The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-08
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PROPOSITION NO. 10,
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
Rouse bin No. 335. enacted BY fiftieth
General Assembly. Prohibiting manufac-
ture, sale, gift, advertisement or trans
portatlon Of intoxicating liquors Within,
Into or from this state, except under GER
tain conditlonsi providing for search OF
Intoxicating liquors u%nlawtully sold; de-
elaring certain buildings or certain places
used In unlawful manufacture Of lntoxi.
eating liquors nuisances and giving right
Of abatement; giving persons injured by
Intoxicated persons right Of action against
Illegal liquor sellers; regulating those
VINO manufacture, sell or prescribe for
ethyl alcohol or wire defining intoxicat-
Ing liquor and other words; providing for
enforcement OF said act and prescribing
penalties for violation Of same.
AN ACT prohibiting the manufacture.
sale. gift. advertisement or Transports
tion Of intoxicating liquors within. into
or from the state Of Missouri, except
for certain purposes n under certain
regulations; providing for search and
seizure OF intoxicating liquors unlaw-
fully manufactured or sold; declaring
certain buildings. structures n things
used in the unlawful manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating liquors to be null
Bances and giving the right OF abate-
ment; establishing the right Of action
In damage for injuries by Intoxicated
persons against Illegal liquor sellers;
prescribing additional duties fOl prose-
cutting attorneys, sherins and other
lRw-ehforcing officers; requiring per-
mits for manufacturers, sellers or ply
sicians who manufacture, sell or write
prescriptions for ethyl alcohol or wine
and providing for the revocation Of
same; defining intoxicating liquors and
other words and phrases, making EN-
pioyes and agents responsible for VIOLA
tion Of this act by a corporation; de-
claring intoxicating liquors Illegally
manufactured or sold 10 be contraband;
liking venue Of cases under the act;
and with penalties for violation; and
providing when same shall be in force
n effect.
BE II enacted BY the General Assembly Of
the State OF Missouri, as follows:
Section !. 1t shall be unla for any
person, firm, association Or corporation,
his, its or their ageut or employees, to
manufacture. sell, give away or trans
port Intoxicating liquors with, import
the same into, or export the sane from
the state OF Missouri for beverage pur-
pOtcs, except as htitllhitcI pluklueu.
Lection 2. That the provisions of this
act shall not be construed So as TO pre-
vent the manufacture. importation. ex-
pOrtation, or sale OF deuatured alcohol.
or of cider for the purpose OF making
vinegar OF Notwithstanding cider. or Of
denatured rum for u e only in the ndus-
trial and mechanical arts. or Of methyl
alcohol. or Of ethyl Alcohol in HOn-pOtable
toilet. medicinal, an~tiseptic. culinary, or
other non-beNerage preparations, or oil
ethyl alcohol for scientific, p-harinaceuti-
cal, mechanical. or Industrial purposes,
or to prevent the sale Of ethyl alcohol
or wine by Pharmacists or druggists as
provided herein for medicinal or sacra-
mental purposes.
Section 8. Il shall be unlawful for any
person, trm. assOcig ion, or corporation
to manufacture or sell ethyl alcohol or
wine within the state of Missouri for non
beverage purposes without a permit
therefor as herein provided. All persons.
Trims or corporations desiring to manu-
facture or sell ethyl alcohol OF wine shall
nle with the clerk of the county court
OF the county, ~ which such persons,
firm or corporation resides OF has his
place OF buslne s, an application for
\ permit to manufacture or sell, tas
wine. az least ten 40 days before
the hearing thereon. said application
shall be in such form as may be pre-
ncribed by the attorney general Of Mis-
eouTl- lie sdlO 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-une cd years OF age
and not addicted TO the use OF intoxicat-
ing liquors as a beverage, and that the
applicant Is Of good moral character and
iaw-abiding. the said court may issue a
permit TO such applicant TO manufacture
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hol or wine for a period Of one year I'M
less revoked or suspended as herein pro-
vidcd. Said permit shall be In UGH form
AZ may be prescribed by the attorney
general Of Missouri. Applicants shall pay
TO the county clerk for permits issued as
above set out. the following fees, to-wit.
For zach manufacturing permit the sum
OF fifty dollar $4,000; for each selling
permit the sum Of ten dollars $4,000
An fees collected by the county clerk I'M
der this section shall be paid over month.
ly to the county treasurer. All holders
Of apermits granted as herein provided
shall. on or before the 9th day OF eacf
month. for the calendar month preceding
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 I'D.
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atoms from whom received, n thu
amount and kin Of intoxicating liquorl
cold OF otherwise used or disposed o
during said month with the names an,
addresses OF the persons, firms or cor
pOrations TO whom sold or delivered. an
the amount and kind Of Intoxicating
liquor on hand at the end Of said month
Section 4. II shall be unlawful for an
person. Arm or corporation In the stat
OF Missouri. holding a permit TO manu-
facture or sell ethyl alcohol or wine un
der this act, TO sell. give away. or other
wise dispose OF ethyl alcohol or wine ex
cept on q written application, dated an
signed, Of an individual or an authorize,
agent OF a Arm or corporation engaged
IN the manufacture OF non potable toilet
medicinal, antiseptic, culinary, or othe
non beverage preparations, or OF tn
owner or manager OF a hospital. museum
laboratory, Industrial or educational in
scientific. pharmaceutical. mechanical, In
dustrial or other non-beverage purposes
OF Of a regularly registered and practlc
ing dentist, physician or veterinarian Us
ing ethyl alcohol or wine for non-beyer
age purposes In the practice OF his pro
feaelon. or OF a minister. priest. clergy
man or authorized officer having charg
OF q church using wine for sacramento
purposes; provided, that any druggist
pharmaclst, or proprietor OF q drug store
holding a permit TO sell ethyl alcohol 0
vine under this act, mag sell or give AVA
ethyl alcohol or wins on a written pre-
ncription dated and signed, first had an
obtained rom some regularly registere
and pracJcing physician. and then 0nl
when such physlcian shall state In suc