Milford chronicle., 1919-04-04

section !. This entire Act shall bt
deem,ed to be an exercise of the power grant
ed bd Article IS of the Constitution of the
United States and the police power of the
State for the protection of the public welfare
health, peace, safety and morals of the peo-
pie dbf the State, and all of its provisions
shalH be literally construed for the accom-
plis1ment of these purposes
Section ?. The word liquor, or the
phFase, Intoxicating liquors, wherever used
in this Act, shall be construed to include any
Distilled malt, spirituous, vinous, fermented
or alcoholic liquor and all alcoholic liquids
containing so much as one-half of one per
sntum of alcohol by volume, and compounds
Fhether proprietary, patented or not, which
re potable or capable of being used as a
.verage.
Section E. 1t shall be unlawful for any
erson, directly or indirectly, himself, or by
his clerk, agent or employee, to manufacture,
sell, barter, or furnish any intoxicating
liquors within the limits of the State of Del
lware on or after the time that the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States of America shall become valid and
effective as a part of the said Constitution,
and shall continue in force and effect so long
as the said eighteenth amendment shall be
Stitution of the United States of America and
no longer, except as herein. provided.
Section 4. Whoever has in his possession
alcohol for medicinal purposes, shall have,
pasted or permanently attached TO the con-
tainer, a true copy of the prescription upon
which such alcohol was purchased. Any
person having in his possession alcohol for
mechanical, scientific, industrial or other per-
mitted purposes, shall have pasted or per-
manently attached to the cOntainer, a copy of
the affidavit upon which authority it was pur-
chased and received.
Section s. In case of a sale where a ship
ment or delivery of such intoxicating liquor
is made by a common or other carrier, the
sale thereof shall be deemed to be made in
the county or city wherein the delivery is
made by such carrier to the cOnsignee, his
agent or employee. A prosecution for such
sale may likewise be held in the county or
city wherein the seller resides or from which
the shipment is made or in any county or
district through which the shipment is made.
Section 8. Nothing in this Act shall pre-
vent a retail druggist, or pharmacist licensed
by the State Board of Pharmacy from pos
sessing or selling pure grain or ethyl alcohol
for medicinal scientific, mechanical or in
dustrial purposes, or wine for sacramental
purposes as provided herein; nor to prevent
a wholesale druggist from selling pure grain
or ethyl alcohol to a retail druggist or phar-
macst, or in wholesale quantities to manu-
facturers, superintendents of hospitals, state
institutions, colleges and laboratories as pro-
vided herein for purposes not herein pro-
hibited.
Section 2. A retail or wholesale druggist
shall not sell any intoxicating liquor, except
pure grain or ethyl alcohol and wine for
e,Ial,r anA fhan oulry
after he shall first have secured a permit
from the officer as herin provided; nor shall
such retail druggist sell alcohol for medicinal
purposes, except on a DOCTORS prescription;
nor shall such druggist sell ethyl alcohol for
scientific, mechanical or industrial purposes
except on affidavit of the purchaser as here
in provided.
Section 3. Every registered pharmacist or
druggist who has a permit, as hereinafter
provided, may by himself, or his clerk, II
he is a registered pharmacist and has per-
NIT as hereinafter provided, sell pure grain i
or ethyl alcohol as herein provided, or wine |
for sacramental purposes, in the following /
cases:
(a) Alcohol upon the written prescription
of a reputable physician who is lawfully and
regularly engaged in the practice OF his pro-
fession where the sale is made as herein pro-
vided.
(b) Alcohol for chemical, mechanical and
scientific purposes on the affidavit of the /
of any hospital, medical labor
atory. mandatory, or educational institu-
tion where such alcohol is needed and used
only for medicinal mechanical, industrial
chemical or industrial purposes.
(c) Alcohol to any dentist who is lawfully
and regularly engaged in the practice OF his
profession upon the affidavit of such dentist
personally presented.
(d) Wine for sacramental purposes to
any clergyman having charge of church or
upon the written, signed and dated state
,,5f,77 % & s;:sh clergyman recognized othcer
( such church presented personally.
t6e) Alcohol for industrial, art, scientific,
kchanical or pharmaceutical purposes, upon
Re affidavit of the purchaser as herein pro-
yided.
Section o. Any druggist before selling
ach alcohol, shall file his application for
,ermit with the Attorney General of this
state. Such application shall be signed by
applicant under oath, and shall be substan-
tally as follows:
That the applicant is a regular registered
qualified under the laws OF this
state. That he has been in the business OF
druggist past
If such applicant has not been in the busl-
less heretofore he shall set forth his quali- l
cations as he deems best.
That he has not been convicted of violating
ny of the laws of the State relating to the
ale of intoxicating liquors.
That he is of good moral 'iaracter and
fAgood standing as a pharmacist and will
faduct his place of business in conformity t
iith the law.
That he will not keep pure grain or ethyl 7
Icohol in such place of business in any {
mount that represents more than (5) per 5
ent of the value of the stock of goods on 5
and in the drugstore.
That he is of temperate habits, and not
ddicted to the use of Intoxicating liquors t
r drugs.
That he will not sell any alcohol to a per- t
On who is in the habit of using intoxicating
quors as a beverage. Z
That he will keep a true record of all c
eceipts, sales and purchases of alcohol or Il
quOr used and sold, and report the same