The St. Joseph observer., 1920-10-30
PROPOSITION NO. te.


f. PROPOSITION NO. ts.
REFERENDUM ORDERED sY THE
PETITION or THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. s35. enacted by hftleth
General Assembly. Prohibiting rnsnufac-
tUrs, sale, gft, advr -tisemCnt or trans
portstlon Of intoxicating liquors within,
tain conditions; providing for search OF
Intoxicating liquors urlawfully soldi de-
cIarlng certain buildings or certain places
used Tn unlawful manufacture Of intoxl-
eating liquors nuisances and p,vinu right
Of abatement; giving persons injured BY
Intoxicated perGons right of action agaluSe
VINO manufactures, sell or prescribe for
ethyl alcohol or wine; defining intoNlcat-
Ing liquor and other wordsi providing for
enforcement OF said act and prescribing
penatles for Violation Of same.
AN ACT prohibiting the msr u1acture,
sale gift, advertisement or tTanSpOlta-
ton Of intoxicating liquors within, into
or from the state Of Missouri, except
for certain purposes and under certain
regulations. providing for search and
feizure OF intONiC' ting liquors unlaW-
fully manufactured or sold; declaring
certain buildings. structures. and things
used in the unlawful manufacture and
sale Of intoxicating liquors 70 he nui-
sances and giving the right ot abate-
eSlaDllSlllB
in damage for injuries by intoxicated
persons against Illegal liquor sellers;
prescribing additional duties for prose-
cutting attorneys, sncrIfs and other
law enforcing officers; recurring per-
mits for manuf9 cturers, sellers or ply
sicians who manufacture, sell or write
and providing for the revocation of
same; defining intoxicating liquors and
other words and phrases; making en-
ployes and agents responsible for viola
lion Of this act by a corporation; de-
claring intoxicating liquors Illegally
manufactured or sold to be contrabaud;
fixing venue OF cases under the act;
and with penalties for violation; and
providing when same shall be In force
and effect.
BE It 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 their age ats or employees, to
port Intoxicating liquors with, import
the state OF Missour. for beverage pur-
poses except as hereinafter provided.
Section @ 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 Notwithstanding cider, or OF
deDstured rum for use only In the Indus
trial and mecha meal arts, or OF methyl
d
toilet, medicinal, antseptic, culinary. or
other nom beverage preparations, or OF
ethyl alcohol for scientific, pharmaceut-
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 sacTa-
mental purposes.
Section 9. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. firm. association. or corpora tion
TO manufacture or sell ethyl alcohol or
wine within the state Of Missouri for nom
haNrn
therefor q S herein provided. All persons,
lrms or corporations desiring to manu-
facture or sell ethyl alcohol or wine shall
file with the clerk of the county court
OF the county, in which such persons,
frm or corporation ""sides Or has his
place 81 business, ,sai an eppIcaa9iIn m sniI ios s
Vine WIZ '1af at least @ tea SI G9Y Y days oS SefoPs
shall be in such form as may he pre-
scribed by the attorney general OF MIS-
souri. The said clerk of the county court
county court Of said county al its next
regular term and II the judges OF said
court are satisfied that the allegations OF
the application are true, that the apph-
cant Is twenty-one GID 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
law-abiding. the said court may issue
permit to such applicant to asls-nufaeture
or sell (as the case may bel e:nyi aicO-
hol or wine for a period of one year un-
less revoked or suspended as herein pro-
Vided, Said permit snail be in such form
a. may be prescribed by the attorney
general Of Missouri. Applicants shall pay
10 the county clerk for permits issued as
above set cut. the following fees, to-wit:
For each manufacturing permit the sum
of fifty dollars OSj0.O0); for each selling
permit the sum OF ten dollars C.iO.oyl'
B to the county treasurer. All holders
q permits granted as herein proHlae3,
month, for the calendar month preceding;
fle statement verified by the oath OF
such permit holder. with the clerk Of
such permit holder is engaged Ia ouslnsss,
showing the amount and kinds Of intoAl-
eating liquors manuiactured or received
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 names and
addresses of the persons, firms or cor
porations to whom sold or delivered. and
liquor on hand at the end Of said month.
Section T. II shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corpora tion 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 and
signed. Of an individual or an authorized
agent OF arm or CORPORATION enss.gied fs.it,
medicinal. antisepuc. culinary, or other
non beverage preparatiOns, or Of the
owner or manager Of a hospital, museum.
laboratory, industrial or educational in
stutionA using ethyl alcohol or wine for
scientific pharmaceutical. mechanical, In
austrial or other non beverage purposes.
or Of a regularly registered and practice
ing dentist physician or veterinarian US
ing ethyl alcohol or wine for non -beveI-
age purposes in the practice Of his pro-
fession; OF OF a minister. priest, clergy
man or authorized officer having charge
of a church using wine for saolamentsl
purposes; provided. that any druggist
Pharmacist. or proprietor Of a drug store
holding a permit to sell ethyl alcohol Of
wine under this act, may sell or give swsg
sthyi alcohol or wine on written pre-
serlption. dated and signed. frst had and
obtained from some regularly registered
and practicing physician. and then only
when such physician shall state In sucss
prescription the name Of the person fos
whom the same Is prescribed. and thst
such ethyl alcohol or wine u prescribed
Is q necessary remedy; provided further.
that each permit holder selling or giving