The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-29


| whom he knowo o. has reason - be.
! lieve 10 fl the habit Of drinking q
| intoxicatfQn, or shall Ii Nh preecrip'
ton make any false statements o.
shall prescribe ardent spIrtts whom
such spirits are plainly not . rsmedy
or shall resort 70 any shift or device
by which ardent spirite may ~ im-
| properly procured. he shau be deemed
guilty Of . SnlsdenaeAno<, and n ADD
tion to the penalty prsDoxibad for Q
misdemeanor BY, this act for the firsl
In It's discretion, suspend the license
OF such physician for A7periQA 81 stz
months, and for . second cle6nse, In
addition to the penalty preecfibed f6r
q misdemean6r by this act, the court
shall suspend such license Tor q pe-
riod OF twelve months. and for any
subsequent offense In addition to the
penalty prescribed for misdemea-
nor by this act. the court shall forth
with revoke the license Of said physi-
clan. and shall forthwith certify the
fact OF the revocation Of said license
to the authority granting said license.
which order OF revocation shall forth
with he made o matter OF record by
said authority. and shall act a. q bar
to the granting OF license to said ply
sician In the future.
License for Druggieta.
Sec. IL. Before druggist shall sell
ardent spirits on prescription, or pure
fruit or grain alcohol for scientific,
mechanical or pharmaceutical pur-
poses. or wine for sacramentAl pur-
poses on affidavit as provided In this
act, he must procure license to do
so from the circuit court Of the coun-
ty or the corporation or hustings
court of the city.
Before making application for such
license. notice must be posted and
continuously kept on the front door
OF the store in which the privilege II
to be exercised for at least thirty days
before making the application stating
the court before which and the time
at which the application win DO made
for license to sell pure fruit and grain
alcohol, pure whiskey and pure BRAN
dy and wine for sacrAmentAl pur-
poses. Such notice shall be publish
ed once a week for three successive
weeks in some newspaper Of general
circulation in the county or city. and
If there is no newspaper published
in the county In which the privilege
is to be exercised, the notice shall be
published In sonre newspaper OF gem
eral circulation therein. The appli-
cant shall, before license is granted,
obtain from the commissioner of re-
venue the proper certificate. and pay
to the treasurer of the county or city.
as the case may be. the tax imposed
for the privilege he seeks.
Before the court shall grant any
such license, the judge thereof shall
be satisfied that the person making
the application Ia q qualified voted Of
the State and OF good moral charac-
ter, Ia a registered pharmacist in good
standing, that he has In his store
drugs, belonging to him. and not tn
Guiding patent medicines and drugs
to be sold on commission, of the value
of one thousand dollars Wholesale
price) and carries on in good faith
the business of a druggist; that he IL
not of Incorporate habits or addicted
to the use of any narcotic drugs: that
he is person OF good character and
will observe the laws controlling the
saie-of ardent spirits and alcohol; that
the applicant has presented satisfac-
tory proof that there Ia a necessity
existing for the granting OF such Ii
cense, provided that In towns OF less
than five hundred inhabitants the
value of the stock OF drugs referred to
above shall be not less than Ave hum
dred dollars wholesale value.
The court may also. in Its discretion,
issue to any person, a qualified voter
Of the State and of good moral char
acter. a license to manufacture pure
fruit and pure grain alcohol to be
sold to licensed druggists only, and
not to be sold for transportation out
OF the State, and license to whole
sale druggists only to sell pure grain
or fruit alcohol, pure whiskey. pure
brandy and wine for sacramentAl pur-
poses to retail druggists In Virginia
only; provided that any citizen may
appear personally or by counsel In
opposition to the granting OF any IL
cense herein provided TOR.
Each retail and wholesale druggist
shall file a sworn statement with tho
clerk of the circuit court On the hrst
Of each month, stating tho amount OF
pure fruit and grain alcohol. pure
whiskey and Pure brandy and wine on
hand the first Of the previous month.
the amount received during the pre-
vious month, and the amount on hand
on the date the statement IL made.
II the license Is granted. the appli-
cant shall give bond in the penalty
OF not less than one thousand dollars.
nor more than ten thousand, an the
court may require. with security to be
approved by the court and with con-
dition that he will not dispense OF
sell any arQeLL Bplflta OF diCOnOip ga
cept under and In accordance with
the provision OF this act
Record Must be Kept.
Sec Is. Nothing in this act shall
be construed to prevent duly licensed
druggist from having shipped to him.
or to prevent any transportation COM
pany from delivering to him. pure
brandy, pure whiskey. wine and pure
fruit and grain alcohol, in such Quan-
titles and at such times ~ said drug
gist may deem necessary. But before
any shipment is delivered, the cons
signee shall sign a record. to be made
and kept by the transportation conn
pany, which shall state the name ~
the shipper the kind and quantity Of
the ardent spirits shipped. the OATS
of shipment and delivery. and the con-
signee shall make an afndavtt before
some person authorised TO AdmtnisteI
an oath that the brandy. whiskey and
alcohol included in the shipment are
to be sold and dispensed according "a
the provisions Of this act Any drug
gist failing to compile with any 81
the provisions of this section, or WHIT
shall make a false al11daytt, shall p
guilty OF q misdemeanor, and tor = -
cond offense shall DO deemed guilfy
OF felony. INK
No Liquor at Onla.
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