The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-03-14
SALE OF EXTRACTS
IS NOW RESTRICTED
ViOlatOrS of New Law Subjected
to Imprisonment for the
First Offense.
MUST SIGN CERTIFICATE
Dealers Who Do Not Comply
With Provisions of Law May
Have Licenses Revoked Two
Years.

Governor Cooper has signed the
n-Hamilton-Hart measure to
restrict the sale in South Carolina
or extracts, compounds and patent
medicines with sufficient alcoholic
content to cause them to be used as
beverages. Although the measure
bears the names of the above men
toned legislators, the act as written
and signed by the governor is the
amendment by DR. r. III. Barnwell
or Charleston and A. c. Ellerbe of
Florence, which was substituted for
the original bill The measure be-
came law on it's approval by Gov
ernor Cooper. An appropriation OF
$4,000 was made for it's enforce
ment
Provisions are that purchasers of
these extracts must be made by GER
tificate. First violation is punish
able by fine of not less than 800
nor more than $500 or imprison-
ment for not less than three months
nor more than one year, in the dis
cretion of the court. Subsequent
violations are punishable by i'm
prisonment, without the alternative
of fine, Of not less than one year
nor more than two years. Drug
gists violating the act may have
their licenses revoked by the State
board of pharmaceutical examiners
for period of two years. The law
now reads:
Section l. After the passage OF
this act II shall be unlawful and
against the health and morals OF this
state for any person, firm or cor
poration to sell or offer for sale re-
ceive, have in possession for unlaw-
full purposes or purchase within this
state any tonics bitters. drugs. med
icines. toilet articles or compounds
containing alcohol if the alcohol
contained in such compounds or
preparations is in greater quaint
~ than is necessary for the pur-
pose, solution or preservation OF
such preparation and the sale, ~e-
ce'ving. purchasing or having in pos
session of such tonics. bitters. drugs.
medicines, toilet articles uT COM
pounds which can be used as bev-
erage. is prohibited, unless it can be
made to appear as hereinafter pro-
vided that the same was for med
cinal use
Sec. 2. Every dealer in any OF the
aforesaid preparations shall require
each and every purchaser who buys
any article mentioned in Section |
of this act to sign a certificate as
follows: Il hereby certify that I
have this day purchased from--
the following preparation to be used
only as medicine, toilet prepare
tion or favoring extract and will not
myself use or allow any OF the same
to be used as a beverage
Sec. 3. Any person. firm or cor
poration violating any of the pro-
visions of this act shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall pay a fine of not less
than 800 or more than $500 or suf-
fer imprisonment for not less than
three months or more than one
year. in the discretion Of the court,
for the first offense and for any sub
seQuent offense shall suffer impris-
onment for not less than one year or
more than two years. IN the discre-
tion of the court: And. provided,
further. II shall be the duty of the
board of pharmaceutical examiners
10 cancel the license Of any person
reported to said board and found
guilty by them for a period OF two
years: Provided, further. that any
person. firm or corporation convict
ed under this act shall he prohibited
from employing license druggist
for period of two years
Sec. 4 That all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed
Sec. s. That this act shall take
effect Immediately upon its approval
by the governor.
port to their government in order