Sections 65 and 66 provide for sales by druggists of pure grain, ethyl, or fruit alcohol for scientific, pharmaceutical, and mechanical purposes; sales by druggists of wine for sacramental purposes; and penalty on druggists, etc., for violations. Section 69 provides when the issue of prescriptions by physicians is unlawful; penalty. Section 72 provides for the issue of licenses to druggists, hospitals, and chemical laboratories, bond being required. Section 72-a provides for the issuance of licenses to partnerships engaged in retail drug business. Section 73 provides for the shipment of ardent spirits to pharmacists, and the records to be kept. Section 74 provides for permits to be issued by the commissioner, etc. Section 76 provides for the right of appeal by the Commonwealth in all cases arising under this act, except when such appeal is forbidden by the Constitution. Section 77 provides that when any section or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia or the Supreme Court of the United States the part so declared shall cease to be operative. Section 78 defines the duties of the attorney for the Commonwealth. Section 79 provides that prescriptions, affidavits, and record books must be examined by the commissioner or his representatives. Section 80 defines who are deemed intoxicated, of intemperate habits, and provides as follows: Any person who was drunk enough ardent spirits to so affect his manner, disposition, speech, muscular movement, general appearance, or behavior, as to be apparent to observation, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this act, to be intoxicated, and if he shall continue to use ardent spirits as a beverage during the period of one year, so as to produce the above results from time to time, he shall be deemed a person of intemperate habits within the meaning of this act. Under section 81, employees of hotels or places of public entertainment, employees of boats, vehicles, etc., are prohibited from securing or assisting in securing ardent spirits for guests or patrons, and penalty for this violation of the act is provided. etc. Section 83 prohibits the keeping or sale of ardent spirits in hotels. Section 86 prohibits certain advertisements or the circulation of statements or other matter relating to ardent spirits and the liquor traffic; penalty. Under section 88, certain houses, etc., are declared common nuisances, and section 89 provides for injunctions against nuisances. Section 90 provides for the disposition of ardent spirits seized; disposition of stills, tubs, fermenters, etc., seized. Section 91 relates to the transportation of malted milk and similar preparations; commissioner to control sale of similar preparations containing malt or alcohol. Under sections 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96 the attorney general for the Commonwealth is authorized to appoint as well as to remove or discharge at will certain assistants, attorneys, etc., and the powers of such employees are defined. Under section 97, certain laws therein specified are not repealed. Section 98 provides that this entire act shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the State. This entire act shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State for the protection of the State, for the protection of the public health, peace, and morals, and the prevention of the sale and use of ardent spirits, and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed to effect these objects, provided that no person shall be prosecuted for an offense for which he has been tried in any other court, or is being prosecuted therefor at the time of the institution of the proceedings under this act. Statistics reported by the United States Commissioner of Prohibition for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1928, and June 30, 1929, follow here: TABLE 23.-Specially denatured alcohol received and used by manufacturers, year ended June 30, 1928 TABLE 23.-Specially denatured alcohol received and used by manufacturers, TABLE 50.-Wine shipped or delivered for sacramental purposes, fiscal year ended June 30, 1928 Domestic__‒‒‒ -gallons-- 2, 034. 32 TABLE 54.-Wine shipped or delivered for sacramental purposes, fiscal year ended June 30, 1929 Domestic--- -gallons-- 1, 803. 50 TABLE 54.-Number of new permits issued during year ended June 30, 1928 TABLE 55.-Number of permits renewed during the year ended June 30, 1928 TABLE 56.-Number of permits revoked during year ended June 30, 1928 TABLE 58.-Number of new permits issued during fiscal year ended June 30, 1929 TABLE 60.-Number of permits revoked during year ended June 30, 1929 TABLE 57.-Number of permits canceled, surrendered, or expired during the year ended June 30, 1928 TABLE 61.-Number of permits canceled, surrendered, or expired during the year ended June 30, 1929 TABLE 58.-Number of permits in force June 30, 1928 TABLE 62.-Number of permits in force June 30, 1929 TABLE 60.-Number of alcohol, denatured alcohol, and wine permits in force June 30, 1928 TABLE 64.-Number of alcohol, denatured alcohol, and wine permits in force June 30, 1929 TABLE 61 (p. 83).-Statement of number of arrests, seizures, etc., by prohibition administrator during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1928 Illicit distilleries and distilling apparatus seized: Illicit distilleries-- Stills Still worms Fermenters Spirits seized, wine, gallons_ Malt liquor seized, gallons_ Wine seized, gallons- Cider seized, gallons_ Mash seized, gallons. Pomace seized, gallons. Value of autos seized_. Boats or launches seized..... Value of boats or launches. Total appraised value of property seized and destroyed_. Persons arrested by Federal prohibition officers- 1,372 223 222 13, 524 27, 604. 50 1, 105 284 125 1,749, 680 3,865 132 $55,483. 75 7 $1,725.00 $627, 635, 70 $58, 363.00 1 432 TABLE 65.-Statement of number of arrests, seizures, etc., by prohibition administrator during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1929 Total appraised value of property seized and destroyed_. Total appraised value of property seized and not destroyed__ Agents injured in performance of duty-- Persons arrested by Federal prohibition officers-- Persons arrested by State officers assisted by Federal officers--- 43008-S. Doc. 307, 71-3, vol 467 24, 759 75 176 2, 353 1,682, 640 6, 896 61 $23, 611 4 $1,825 $601, 087. 25 $26, 642. 50 1 375 302 |