Evening journal., 1919-01-31
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A"A Of the United States and the police
ss~.er OF the Slate for the protecton
OF the pubic welfare health, peace
safety and morals OF The people OF the
State. and all OF its provisions shall De
liberrEy construed for the accomplish
< ment OF these purposes.
Section 2. The word "liquor" or
the phrase. intoxicating liquors,
Wherever used In this Act. shall be
4 construed to include any distilled. mali.
spirltuous, vinous. fermented or alco-
=. hole liduOr. and all alcoholic liquids
= and compounds, whether proprietary
{ patented or not which are potable or
: capable Of beign used as a beverage
y Section 8 That In the interpreta-
: ton OF this Act. wrods or the singula.
Z number shall be deemed 10 include ineh
+, plurals and words OF the masculine
{. gender shall be deemed 10 include the
feminine and neuter, as the case may
Z be The word person" wherever used
in this Act shall be held and construed
TO mean and include natural persons,
firms. copartnerships. corporations and
i ell Associations or combinations Of per-
sons whether acting by themselves or
. by a servant. agent or employe.
Section 4 II shall be unlawful for
any person. directly or indirectly, him
self. or by his clerk, agent or enploye,
20 manufacture. sell, possess, barter.
give away or furnish any intoxicating
liquors within the limits OF the Stale
: Of Delaware on or after the frst day OF
July. 1919. except as herein provided.
Section 5. Whoever has In his pos
sess on alcohol for med clnal purposes,
shall have, pasted or permanently at.
tached 10 the container. true copy OF
Il the prescription upon which such ele0-
hol was purchased Any person hav-
INK In his possession alcohol for medi-
clnaL scientific. industrial or other
permitted purposes, shall have pasted
7 or permanently attached TO the on'ain-
q er. copy OF the afldavit upon whlcn
authority II was purchased and receiy-
I'D
Section 6. In case OF a sale where b
shipment or delivery OF such intoxioat-
. ing liquor ls made by a common or
other carrier, the sale thereof shall bt
deemed 10 be made In the county or
city wherein The delivery Is made by
such carrier 90 the oonsignee. his agent
, o. employe. prosecution for sucn
sale may likewise be had In the county
or city wherein The seller res des Or
from which the shipment Is made or
IN any county OF district through wnicn
the shipment Is made.
Section Z. All intoxicating liquors
unlawfully manufactured. sold. furnish
ed. possessed. transported or labeled
are coniraband and any otilcer or per-
son whose duty Il Is 10 enforce the
-. ssFffhotrf q
search warrant and suoh liquors snail
be free from replevln or other process.
The offlcer or person selling such IL
quor shall flle a proper warrant FORTH
with With the magistrate or court, and
II such LIQUORS are held TO be manufao-
tured, sold. furnished. possessed, Ia
beled or Transported In violation or
law. they snd the containers thereof
shall be forthwith destroyed No Of
0cer or person who destroys contraband
liquor shall be held liable for any dam
age for such Act.
Section 8 Nolhins in this ACT shall
prevent retail druggist o. pharmacist.
licensed by the State Board OF Phar-
macy, from possessing OF selling pure
grain or ethyl alcohol for medicinal.
scientific mechanical OF Industrial pu:-
poses. or wine for sacramental pur-
poses as provided herein: nor to pre-
vent a wholesale druggist from selling
pure, gain or ethyl alcohol 10 a retail
druggist or pharmacist. or In whole
sale quantities 10 manufacturers, SUI
perintendcnts OF hospitals. State In
stltutions. colleges and laboratories as
provided herein for purposes not here
10 prohibited.
Section Q A retail or Wholesale drug
g'st shall not sell any intoxicating IL
quor except pure grain or ethyl alco-
hol and wine for sacramenlal pu poses
solely and then only after he shall lrsi
have secured a permit from the oflce-
as herein provided; nor shall such re-
tail druggist sell alcohol fo- medicinal
purposes, except on a doctors pre-
scription; nor shall such druggist sci,
+ ethyl alcohol for scientific. mechanical.
or Industrial purposes, except on afflda-
Wit OF the purchaser as herein pro-
vlded
Section 10. Every registered pharma-
cst Or druggist who has a permit. as
hereinafter provided. may by himself.
or his clerk, II he Is a registered phar-
macist and has a permit as hereinafter
provided. sell pure or ethyl alcohol az
herein provided or wine for sacrament
, al purposes. 10 the following cases;
la) Alcohol upon the written pre-
scription. Of a reputable physician who
is lawfully and regularly engaged in thj
practice OF his profession where thI
sale IL made and as herein provided.
(b) Alcohol for chemical. mcohanica
and scientific purposes on the snldavl
OF the superintendent OF any hospital
medical laboratory. mandatory. os ed
ucatIonal institution where such alco.
hollis needed and used only for medi
cinal, mechanical. industrial. chemtca
or scientific purposes.
(cl Alcohol to any dentist who 4
lawfully and regularly engaged In the
practice OF his profession upon the. az
1davit OF such dentist personally pre-
sented
(d) Wine for sac-amental purpose: