WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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more than two hundred dollars, and cost of prose-

cution, or instead of such fine, imprisonment in

the county jail for thirty days, or both, in the dis-

cretion of the court, and for each subsequent

offence not less than two hundred dollars, nor

Subsequent
offenses.

more than five hundred dollars, or instead of such

line, imprisonment in the county jail for sixty

days, or both, in the discretion of the court; and

on failure to pay the fine, he, she or they shall be

committed to the jail of said county until such fine

and the costs are paid; and one-half of the fine

shall be paid to the informer, and the other half

to the board of school commissioners of said

county, for the benefit of the public schools in

eaid county.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That nothing herein

contained shall be construed to prevent the com-

How con-

pounding or sale of any such liquors by a phar-

strued.

macist and druggist who may or shall have ob-

tained a license therefor as hereinafter provided

upon the written bona fide prescription of a regu-

lar practicing physician of Worcester county,

whose name shall be signed thereto, and all such

prescriptions shall be filed and kept by such

pharmacist and druggist, and no prescription shall

serve for more than one purchase; but no physi-

cian shall make or sign any such prescription

unless the person for whom it is made is actually

sick, and such liquor is absolutely required as a

medicine; nor shall any physician, who is also a

pharmacist and druggist, sell any such liquor to

any one upon his own prescription; any physician

who shall, after said first day of May, eighteen

hundred and eighty-three, make or sign any pre-

scription for such liquor except as aforesaid, or

who being a pharmacist and druggist shall sell

any such liquor to anyone upon his own prescrip-

tion, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this

act, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined

Penalty for

not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hun-

violation.

dred dollars for the first offence, and not less than

two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars

for each subsequent offence (one-half of said fines

to be paid to the informer, and the balance to be

paid to the Board of Public School Commission-