Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-08-12
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Instead or the House bills unlim-
tied provision for funds to enforce
prohibition. the sub. committee fixed
81, SOC. 900 for the first years enforce
ment work. and leaves this duty
jointly to the internal revenue COM
missioner and the Department Of
Justice. The former is to report and
the latter to prosecute violations.
In defining intoxicating liquor the
SUBJ committee added the following
liberalizing provision:
Provided. however. that the fore
going definition (one-haH of one per
cent alcohoD shall not extend to de-
alcoholized wine nor to liquor or
liquors produced by the process by
which beer. ale or porter is manu-
factured. but containing not more
than half Of one per cent Of alcohol.
such liquor or liquid shall be other
wise denominated than as beer. ale
or porter"
This proviso rejects the request Of
prohibition advocates for prohibition
of beverages which have the appear
ance Of intoxicants.
Another relaxation Of the House
bill was made in its provision for
penalizing persons having reason to
believe their property is being used
nnlawfully. The Senate amendment
requires personal knowledg of such
use.
The House provision declaring that
Fafter Feb. 1. 1920, the possession OF
liquor unauthorized by the law shall
be prima facie evidence that it is
being kept for sale is retained and
strengthened by an addition provid-
ing that in proceedings under this
section the burden of proof shall be
on defendants to prove that such bev-
erages do not contain more than one
half Of one per cent. alcohol.
The subcommittee revision retains
the following exemptions, as provided
by the House:
Denatured alcohol. medicinal prep
arations. patent medicines. toilet and
tracts, syrups. vinegar and fruit
juices. The sub committee. however
struck out the House clause that such
articles should be non potable" pre-
scribing merely that they shall be
unfit for beverage purposes"
A House clause requiring alcoholic
content of toilet. medicinal and anti
septic articles to be labelled was
stricken out.
Retaining the House provision pro-
hibiting manufacture. sale. purchase,
transportation or prescription of in
toxicants without a permit from the
internal revenue commissioner. the
revised bill contains provision that
such acts shall be expressly author
ICED upon receipt of permits. The
House limit of 10 days on permits
to purchase into1icants Is extended
in the revised bill to 30 days. Phar-
macists only may sell at retail and
licensed physicians only may pre-
scribe liquor The House require
ment for physical examination by
physicians of applicants for liquor
prescriptions is eliminated.
The House provision limiting ply
sicians' dispensing to one pint Of
liquor In 10 days for the same per-
son is retained but modified to pro-
vide that such limitation shall apply
only to prescriptions to be taken in
ternaily."
More rigorous provisions guarding
transaction in wines for sacramental
and religious purposes are provided
by a provision requiring issuances
Of such permits only to ministers.
rabbis or other ecclesiastics
After informal discussion of the re-
vised bill. the judiciary committee
agred to take it up next Saturday.