The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-02-25
A LAW WITH TEETH,

: Pursuant to the request of the attor
: ney general, meeting of the prosecut
: ing attorneys of the state was held a
the office of the attorney general a
Olympia, February LIST and End, for tn
purpose of discussing the prohibition
act and securing uniformity in the in
depreciation and enforcement of tn,
. act. Many inquiries had been received
: by the attorney general and the various
prosecutors, on different phases of thu
law, and it was deemed advisable to Sc
cure an expression of opinion on these
questions by the conference. 1t was al
so urged that the prosecutors through
out the state would follow the interpre
tatiOns placed on the law by the con
ference until the supreme court of the
state had passed upon the questions
The following is summary of the re.
suits of the conferences:
Pure alcohol was held to be an in
toXicating liquor under the provisions
Of the act.
Patent medicines, extracts, such as
lemon and vanilla extracts, and toilet
articles containing alcohol, were held
not to be within the terms of the stat
ute unless capable of being used as a
beverage, but where the particular ar
ticle is shown by the facts of the case
to be intoxicating and capable Of being
used as beverage, then it cannot be
sold except upon the prescription Of a
qualified physician.
Nhn -
intoxicating properties was held to be
prohibited by the act. In other words
beverages such as nearbeer, staff
and similar beverages, if found to con-
tain intoxicating properties, cannot be
sold except in the manner in which in
toxicating liquors may be obtained I'M
der the terms of the act, that is, by
obtaining permit for the shipment Of
intoxicating liquor into the state.
Manufacturers of extracts can pur-
chase alcohol for the manufacture of
such extracts only in the manner pro-
vided in section Is of the act 1t was
also held that under the terms of the
act, strictly construed, state institu-
tons, hospitals, physicians and Turk
ish baths can secure alcohol or intox-
icating liquor only in the manner in
which individuals can secure them.
Only licensed physicians of the
homeopathic and allopathic schools of
medicine can write prescription for
Intoxicating liquor
Only one kind of Intoxicating liquor
can be secured on a single permit is
sued by the county auditor. In other
words the county auditor is authorized
to issue a permit for either two quarts
or less of intoxicating liquor other than
beer or for IL quarts or less of beer,
but cannot issue a permit for both
kinds.
1t is made criminal offense to have
in ones possession more than one half
gallon or two quarts of intoxicating
liquors other than beer or more than
twelve quarts of beer. This section does
not apply to registered pharmacists. 1t
was held that one may have in his po-
session both kinds of intoxicants pro-
vided he does not have an amount of
either in excess OF the legal limit.
Newspapers may carry advertise
ments of patent medicines containing
alcohol, provided the medicines adver-
tised are not capable of being used
as a beverage.
The power to search private resi-
dences is unquestionably given by the
act, but it was held that the power
should be exercised cautiously and
that search warrants should be issued
only in cases where there was evidence
to show that the liquor was being held
in violation of the terms of the act.
No person either a druggist or any
other person, who has been convicted
of violation of any liquor law Of the
state of Washington, prior to January
|, 1916, or thereafter, can obtain per-
nit from the county auditor.
One purchasing alcohol for mechan-
ical or chemical purposes must sign
the druggists record in person at the
druggists place of business The drug
gists record must be a permanent
bound volume.
Druggists must secure permit in
order to ship intoxicating liquor from
Wholesale druggists within the state
cannot sell alcohol to druggists within
the state except for mechanical or
chemical purposes.
The applicant for permit must re-
side in the county where the applica-
ton is made.
A permit cannot be issued by the
auditor of one county authorizing a
shipment of liquor into another county.
1t is unlawful to combine several
packages of liquor in one shipment
from without the state. A seperate per-
nit must be secured for each package
and each and every package must be
marked and must have the permit at
tached to it.
The county auditor cannot appoint i
deputy to take applications and issue
permits for intoxicating liquor in any
part of the county other than at the
county seat.
Permits cannot be issued to persons
who have been adjudged habitual drum
kards.
The present prohibition law does not
repeal existing liquor statutes exceut
when inconsistent with prior laws.
The subject of punch boards was
also brought before the conference and
it appeared that such devices were be-
ing used throughout the state and were
becoming nuisance. 1t was the unani-
nous opinion of those present that
such boards and similar devices are a
violation of the gambling law even
though a cheap cigar, a pennant OF
other trinket be given the purchaser OF
a chance, and that the gambling law