Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-03-08
BONE-ORY LAW LOOKS LIKE IT
SYNOPSIS OF PROHIBITION LAW
WHICH IS EFFECTIVE AF-
JULY FIRST

The prohibition bill which be-
came IA law In Somth Dakota, fol
lows largely the hines of the
original bill, except as to
the trickle of moisture which
Was alIb9wed to flow under that
bin but which the present bill
seeks to eliminate as far as AMY
prohibitory measure cam db SO.
1t starts by giv6ng the governor
supervis power with further
power after notice and hearing,
to remove from office any states
attorney, sheriff or police officer
who wIllfuGly fails, neglects or
refuses to perform any of the
| duties imposed upon him by the
act. 1T defines as int OK icating
liquors all distilled, spirituous,
vinnlous, malt, Erewed and fer
mented liqlp rs, ard amy other IL
quid mixture, comp und capable
Of being used as a beverage,
whether or M It the same is pro-
prietany, medicated or patented.
1t prohibits any pelson in
this state from soliciting by amy
means, orders for intoX Xicatinig
liquors, AMID makes vl,olatiom f r
first offense a misdemeanor, and
second cffense a felony. Prohi-
bits any advertising eff liquors
III papers on other publicabi ms
withi the state, and prohibits
the sale of amy magazine, paper
on periodical Within the state, if
it contains liquor advertising.
All membenssof amy club or as
sociatiom which attempts to Sell
or give away or distribute a.
mong its members INIT Hicatimg
liquors are equality GUILTY. and the
penalty is misdemeanor fon' first
oftensey eyamd felony fir second Of
fense.
1t requires the retail dl1lggist
who desia'es to sell liquor upon
prescription to secmne a permit,
after due notice, and such permit
is revolSable an case he violates
the law. Sales can only be- made
ON physicians prescript1 ms and
record of all such sales shall
be kept as a public record, and
filed at the end of each mcmth
with THE county auditor. Re-
quires aid purchases of liquor by
retailons ITO be from wholesalers
withim the state, where a check
cam be kept upon the amcmnt of
purchases.
1t places close restrncticns up
on the writing of prescriptions
by physicians and places a heavy
PENALTY for their writing such
prescriptions i'm violation of the
law.
It places a penalty ON the offi
GERS en- agents of a common car
rier who delivers aiquor to any
person, club or association under
a fictitious mame, and prohibits "a
comm nj CARRIER from delivering
to any other than the person. to
whom liquou' is Consigned, even
though am onder is SENT for the
same through a third party.
And them comes the section
which us CALLED the "bone dry
feature, which provides that it
shall be mnnawfua to keep or
use into heating liquors i'm amy
hotel, restaurant, store drug
store or pharmacy, lunch room,
office or office budlding, place
where amy business is carried on
factory, club, place where soft
drinks are sold, fruat stall news
stand, Rom en- place where bow
ling alleys, bnaiard or poll table,
box bail, or similar games are
maintained, Livery stable, garage,
railroad depot, freight house, ex
press office, black smith shop,
warehpuse| elevator, boat house,
public buIjfding, park, I, lad street
alley, or any other public place.
Provided that nothing herein
contained shala prohdbdt thekeep-
ing and use of spirituous and
vimmous liqwohs by drug stores,
hospitals, state educatiC mail in
stitutions, universities, aJlleges
and high schools, fer the purpose
and i'm the manner hereim SPEECH
fled.
1t lis claimed that so long as
this secticm does not prohibit
the personal use of liquors in
VI mes, it is mot bone dry. but the