The Washington times., 1916-01-31


which has been reported to the Senate
without recommendation by tho District
Committee. follows
Belt enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United states
In Congress assembled. That on and
after the first day of November;
Ammo Domini. nineteen hundred and
sixteen. no person or persons. or
any house. company. association
club or corporation, his, its. OF their
agents. officers. clerks, or servants,
directly or indirectly, In the District
Of Columbia. shell manufacture
store. or deposit, sell. offer for sale
keep for sale, traffic in. barter, or
exchange for goods or merchandise,
or solicit or receive orders for Inc
purchase of any alcoholic LIQUORS.
give away the same. or import the
same therein. except as hereinafter
provided.
Wherever the term "alcohoic
liquors. Is used In this act it shall be
deemed to include whisky, brandy,
rum. gin. wine. ale, porter. beer
cordials hard or fermented cider. al
ccholc bitters. pure grain alcohol,
and all malt and other liquors which
shall contain one-half of per
centum by volume of alcohol or
more.
Fine and Imprisonment.
That any person. or persons, or any
house, company, association, club. or
corporation. his. its, or their agents.
officers, clerks, or servants. who
shall directly or indirectly violate
the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $500 nor more than
81 900. and shall be imprisoned In the
District Jail or workhouse for
period of not less than thirty days
nor more than one year for each
ofHense.
The provisions of this act shall
not be construed to prevent the
manufacture, Importation, or sale
OF denatuFed or wood alcohol Tor
scientific or mechanical purposes, or
the sale by wholesale druggists only
Of pure grain alcohol for sclenti1c
or mechanical purposes only. in
quantities not to exceed Ave gallons
at one time; but no such sale OF
alcohol shall be made to any person
who Is less than twenty-one years
OF age or who is of Incorporate
habits. or who 10 addicted to the use
of narcotic drugs. and every pur-
chaser shall at the time and place
of such sale make an affidavit in
writing. signed by himself. before
such druggist or registered pharma-
cist at the time and place in en-
ploy OF such druggist. stating the
quantity and the time and place and
fully for what purpose. and by whom
such alcohol is to be used: that
af1ant Is not of Incorporate habits
or addicted to the use Of any mar
cotic drug. and that such alcohol
is not to be used as beverage. or
nfh haN
stated in said affidavit. Such aff-
davit shall be filed and preserved by
such druggist and be subject to
public inspection during business
hours, and a record thereof made by
such druggist in record book kept
of the affidavit. by whom made. the
quantity of such alcohol. and when,
where. for what purpose, and by
whom to be used. Only one sale
shall be made upon such affidavit.
and in no greater quantity than is
therein specified. For the purpose of
this act any druggist pharmacist
making such sale shall have author
ity to administer such oath
Druggists To Be Punished.
" any Wholesale druggist, owner
OF a wholesale drug store. regis
tered pharmacist. clerk, or other emf
ploye of such store, shall upon such
affidavit, or otherwise. sell or give
away such alcohol to any person
who is of Incorporate habits or is
addicted to the use of any narcotic
drug, or sell or give the same to be
used for any purpose other than
that named in said affidavit, he
shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and If convicted pun
ished by fine OF not less than 800
nor mere than $500. and be con-
fined in the District Jail or work
house not less than thirty days, nor
more than six months.
In any prosecution against r.
wholesale druggist, owner of
wholesale drug store, registered
pharmacist, clerk, or employe, for
selling or giving liquor contrary to
it be presumed that the same was
unlawful in the absence of salts
factory proof to the contrary, and
the presentation of such AFFIDAVIT
by the defendant at the time of the
sufficicnt to rebut the presumption
arising from the proof of such sale
Provided, That such druggist,
owner of drug store. registered
have complied with all other pro-
visions of this act relating to a sale
or gift.
II any person who is OF intem-
perate habits or addicted to the use
OF any narcotic drug shall make the
affidavit mentioned in section two
of this act, or II any person making
such affidavit shall use as beVer-
age, or for purpose or at any place,
other than that stated in said af-
fidavit or shall knowingly permit
another to do so, said alcohol or
any part thereof, or. shall make
Sny false statement in such ami
daYit, he shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and upon conviction be
punished by fine OF not less than
S1OO nor more than $500, or be con-
fined in the District Jail or work
house not less than one nor more
than six months for the first Of