The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-07-29
ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONA ACT

Prescriptions - Permit - Unlawful to
Prescribe Wine, Beer or Alcoholic
Malt Liquor
Sec. 8. No one except a physician
holding permit shall prescribe liq-
uor. Such permit shall be granted by
the Attorney General, unless the Office
of Commissioner of Prohibition shall
be created, then such Commissioner
shall grant said permit. 1t shall be
unlawful to prescribe wine, beer or
any alcoholic malt liquor. And no
physician shall prescribe any liquor
unless after careful physical examin-
alton of the person for whose use
such prescription is sought. Not
more than a total quantity OF one
pint of Intoxicating liquor shall be
prescribed for use by the same person
within any period of ten days and no
prescription shall be filed more than
once, and no person shall procure or
accept or have filled any prescription
for more than one pint of liquor within
said period of ten days. Any regis
tered pharmacist, local registered
pharmacist, or registered assistant
pharmacist filling prescription for
liquor shall at the time endorse upon
it over his own signature the word
Cancelled" together with the date
when the liquor was delivered, and
then make the same part of the rec
ord that he is required to keep as
herein provided.
Every physician who issues a pre-
scription for liquor shall keep rec
ord, alphabetically arranged in a book
prescribed by the officer empowered
to grant permits to physicians which
shall show the date of issue, amount
prescribed, to whom issued, the pur-
pose or ailment for which it is to be
used and directions for use, stating
the amount and frequency of the dose.
omplaints-Hearings Before Attor-
ney General--Revocation of Per
mits-Appcal
Sec. 9. If at any time there shall
be filed with the Attorney General,
but In case the Office of Commissioner
of Prohibition shall be created, then
before such Commissioner. COM
plant under oath setting forth facts
showing. or il the said officer has
reason to believe, that any person
who has a permit is not in good faith
conforming to the provisions OF this
Act or has violated the laws of the
State relating to Intoxicating liquor,
such officer or his agent shall imme-
diately issue an order citing such per-
son TO appear before him on day
named not more than thirty and not
less than fifteen days from the date OF
service upon such permttee Of a copy
OF the citation, which citation Shall be
accompanied by copy OF such COM
plant, or in the event that the pro-
ceedings be initiated by the Attor-
ney General or Commissioner OF
Prohibition with statement OF the
facts constituting the violation
charged at which time hearing shall
be held unless continued for cause.
Such hearing shall be held within fifty
miles of the place where the offense is
alleged to have occurred, unless the
parties agree on another place. If it
is found that such person has been
guilty OF wifully violating any such
laws, as charged, or has not in good
faith conformed to the provisions OF
this Act, such permit shall be re-
voked, and no permit shall be granted
to such person within one year there
after. Should the permit be revoked
by the officer granting it, the permit
tee may have review OF his decision
before a court ohequity in the manner
provided in Section hereof. During
the tendency OF such action such per-
NIT shall be temporarily revoked.
Record of Sales, Etc.
Sec. 10. No person shall manufac-
ture, purchase for sale, sell or trans
port any liquor without making at
the time permanent record thereof
showing in detail the amount and
kind of liquor manufactured, pur-
chased, sold, or transported together
with the names and addresses OF the
persons TO whom sold, in case of sale
and the consignor and consignee in
case of transportation, and the time
and place of such manufacture, sale or