East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-12-25
How to Keep Within "Dy" Law

From ana after the first day OF
/ January 1915, no intoxicating Ii
I quors shall be manufactured or sold
in Oregon. except for medicinal pur-
I poses upon prescription OF licensed
4 physician, or for scientific. sacra-
mental or mechanical purposes As
the time is now drawing near there
are many phases Of the Law that are
! little understood 10 enlighten and
inform the people of rne state
"Layman's Primer" mas been COM
! piled by Attorney General Georgt
N. Brown This is put into cate
I sorieal form with the idea OF ans
wering all of the questions that
might arise pertaining TO the law.
In Introducing this compilation Of
/ the law Mr.. Brown says, After a
study OF all Of the prohibition law
+, enforcement measures of the yar-
GUS prohibition laws, we believe that
! Oregon has adopted one OF the
/ strongest, most comprehensive and
effective prohibition laws yet written
into the statute books of any
, state
Those points covering the general
I provisions common carriers, ship
ments and receipts are set out as
I follows
/ Q What is the policy Of oregon
on the subject OF intoxicating liquor?
I A. BY constitutional amendment
adopted November s, 1914, it abol-
ished the manufacture and sale Of
I intoxicating liquors.
Q When does the amendment be-
come effective? A. January l.
1916.
Q. What is the Anderson Law.
A. A law passed by the legislature
OF 1915 to carry out the terms of our
constitutional amendment
Q, Where can this law be found :?
A, In the Public Acts of Oregon for
1915 at pages 150 to no.
q When is this law effective? y
January i, 1916,
@ What is the purpose Of this
law? A. Generally to make it un-
lawful for any person to manufac-
ture, sell or barter Intoxicating H.
quors except for scientific. pharma-
ceutieal, medicinal ana mechanical
purposes.
2, For what purpose was this
amendment and this iaw passed. A
To protect the public health, peace
and morals Of oregon.
Q, What is Intoxicating liquor? A.
All spirtuous, malt, vinous or fer
mented liquors and all mixtures or
preparations likely to be used as a
beverage, which contain more than
one-half Of one per cent Of alcohol
by volume, and all other mixtures
which are intended to produce in.
toxieating liquor.
@. Who has power to administer
this law? A Any magistrate Name
ly, any justice Of the peace, district
county circuit, superior or muniel-
pal judge or other officer having cne
powers OF justices of the peace
A. The prosecuting officer" who
is The district attorney, his deputy or
assistant or any prosecutor appoint
ed by the governor to enforce this
law.
Q. What liquors may person
manufacture for his own use?
a. Unfermented Wine or non-m-
toxicatlng cider, wine for sacrameu.
tai use, vinegar and Notwithstanding
wine for use ANA sale from fruit ex-
clusiyely grown in oregon.
O. May liquor be sold for any
purpose? A Yes. Ethyl alcohol
only may be sold at wholesale to-
druggists for medicinal, pharmaceut-
ical, scientific and mechanical pur-
poses and for external use and
druggists may sell ethyl alcohol only
for scientific, pharmaceutical pur-
poses and for external use under reg
ulations hereafter explained.
@. May druggist sell any other
kind Of intoXicants but etsyl alco.
hol? "A. No.
@ May a doctor? a. No.
&, suppose a person does not sell
it, but gives it away or furnishes il
to eyade the law, what then?
A Amy shift or device or subter-
fuge to eyade the law is an unlawful
sale
@ How can a person obtain intOy-