The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-02-23
Irnporant Legislation in 1921.


The most important legislation i'll
1921 was the Supplemental Prohibit
ton act approved November 25, 1921,
sometimes called the Willis Campbell
bill. This legislation was initiated in
order to prevent the prescribing OF
malt liquors for medicinal purposes.
Its provisions may be summarized as
follows:
1t prohibits the prescribing OF
beer or malt liquors for medicinal pur-
poses.
1T provides that not more than
one-fourth gallon of vinous liquor. or
any such Ninous or spurious liquor
that contains separately or in the az
grcgate more than oue-half pint OF
alcohol may be prescribed in ten days.
3-Physicians are limited TO ono
hundred prescriptions Tor liquor i'll
ninety days unless reason is shown
for the issuance OF larger quantity.
1T enlargcs the powers OF the
Commissioner with reference 10 coll
troll over manufacturers OF patented
medicines and alcoholic preparations.
1t provided that whenever the sales
OF such preparations in any com-
munity were substantially increased
by reason of their sale for beverage
purposes. that the Commissioner
might require the manufacturer to
change his formula and if such change
was not made within the time re-
quired that the Commissioner cancel
the same
Sit prohibits the importation OF
spirtuous or vinous liquors until the
amount on hand is, in the opinion OF
the Commissioner insufficient to sup
ply the current need for non-beYeragc
purposes.
6--It provides that spurious LID
uors exported in original packages
may be reimportcd i'll such packages
for rcdeposit in the distillery ware
house from which originally removed
1T confcrs jurisdiction upon
the courts OF Hawaii and the Virgin
Islands to enforce the National Pro-
hibition act.
SIT empowers the Commissioner
to make regulations to enforce the
National Prohibition act.
9-7lt provides that the penal pro-
visions OF the Internal Revenue laws
should continue i'll force both as &c
beverage and non-beycragc liquor.
lot provides that all taxes and
tax penalties provided for under Sec
ton IS OF the original National Pro
hibition act should be assessed and
collected as other taxes on the manu-
facture OF or traffic in Intoxicating
liquors.
lit provides for relief from In
ternal Revenue taxes on distilled
spirits where the same had been lost
by THEFT. accidental fire or other
casualty while in the possession OF a
common carrier. or ii lost by theft
from a bonded warehouse without
negligence, collision or fraud upon
the part OF the owner.
Pit penalties any officer. who, III
the enforcement OF the National Pro
hibition act should search any house
without a warrant, or search any
other place maliciously and without
reasonable cause.
l5--It provides a penalty for any
person who should imperSonatc OF
falsely represent himself to be an oil
fcer OF the United States.
In 1921 in addition to the above act
in the principal, other legislation was
with reference to appropriations The
Doth Congress appropriated for the
year ending June 80, 1922, 81, 100000
for Prohibition enforcement. There
was also included in the sundry Civil
Service bill an item of 100000 appro-
priated for the Justice Department
with which to employ special at
torneys for the enforcement OF the
National Prohibition act.
Important Court Decisions for 1921.
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