El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-20
DRY law
TO Be ENFORCED
District Attorney Explains
Provisions Of the New
Statue

The new Texas statewide prohibit
ton law. which goes into effect at
midnight tonight. VIII be rigldly en-
forced in FL Paso county, according TO
Leigh Clark. district attorney. who
ment.
The second called session Of the
legislature which convened June %
and adjourned July %, 1913, passed a
state vide Intoxicating liquor prohi-
bitiou law.
''The law was for the purpose OF
simplifying and making more effective
the recent prohibition amendment 10
the state constitution. The law is
chapter IS Of the second called session
acts OF the legislature and this law
takes effect after midnight tonight.
1t among other things provides;
That it shall be unlawful for any
person, directly or indirectly, to man
ufacture, sell, barter, exchange, trans
port, export. receive, deliver, solicit
take orders for, furnish or possess,
spirituOus, vinous or malt liquors or
medicated bittsrs capable Of produc-
ing iutoXication, or any other intox-
icant whatever. or any equipment for
making such liquors. except for me
dicinal, scientific or sacramento pur-
poses.
Intoxicating Liquor Defined.
Intoxicating liquors are defined as
any spirituousi vinous or male liquors
and medicated bitters. OF any potable
liquor, mixture OF preparation. con-
tanning In excess OF one percent Of al
eohol by volume or any equipment for
making such. liquors, except for me-
dicinal. mechanical, Scientific or sac
ramental purposes.
The provisions OF the act do not
Prohibit the possession ef iutoXicat
ing liquor for beverage purposes for
use BY the owner and members Of his
family OF bona fide guests. in bona
fide residence, il such liquors were
purchased and deposited in such resi-
dence before this act takes effect.
Wholesale druggists are permit
ted to sell alcohol or wine in whole
mlts 20 purchase in such quantities.
the wholesale druggist 10 keep an ac-
curate record Of all sales and label the
containers OF such liquor, setting
forth the kind Of liquor contained
therein, ny whom manufactured and
the person 20 whom soda copy OF
such record TO be sent to the controller
Of public accounts every third month
after the act goes into effect.
1T Is unlawful for retail druggists
OF pharmacists to sell any liquor ex-
cept Tor nonoeverage purposes or
vine for sacramento purposes. and
the retail druggists shall keep a rec
ord, giving the name Of the doctor is
ton for ethyl alcohol or any alco-
hol, the amount. date. sales. the name
and signature OF the purchaser. the
person making the sale and a COPY OF
the prescription. Il provides that ev-
cry physician who issues a prescrip-
ton for ethyl or alcohol or any alco-
holic liquor shall first secure q permit
from the controller Of public accounts,
and that such physician must be in
active practice, in good standing with
his profession. not addicted 70 the use
of any narcotic drug, and shall have
a permit from the controller Of public
accounts authorizing him to issue pre-
5criptions.
There are many other provisions
y the law with which physicians,
wholesale and retail druggists and
oootleggers should acquaint them
ielves. The law is a very stringent
me, and no matter what may be
hought OF IT, il is the law and as such
must be o5eyed, or else for its viola
ion upon conviction the punishment
s not less than one year nor more
han I've years in the state penften-
larry.