Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-11
DRY law PASSED
by CONGRESS IS
DRASTIC MEASURE
Any Beverage Containing One
Half Of One Per Cent or
More of Alcohol Is Declared
to Be intoxicating Liquor,


ton enforcement law passed 10y con
gress last week over the veto OF Presi-
dent Wilson is very drastic. Under the
law any beverage which contains one
half one / per cent or more of alco-
hol is declared 10 be Intoxicating liz
uor It declares all places where in
toXicating liquor is manufactured or
sold to be nNisanCes and gives the
courts power BY injunction and other
wise to close them up, forfeit leases,
etc.
Enforcement of The law devolves
upon the commissioner of internal rev.
enue. whose agents will cooperate
with district attorneys and agents of
the department. of justice i'm locating
violators of the law and in procur-
ing their punishment.
The more important sections of the
law follow; l.
Definition.
Intoxicating liquor is defined to in
elude alcohol, brandy, whisky, rum,
gin, beer, ale, porter and vine, and in
addition thereto any other spirituous,
vinous, malt or fermented liquors, liq
ulds and compounds, whether medi-
Gated, proprietary, patented or not, and
by whatever name called, containing
one-haf of one per centum or more of
alcohol by volume which are fit for use
for beverage purposes. Provided, how
ever that the foregoing definition
shall not extend to dealcholiZed wine
nor to any liquor or liquid produced
by the process of which beer, ale or
porter is manufactured but containing
not more than one-half of l per CEN
tum of alcohol if such liquor or liquid
shall be otherwise denominated than
as beer, ale or porter.
Prohibition.
Manufacture, sale, transportation,
Importation expectation, 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 warehouses
and no tax shall attach to such sale
of receipts
Exceptions.
Prohibition not 10 apply to:
(al Denatured alcohol.
tb) Medicinal preparations in ac-
cordance with United States pharma-
copeia, If unfit for beverage use.
(c) Patent medicines unfit for bev-
erage use.
(d) Toilet preparations unfit for
beverage use, having quantity of alco-
hol printed on the package.
(e) Flavoring extracts unfit for
use as a beverage.
(f) Vinegar and fruit juices for the
production of vinegar.
Manufacturer Must Have Permit.
manufacturers of these articles re-
CURED to obtain permits for such
manufacture and for purchase of liq-
uors needed as material, and to give
bond, keep records and make reports
specified in the bill or by direction OF
the commissioner of internal revenue.
Manufacturers not to sell or use liz
uor otherwise than as an ingredient of
articles manufactured. No more al
cohol to be used in manufacture OF ex-
tracts, etc. than is needed for extrac-
ton or solution of elements contained
and for preservation. Sale of any of |
the articles under (a), (b), (c), (d0 |
or (f), or intention of purchaser to use |
them for beverage purpose. or sale of |
beverages containing one-half of per |
cent or more of alcohol by volume in |
which extracts, etc, are used as i'm |
to subject seller to penal !
ties. s.u.
Prescription
Liquor not to be prescribed except |
by licensed physician in active prac-
tiee, and shall not prescribe unless he
In good faith believes that the pre-
scription will afford relief to the pa
tent from an ailment. Not over one
pint of spirituous liquor to be pre-
seribed for any person internally
within ten days, and no prescription
~ Il N
tons to be Endorsed Cancelled as
soon as filled. and records to be kept
by both physician and pharmacist.
Prescription Forms
Prescriptions to be on forms pre-
scribed by the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue, with stubs containing
copies of prescriptions furnished at
cost. Books with stubs filled out to
be returned to the commissioner, with
all unused or defaced blanks.
Labels of Containers.
Manufacturers to attach to all liq-
uor containers label stating manufac-1
turers name, kind and quantity Of
liquor, date of manufacture and copyi
Of manufacturers permit which label
is not to be removed by the wholesal-l
err Wholesalers to attach to all liquorI
packages sold by them a label stating
kind of liquor, manufacturers name
date of sale and name of purchaser
which label is not to be removed I'M
til liquor is used. I,
Records, Etc, of Carriers.
Carriers Transporting liquor to Sc
cure permit and record of liquor re-
ceived for shipment, and to deliver
only to persons presenting verified
copy of a permit to purchase. Copy
Of permit to be made of carriers per-
manent record. Agents or carriers au- .
Lhorized to administer oaths to con-
signees, who must be identified. If not
known to the agent, name
and address of person identifying to
be included in record.
False Statements on Packages. =
Consignee not to receive. and con- !,
signor or carrier not tc deliver, liquor ,
packages on which appear statements ,
which he knows to be false.
switching Names or Fraudulent Con-
signees.
No person to give carrier an order :
'or delivery of liquor, with intent to ,
snabfe any person other than a bona
Tide consignee to obtain it,
Advertisements.
Advertising Of liquors by any means ,
,r method prohibited, except thatlt
and wholesale drug /,
lists may furnish price lists to per-
IONS permitted to sell liquor.
Ecrmniae. Tablets, Compounds to ,,
Make Beverage Liquor. II
Avertising, manufacture, sale, etc, /
If preparations or formulate for use in
manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor prohibited. "A