The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-02

hibition amendment and to provide
penalties for its violation. This law
was enacted by a unanimous vote in
the senate
The law prohibits manufacture, sale
or giving away of liquors, but pro
yides that liquor may be secured for
sacramental, private and medicinal
use, under certain restrictions. Pur-
chasers for sacramental purposes are
required to pay an annual license fee
of 81. Physicians are permitted to
issue numbered prescriptions which
must state the date and hour and
specify the malady of the patient.
The prescription must not call for
more than four ounces of liquor, is
not valid after s hours and cannot
be refilled. Wholesale druggists must
pay an annual license of 800, and
retail druggists s., to handle intoXi-
cants. Private consumers may re-
ceiye liquor through common car
riers, signing a receipt in the form of
an affidavit showing the goods are
for no other purpose than medicinal
or private consumption. Each pack
age must be labelled to indicate its
contents and fee is charged to
cover cost of filing a record of de-
liveries with the secretary of state,
required monthly of railroads and
headquarters of firms handling liquor.
Violators are subject to severe pen
alties. First offenses are made mis-
demeanors, carrying fines of 500 to
$500 or a Jail sentence of thirty days |
to six months, or both. Second or
subsequent offenses within five years
are made felony, punishable by a |
penitentiary sentence of from one to |
three years for an individual or a ,
fine of $1,000 to $4,000 for corpora
tions. Officers refusing or neglecting
to enforce the law are subject to |
being ousted from office.
Advertising or soliciting intoxicating
liquor for sale is prohibited
Any building used for illegalrr han.
ding liquor is subject 20 heing
closed by the courts. Liquor 0r liquor
found on the property are
to be held without property tights
pending the decision of the court.
AS to civil liability, the law pro
vides that any person injured or
whose property or means of support
has suffered at the hands of an in
toxicated person shall have right of
action against any person or firm
that illegally furnished the liquor.
At the Denver city election May
l9, 1915, the electors by a vote of
21,372 to 1922 authorized the addi-
ion of an amendment to the char
Ter empowering city officials to issue J.
saloon licenses and assume general
supervision of the liquor traffic. The
enactment of the amendment formed
he basis of friendly suit to deter
nine the constitutionality Of such
egislation by cities operating under
special charter and at the request of
Governor Carlson the supreme court
accepted original jurisdiction in an
Iction brought to prevent Denver au-
horities from issuing saloon license
o August Koch, extending beyond
January /, 1916.
Counsel for the state argued that
possessed authority to enforce the
institutional and legislative prohibi-
ion enactments and that cities oper-
ting under special charter had no
lore right to adopt legislation in !
than they had to pro-
ide penalties for murder or other ,
rimes. Attorneys for the city held
hat the charter, granted by the legis-
lture, gives the city authorities pc
uliar powers with reference TO liquor
uperyision as well as other matters
+ municipal government.
Prior to the filing of the suit, op-
onents OF prohibition filed with the
acretary of state a petition seeking
submit the prohibition penalty law
a referendum az the next general
ection. Secretary John Z. Ramer
fused to accept the petition on the