the
provisions of the bill, which certainly
places with tie officers all the authority
and all the machinery necessary TO Sc
cure the enforcement of the local law.
The law will go into effect next Septem-
Der. Mr.. Potter's statement is as
follows:
SIN relation to the so.called Dickinson
Bill, which passed the Legislature at the
last session amending the general local
option law in force in this county, will
say that the principal changes in the
present law are:
"First-For the first offense the defen-
dant is sentenced TO pay fine of not
less than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars and costs of prosecution,
and to imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than twenty days OK more than
six months in the discretion of the court,
and for the second and every subsequent
offense committed, the fine is to be not
Jess than one hundred dollars nor m Ore
than five hundred dollars and imprison-
ment in the State House of Correction
at Iona, for not less than six months
nor more than two years i'll the discre-
ton of the court. The changes made
are in fixing the minimum punishment
"Second-The law requires every
druggist keeping drug store to make
and swear to, or cause to be made and
sworn to, a true written statement,
signed by himself or his clerk, on the
first Monday of every month, giving the
number of consignments of liquor re-
ceived during the last previous month,
the dates of consignment, the kinds and
quantity of liquor received, and the
person, firm or corporation from whom
such liquors were purchased.
"Third-Liquor can be sold or fur-
nished directly or indirectly only upon
the written (not printed or typewritten)
prescription of regular predicting ply
stefan, which prescription shall state the
name of the person for whom the liquor
is prescribed; it must be issued upon good
faith and upon personal knowledge of
the physician that the physical condition
of the person for whom the liquor is
prescribe requires the same for medical
purposes; or upon written or signed
application of the superintendent of any
hospital, medical or educational insti-
tuition where such liquors are used for
medical or scientific purposes. Before
delivering any such liquor upon such
prescription to purchaser, the druggist
shall enter the full name and residence
of the purchaser, the kind and quality
of the liquor procured, the date of pro-
curing the same, the object for which
such liquor was procured, aud having
once filed such application or prescrip-
ton shall write across the face thereof
the word cancelled" together with the
date when snch prescription or appli-
cation was filed and shall sign his name
thereto. A true copy Of all such pre-
scriptions or applications filed by such