The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-02-05
OBTAIN WHISKEY
THROUGH PERMIT
BIJREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE
ANNOUNCES RULES.
Warning From Roper.
Must Be No Profteering in Sales for
Medical Purposes, Says
Commissioner.

which Intoxicating llquOIS Wdy uo w
tained for medical purposes and de-
tailed regulations governing their
sale were made public tonight by the
bureau of internal revenue. An
nouncement also was made that the
bureau had compiled system of per-
mits, providing definite and fixed
channel through which all intoxicat-
ing liquors must move, and by which
hereafter the government will know
the location of every gallon OF dis
titled liquor within the nations
boundaries except that stored in pri-
vate homes.
In setting forth the ways in which
liquor may be procured, Commission
or Roper took occasion to issue warn
ing against profeteering in it's sale.
The commissioner declared that ex-
orbitant charges for liquor for medl-
einal purpose certainly places the
dispensers thereof in the class with
profteers and they will be investi-
gated
Mr.. Roper also announced that all
liquor seized under federal law prior
to last October %, unless claimed un-
der the 60 day ruling, would be sold
by order of the court under the juris-
diction of which it is held. 1t must
be sold, however, to holder of per-
NIT to use it whether for medicinal
or non beverage purposes.
Two Permits Needed.
Both the physician who prescribes
and the pharmacist who sells liquor,
the regulations provide, must have a
permit which may be obtained from
the federal prohibition director. 9th
or details of the method by which
liquor for medicinal purposes may be
purchased follow:
Any physician duly licensed to
practice general medicine and actively
engaged in the practice of such pro-
fession may obtain a permit to pre-
scribe intoxicating liquor and may OBJ
tain permit to prescribe liquor and
may then issue prescriptions for dis
titled spirits, wines or certain alco-
ho1ic medicinal preparations for
medicinal purposes for persons upon
whom he is in attendance in cases
where he believes that the use OF
LIQUOR as a medicine is necessary. In
no case may spirituous liquor be pre-
scribed by one or more physicians in
excess of one pint for the same per-
son within any period of ten days.
"All prescriptions for intoxicating
LIQUOR are required to be written on
blanks prescribed by the bureau ex-
cept that in emergency cases physi-
clans may use their regular prescrip-
tion blanks.
Through Regular Channels.
Prescriptions for intoxicating
liquor may be filed only by register
ed pharmacists who hold permits au-
thorizing them to do so, or who are
employed by retail druggists holding
such permits. Pharmacists and drug
gists holding such permits will pro-
cure their supplies of intoxicating
liquor from manufacturers or other
persons holding permits authorizing
them to sell liquor.
persons to whom prescriptions for
Intoxicating liquor are issued by ply
sicians may secure liquor prescribed
through pharmacists or druggists
holding permits without obtaining
permits.
physicians may also obtain per-
mits emitting them to procure not
more than six quarts of distilled spir-
its. wines or certain alcoholic prepara-
tions during any calendar year for ad-
ministrations to their patients in
emergency cases where delay in pro-
curing liquor on prescription
through a pharmacist might have Sc
rious consequent to the patient.
s*Proviso is also made in the regu-
lations for issuing permits to hospit-
ais and sanatoriums to enable them
to procure intoxicating liquor to be
administered for medical purposes to
patients at such institutions and also
for issuing permits to manufacturing
industrial and other establishments
laintaining first aid stations, au-
~thorizing them to procure such liquor
for administration to their employees
for medicinal purposes in emergency
cases."
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