The Coconino sun., 1919-11-21
DRY LAW PASSED
 BY CONGRESS IS
 DRASTIC MEASURE

passed by congress last week over | the veto of President Wilson is very drastic. 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 liquor is | manufactured or sold to be nuisances | and gives the courts power by injunc- tion and otherwise to close them up, l forfeit leases, etc. Enforcement of the law devolves upon the commissioner of internal revenue, whose agents will cooper ate with district attorneys and agents of the department of justice in locat- ing violators of the law and in pro- curing their punishment. The more important sections of the law follow:
 Definition
 Intoxicating liquor is defined to in- clude alcohol, brandy, whisky, 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 li- quid produced by the proces of which beer, ale or porter is manufactured, but containing not more than one- half of one per centum of alcohol if such liquor or liquid shall be other wise denominated than as beer, ale or porter.
 Prohibition
 Manufacture, sale, transportation, importation, exportation, possession. etc, of intoxicating liquors prohibit ed 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 shall not apply to:
 (a) Denatured alcohol.
 (b) Medicinal preparations in ac cordance with United States pharma- copeia, if unfit for beverage use.
 Co Patent medicines unfit for bev- craze use.
 (d) Toilet preparations unfit for beverage use, having quantity of alco- hol printed on the package.
 (e) Flavoring extracts unfit for use as beverage.
 CD Vinegar and fruit juices for the production of vinegar
 Manufacturer Must Have Permit
 Manufacturers of these articles re- quired 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 liq- 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- tion or solution of elements contained and for preservation. Sale of any of the articles under (a), (b), (c), (O or (D, or intention of purchaser to use them for beverage purpose, or sale of beverages containing one-half of one per cent or more of alcohol by volume in which extracts, etc, are used as ingredients, to subject seller to penalties.
 Prescription
 Liquor not to be prescribed except by licensed physician in active prac- tice, and shall not prescribe unless he in good faith believes that the pres cription 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 be filled more than once. Prescriptions to be indorsed "canceled" as soon as filled, and records to be kept by both physician and pharmacist.
 Prescription Forms
 Prescriptions to be on forms pre- scribsd by the commissioner of inter- nal revenue, with stubs containing copies of prescription 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- turer's name, kind, and quantity of liquor, date of manufacture and copy of manufacturers permit, which label is not to be removed by the wholesal- CT. Wholesalers to attach to all liquor packages sold by them label stating kind of liquor, manufacturers name, date of sale and name of purchaser,