Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-18
ENFORCEMENT
CODE IN HOUSE
Prohibition Measure Makes
Attorney General Man to
Issue the Licenses

The system for the sale of liquors
for medical and other recognized
purposes after the prohibition
amendment takes effect was submit
ted to the House last night by Mr..
Fox. Philadelphia. It occasioned
some surprise because 1t makes the
attorney general the license issuing
authority. Otherwise. it is a pretty
stiff measure and will certainly op-
crate to make Pennsylvania dry.
An outline of the bill issued when
the bill was sent in is as follows:
! THE defining of Intoxicating IL
quors according to the wording of
this act shall be construed to mean
all vnous, distilled. malt, spirituous
fermented or alcoholic liquor and all
alcoholic liquids and compounds,
whether proprietary. patented or
not, which are potable or capable
of being used as beverage, and all
mixtures. compounds and prepara-
tions. whether liquid or not, which
are Intended when mixed with water
or otherwise, to. produce by fer
mentation or otherwise any alco-
holic or Intoxicating beverage
Section reads as follows: 1T
shall be unlawful for any person
| directly or indirectly to manufacture,
| sell, transport, export, receive, de-
liver, possess, barter, solicit or take
orders for, give away, or furnish any
Intoxicating liquors on or after the
, sixteenth day of January. one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty, ex-
cept as herein provided
The law makes provision for the
SAFE of Intoxicating liquors for
chemical, mechanical, Industrial,
medicinal. scientific and sacrainental
purposes. The control of manufac-
ture and sale of liquor for these
purposes is committed to the At
torney General of the State He is
authorized to issue permits to q
nmlted number of persons to manu-
iacture 1t. He is also authorized
to issue permits to druggists to sell
1t for PERMITTED purposes.
Druggists who desire to sell liouor
for permitted purposes shall in their
application pledge themselves to
strict obedience to the law, make
ailldaVtt to the same and give bond
IN the sum of three thousand dol
lars. No license fee is charged but
each druggist pays fee of one dol
lar for his permit.
druggists may sell upon the pre-
scription of reputable physicians and
TO hospitals, laboratories, dentists,
physicians, manufacturers, etc, to
be used only for permitted purposes.
They may also sell for sacramentaI
purposes.
Druggists are required to keep re-
cord of all sales and purchasers
must make oath as to the intended
use of the liquor.
"All containers of liquor must bear
| label indicating that it is intoxi-
| eating liquor, by whom sold and
for what purpose.
1T shall be unlawful to advertise
liquors by any means whatsoever
or any compounds or tablet from
which any intoxicating liquor may
be made.
ut shall be unlawful for any
rier to transport liquor without no.
'iiS tiS Nui iiCl do " ttS lIuC
nature.
mo liquor may be transported
except the container bears label in
dicqting the contents and the name
and address of the shipper. Viola
ton of this act by any common car
rier is misdemeanor.
ANY building where Intoxicating
liquor is manufactured or sold in
violation of the law is declared to
be q nuisance and the person main
tanning it guilty of 81 misdemeanor.
Drinking in public places is made
an offense against the law.
persons found intoxicated can be
brought before the court and COM
PEELED to testify as to where they
procured the liquor and if they shall
refuse they shall be held in con-
tempt of court.
"The penalties provided for viola
ton of different sections of the law
are so arranged that wide discretion
Is given to the court. Penalties for
q first offense consists of light fine
or brief imprisonment or both. In
case of violation of several different
sections of the act the penalty be-
comes cumulative"