The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-01-05
TWO STATE LAWS
BEING VIOLATED
BY LOCAL PEOPLE
ORDINARY WILL CALL ATTENTION
OF GRAND JURY TO SUB
JECT NEXT WEEK.
Druggists Have Not Registered AIco-
hoiic Prescriptions in Many Months.
Only One Corporation Has Regis
tered and Paid the Special Tax.

Not an alcoholic prescription has
been filed at the Oliice OF Oldinal !
Dart since April rs, 1909 Ordinary
Dart thinks that che of two thiags
is responsible for this condition.
Brunswick physicians, since that date
have eliminated the use of alconol
from their practice, or ayery druggist
in the city has violated the state law
and are subject to indictmcn. by the
grand jury
Included in the prohibit. IN law was
section which provldei that every
prescription of whisky filled by a
druggist Should be filed with the or
dinary within ten DAYS after 1t was
filled and fee of five cenrs for each
prescription should he paid. When
this law first went into effect the
Brunswick druggists livcl up to it,
and though not very manv alcoholic
prescriptions were filled, they Herc al.
registered, but, as stated ABOVE, NOT
a single druggist has filed presrrip-
ton with the ordinary since April Is,
of last year (
Under the law every drugeisf wLo
has failed to observe this provision
is subject to prosecution, end OldiT
nary Dart to a News reporter yes5
terday, stated that when the Glynd
county grand jury meets next week he
will turn over TO that body his books,
showing just what has been done, and
it is not at all unlikely thar some
indictments will be the result.
Other Laws Violated.
There is another violation which
will be brought to the attention OF
the grand jury by the ordinary, and
that is the non-pay ymcnt of spect4f
taxes by corporations, etc.
AS is well known there are various
kinds of businesses operated in the
county which are subject TO registra-
tion and a special tax. The Ordinary
, estimates that there are a hundred
people in Brunswick subject to this
tax, and an investigation into his
books yesterday brought out the fact
, that only thirteen had registered and
paid the special tax. He has list
of all those liable for this tax anG
will turn it over to the grand jury
next week. -.s.,
And there is still another law whicn
is being grossly violated, this time
by Glynn county corporations. There
is a law which provides that every
corporation in the county must reg
lister with the ordinary and pay a spe-
cial tax before January /. When an
investigation was made yesterday it
developed that of all the corporations
in Glynn county only one had complied
with the law and registered. The
name OF every corporation Is on file
in the office of the clerk of the su
perior court, and Ordinary Dart will
also bring this matter to the atten-
ton of the grand jury. The ordinary
is at loss to understand why the
people OF Brunswick absolutely iG-
more these laws, when they know
sooner or later they will have to com
ply with it. Any one in doubt as to
whether or not he is liable for the
special tax can make inquiry at the
ordinarys office and receive the in
formation.
Ordinary Dart does not like to %all
the attention of the grand jurf to
these violations, but it is his duty to
see that the law is enforced, and
there is no other course for him to
pursue.