The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-20

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act they are no longer permitted to
store ardent spirits. Under the old
law hotels were permitted to buy and
store ardent spirits for culinary pur-
poses, under the new law, except to
those who had purchased prior to July
!, 1917, no such licenses will be
granted, and II il said that there are
only two hotels in the state supplied
with stock OF ardent spirits pur-
chased before July /. 1917.
Under the old law existing wineries
were permitted 10 store their wines
until June /. 1918. This section has
been eliminated in the new law.
The principal alterations are in the
definitions Of ardent spirits by an ad-
dition of the following language;
All malt beverages. alcohol bitters,
bitters containing alcohol" 1t is I'M
derstood that these changes in and
additions to the definition of ardent
spirits were inserted to cover some
legal decisions by which the enforce
ment of the Mapp Law is In a better
position than heretofore, especially
with reference to malt liquors and Bit
ters
In the form Of Indictment prescribed
under the act where the word trans
port" was Inadvertently left out of
the original act. It is now inserted.
Provision For Drug stores.
significant change in the law In
with reference 10 drug stores Under
the old law Norfolk. Portsmouth. Rich
mond. Norfolk county, Roanoke. Staun-
ton. Danvilie and Radford were ex-
cepted from the section which permit
ted the licensing OF drug stores to sell
certain spirits on a prescription from
a physician. Therefore. in these cities
and large number Of counties II was
impossible to obtain spirits from drug
gists. even with a prescription from
the family physician, and n those
counties and cities in which license
was granted physicians. In prescribing
ardent spirits, we're restricted TO pure
brandy and pure whiekey. The new
law has made more liberal provisions
in exempted territory. including Rich
mond Even though the Judge is not
permitted to allow promiscuous sale
by druggists he Ia allowed to desig-
nate one or more druggists to I'LL pre-
scripttons for ardent spirits. provided
such druggists are approved by the
commissioner OF prohibition. IT Is un-
DER this change that in the city of
Richmond Fl. NJ Shields. a druggist.
at Sixth and Clay streets. win petition
the hustings court for authority TO fill
prescriptions. and there la now no linn
itation upon the kind of ardent spirits
| 40 be prescribed. Physicians in cases
OF extreme nausea may prescribe cham
payne, and In cases OF debility bitter
tones. Under the old law physicians
could prescribe but one pint Of ardent
! spirits a month. under the new law
| he may prescribe one quart. and IL 1t
, be alcohol he may prescribe two
quarts. Druggists licensed TO sell ar
dsnt spirits are under strict reguin-
lions and are placed under bond OF
from one to ten thousand dollars,
All liquor transported into the state
from now on must be upon a permit
obtained from the commissioner. for
which there shall bs paid a fee of
fifty cents. Unfortunately these fees.
which promise TO yield considerab1s
revenue to the department of prohibi-
ton. are diverted from the department.
into the treasury Of the state and go
into the general fund.
Search WaTrants Broader.
There has been eonsiderabis Inn
| proyement under the new law IN the
! issuance of search warrants. Under
the old law At Least one court held
| that d search warrsnt could not be
! the particular thing within the place
eral provision is made for searching
| ail places. whether any person be
| named in the warrant or not
| The new law greatly enIarges the
authority of the inspectors in the pro-
1 hibHion department who may with
! out a warrant enter freight yards,
Passenger dspets, Of any commsa ear
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