JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 727
physician who shall, after said first day of May next
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succeeding said election, make or sign any pre-
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scription for such liquor, except as provided for
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herein, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this
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Penalty for
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act, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
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violation.
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less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars
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and costs for each oifence, and be committed by the
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court wherein such conviction is had until such fine
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and costs are paid ; nor shall anything herein con-
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tained be construed to prohibit a sale by such phar-
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macist or druggist in case of extreme illness, when
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delay would be dangerous to the patient ; and pro-
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vided that nothing herein contained shall be con-
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strued to prevent the sale of peach or apple brandy
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and wines manufactured in said county by the
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producer of the fruit from which it is made, at his
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place of residence, in quantities not less than one
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gallon ; and provided further, that cider made from
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apples shall not be construed to mean fermented,
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spirituous or intoxicating liquor.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That if on and after the
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said first day of May next succeeding said election,
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any person or persons, firm, company, or body corpo-
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rate, shall in any election district of said county where-
in a majority of the votes as aforesaid have been cast
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"Against license," and proclamation thereof made
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as aforesaid, sell or otherwise barter or dispose of,
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directly or indirectly, any spirituous, fermented or
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other intoxicating liquors, or medicated bitters, pro-
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ducing intoxication, or any compound of which alco-
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hol forms the chief or principal ingredient, as afore-
said, and except, as aforesaid, he, she or they shall
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Deemed
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be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
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guilty of mis-
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viction thereof shall be fined for each and every
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demeanor.
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oifence not less than fifty nor more than one hun-
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dred dollars, and for every offence subsequent to any
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conviction of a violation of this law, the minimum
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as well as the maximum of said fine shall be doubled,
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the costs of every conviction to be in every case paid
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by the person or persons found guilty of a violation
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of this law, and in every case the party is to stand
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committed until his fines and costs are paid ; and for
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a second and every subsequent offence, the person
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or persons so offending shall, in addition to said fine
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and costs, be imprisoned for not less than thirty days
nor more than six months ; the one-half of said fines
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Fines — how
disposed of
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