Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07
PROPOSITION NO. IS.

PROPOSITION NO. IS.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE,
House bill No. ss5, enacted by fftIeti
ture, sale, gift, advertisement or trans.
portation of Intoxicating liquors within
Into or from this state, except under Ger.
intoxicating liquors uniawfuIIy sold; de,
elarlng certain buildings or certain place
used In unlawful manufacture Of intoxi-
eating liquors rulsances and giving riphi
OF abatement; giving persons Injured by
Intoxicated persons right of action aealns,
Illegal liquor sellers; regulating those
Who msnStacture sell or prescribe for
Ing liquor and other words; providing for
enforcement of said act and prescribing
penalties for violation of same.
AN ACT prohibiting the manufacture,
SAFE gift, advertisement or transpotta-
tion of intoxicating liquors within, into
or from the state Of Missouri, except
TOT certain purposes and under certain
reguiations; providing for search ana
seizure of Intoxicating liquors unlaw-
fully manufactured or sold; declaring
certain buildings. structures and things
used in the unlawful manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating liquors to be nui-
sances and giving the right of abate-
ment; establishing the right of action
IN damage for injuries by intoxicated
INi 9Iit9 u6hAiANL lllCbdl llUuOI SpllOl5,
prescribing additional duties for prose-
cutting attorneys, sheriffS and other
iaW-enforcing officers; requiring per-
mits for manufacturers. sellers or ply
sicians who manufacture, sell or write
prescriptions for ethyl alcohol or wine
n providing for the revocation of
same; defining Intoxicating LIQUORS and
other words and phrases; making en-
pioyes and agents responsible for viola
ton OF this act by n corporation; de-
ciailng Intoxicating, liquors Illegally
liking venue of cases under the act;
and with penalties for violation; and
providing when same shall be in force
and effect.
b. it enacted by the General Assembly Of
the state Of Missouri, as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, association or corporation,
ms, its or then. agents or employees, TO
manufacture. sell, give away or trans
port intoxicating liquors with, import
the state of Missouri for beverage pur-
poses, except as hereinafter provided.
section 2. That the provisions of this
act shall not be construed so as to pre-
vent the manufacture, importation, ex-
portation, or sale Of denatured alcohol,
or Of cider for the purpose OF making
vinegar or Misunderstanding cider. or OF
dCnatured rum for use only in the indus
trial and mechanical arts, or of mcthyl
hlcohol, or OF ethyl alcohol in ~non-potable
toilet, medicinal, antiSeptic, culinary. or
other non-beverage preparations, or OF
ethyl alcohol for scientific, pharmaceuti-
cal mechanical, or industrial purposes.
or to prevent the sale of ethyl alcohol
or vine by PHARMACISTS or druggists as
provided herein for medicinal or sacra-
mental purposes.
Section 8. 1t shall be unla wful for any
person. firm, association. or corporation
10 manufacture or sell ethyl alcohol or
wine within the state of Missouri for nom |
t I6SySgag' as pbH sIsiS nro Wiih9at z permit
Trims or corporations desiring to manu- |
facture or sell ethyl alcohol or wine shall |
file with the clerk of the county court
hrm or corporation resides or has his
place OF business, IN application for
a permit to manufacture or sell. las
wine, at. least ten (IOj days before
the hearing thereon. Said application
shall be In such form as may be pre-
scrIhed by the encouragement Of Mis-
souri,. The said clerk of the county court
shall present said application to the
COUNTY court OF said county. at its next
regular term and II the Judges Of said
court are satisfied that the allegations OF
the application are true, that the appli-
cant IS twenty-one t2l) years of age
ana not addicted to the use of intoxicat-
ing liquors as a beverage; and that the
applicant is Of good moral character and
~laW-ahiding. the said court may issue a
permit to such applicant to manufacture
or sell Gas the case may be- ethyl alco-
mol or wine for a period of one year I'M
less revoked or suspended as herein pro-
vlded. Said permit shall be in such form
as may be prescribed by the attorney
general OF Missouri. Applicants shall pay
TO the county clerk for permits issued az
above set out. the following tees, to-wit:
OF fifty dollars $4,000; FOR each selling
permit the sum of ten dollars csc. OO).
All fees collected by the county clerk un-
DER this section shall be paid over month
ly to the county treasurer. Al holders
OF permits granted as herein provided
shall, on or before the 5th day Of each
ME q statement. verified by the oath OF
such permit holder. with the clerk Of
the county court Of the county in which
such permit holder is engaged in business.
showing the amount and kinds of intoxi,
eating liquors manufactured or received
during said month with names and ad-
atoms from whom received. and the
amount and kind OF intoxicating LIQUORS
sold or otherwise used or disposed of
during said month with the names and
addresses OF the persons, firms or cor
p!orations to whom sold or delivered, and
the amount and kind of Intoxicating
hquor on hand at the end OF said month.
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, frm or corporation In the state
OF Missouri, holding a permit to manu-
iact9re or sell ethyl alcohol or wine un-
wise dispose OF ethyl alcohol or wine ex-
cept on q written application, dated and
slgncd. OF an individual or an authorized
agent OF a firm or corporation engaged
In the manufacture Of non-potable Toilet
medicinal. antiseptic, culinary, or other
preparations, or of the
owner or manager of a hospital, museum.
laboratory, industrial or educational in
stuttonal using ethyl alcohol or wine FOR
scientific, pharmaceutical, mechanical in
dustrial or other non-bGveraHe purposes.
or OF Il regularly registered and practic.
ing dentist, physician or veterinarian u.s.
ing ethyl alcohol or wine for nom bever-
age purposes in the practice OF his pro-
or of a minister. priest, clergy
ma or authorized officer having charge ,
O church using wine for sacramento ,
purposes; provided, that any druggist. ,
pharmacist, or proprietor of a drug store ,
q permit to sell ethyl alcohol or /
under this act. may sell or give away ,
alcohol or wine on a written pre-
scription. dated and signed, first had and ;
obtained from some regularly registered !
and practicing physician, and then only !
such physician shall state in such !
prescription the name of the person Tor :
whom the same is prescribed, and that 8
such ethyl alcohol or wine Ia prescribed Z
a necessary remedy; provided further !
hat each permit holder selling or piyinr =
away or otherwise disposing Of ethyi alec. ,
lol or wine under this section shall at =
ach a o OF each application and pre- !,
Icription received during each month to
he monthly report required to be filed i
With the clerk Of the county court under (
he provisions Of section 8 of this ACT. n
my permit holder who shall violate any =
I b provisions of this section, or any n
erson who shall make a false statement b