The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-05

uufubtf OF the persons Young at the
preceding regular November election
in this State fer general State Offices,
have petitioned for an election under
! this act. the Secretary OF the Com
fnonwealth shall Immediately certify
such fact TO the Governor, accom-
, panied by a statement showing the
number 50 certified to have thus petit
toned and the total number OF votes
east at the last preceding regular Mo-
vember election for general State Of
fees in his State. and the Governor,
upon receipt of such certificate. shall.
within ten days, order such election
as provided in section II of this act.
ts) If upon receipt by the Cover
nor OF a certificate from the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth showing
the result OF such election IL shall sv-
peal to the Governor that a majority
of the voters qualified under this act
TO participate In such election voting
in such election have voted for the
licensing oil intoxicating liquors, then
the laws in relation thereto in effect
at the date OF the approval of this
act shall continue in force unless or
until otherwise changed by the Gem
eral Assembly.
Neither Manufacture Nor Sell.
~ II the governor shall And that
such a majority OF such qualified
voters voting in such election have
voted against the licensing of In
toxicating liquors and shall issue his
proclamation to this effect. then on
and after the first day of May NEXT
succeeding the date Of such election
II shall be unlawful for any person
or persons. firm or corporation to
manufacture for sale, or sell or other
wise dispose of for gain, any spirituous.
Finous, fermented or malt liquors on
intoxicating bitters within this State,
except for medical. scientific, sacra-
mental and mechanical purposes as
may he allowed under the provisions
OF this and the following sections of
this act. provided that wines and
elders may be manufactured or made
from grapes. berries or fruits hGthe
person or portions growing the same,
and such Mine nay be sold at the
place of Manufacture only, and only
In sealed or Grated packages contain
Ing not less han wv gallons per
package; but no wine, when gold,
shall be drunk upon the premises
where sold, nor shalt the package
containing the same be opened on
said premises, and provided further
hat nothing In this act shall he con
strued as applying to the manufac-
ture or sale of cider which is the
pure Juice Of the apple without any
addition of alcohol, distilled spirits.
wine or other Intoxicating liquor or
n other mixture whatever except
personalities not prohibited by United
States law, but any such cider that
will produce intoxication shall not be
sold except by the person growing the
fruit from which the cider Is made,
who shall sell such cider in person
and not through agents. attorneys or
employees. but this prohibition against
the sale of such cider through agents,
attorneys or employees shaH not apply
within the county or city in which
the fruit from which such cider lis so
made Is grown and in which the cider
is also made. and no cider contain
ing more than six per cent, of alcohol
shall be made for sale or sold in
this State.
Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and hall be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor meF han eHe
hundred dollars for each offense, and
IA addition he may in the discretion
Of the court. be imprisoned not more
than sixty days. And shall be re-
CURED to give bond for twelve months
with approved security in the penalty
Of five hundred dollars, and condi-
toned that he witt moi violate this
provisions OF this section of this act
For the second and each succeeding
offense he shall be fined not less thar
one hundred dollars and shall be con-
fined In jail not less than two nor
more than six months, shall forfeit
his bond previously given n be re
anired to give bond with approved Sc
curity in the penalty Of n thous-
and dollars. conditioned as above.
| 10 txA=EhaII fzft nr rofIvEn tn pXar1ffe
the bond herein required, either foi
the first or any succeeding offense
he shall be confined In Jail in add
ton 10 his other punish not
less than two nor more than six
mouths.
Medicines Are Exempted.
G0) Medicinal preparations manu-
| featured In accordance with formulas
prescribed by the United States Phar
macopoeia and National Formulars
which contain no more alcohol than
is necessary to extract the medicinal
properties of the drugs contained In
such preparations. and no more alec.
hol than is necessary to hold the me-
dicinal agents in solution. and which
are manufactured ana sold as medi'
zines and not as beverages. shall not
be held or construed to he or to come
within the meaning or provisions OF
this oct,
Sell for Medicinal Purposes.
GD Any registered pharmacist. a
resident and voter OF this State and
of good moral character, may apply
to the Circuit Court of the county OF
the Corporation Court of the city
wherein his pharmacy may be located
tpr License TO sell spirituous, vinous
or malt liquors for medicinal, me-
| ehanteal, scientific o sacramento
which said license such
court i'm Its discretion ma grant for
periods of not more than one ear al
a time by an order duly entered upon
it's law order book, a certified copy
of which order such pharmacist shall
keep conspieuously posted in his place
OF business.
Before applying for such license the
| applicant must give notice of his pur-
pose to apply therefor by posting q
| notice thereof on the front door of
his place of business and upon the
front door of the courthouse Of his
said county OF city. as the case may
be. for at least thirty days preceding
the time of making such application,
Any citizen may appear in oppo-
sition and may contest the granting
of such license in the same way that
the granting of license to retail ardent
! spirits may be contested under the
law in force at the time OF the APP
prevail OF this act
IF IL appear To the court that the
! applicant Is qualified under the pro-
visions of this section OF this act. that
! such pharmacist owns and conducts
/ a pharnarV having therein a bona