Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-14
PROPOSITION NO.. IS.

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PROPOSITION NO. -.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. 335, enacted by fftleth
General Assembly. Prohibiting manufac-
ture, sale, gift. advertisement or trans
portation Of Intoxicating liquors within,
Into or from this state, except under Ger.
tain conditions; providing for search OF
intoxicating liquors uniawfully sold; de-
clarlng certain buildings or certain places
used In unlawful manufacture Of intoxl-
eating liquors nuIsances and giving right
of abatement; giving persons Injured by
Intoxicated persons right OF action against
illegal liquor s~eIlers; regulating those
who manufacture sell or prescribe for
ethyl alcohol or wire; defining lntoxIcat.
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 transporta-
ton of Intoxicating liquors within. into
or from the state OF Missouri, except
for certain purposes and under certain
regulations; providing for search and
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 null
sances 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 for prose-
cutting attorneys, sheriffs and other
law-enforcing officers: requiring per
mits for manufacturers, sellers or phy-
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 phases; making EN-
ployes and agents responsible for viola
ton Of this act by a corporation; de-
Claring intoxicating liquors Illegally
manufactured or sold 10 be. cOntraband;
fixing venue of cases under the act.
and with penalties for violation; and
providing when same shall be in force
and effect.
BE il enacted by the General Assembly OF
the State OF Missouri, as follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, association or corporation.
his. its or Thea. agents or employees, to
port intoxicating liquors with, import
tue SAINT into, or export the same IRON
the state Of Missouri for beverage pur-
poses, except as hereinafter provided,
section :. hat the provisions OF this
net shah not be construed so as TO pre-
vent the Manufacture, Importation. eX-
pOItatlOn, or sale Of denatured alcohol,
OF Vi cider for the purpose of making
vinegar or Notwithstanding cider, or of
dlnatuFed rum for use only in the indus
tr.a- and mechanical! arts, or Of methyl
ditJIItit VI "a ttilNt hlEtlDA III nun poi hlc
to.leL. medicinal, antlseptic. culinary. or
otneT Hon-DeteIage preparations, or OF
ethyl atcoho. for ~sc!entinc, pharmaceutl-
cal, mechanical. Ur 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. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. trm, association, or corporation
to manufacture or sell ethyl alcohol or
wine within the state of Missouri for nom
beverage PURPOSES without a permit
therefor as herein provided. All persons.
firms or corporations desiring to manu-
faCture or sell ethyl alcohol or wine shall
lille with the clerk OF the county court
Of the county, in which such persons.
firm or corporation resides or mas has
place Of business. an application for
a permit to manufacture or sell. Gas
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the hearing thereon. Said application
shall be in such form as may be pre-
scribGd 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 it's next
regular term and If the judges of said
court are satisfied that the allegations Of
the application are true, that the appl-
cant is twenty-one 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-ablding. the said court may issue a
permit to such applicant to manufacture
or sell taS the case may be- ethyl alCO-
hol or wine for a period of one year I'M
less revoked or suspended as herein pro-
vided. 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 as
above set out, the following tees, to-wit:
For each manufacturing permit the sum
of fifty dollars $4,000, for each selling
permit the sum of ten dollars tSlO.OO).
All fees collected by the county clerk un-
der this section shall be paid over month
ly to the county treasurer. All holders
Of permits granted as herein provided,
shall, on or before the 5th day of each
month. for the calendar month preceding.
file a statement. verified by the oath of
such permit holder, with the clerk OF
the county court of the county in which
such permit hOlde is engaged IN business,
showing the amount and kinds Of intoXi-
eating liquors manufactured or received
during said month with names and I'D
dresses of the persons, firms or corpor-
atoms from whom received, and the
amount and kind of intoxicating liquors
sold or otherwise used or disposed Of
during said month with the name anC
addresses of the persons, firms or cor,
porations to whom sold or delivered, ant
the amount and kind of Intoxicating
liquor on hand at the end of said month
Section 4. Ii shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation In the state
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 a written application, dated am
signed, of an individual or an authorized
agent of a firm or corporation engaged
In the manufacture of nOn-potahle toilet
medicinal. antiSeptic. culinary, or othe
beverage preparations. or of tn,
owner or manager of q hospital. museum
laboratory, industrial or educational in
stutioual using ethyl alcohol or wine TO
scientific, pharmaceutical, mechanical, in
duStrial or other non-beveTage purposes
or of Il regularly registered and practic
Ing dentist, physician or veterinarian us
ing ethyl alcohol or wine for nou-bever
age purposes in the practice of his pro
f~ession; or Of a minister. priest. clergy
man or authorized officer having charg
of a church using wine for sacramento
purposes; provided, that any dTuggis
pharmacist, or proprietor of a drug store
holding a permit to sell ethyl alcohol @
wine under this act, may sell or give W
ethyl alcohol or wine on a written pre-
~EcriptlOn, dated and signed. first had an
il praCtlcing physician, and then onl
when such physician shall state In sue
prescription the name of the person fC
whom the same is prescribed. and tina
snch ethyl alcohol or wine Is prescribe
as n necessary remedy; provided furtheI
that each permit holder selling or giXin
away or otherwise diSposlng Of ethyl acc
hol OF wine under this section shall nj
tach n cory Of each application and pre-
sCriptiOn received during each month I
the monthly report required to be file
with the clerk Of the county court unde
the provisions OF section 3 Of this &C
Any permit holder who shall violate an
person who shall make a false statemer
In an application for ethyl alcohol {
wine, shall be deemed guilty Of u mis-
deIncannr,