Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-27
BALLARD AGAINST
DRY ENFORCEMENT
Madison Representative Oppo.ed
BIZ In Kouse-Much Interest
In It's Provisions

Mitch interest is being mani
tested in the Dry enforcement
law which the legislature at
Frankfort will enact in an effort
to make prohibition absolutely
effective. The bill went to the
senate this week, as it passed
the House last week by a maiori-
ty OF o2 to 23, with amendments
which are declared by some of
It's friends 10 weaken it but gen
orally accepted by the drys as
not Of vital Importance, since the
stringent jail sentence and peni-
tertiary penalties in the original
bill are left intact and the in
junction and abatement clauses
are all that the drys could wish.
tho the conhscation feature is
eliminated.
The bill-as passed conforms to
the Nolstead federal prohibition
law and it is said that it is not
likely to be opposed in the SEN
ate. Those who voted against it
III the House were: Representa-
tives Ballard, of Madison, Boiling.
Bryson, Carlo, Duffy, Foster,
Gamblin, Holiday, Hudson, Huff,
Iuntsman, Johnson, Kaufman,
kimbrough. Neel, Webb, Viii
.iamson and Winn.
The bill prohibits the sale,
manufacture and gift of all in
to,licating liquors except for
sacramento, medical or mechani-
cal purposes, containing more
than one-half of one per cent of
Ialcohol.
Medical preparations manufac-
tured in accordance with formu-
las of authorized schools of medi-
cine, proprietary medicines unfit
tor beverage use, toieit, medi-
c;nal and antiseptic preparations
and solutions, flavoring extracts
and syrups unfit for beverage
made, vinegar and preserved
sweet cider and alcohol medicated
according to such formulas as
will render it unfit for beverage
lplrposes are excepted.
fe7Punishlnent for first effense $50
to $500 fine and thirty days in
iail, second oifense, year in pris-
on; third and subsequent Of
lenses, five to ten years.
| For corporations which may
violate the law, $1,OOO to $5,OOo
fine for first ofiense, and not less
than $4,000 for subsequent Of
lenses.
Manufacturers of liquor must
file bond of $4,000, and shall file
Semi-inonthly with clerk state
ment showing make and quality
of sales, amount sold and to
whom.
Druggists must keep daily
record of sales.
Physicians must keep dupii;
Gates in alphabetical order of
prescriptions for liquor and each
prescription must contain name
and address of patient, name OF
pharmacist and statement that
physician is in personal attend
lance on patient.
Only one pint in ten days. may
be prescribed.
Druggists and physicians vio-
Ilating the law may be deprived
.Iof their licenses for one year.
! Railroad conductors are invest
led with police power under the
Iact.
! Officers, agents or employer OF
fc.mmon carriers violating the
act are subject to fine of $50 to
$500:
/, On affidavit Of State or Federal
|ofiicer and one other citizen de-
-lscribing the premises wherein in
ltoxicating liquors are suspected
of being sold, any magistrate may
tissue warrant and entrance be en-
), forced.
The act does not apply TO man
ufacturcrs having permits fo1
transportation under the nation-
Ial prohibition act
| Any person, may have liquor II
This possession for personal use. {