The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-10
GRAND JURY rs CHAR R(SED
ON THE PR OlIIBI ITO L,ANV
Judge Robinson Clearly States
What Constitute Its Sew
eral Violations.
OUTSIDE. LIQUOR CONCERNS

OUTSIDE LIQUOR CONCERNS.
Violate the Law in Sending.
Advertise sements and Order
Blanks in by Mail.
The Yost prchibition law Of this
state Is being considered the first
time by grand jury in Harrison coun-
ty. The present grand jury of the
criminal court which began its No
vember term Tuesday morning has
the distinction Of being the ifirst one
in this county to consider that law
and Judge James w. Robinson's s
charge to It contained minute expla-
nation Of the Yost prohibition law.
Concerning the provisions Of that
law and its violations Judge Robin
son instructed the grand jury as fol.
lows: q
I'VE now come to the consideration
OF offenses relating to the state prohi-
'bftion law. While this law has been
discussed and advertised possibly
more than any other Law that was
ever enacted by the legislature OF this
state, ] nevertheless feel 1t my duty to
charge you In respect to all the vio-
lations thas can be committed against
its many different provisions.
"The prohibition statute defines
and construes the word liquors to
embrace all malt, vinous or spurious
liquors, wine, porter, ale, beer or any
other intoxicating drink, mixture or
preparation OF like nature, and ali
malt or brewed drinks whether In
toxicatings or not; and all liquid prep
arations or mixtures, whether patent
ed or not which VIII produce intoxt-
cation, and all beverages containing
so much ds o11eshalS of one per cent
um OF alcohol BY volume.
= The law, with certain we'll Aimed
exceptions, prohibits any person act
ing for himself, or by, for or through
another to omanufacture or sell or
keep, store, Offer or expose for sale
any liquors, or to solicit or receive
orders for any liquors, or absinths or
any drink compounded with absinth.
THE exception to the manufacture
ing, selling, ETC., just referred to are
as follows: \;
First: The law does not take
away the right Of a person to manu-
facture for his own domestic con-
sumption wine or cider; or the man
hfbit the manufacture. and sale, at
within the state vinegar and non In
toxicating cider for use or sale.
Second: The law does not pro-
hibtt teh manufacture and sale, at
wholesale, to druggists only, Of pure
grain alcohol for medical, pharma-
ceutical, scientific and mechanical
purposes, and wine for sacramental
purposes to be used by religious
bodies. Retail druggists may sell
pure grain alcohol and wine for the
purposes mentioned III: the statute
and then only under certain regula-
tiqns which will fully explain later.
Third: 1t does not prohibit the
sale of and q. S. pharmacopoela or
national formula preparation made In
conformity with the West Virginia
pharmacy law, or any preparation
which is exempted by the provisions
of the national pure food law, and the
sale Of which does not require the
payment of United States LIQUOR
dealers tax. 4
The law, as you have observed.
only permits q druggist to sell two,
kinds of liquors. namely, pure grain
alcohol and wine, and the sale of
such alcohol and wine can only be
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