The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-09
THE NEAR.BEER BILL.

AH-AfW -
New Act Strengthening State PrOhi.
bitiOn Law TO Be Effective june l.
1911.
Raleigh; N. c., Feb. S.1The House
last night, by practically a unanimous
vote, passed the Kent bill prohibiting
sale of Near-beer and similar concoc7
tons. The following is a full text of
the measure:
Aibill to be Entitled IAN Act to Pro
hibit the Sale of Near-beer. Beerine
and other Like Drinks"
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section /. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons. firm
or corporation to sell or dispose of
borgain near-beer. beerine or other
~spirituous. vinous or matt liquors or
mixtures of any kind and under what
soeYer name called, that shall con-
tain alchohol or cocaine or morphine
or other opium derivative, except as
herein provided.
Section 2. That it shall be unIaw-
full for any person or persons, firm or
corporation, who is engaged in the
sale of any kind of drinks, to refuse to
allow any person to carry away from
the place where said drinks are being
sold or offered for sale, any package
or quantity of any size of said drink
which has been bought and paid for;
andfif any person, firm or corporation
shall refuse to allow said package
or quantity Of said dring to be car
ried away from the place of sale, it
shall be prima facie evidence of the
violation of this act.
Section 8. That any person or per-
sons, firm or corporation violating the
provisions of this act shall, be guilty
of a misdemeanor and fined or i'm
~prisoned, or both, for each and every
offense, in the discretion of the court:
Provided, that this act shall not be
construed to forbid the sale of spiritu-
Gus vinous, fermented or malt liquors
or intoxicating bitters by a legalized
medical depository, or by any licens-
ed and registered pharmacist. for
sickness, upon the written prescrip-
ton of a regularly licensed and ac-
lively practicing physician Or surgeon
having the person for whom said pres
cription is made under his charge
i which said prescription shall specify
the amount of spirits required; and
that this act shall not be construed tc
prevent the sale of I'M alcohlic liq-
luor to any legalized medical deposi.
. tory or to any licensed and register
ed pharmacist, OF any cocaine or NOR
phine or other opium d~erivative tc
: any registered pharmacist; and that
/ this act shall not be considered to for
} bid the sale of cocaine, morphine OIL
other opium d~erivative by a licensed
pharmacist upon the written pres
cription by a regular licensed physi'
clan or surgeon: Provided further
, that this act shall not appyl to the
sale of domestic wines when sold il
quantity of not less than two and one
, half gallons in sealed packages o.
| Grated, IN the premises where manu-
: featured, or to the sale of cider in an!
, quantity by the manufacturer from
fruits grown. on his land within the
/. State of North Carolina, Or to the sale
of wine to any minister of religion o.
, other officer of a church when saiG
wine is bought for religious or sacra'
mental purposes, or to the sale of flaw
oring extracts or essences when solo
as such, or to the sale of medical pre-
p~arations manufactured in accordance
with formulas prescribed by the Unit.
ed States Pharmacopoeia and Nationa
Formulary which contain no more
alcohol than is necessary to extract
the medical properties of the drus
contained in such preparations, and
no more alcohol than is necessary tC
hold the medical agents in colution
which are manufactured and sold as
medicines and not as beverages, OF to
the sale of carbonated drinks that con
tain no more than one-tenth of one
per cent of alcohol, and in which
drinks a f1avoring agent is used, in
the manufacture of which ~flavoring
agent alcohol is used to dissolve and
hold in solution or to extract from the
crude material said fiavoring agent.
Section 4. That this act shall be in
force and effect from and after the
first day of June, one thousand nine