The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-25

tanned in such preparations, and no
more alcohol than is necessary to hold
the medicinal agents in solution, and
which are manufactured and sold as
medicine, and not as beverage.
Sec. 10. No sale of pure alcohol, for
medicinal purposes, shall be made by
any retail druggist, except upon the
prescription of regular practicing ply
scian OF this State, who before writ
ing such prescriptions, shall make an
actual examination Of the person for
whom the prescription is issued and the
said prescription shall be substantially
in the following form: State of South
Carolina ...... county 49,. to-.
druggist, ia regular practicing
physician under the laws Of this State,
do hereby certify that have examined
....... patient in my charge, and do
hereby prescribe for the use Of said
patient -. alcohol. and further
certify that the Use OF such alcohol is,
in my judgment, absolutely necessary
to alleviate or cure the illness or disease
IRON which said patient is now suffer
il Q, and that am not interested in the
drug store to which this prescription is
directed. nor in the profits on Tie drugs
herein prescribed Date 49,. NJ. D..
Sec. 90 No prescription shall be
filed herein except upon the day Upon
which it is issued or the following day,
and no more than onc-half pint Of alco-
hol shall be sold and delivered on any
one prescription and when such pre-
scription is filed it shall not be retilled.
bit shall be delivered to the druggist
filing the same, and at the end OF the
month in which the same is filled, it
shall be filed by such druggist in the Of
iicc Of tie clerk of court Of the county
in which said druggist is engaged in
business: provided no druggist who is
also a practicing physician, shall tll
bis own prescriptions hereunder, nor
shall they be filled at any drug store in
which the said physician is financially
interested; provided further, that the de-
livery Of such alcohol sold under such
prescription shall be made only directly
to the person for whom such prescrip-
ton is issued or to the physician, or
to some one authorized by the physician.
OF in case of minor to his parent or
guardian or physician, or someone au-
thorized by said physician.
Sec 81. Violation of this act shall
be punishable as herein provided, the
provisions Of any other act providing
for imprisonment without the alterna-
tive OF fine for first offense to the
contrary notwithstanding
Sec. %. That all laws or parts OF
laws in conflict with this act are here
by repealed but this act shall rot be con
strued as repeating any law now IL
force not inconsistent Herewith.
Sec. %. That any manufacturer OF
ginger ale or other drink, known as
soft drink" having not more than one
tenth (I-Io) or one CD per cent. OF al
cohol, may purchase alcohol from with
out the State for the purpose OF such
manufacturing, provided, that such per-
son, firm or corporation enter into a
bond in the sum of $1,000, secured by
an approved surety company, payable to
the clerk OF court of the county in which
such business is located, the same to
be forfeited upon proof in civil action
thereon. that he or they have sold any
alcoholic liquor in violation Of the laws
OF this State
Sec. "a. the term calendar month
shall be deemed to include the period
from the first day to the last day of
each month of the year, inclusive, as
designated by the calendar.