The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-11
HERE'S THE STATE Law
Governing the Sale Of Intoxicating
Liquors In Dry TcrritOry--Read
and Become Wise.

between points in the state of Ken
lucky.
An act of the General Assembly Of
Kentucky taking effect June 10, 1914
An act prohibiting the shipment Of
liquors for sale in local option ter
ritory and prohibiting persons from
having in possession for sale liquors
in such territory:
BE 1t Enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the Commonwealth of Ken
lucky:
Section Amy person in any coun-
ty, district, precinct, town or city in
;his state where the sale as beverage
of vinous, malt, brewer, fermented,
spirituous or intoxicating liquor is
prohibited by law who has paid the
United States internal revenue tax
permitting the sale of any such
liquors. shall be deemed to have paid
such tax with the intention to violate
the prohibitory laws of this state, or
of such county, district, precinct, town
or city. and it shall be unlawful for
any such person to buy, bargain for,
accept, receive, hold or possess any
such liquors.
Provided, however. that none of the
foregoing provisions of this section
shall apply to any druggist authorized
by the laws of this state to sell such
liquors for medical, chemical, scien-
tific and sacramento purposes, nor
wholesale dealers in, or brewers or
distillers engaged in the manufacture
of such liquors in said prohibition ter
ritory And it shall be unlawful for
any person as first above mentioned in
this section or his agents or any mi
nor to buy for. sell, furnish or know
ingly deliver, ship or in any manner
transport TO any such person as first
above mentioned above in this section
or his agents or any minor any of the
liquors heretofore mentioned.
Section Alt shall be unlawful for
any person to consign, ship or trans
port in any manner whatsoever, or
deliver any of the liquors mentioned
in Section ! of this act to any person
in any county. district, precinct, town
or city where by law sale Of such
liquors are prohibited, or for any per-
son residing in such prohibited terri
tory to receive any such liquors I'M
less there appears upon the outside
of the package containing such liquors
except such as may be received by dis
Itillers, brewers or Wholesale liquor
dealers, the following information:
Name and address of the consignor,
name and address of the cOnsignee
and the statement either that such
liquors are for personal and family
use of the consignee, or for medic
al. chemical, mechanical, scientific or
sacramental purposes; any con-
signee accepting or receiving any
package containing such liquors upon
which appears a false statement, or
any person consigning, shipping,
transporting or delivering any such
package, knowing that said statement
lappearing upon the outside thereof Is
false, shall be deemed guilty of vio-
lating the provisions of this act.
Section 3.-All railroads, express or
other transportation companies with
in this state, or ding business in this
state, are hereby required to keep at
each local office In territory within
which the sale of intoxicating liquors
, for beverage purposes is prohibited
by law, separate book in which
/ shall be entered Immediately upon re-
ceipt thereof. truthful statements of
the amount and kind of liquor re-
ccived, the name and address Of the
cOnsignor and the name and address
OF the consignee, the purpose for
which said liquor is intended to be
used. as stated upon the outside OF
the package containing such liquor,
the date when received, the date when
delivered and by whom and to whom
delivered, after which record shall be
a balnk space in which the consignee
himself or his agent shall be required
to sign his true name before such
liquors are delivered to such con-
signee or his agent, which book shall
be open to the public inspection at
any time during the business hours OF
said company. Such book shall con-
stitute prima facie evidence as to the
facts therein stated. and be admis-
sable as evidence in any court in this
state. Any railroad, express or other
transportation company or any en-
ployee or agent thereof. who fails
negleots or refuses 10 comply with
the provisions Of this section, or who
makes or causes TO be made any false
entry in said book, shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor aud for each
offense shall be punished by fine OF
not less than $50 nor more than 5000,
or Imprisonment IN the county Jail not
less than thirty days nor more than
six months, or both fine and impris-
onment In the discretion OF the jury
Section Ain any county, district
precinct. town or city IN this state
where tue sale Of any Of the liquors