Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-20
PETITIONS FOR
STATE DRY LAW
CHANGE OPENED

In order that the Arizona druggist
may lawfully obtain alcohol for mes
dicinal and manufacturing purposes,
and in order that priests and minis"
ters may obtain alcoholic beverage
for sacrament and religious cere-
mony, the Arizona Pharmaceutical
is circulating petition
which will be presented to the Hon
orable James II. Kerby, secretary Of
state, requesting that section ] Of
article 20 OF the constitution Of the
state OF Arizona and section 1 Of ar
tic1e "a of the constitution Of the
state be amended to read as, follows:
Section /, article % amended:
Ardent spirits, ale, beer, wine or
intoxicating liquor or liquors of
whatever kind shall not be manufac-
tured in or introduced into the state
of Arizona under any pretense. Every
person who sells, exchanges, gives,
barters or disposes of any ardent
spirits, ale, beer, wine or intoxicat-
ing liquor of any kind to any person
in the state of Arizona, or who manu-.
features, or introduces into, or at
tempts to introduce into the state of
Arizona any ardent spirits, ale, beer
wine or intoxicating liquor of any
kind shall be gui:ry of misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be impris-
oned for not less than 10 days and
not more than years and fined not
less than S25 and costs nor more
than $500 and costs for each offensei
Crowded, that it shall be lawful for
any person to introduce into the state
of Arizona transport and sell to any
pharmacist licensed by the state OF
Arizona and conducting general
pharmacist business in the state, al
cohol, TO be used for medicinal and
manufacturing purposes, and IT shall
be lawful for any such pharmacist to
receive, have in his possession, trans
rort and upon receipt OF a properly
executed prescription from any repu-
table licensed physician, sell and dis
penae such alcohol, to be used for me-
dicinal and manufacturing purposes); /;
provided further that nothing in this
amendment contained shall apply to
the manufacture or sale of denatured
alcohol.
Section 2. The Legislature shall by
appropriate legislation provide for the
carrying into effect of this amend
ment.
Section 3. This amendment shall
take effect and be in force on and
after the first day of January, 1921.
Section l, article "a, amended:
1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son in the state of Arizona to re-
ceive, or cause to be received, from
without the state of Arizona, for any
purpose, any ardent spirits, ale, beer,
wine or Intoxicating liquors of any
kind, and it shall be unlawful for any
person in the state of Arizona to
have in his possession, for any pur-
rose, any ardent spirits, ale, beer,
win cor intoxicating liquors of any
kind which he has introduced or
caused to be introduced into the state
of Arizona, and it shall be unlawful
for any person to transport or cause
to be transported, within the state of
Arizona, any ardent spirits, ale, beer,
wine or Intoxicating liquors of any
kind, provided, that it shall be lawful
for any regularly ordained priest or
clergyman of an established church
to receive, transport and possess wine
to be used only for sacramental pur-
poses, and provided further that the
University of Arizona through its
board of regents, may introduce, re-
ceive, transport and posses grain al
cohol for scientific uses, and may use
and may distribute such alcohol under
such restriction and regulations as
said board of regents may from time
to time adopt, to other institutions of
research and learning, for scientific
uses; Crowded, that Ii snail be law
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