The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-30

The declaration of the Republican
state convention for an enforcement law
similar to the Volstead act is simply rec
ognition of the necessity of revising the
liquor laws of the state to make them
consistent with the federal law on the
subject. Perhaps the word similar does
not accurately describe what the new
law mast be. 1t must be concurrent
with the federal law, or contributing
to the same effect Repeal of the
Vermont liquor law would be INSULT
cient because it would leave no law for
the state officers to enforce. The
state should not attempt TO shift the re-
sponsibility of enforcing this law on
federal agents.
The first change in the Vermont law
must be a definition of Intoxicating
liquor or liquor" that will agree with
the federal law. At present Intoxicating
liquor in Vermont includes all beverages
containing one per cent or more of al
cohol. In the new law this must be re-
duced to one half on one per cent and
in addition to beverages must be in,
Guided liquids and compounds, whether
indicated, proprietary, patented or not.
and by whatever name called" The
present Vermont law permitting the sale
of fernented cider in barrels or casks
of not less than 81 gallons must be re-
pealed.
All provisions for voting on the IL |
cense question at the March meetings. |
for licensing the sale of liquor (unless
possibly under licenses of the fifth
class for collecting license fees and the |
by a physician of not more
than haf a pint of liquor in "a hours
for patient must be repealed.
The prohibition of the new law must
be more complete than the present law.
The present Vermont law says: "A
person shall not furnish or sell or
expose or keep with intent to sell, any
intoxicating liquor, except as authorized
by this chapter" The federal law
says: No person shall manufacture.
sell, barter, transport, import. export.
deliver, furnish or possess any intoxi-
eating liquor, except as authorized
TINS act" More comprehensive prohi-
bitoh than the state has ever had mpst
now be made. The federal act allows the
sale OF liquor for non-beverage purposes.
wine for sacramento lpurposes under
FEDERAL permit, also the manufac-
lure and sale of denatured alcohol or
lenatured rum, medicinal preparations
amt Tor beverage purposes, patent or
proprietary medicines, toilet, medicinal
md antiseptic preparations or solutions
laVorlng extracts and syrups unfit for
beverage purposes, vinegar and pre- !
served sweet cider. Vermont can pass '
law allowing the same privileges.
physicians under permit may be al
owed to prescribe not more than pint I
ten days for person after making q
physical examination and being CON
.ineed such prescription is necessary for
ne relief of some known ailment. A
egular pharmacist under permit. NAV
ell hquor on doctors prescription. but I
an NIL a prescription but once and must b
eep complete record of all prescrin- +
IONS filled. Only prescription blanks
furnished by the commissioner of intar- :
al revenue or his agents can be used =
y the physician.
Inc transportation of liquor is also
aVerely restricted to prevent misrepre-
entation of the nature of the goods Of
'red for shipment and the delivery of G
le parcel to anyone but the bona fde :,
Advertising of liquor in any II
'rm, except by manufacturers and u
hoiesaie druggists, or of any machinery f