Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1920-10-21
PROPOSITION NO. Is.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY TIKI
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.

PROPOSITION NO. Is.
REFERENDUM ORDERED BY THE
PETITION OF THE PEOPLE.
House bill No. ss5, enacted by fftleth
General Assembly. Prohibiting manufac-
ture, sale, qlft. advertisement or trans
portation of Intoxicating liquors within,
Into or from this state, except under GER
tain conditions; providing for search of
intoxicating liquors unlawfully sold; de-
clarlng 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 %sellersi 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 nui-
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, sherifs and other
law-enforcing 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-
ployes and agents responsible for viola
ton Of this act by a corporations; de-
claring intoxicating. liquors Illegally
manufactured or sold to 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 it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawrul for any
person, firm, association or corporation,
his, its or then agents or employees, to
manufacture, sell, give away or trans
port Intoxicating liquors with, import
the same into, or export the same from
the state OF Missouri for beverage pur-
poses, except as hereinafter provided.
Section Z. That the provisions of this
act shall not lie 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
denatUred rum for use only in the indus
trial and mechanical arts, or OF methyl
alcohol, or OF ethyl alcohol in nOn-pOIaDle
toilet, medicinal, antiseptic, culinary, or
3ther non-DeNerage preparations, or OF
sLngl dlCOIlgI AOI 5ClSIlllllEt IildI4iidGeull-
cal, mechanical, Or Industrial purposes,
or to prevent the sale OF ethyl alcohol
or wine by pharmacists or druggists as
provided herein for medlclnal. or sacra-
mental purposes.
section g.. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, urn, association, or corporation
to manufacture on sell ethyl alcohol or
wine within the state Of Missouri for non
beverage purposes without a permit
therefor as herein provided. All persons,
firms or corporations desiring to manl-
facture or sell ethyl alcohol or wine shall
Tile with the clerk or the county court
OF the county, ia which such persons,
firm Or corporation resides or mas ms
place of business, an application Tor
a permit to manufacture, or sell, tas
the case may be- ethyl a!coAol or
wine, at least ten 10J days before
>thA hearing thereon. said application
shall be in such form as may be pre-
scribed by the encouragement Of Mis-
souri,. The said clerk of the count court
shall present said application to the
county court of said county at its next
regular term and ii the judges of said
the application are true, that the appil-
cant is twGnty-one CID years OF age
and not addicted to the use Of intoytcat-
ing liquors as & beverages; and that the
applicant is of good moral character and
laW-abiding, the said court may issue a
permit to such applicant 10 manufacture
or sell (as the case may be- ethyl aIco-
hol or wine for q period OF one year un"
less revoked or suspended as herein pro-
vided. Said permit snail be in such form
as may be prescribed ny the attorney
general Of Missouri. Applicants shall pay
to the unit Clerk for permits issued as
above set out, the following lees, to-Wit:
For each manufacturing permit the sum
OF fifty dollars $4,000, for each selling
permif tine sum of ten dollars (SlO. 800.
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 9Th 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 holder is engaged in business,
showing the amount and kinds of intoXi-
eating liquors manufactured or received
turing said month with names and adj
dresses OF the persons, firms or cQrpor-
atoms from whom received, and the
amount and kind OF intoxicating liquors
sold or otherwise used or disposed OF
addresses Of the persons, firms o. cor
porationS to whom sold or delivered ana
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-
faclure or sell ethyl alcohol or wine un-
der this ACT, to sell, give away, or other
wise dispose OF ethyl alcohol or wine eX-
eept on q written application, dated and
signed, 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
nou-beVerage preparations, or of the
owner or nag of a hospital, museum,
laboratory, Industrial or educational in
gtutional using ethyl alcohol or wine for
scientific, pharmaceutical, mechanical, in
Hustrial or other non-peverage purposes,
or of a regularly registered and pfactic-
Ing dentist. physician or veterinarian us
ing ethyl alcohol or wine fer nom beVer-
age purposes in the practice Of his pro-