Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-03
DRY LAW NOT LIKELY
 ID PASS
Measure May Meet Fate of Its Predecessors Which Have Been Too Radical to Meet Approval of the Vets

NlulllAn NNE nNlf DA A'tANsAAAthAfh.' i '' an uncertain condition 10 will be re- called that early in the session Sen ator Drachman introduced in the seu- at S. B. No. g a duplicate of which was introduced in the senate. s. B. No. g a duplicate of which was intro duced in the house by representative Powers H. B. No. 2. Later represen- tative Doyle introduced in the house and Senator Lovin introduced in the senate duplicate bills which were sup ported by those members strongly op- posed to the Powers Drachman bin. The Doyle-Lovin measure was dubbed "the wet bill" and the Powers-Drach- man the "dry bill' Subsequently Representative Richardson in the house introduced II. B. 133 which was compromise measure and is quite popular as a compromise although not actively supported by either the vets or the drys
 About this time Drachman intro. duced a substitute to his original bill greatly modifying same and Senator Kans introduced a substitute for the Lovin bill Both the original and the substitute senate bills have now however been indefinitely postponed and in thehir place the senate has under consideration a bil introduced by the Committee on state Account ing and Methods of Business It is known this measure will be strongly opposed by the vets and 3s the leEls- lature has been boiled and it is as- certained the various members are lib- eral in their views on the question or prohibition it is confidently claimed by opponents to the last senate bin that it will never become law.
 The bin in question which as stated above is Che only pending sales of liquor regulation measure in the sen ate reads as follows:
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
 Sec. 1. That Article 23 Of the Con sdtu.ion of the State of Arizona shall be. and hereby is construed 90 as 70 prohibit the manufacture in, iutro- duction into .or the selling, eNcl8nE- Ing, bartering, giving or otherwise disposing of in the State of Arizona. ardent spirits or intoxicating liquors ] in said Article 23 mentioned. eEcsut I for medicinal scientific hospital pur- poses, sacramental purposes and ] fuses. as hereinafter provided.
 i See 9. That any apothec9ry duly licensed and actively engaged as such may introduce into and sell In the State of Arizona. grain alcohol. prJ- vided that no apothecary as defined in this section. shall have on hand ,r keep in stock on his premises any amount of alcohol which shall exceed an invoice cost value in excess )f l three per cent of the assessed value of Che total merchandise stock oI such apothecary as evidenced by thc c0un ! ty assessment for the year preceding, in the manner and upon the condi- uons following. to-wi-:
 Ca) If for medicinal purposes. up- on thhe prescription of a duly li-
 censed and regularly practising phy
 sician or surgeon who is in good
 standing in his profession.
 (b) Any physician or surgeon who
 shall abuse the right to issue such
 prescription as mentioned in tho pre-.
 ceding paragraph. by haobiuallv writ
 ing such prescriptions for any por
 son who is in the habit of drinkua
 to intoMcatiou. OF whom Inc knows O,
 has reason to believe is in thr habit of drinking 10 intoxicaion shall have
 said right revoked by the state Board
 of Medical Examiners upon complaint
 before and conviction thereof by saio
 Board by the Attorney General of ths
 State or the County Attorney of any
 county in which the onense may have
 been committed.
 c) The provisions of Article 23 of the constitution of the State of hri . zona and this act shall not be con
 strued to prevent the importation transportation manufacture, sale storing for sale, or advertising fo
 sale of denature dalcohol. or the I'm
 portation and use by educational sci
 entidc institutions and hospitals O grain alcohol for experimentation ol | medical use or to prevent the impor
 tation by Bishops Rabbis Priests, O.
 duly ordained ministers, of wine fo sacramental purposes, or to rreyen - the importation and sale by druggist of any United States. pharmacopocii
 or National formulary preparation, O 9 any preparation which is exempted h' { the provisions of the National pur
 food law, the sale of which does mo require the payment Of the Unite
 States Liquor Dealer tax.
 Seci 8 That any person Who mas ufactures in, introduces into. or sells
 exchanges, gives, barters, or otaeI P wise disposes of in the state Of Ar ;, zona, ardent spirits, ale beer wine O a other intoxicating liquor in any oti
 CT manner or under any other cond tions than are in this act provided
 shall be deemed guilty of misd,