Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-01
Main Features Of the
States Bone dry Law

first day of July, and a memorable
fight in South Dakota ends with the
enactment of a statute which gives
TO this state real prohibition for the
first time. The bill enacted is known
as house bill number BOT.
The bill is backed not only by an
overwhelming public sentiment in
South Dakota but it is sustained by
the decision of the supreme court of
the United States Interpreting the
Webb-Kenyon law, and by legislation
just attached to the postal bill, which
has passed both bodies in congress.
prohibiting shipment of intoxicating
liquors into dry states, whether they
are bone-dry or not. This means that
at last, the United States Is to make
a real trial of prohibition.
Prophecy is a dangerous paStime
but if the Argus-Leader was compelled
to make one it would be that an ac-
taually dry state will appeal to a great
majority of the people after the habits
of the people become adjusted to it
and that Il b%one-dry policy has come
to stay:
The law as passed is a long one. 1t
covers nearly 100 pages and if any
thing has been overlooked, a careful
reading does not disclose it. Under
the law the governor, who is made the
leommanderIin-chief ri the enforce-
ment army, is given authority to re-
move from office any states attorney.
sheriff or police officer who fails to
do his duty.
Section three defines Intoxicating
liquors" as any liquid, capable of use
as a beverage which contains alcohol.
Under this definition the sale of,
grape juice in this state becomes H.
legal. though it is not likely that any
attempt would be made to interfere
with the sale of really soft drinks.
Sections ten and eleven prohibit
the whole liquor business for bever-
G purposes in as many ways and
as drastic language as can be framed.
Under these sections it is unlawful
even to wire or telephone for any or
der for booze, or to write for it, or
print any advertisement for it. For
the first offense the maximum fine is
$1,000 and six months in Jail, and for
succeeding offenses a penitentiary|
sentence is provided.
Section thirteen makes it unlawful
after the first of July t. advertisesin-
toxicants in any way. If posters or
bills are put up, it is the duty Of the
officers to remove the same, and to-
arrestt hose responsible for such dis
play. II a newspaper prints any paid
article on this subject giving argu-
ments against prohibition, 1t must be
plainly marked as such at both the
beginning and the end of the article
and the statement must be made as
to who is paying for the same.
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social club in such way as to end thar
menace. I
Section Is throws it's restrictionsf
about the druggists in such way as to
guarantee that the open saloon underI
the license system will not be suc-
ceeded by the drug store saloon. A
druggist cannot procure a permit to
sell unless he has owned and CON
his store at his present location
at least a year, and he must carry
a real drug stock before he is eligi-
BILE to secure a permit. Notice Of his
for a permit must be pub
lished for three times in a legal news
paper. After having secured his per-
NIT and given a competent bond, he is
permitted to sell for medicinal pur-
poses only upon a written prescrip-
ton issued by regularly licensed and
practicing resident physicians of the
county where such sale is made. Only
one sale shall be made on each pre- {
scription, and not more than one such
prescription shall be filled for the
same person on any one day. Even if
an applicant for liquor has a physi-
clans prescription the druggist may I
not sell to him if he be intoxicated
or IL he be in the habit Of becoming {
intoxicated nor to any person when :
In writing to do sso by the !
husband, wife, parent, child; $guardian !
or employer of such person. The
druggist shall keep an accurate rec /,
ord of all the details of such sale !,
md such records shall be open during !
business hours to the inspection OF !
Ill officers of he law. On or before s
he fifth day of each month, every rel )
druggist doing business in the J
state shall file with the county audit :
)r a report OF the amount and kinds :
il liquors he had on hand at the be-
of the preceding calendar
month, the amount and kinds OF Ii j
luors he has purchased during the !
the names and addresses Of {
hose to whom he has sold, and the {
AMOUNT used in compromising medi-l .
Heavy penalties are provided i
or the druggist who monkeys" with :
he provisions OF the law. {
Before a practicing physician can
secure a permit to write a prescripa
ion prescribing liquor, he must make |
| showing nf good moral character (
Ind OF being a regularly practicing t
physician, The physician who begins \
Q prescribe too regularly for any one {