Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-04
STAPLEY INTRODUCES BILL REGULATING THE
 TRAFFIC IN LIQUORS
Maricopa County Representative in Upper House Introduces Very Stringent Bill for ApprOv- al of Legislature.

ing the present session. It follows:
 AN AGE To prohibit the manufac- ure, importation, or sale of ardent spirits of alcohol to construe article NXIIl of the State Constitution; Co re- cuire transportation companies to keep records of shipments of ardent spirits or alcohol: to confer powers on the attorney general and other off Ccrs of the law for the enforcement Of this act; and to permit the use of vine for Sacrgmental purposes and alcohol for certain enumerated purp- oses.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of Arizona:
 Sec l. That article 23 of the Con siitution of the State or hr-zona shall be- and hereby Is construed so as to prohibit the manufacture in, introduc. ton into, or the selling, exchanging, jartering giving, or other wise dis. posing of in the State of Arizona, ar dent spirits or intoxicating liquors. l1 said article % mentioned. except for medicinal, scientific. hospital purp o5es, sacramental purposes, and uses. herein after provided.
 Sec g. That any apo,.ccary duy Licensed and actively engaged as such Uay introduce into, end sell in tho ate of Arizona, grain alcohol; pro Nllcd, that no apothecary, as defined ia this section. shall have on hant keep in stock on his premises ar. amount oi alcohol which abau exceed -r Invoice cost value u cScess oI ,r-ee per cent oi the assessed gaiu, ui the total merchandise stock O such apothecary as evidenced by ths county assessment for the year pre- ceding, in tue manner srG upon tho conditions following, towit.
 (a) If for medicinal purposes. upor t-e prescription of a duly licensed anl regularly practicing physician or sur soon who is in good standing in hi profession.
 (b) Any physician or surgeon whc shall abuse about the right Co issu, such prescription. as mentioned in the preceding paragraph. by hobitual ny writing such prescriptions for any person who is in the haDt of drink g 10 intoXication, OF whom ne know or has reason to believe m the habr Q. drinking Co intoXicGuon, shall hay s.id right revoked by the State Board Cf Medical Examiners upon complain .aIore and conviction thereof by said toarl, by tha attorney general Of th state or the county attorney of an county iu which the onense may hay, LGen committed
 lcl The provisions Of article 23 O. tae Constitution Of the State of Ari roma and this act shall not be con .a.rued Go prevent tt- ,mYUr,aGOu transportation, manufacture sale stor mg for sale. or advertising for sale Of lenalured alcohol, or the imuOrta ton and use by educational scient- ! Gc institutions and hospitals of grain alcohol for experimentation or medi- cal use or to prevent the importation 1 and use by Bishops, Eabbis Priests. ] C- duly ordained ministers, Of wine for sacramental purposes, or to pre- vent the importation or sale by drug eists of any United States pharma i Icopecla or National formuiary prepar ation, or any preparation which is eZ- cmpted by the provisions of the Ma tioual pure food law, the sale of vhich 1 does not require the payment of the l United States Liquor Dealer Tax
 Sec. g. That any person who maau lactures in, introduces into, or sells exchanges, gives barters or other wise dispOsas of in the State of Ari zona ardent spirits, ale, beer wine or other intoxicating liquor in other iMamu. or under any other conditions than are in this act provided, shall be 1 guilty Of misdameanOr, and upon con rIction thereof shall be imprisoned iI the county jail for a period of not less then ten days nor more than t"c years and fined not less then twenty
 five dollars and costs nor more than three hundred dollars and costs lol
 each onense.
 Sec. 4. Whenever an officer of the
 law feels that he has sufficient eu
 douce Co believe that liquors are be
 iag sold or given away contrary tC
 law, that he is empowered to entei
 any building or room ana auurch sam'
 under Che provisions Of this act tbC
 finding of such liquors in such room .or building or of a government liccns,
 therein, shall be prima racic evidence
 of the unlawful selling and kocpin,
 and storing for sale of the same bl
 the person or persons occupying sucl
 premises, or by any person named iI
 any government license posted il
 such room, or his associates, agent0 , or employees hereunder, and the pro D puetor or other persons in charge O
 the premises where such liquor wal
 found OF who is so named in sue.
 government license, and his associate
 shall be subject to trial by due pro cess of law on the charge of sellinl
 or keeping or storing for sale unlaw fully such liguor under the inloma F tion prescribed in section three o this act and upon conviction of sel .ins offering, storing or exposing io
 lMc .lch liquor uularlu fully shall b