WICOMICO COUNTY.

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1908, ch. 139, sec. 7 (p. 1086).

124. It shall be unlawful for any doctor or physician to issue a pre-
scription for intoxicating liquor except in writing, or in any case unless
the person for whom it is issued is actually sick or such liquor actually
is required as a medicine. Every prescription for intoxicating liquor shall
contain the name, quantity of liquor prescribed, the name of the person
for whom prescribed, the date on which the prescription is written, and
direction for the use of the liquor so prescribed. And the said prescription
shall contain the hour or exact time that it was written; and it shall be
unlawful tfor any doctor or physician who has been convicted of issuing
verbal prescriptions for intoxicating liquor, or of issuing prescriptions for
intoxicating liquor, knowing the same to be for use as a beverage, or of
issuing prescriptions that do not in form comply with this Act, thereafter
to issue any prescription for intoxicating liquor for any purpose for a
period of two years from the date of such conviction. Every prescription
issued in violation of the provision hereof shall be held to be an unlawful
selling and on conviction thereof the person issuing same shall be pun-
ished accordingly.

1908, ch. 139, sec. 8 (p. 1086).

125. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to forbid or prevent the
sale within Wicomico county by a druggist or pharmacist of liquor for
medical or sacramental purposes only, or of alcohol for medicinal, chem-
ical or mechanical purposes only, not to be drunk upon the premises under
any circumstances; provided, the following requirements are fully com-
plied with and such druggist or pharmacist, in good faith shall keep a true
and exact record in a book which he shall provide for the purpose, in
which shall be entered at the time of every sale of intoxicating liquor made
by him, or in or about his place of business to all persons whomsoever, the
date of such sale and the hour thereof, the name of the purchaser, who
shall also sign his name in said book as a part of said entry, and his resi-
dence, stating the street and house number if there be such; the kind,
quantity and price of such liquor, the purpose for which it was sold; and
when the sale is for medicinal purposes, the book shall also contain the
name of the physician issuing the prescription therefor. Such prescrip-
tions shall be cancelled by writing on it the word "cancelled" and the date
and the hour on which it was presented and filled, and kept on file. No
prescription shall be filled a second time. Such book shall be in form
substantially as follows:

Date and Hour	Name of Purchaser	Residence	Kind and Quantity	Purpose of Use	Price	Name of Physician	Signature of Purchaser

and the book and all such prescriptions before provided for shall be open
to inspection by any State's Attorney justice of the peace having criminal