The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29


scribed for; the kind of intoxicating
liquor; the quantity OF liquor, and
the use for which prescribed.
"The druggist shall endorse upon
the prescription the date upon which
it was filled and the name OF the
druggist filling same. The prescrip-
ton shall be cancelled by having the
word cancelled plainly written or
stamped thereon. No liquor can be
furnished more than once upon a
prescription. The prescription shall
be filed with the prosecuting attor-
ney of the county and is open to pub
lie inspection.
"The druggist shall register in an
alphabetically arranged book, kept
exclusively for that purpose, all ply
sicians' prescriptions in the follow
ing order: Name of physician; name
of person prescribed for; quantity
and kind of Intoxicating liquor; use
prescribed for
"All applications for liquor shall
be made on blanks which will be fur
nished the druggist by the county
clerk on request
"All applications for Intoxicating
liquor shall clearly and specifically
state:
"The kind of Intoxicating liquor
required, use the liquor is to be put
by the purchaser, that he will not
use the liquor procured for bev-
erage or for any other purpose than
that stated in the application, the
application shall be Cancelled by hav-
ing the word Cancelled plainly writ
ten or stamped thereon. No liquor
can be furnished more than once up
on an application. The application
shall be filed with the prosecuting
attorney of the county and is open
to public inspection. A record of
the application shall be kept by the
druggist in a record book and shall
show date of application, by whom
made, the quantity and kind of such
liquor, and when, where, and for what
purpose and by whom to be used. =
"The applicant shall sign his name
thereto in the record book. Such
book shall be open at all times to- any
officer whose duty it is to enforce
the liquor law.
"Any registered pharmacist or reg
istered druggist shall have authority
to administer any oaths required by
the law.
Make Monthly Report
"Every licensed druggist keeping
drug store shall make and swear
to, or cause to be sworn to, a true
statement, signed and sworn to, by
himself or his clerk, on or before
the fifth day of each and every month
for the calendar month preceding,
giving the full name and residence
of every person procuring liquors at
his drug store during thelast preceding
month, the kind and quantity of IL
quor procured, the date of procuring
the same and the object for which
each purchase was made, and file the
same as required by sction seventeen
of the law. All such statements shall
be open to public inspection.
"Every retail druggist shall, after
he secures his permit from the food
and drug commissioner, execute and
file bond with the county treasur-
er. The bond shall be for $4,000 and
shall be signed by two freeholders who
are residents of the county each of
whom shall justify for the full amount
over and above his Indebtedness and
exemptions. The sufficiency of the
bond must be determined by the official
municipal governing body of the town.
ship, village or city in which the bus
mess is located. The bondsmen must
not be surety on any other bond re-
quired by this law. Blank form of
bonds will be furnished by the county
clerk on request.
Purchase by Druggist
"No retail druggist can sell under
any circumstances liquor to minor,
an intoxicated person, to any person
in the habit of getting intoxicated,
nor to any person when forbidden in
writing by any person mentioned in
Sec. 18 of the law.
"No retail druggist can legally pur-
chase Intoxicating liquor unless he
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party from whom he makes the pur-
chase the same as provided for in
case of sales by retail druggists.
every retail druggist shall file a
sworn statement with the prosecut-
ing attorney and duplicate of same
with the food and drug commissioner
on or before the fifth day of each
month stating the amount of intoxi-
eating liquors on hand at the first
of the previous month, the amount
kind and date of receipt of each con-
signment of such liquor received dur
ing such month, and the amount on
hand at the close Of the month.
'Tt shall be unlawful for any con-
signee of intoxicating liquor to re
ceive or have in his possession any
original package or packages con-
tanning intoxicating liquor unless
said package or packages containing
such intoxicating liqour shall be clear
ly and plainly stenciled, branded or
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