Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-13
PARHAM OBTAINS
 OPINION OF THE
 "bONE DRY" BILL
Attorney General Holds It Is Illegal to Fetch Whis-
 key Into State.

Little Rock, Feb. 12.-Unless it's to be used for sacramental, medicinal or mechanical uses, you'll not be per- mitted under the operation of the "bone dry" law to bring back even a little" bottle of whiskey with you when you come from outside the state the next time.
 At least that's the opinion of John ID. Arbuckle, attorney-general, handed down in response to request from T.. G. Parham of Pine Bluff, prosecuting attorney of the Eleventh Judicial dis trict. Attorney-General Arbuckle does not provide much hope.
 And even that which is brought in for medicinal and other permitted pur poses must be registered with the clerk of the circuit court within 10 days after it is delivered.
 Those who like their toddy will be able to find scant consolation in MT. Arbuckle's official construction of the law, which reads in detail as follows:
 section 1 of this act provides That it shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express company or other common carrier, or any O1fI- cer. agent of employe of any of them, or any other person to snip or 10 transport into, or deliver in this state in any manner or by any means what soever, any alcoholic, vinous, malt, spurious or fermented liquors, or any compound called tonic, bitters or medicated liquors, from any other state, territory or district Of the United States, or from any foreign country, to any person, firm or cor poration within this state, when said liquors, or any of them. are intended by any person interested therein, to be received, possessed or sold. or in any manner used except as provided in section IT.
 You will note from the reading Of this section that the only exception is set out in section IT of the same bill, which reads as follows:
 ( That nothing in this act shall make it unlawful CD For any priest or minister of any religious denomi- nation or sect to order and have ship ped and delivered wine for sacra- mental purposes; nor for any com mon carrier, corporation or person to ship, transport, carry or deliver wine for said purposes to any priest or minister, of any religious denomination or sect.
 "12) For any person. firm or ln- stitution to have shipped and have de- livered alcohol for strictly medicinal or mechanical purposes; but records shall be kept hy. the carrier or de liyering party Of all such wines@ fQT sacramental purposes, and all sucil alcohol, and statement thereof shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court within 10 days after such de- livery
 "There is no question from the read ing of section l and from the reading of the exceptions set out ill section l1 but what it was the intention of the legislature to absolutely prevent the importation of intoxicating liquors eX- cept for sacramental, medicinal and mechanical purposes.
 Nowhere does there seem to be any exception or provision in this bill which would allow man to go tG another state or another place in this state and bring back intoxicating liq- uors in any quantity except when such intoxicating liquors are to be used for sacramenta;, medicinal or mechanical nurnOSaS