The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-31

liable meeting. II Will be a watch night
service to watch tho death of the
| licensed saloon and he birth Of State
wide prohibition IN Virginia. Earnest
prohibitionists will assemble then and
there TO
Ring out the old, ring in the
new,
Ring out the false. ring In the
true
AT midnight new epoch will
begin new epoch will begin in this
Commonwealth, marking a reversal of
policies, reformation In morals, and
"A revolution in laws
The prohibition bill Ia a lengthy
and complicated document which has,
very probably not been read by
many people. ard understood by less.
II is not easy 10 give digest but
venture to present the following:
What One Can Do.
81. He can order one-fourth gallon
of liquor or one gallon of wine, or
three gallons Of hc"r per month. Note
that It Is not and, but or. This guam
itity can be received only after the
purchaser makes affidavit that he
hasn't had any at all from any source
whatsoever for thirty days. The con-
tanner in which 1t is shipped must
have, In large letters. the name, kind,
and quantity of the contents. The pur-
chasers name must be kept by the
express company in an alphabetical
record showing the name of the ship
per. the consignee. and the quantity,
and duplicates Of this record must be
sent by the fifth day OF each month
to the clerk OF the court. Shipments
can be received only between 8 A NJ,
and =. NJ. on week days. Recetv-
ing n consignment Of liquor without
signing the record and making affi-
daNlt, or the making Of false affi-
6aVit. IL deemed misdemea1or for
the first offense and 81 felony for the
+ second. tSee section 40)
90 One can buy pure fruit or grain
+ alcohol or ethyl from druggists
/ licensed under the prohibition oct, on
full affidavit for six purposes: Cd me-
chanical purposes, such az cleaning
watches; 90 pharmaceutical pur
poses. such as preserving drugs:
81 scientific purposes, such ex-
perimentation in medical colleges.
t4) manufacturing purposes. such as
making flayoring extracts; CD sac
ramental Durposes-the ohSorvanC Of
the Lords supper: 60 medicinal pur-
poses. Every safeguard is thrown
around the purchaser for medicinal
purposes. 1t must be upon the pre-
scripuon of a physician OF good
standing, temperate habits not alb
n'c'ed 10 hafcoucs' and VINO n'aNeS
carsiui' personal phNS't'l eN7fhlha-
ton. A rerson of Incorporate habits,
or one ah11efHd TO the use OF mar"
tC"Hc ana drugs ~ nov atio"ed 10 Sc
cure ~ ne physician WI" Fioiates
ms IA" .oii'''s ms I'euSe ana Is
!ebie 70 fne. Rlchnond' however,
Is Pt from the sale lof Hiedlclhai
~ ,'nu :, ,[.t,,,", o,,. - - ="
coho1 On nreqcrtntfnr
Il "9 Druggists are required 10 have
three licenses. ~ for making their
own extracts. %, for wholesale TO
druggists and manufacturers. (3l for
retail for rnlrnos4s allowed under the
bin
- Every wife. child narent guar
dtar Or er,,rlovar nv o+bc, ,,erso,, who
shall he injured IN nerson or prop-
ertv or means OF surport bv any in
ttoyice+n5 pnrson IL, CONSEQUENCES NJ
=. his intoxication. shall have right Of
action against anv rerson who. hv
selling harteri,g or giving away IN
'toxicatire lionors caused the intoxi-
cation oF such nerson. for DAMAGES
4nt,al1v s,,etalnra as walI aa for
eeVt.,,..,ls.f,- damages THAT IS to s-ry.
II n man drinks TO intoxication in the
bone OF another and then gets in an
automobile ana INJURIES YOU the ner-
son injured has right 10 recover
damages from inc one who gave away
tho LIQUOR In his home Csc sec
ton az
: Hotels may have infoxtcants for,
f-rhuary ana r,sssa r,ylnr n,,rposes. nm
der the nrovisions OF his act The
hotel iq heavily bonded and the penaltv
;q severe
W.T.. o,o .>,,oo, N,
u is easier I" eHuhierute tue ''ihss
you can 20 than II Is 10 enumefa'e
the things you cannot do under the
prohibition hit. f'heTe are few
'h4heA 'hat you can do-'hefe are d
ereat many that you cannot DO,
l. one cannon sen ihtoAlcthts any
where IN TINS stare TO anyoodE as a
beverage. The place or sale IL deemed
20 he the county where DC very is
made, ana prosecutions may he where
the purchaser RESIDES or frofa which
the shipment IS made
& one cannot nave IT anywhere
except IN bona iIde home--not In
D. oHe tdi4Npi III. We more th0n one