34 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [^H. 13
one quart or malt liquors in quantity not to exceed one dozen
pint bottles. But it shall be unlawful for any person to bring
into said county or have in his possession in said county more
than the above stated amount of liquor at any one time or to
bring into said county more than the above stated amount of
spirituous or malt liquors during any one calendar month;
provided further that nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prevent the proper officers of churches to receive wine in un-
broken packages for sacramental purposes only; nor to pre-
vent the shipment of alcohol or spirituous liquors to registered
pharmacists for medicinal, scientific or mechanical purposes
only; nor in the manufacture, sale, shipment or transportation
of any bona fide medicinal, culinary or toilet preparation, offi-
cial, standard or proprietary, provided the same does not con-
tain more alcohol than necessary to comply with its standard
or official formula or to hold the constituents in solution, pre-
serve the preparation or keep it from freezing, provided the
preparation is not sold as a beverage or intoxicant.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this Act
shall not be construed to prevent anyone from manufacturing
native fruits for his own domestic consumption, wine or cider
or possessing the same for domestic use only, but under no
circumstances to be sold or given away in violation of this
Act; or to prevent the sale, keeping or storing for sale by
registered pharmacists of liquors for medicinal and sacramental
purposes only not to be drunk upon the premises under any
circumstances, provided that such regular druggist or pharma-
cist shall, in good faith, keep a true and exact record in a book
which he shall provide for the purpose in which shall be en-
tered at the time of any sale of intoxicating liquor, or any mix-
ture of the same made by him, or in or about his place of
business to all persons whatsoever, the date of such sale, the
name of the purchaser, who shall also sign his name in said
book as a part of said entry and his residence, the kind, quan-
tity, price of such liquor and 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 prescription shall be cancelled by writing on it
"Cancelled" and the date on which it was presented and filed,
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