The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-22
EXTRACT Law
IS OBSCURE
Much Uncertainty as to Provis-
ions Of the Act Regulat-
ing Sale.
MANY LETTERS ON SUB
JECT TO OFFICERS
Attorney General Expected to
Render Opinion in the Next
Few Days.

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Few Days.
Columbia, March l9:-Tho people
Of South Carolina arc uncertain as &c
the provisions Of the ''anti-:.xtract
law passed ut the last session of the
general assembly, Judging by the
number of letters daily received by
the office OF the attorney general FOL
an opinion on the Statnte. This opin-
ion is expected 10 be delivered in q
few days.
The act makes it unlawful to sell
Offer for Sale receive or have ia pos
session any tonicS, btters. drugs
medicines toilet articles or com
! pounds containing alcohol in a great
er quantity than is necessary for the
purpose OF extraction. solution or
preservation Of such preparation and
their sale, when they can be used as
q beverage. is prohibited. The aItor-
ney general is asked what is the
proper percentage Of alcohol and
who will decide this question. The
bin is silent on these matters; but II
is manifcstly ineXpedient to have 4
chemical analysis OF every bottle or
| preparations containing alcohol sold
in the State The only logical way TO
solve the difficulty. it is thought, is to
apply the standards Of the Federal
Pure Food and Drug Act, under
anyway
The law reqires the purchaser to
give a certificate that he is not buy
ing the preparations to use as a bev-
erage. The wholesalers. who come
under this section OF the law, are
! asking if they have to give certifl-
cate 10 out-of-State manufacturers
and jobbers when they buy their
goods Sellers in other States Will
| not care anything about the certIfl-
Gates and. Of course. they cannot pc
! made to comply with the South caro-
! lima statute. The question then arises:
{ Can South Carolina dealers purchase
these preparations. with the eXpecta-
ton OF delivery from out State
concerns without giving. n. certificate
and comply with the. law? The fol-
lowing is the act:
Section /. BE it enacted By the
General Assembly OF the State OF
South Carolina. after the passage OF
this act it shall be unlawful and
! against The ,health and morals Of this
state FOR any person. firm or corpora
ton TO sell or offer for sale. receive.
have in possession for unlawful pur
poses or purchase within this S.atr
any tonics bittcrs. drugs. medicines
/ toilet articles or compounds contain
ing alcohol if the alcohol contained
in such compounds or preparations is
in a greater quantity than is rec
ossary for the purpose OF extraction.
solution or preservation Of such pi.'p-
aration, and the sale. receiving. rur-
chasing or having in possession of
such tonics. bitters, drugs. medicines,
toilet articles or compounds which
can be used as a beverage. is prohib-
ted. unless it can be made TO appear
as hereinafter provided that the same
was for medical use.
Section = Every dealer in any Of
the aforenamed preparations shall
require each and every purchaser
Section Of this act to sign a cer:iii-
cate rs follows: | have this day pur-
chased from ......... the follow
ing preparation to be used only rs
4 medicine. toilet prearation or Ia
vorin@ extract and will not myself
u.s.. or allow any Of same TO be used
rs n beverage.
noyc0O firm or
corporation violating any Of the pro-
visions Of this act shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and. upon conviction
thereof. shall pay n fine of not less
t;lan one hundred dollars ($1O0o CT
more than FIVE hundred dollars
($500y. or suffer Imprisonment for
nol less than three months or more
than cne year. in the discretion OF
the court for the first offense. and
for any subsequent offenses shall
suffer imprisonment for not less than
one year or more than two years. in
the discretion Of the court: And
provided further. it shall be the duty
OF the Board OF Pharma ceutical E1x-
amincrs 10 cancel the license of any
/ person renorted to said board and
found guilty hy them: Provided fur
thnr. that any person. firm or corpor-
alton convictod under this act shall
be prohibited from employing a Ii
censed druggist thereafter for
period of two wears.
Section 4. That all acts and parts
! Of acts inconsistent with this act are
I hereby repealed.
Section s. That this act shall
take effect Immediately upon its ap-
proval by the Governor
Secretary ]. Y. Todd of the Sumter
+ '.Y' has been asked TO act us referee
IN the inter-city membership cam