Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-11-15
DRY LAW PASSED
 BY CONGRESS IS DRASTIC MEASURE


 The prohibition enforcement law passed by congress last week over the veto of President Wilson is very dras- tic. Under the law any beverage which contains one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol is declared to be intoxicating liquor. It declares all places where intoxicating lOquor is manufactured or sold to be nuisances and gives the courts power by injunc- tion and otherwise to close them up, forfeit leases, etc.
 Enforcement of the law devolyes upon the commissioner of internal revenue, whose agents will cooperate with district attorneys and agents of the department of justice in locating violators of the law and in procur- ing their punishment.
 The more important sections of the law follow:
 Definition.
 Intoxicating liquor is defined to in- clude alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, beer ,ale, porter and wine, and in addition thereto any other spirituous, vinuous, malt or fermented liquors, liquids and compounds, whether medi- cated, proprietary, patented or not, and by whatever name called, contain ing one-half of one per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit for use for beverage purposes. Provided, however, that the foregoing definition shall not extend to dealco- holized wine nor to any liquor or(liq- uor or liquid produced by the process of which beer, ale or porter is manu- factured, but containing not more than one-half of 1 per centum of al- cohol if such liquor or liquid shall be otherwise denominated than as beer, ale or porter.
 Prohibition.
 Manufacture, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, possession, etc., of intoxicating liquors prohibited, from the date when the eighteenth amendment takes effect, except as otherwise provided in the bill. Pur- chase and sale of warehouse receipts covering distilled spirits in warehous- es and no tax shall attach to such sale of receipts.
 Exceptions.
 Prohibition not to apply to:
 (a) Denatured alcohol.
 (b) Medicinal preparations in ac- cordance with United States pharma- copeia, if unfit for beverage use.
 (c) Patent medicines unfit for bev- craze use. (d) Toilet preparations unfit for beverage use, having quantity or aico- hol printed on the package.
 (e) flavoring extracts unfit for use as beverage. (f) Vinegar and fruit juices for the production of vinegar.
 Manufacturer Must Have Permit. Manufacturers of these articles re- ouired to obtain permits for such manufacture and for purchase or iq- uors needed as material, and to g1ve bond. keep records and make reports snecified in the bill or by direction or the commissioner of internal revenue. Manufacturers not to sell or use llq- nor otherwise than as an ingredient of articles manufactured. No more ai- cohol to be used in manufacture of ex- tracts. etc., than is needed for extras t;on or solution of elements contained and for preservation. Sale of any or the articles under '(a), (b), (c), (d) or (f), or intention of purchaser to use them for beverage purpose, or sale or beverages containing one-haf of l per cent or more of alcohol by volume m which extracts, etc., are used as ln- predients, to subject seller to penal- ties. .
 Prescription.
 Iiuuor not to be prescribed except by licensed physician in active prac- tice. and shall not prescribe unless he in good faith believes that the pre- scription will afford relief to the pa tient from an ailment. Not over one pint of spirituous liquor to the pre- scribed for any person internally with in ten days, and no prescription to De filled more than once. Prescriptions to be indorsed "canceled" as soon as filled, and records to be kept by botn physician and pharmacist.
 Prescription Forms.
 Prescriptions to be on forms pre- scribed by the commissioner Of inter nal revenue, with stubs containing copies of prescription furnished a cost. Books with stubs filled out tc he returned to the commissioner, with all unused or defaced blanks.
 Labels of Containers.
 Manufacturers to attach to all liq- our containers label stating manufac- turers name, kind and quantity of liquor, date of manufacture and copy
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