The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-10-22
NO. IS.

PROPOSITION NO. 10.
PETITION or THE PEOPLE
House bill No. s3s, enacted by fftleth
9eneraI Assembly. Prohibiting manufae-
tnre, sale, gift, advertisement or trans.
RortntIon Of intoxicating liquors within,
ealn conditions; providing for search Of
intoxicating liquors unlawfully cold; de-
4tnfino certain buildings or certain places
eaeG IN unlawful manufacture Of intoxi.
eellnu liquors nulsanees and giving right
2 statement; giving persons injured by
Intoxicated persons right Of action against
Illegal liquor sellers regulating those
eao manufacture, 81 or prescribe for
eNhyl alcohol or wine defining ~lntoxieat-
enforce Of said act and prescribing
eenstleE for violation Of same.
AN ACI%~prohibiting the manufacture.
sale, gift. advertisement or transporta-
ton Of intoxicating liquors within, into
Qr O the state Of Missouri, except
for certain purposes and under certain
regulations; providing for search and
eefsure Of Intoxicating liquors unlaW-
fully manufactured OF sold; declaring
certain buildings. structures ms things
qaod In the unlawful manufacture and
GaIo Of intoxicating liquors to be nui-
nances and giving the right Of abate-'
rcnt, establishing the. right Of action
~ damage for injuries BY intoxicated
persons against Illegal liquor %sellers;
prescribing additional duties for prose-
cutting attorneys, sheriis and other
Aw-ehfofcinE OFFICERS: requiring per-
mfts for nnaDufacturers, sellers or ply
nicians who manufacture, sell or write
prescriptions for ethyl alcohol or wine
and pfofidinE for the revocation Of
same defining intoxicating liquors and
ether words and phrases; making EN-
nlOyes and agents responsible for viola
zion Of this act by a corporation; de-
alaring intoxicating LIQUORS Illegally
manufactured or sold 10 be c~ontraband;
Nxing venue OF cases under the act,
providing when same shall be IN force
and erect.
- Il enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Missouri. as follows:
rs
Section i. II shall be unlawful for any
nerson, nrm, association or corporation,
NJ. It's or their agents or employees. to
manufacture, sell. give away or trans
port Intoxicating liquors with, import
the same into, or export the same from
Ahe state OF Missouri for beverage pur-
poses, except as hereinafter provided.
Section z That the provisions of this
act shall not be construed 20 as &c pre-
went the manufacture, importation. ex-
portation, or sale Of denatured alcohol,
~ Of cider for the purpose Of making
vinegar or misunderstanding cider. or OF
nanatured rum for ure only in the indus
rial and mechanical arts, or OF methyl
alcohol, or Of ethyl alcohol in ~non-potable
ko1let, medicinal. a%ntiseptic, culinary, or
other non-beyerage preparations. or Of
ethyl alcohol for scientific. phRrmaceuti-
9al. mechanical. or industrial purposes,
Or 70 prevent the sale OF ethyl alcohol
OF vine by pharmacists or druggists az
crowded herein for medicinal or sRcra-
enental purposes.
Osection 3. It shall be unlawful for any
Derson. firm, aHsocis. ion, or corporation
90 manufacture OF sell ethyl alcohol or
swine within the state Of Missouri for nom
oeverage purposes without a permit
eherefor as herein provided. All persons.
HrmE or corporations desiring to manu-
gacture or sell ethyl slcohol or wine shall
Sic with the clerk Of the county court
81 the county, In which such persons,
arm or corporation resides or has his
DlAce Of business, an application for
. permit 70 manufacture or sell, (aA
she case may bel ethyl alcohol or
Wtne, at least ten 40 days before
hearing thereon. Said application
ahaI be In such form az may be pre-
aenbed by the Encouragement Of Mis-
upur. The said clerk Of the county court
shall present said application TO the
8ounty court OF said ounty AZ its next
irregular term and II the judge OF said
court are satisfied that the allegations Of
che application are true, that the appii-
can't 10 twenty-one (2D years OF age
and NOT addicted 70 the use Of intoKicat-
y liquors a. a beverage; and that the
applicant is Of good moral character and
AW-abiding, the said court may issue a
permit TO such applicant to manufacture
pr sell (as the case may bel ethyl alco-
hel or wine for a period OF one year I'M
4ess revoked or suspended as herein pro-
v1ded. said permit shall be In such form
% may be prescribed by the attorney
general OF Missouri. Applicants shall pay
20 the county clerk for permits issued az
above set out, the following fees. to- wit
For each manufacturing permit the sum
Of Atty dollars (Sb0.00); for each selling
permit the sum OF ten dollars CSC. 0O).
AL fees collected by the county clerk un-
der this section shall be paid over month
~ TO the county treasurer. All holders
ofopermits granted as herein provided.
shall, on or before the 5th day Of each
month, for the calendar month preceding,
ME a statSment, verified by the oath OF
such permit holder, with the clerk OF
the county court Of the county Ia which
such permit holder Is engaged IN business.
showing the amount and kinds OF intoxi-
eating liquors ma nufactured or received
during said month with names and adj
dresses Of the persons, firms or corpor.
ations from whom received, and the
amount and kind OF Intoxicating liquor,
sold or otherwise used or disposed OF
during aid month With the names and
addresses Of the persons, firms or cor.
porations to whom sold or delivered. anC
The mount and kind OF intoxicating
nauor on hand at the end OF said month
Nsection 4. It shall be unlawful for an,
person. Arm or corporation IN the STATE
Of Missouri, holding a permit TO mani
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,
eept on a written application. dated an,
signed. OF an Individual OF an authorized
agent OF a Arm or corporation engaged
tn the manufacture Of non-potable toilet
medicinal, antiseptic, culinary. or othel
noa-beverage preparations, or OF IN,
laboratory, industrial or educational In
stuuonal using ethyl alcohol or wine To-
scientific. pharmaceutical, mechanical, In
ountrial or other non-beverage ~purposen
or az a regularly registered and practic
inE dentist. physician or veterinarian ua
ing ethyl alcohol or wine for non beyer
aee Purposes In the practice Of his pro
seaslon; or u a minister, priest. clergy
man or authorized officer having eharg
81 a church using wine for sacramento
purposes; provided, that any druggist
Pharmacist. or proprietor q a drug htors
holding n permit 20 sell ethyl alcohol o
wine uncer thie act. may sell or give ava,
ethyl alcohol or wine On a written pre-
ncription, dated and signed. drst had an
obtained from some regularly regiaterea
and practicing physician. and then Onl,
when such physician shall state IN sucl
prescription the name OF the person 10
such ethyl alcohol or wine n prescribe
~ a nccessary remedy; provided further
mat rack permit holder selling or gtvinI
HwaN q otherwise Opposing VI ethyl alec