Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-02-04
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Missouri, as
fOllOws:-

bly, of the State of Missouri, as
follows
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company, express COM
pany, or other common carrier, or for
any person, company or corporation,
to carry any intoxicating liquor into
territory of the state in which the sale
of intoxicating liquor for beverage
purposes is prohibited by law, or from,
any point in this state into territory
aforesaid for the purpose of delivery,
or to deliver the same to any person,
company or corporation within such
territory, except as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
any railroad company, express COM
pany, or other common carrier, or
person who shall carry Intoxicating IL
quor into territory in this state in
which the sale of Intoxicating liquor
for beverage purposes is prohibited
by law, or from any point in this state
into such territory, and who shall de-
liver such Intoxicating liquor to
any person, Company or corporation
therein, to file with the county clerk
of the county in which such intoxicat-
ing liquor is delivered, a statement,
in writing, setting forth the date on
which such liquor was delivered, the
name and post office address of the
consignor and consignee, the place of
delivery and to whom delivered, and
the kind and amount Of intoxicating
liquor delivered, such statement to be
filed within thirty days after the date
of delivery Of such liquor.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty of
the county clerk of the county in
which such delivery shall be made to
Immediately file such statement as
a part of the files of his office and to
permit any and all persons so desiring
to inspect the same at any time his
office may be open. Said clerk shall re-
ceive a fee of ten cents for filing such
statement, which fee shall be collect
ed by the railroad, company, express
company, or other common carrier,
or person making the delivery from
The consignor, at the time of receiving
such consignment, and paid to said
clerk when such statement shall be
filed.
Section A. 1t shall be unlawful for
any railroad company /, express COM
pany, corporation or common carri-
er, or any agent or employee of such
railroad company, express company.
corporation or common carrier, or
person to deliver any intoxicating Ii
quor to any person other than the
consignee, and in no case, where there
is reasonable grounds for believing
that any consignment, or package,
contains Intoxicating liquor shall any
railroad company, express company
corporation or other common carri-
er, or person deliver such consignment
or package, without first having such
consignee sign and deliver to the per-
In whose charge such consign-
ment, or package, may be for deliv-
cry, a written statement in substance
as follows:-
| hereby state that my name is
that
my post Office address s............
............. Missouri; that / am
more than 81 years of age; that /
have not since the ........ day of
............. 3D.. and within
one year next prior to this date ap-
peared in any public place in this
state in a drunken or intoxicated con-
dition, and that / have not since the
date aforesaid and within one year
next prior to this date been convict
ed Of a violation of the liquor laws
Of this state; that ! am the c~onsignee
to whom this package containing
-................of intoxicating Ii
quor,
was signed at
on.............. &c.,, for my own
use. Signed and dated at ..........
Missouri, this ....... day Of ......
H..
signed .............-.. Consignee.
And in no case shall any railroad
company, express company, corpora
ton or common carrier, or person be
liable for damage for not delivering
such Intoxicating liquor, supposed to
contain the same, until such state