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Show I ALCOHOL CANNOT IE M 10 THE PILE WHEN THE IHedged In with legal restrictions, subject topayment of numerous small fees, and to unwinding of much red tape, the use of grain alcohol after August 1 is going to be both expensive and difficult This is made plain by the rules and regulations promulgated promulgat-ed by the attorney general's office un-deraiithority un-deraiithority of the prohibitory act passed by the last legislature, which rules and regulations have been sent out to those Interested recently. At the meeting held in the house of representatives' chamber at the state capitol Thursday of sheriffs, district and counly attorneys, for the purpose of going over the rules and regulations, regula-tions, and discussing enforcement of the prohibitory act, James H. Wolfo, assistant attorney general, presided, and the attorney general, Dan B. Shields, and the other assistant, Oliver Oli-ver C. Dalbyr as well as the state chemist, Herman Harms, being present. pres-ent. Every county In the state was i represented by one or more officials, Sheriff H. C. Peterson and District Attorney At-torney S. P. Dobbs-being present from "Weber county. The primary purpose of the meeting meet-ing was to set forth the manner in which those entitled under the prohibiten' pro-hibiten' act to use, or dispose of grain alcohol, non-Intoxicating cider, and vinegar might legally proceed to do so. The plan provides as its principal princi-pal feature so far as disposal of alcohol al-cohol is concerned for creation of a prohibition bureau connected with the attorney general's office, and for creation crea-tion of a storage warehouse. Every person intending'to manufac- I ture alcohol, vinegar, or non-intoxicating cider after August 1, is required to file notice of such intention with the prohibition bureau ten days prior to commencing such manufacture, unless un-less the manufactured article, in the case of vinegar and cider only, is to be used solely for the use of the person per-son or corporation making the same. If the attorney general is satisfied that the applicant is trustworthy, a permit Is issued. All persons having any of the three products on hand, for use other than personal, are required to file witnin two days after August 1 with the prohibition bureau a sworn statement of the amounts of each of the said liquors, and thereafter all persons per-sons legally having them on hand for disposal are required to file such statements, state-ments, together with statements showing show-ing full the disposition of all liquor sold with the bureau within ten days after the end of each quarter. In disposing of such products, whether alcohol, cider or vinegar, the containers in which the liquid is sold must bo tagged with a label obtained from the attorney general's offico showing that the vendor Is entitled to sell the same. In the case of manufacturers manu-facturers of vinegar, these labels will probably be distributed in fairly large quantities, so that the manufacturer will not be unduly hampered, but in the other two cases, a smaller number num-ber of labels may be obtained at one time. Then if the purchaser wishes to ship the goods, ho must get another label before' the railroads can handle the shipment. These labels are of different dif-ferent colors, and Issued In duplicate or triplicate, the copies being filed so that every sale and shipment may be traced, and each label or permit means a fee. The manufacturer of venigar and non-Intoxicating cider ends his connection con-nection with the prohibition bureau and Its label system when ho has pasted past-ed his permit to sell on the container. After that its disposal Is not checked by the bureau, and the grocer or other oth-er retailer is required morely to keep it in the labelled container until sold. Shipping labels are not necessary. But the chain of tags goes on much further fur-ther when alcohol is the subject. Warehouse Managers. This liquor may only be shipped Into In-to the state and stored by warehouse managers designated by the governor. The present plan is to name one such manager. From this warehouse, all dispensers of the fluid must obtain their supplies. When an applicant seeks to obtain some, he must set a permit from the Prohibition bureau for its shipment, as must manufacturers manufactur-ers of alcohol before shipping their product to the warehouse, or without the state, and as the warehouse must beforo shipping alcohol into the state for storage by itself. These tags must go on the containers. The container might thus have a label showing that the manufacturer is permitted to dls disposo of the fluid, a label showing his permission to ship to the warehouse, ware-house, a label showing the warehouseman's warehouse-man's permission to ship to the consumer, con-sumer, or druggist, and in case the druggist reshlps, another label showing show-ing his permission to do so. Alcohol may bo purchased at whole-sole whole-sole from the warehouse by druggists, hospitals, scientific or manufacturing Institutions. The purchase must bo in lots of five wine gallons or more to constitute such a purchase. These permits per-mits must also go on the container, copies being sent to the bureau for its checking system. The druggist may purchase alcohol at wholesale for resale, re-sale, the other permittees may only purchase alcohol for their own use. One druggist may purchase alcohol at retail from another druggist for use in manufacturing or for some scientific scien-tific purpose, but cannot sell alcohol so purchased. He may dispose of only alcohol purchased at wholesale. General Public Prohibited. The general public, prohibited by the law from gaining possession of alcohol, may In the purview of the law occasionally have some use for alcohol for some scientific or manufacturing purpose. If the member of said public so desiring said liquid Is not a manufacturing manu-facturing or scientific institution, a druggist or hospital, said member cannot can-not buy it at wholesale, but must get It from the druggist. The first step Is to go before some justice of the peace in the county where the fliud is to bo used with a statement on a form furnished by the Prohibition bureau, setting out that the applicant desires the fluid for use in some manufacturing manufactur-ing or scientific way, and specifically describing just what that use is to be so that the justice of the peace can determine whether or not It is scientific scien-tific or mechanical. "(Alcohol for alcohol al-cohol rubs is not for use In oither a scientific or mechanical manner, nor can any other medicinal use of tho liquor bo brought under this provision, according to the attorney general"s ruling). It the justice of the peace, or In Og-den, Og-den, the municipal judge, believes that the use intended is legitimate, he then Issues a permit to purchase. With that permit, and armed with its authority, au-thority, the fortunato applicant can then procure the fluid from tho druggist. drug-gist. Ho can get any amount up to five gallons for which he can convince con-vince tho justice he has use. Then the druggist pastes that permit on the much abused container, and the user takes it away. The druggist keeps a copy of the permit, and the justice sends another copy to tho bureau. It will be seen .that tho regulations:, leave but one possible loophole where nlcohol may disappear from circulation circula-tion without Its destination being traced, that being in the druggist's use of the fluid in preparation of spirits spir-its of camphor, or other preparations which he manufactures and sells. However, the officials can easily determine de-termine what amount of alcohol goos Into such uses from tho books of the store, and tho druggist will have to account ac-count for this. Any druggist who is unablo to account in a legitimate fash-Ion fash-Ion for every drop ho receivos will get no more alcohol from the warehouse, besides being amenable to prosecution If it develops that he has disposed of it illegally. Other regulations appertain to tho shipment into the state of wine for sacramental purposes, which is rigidly guarded, and into the duties of the railroads and other common carriers. Discussion of tho rules by tho officials offi-cials at the Salt Lake meeting developed devel-oped the general opinion that the rigid enforcement of this phase of tho lav- will depend on the actions of the justices of tho peace who pass upon the applications for purchases from druggists. However, as tho law provides pro-vides for prosecution, coupled with re-1 moval from ofllcc of any Justice who Issues permits for illegitimate purposes, pur-poses, it is believed that thore win be little trouble along this lino. It is believed be-lieved that the average justice will be meticulously careful that the purpose for which the liquor is sought Is legitimate, legiti-mate, and that he will err in strictness strict-ness rather than In the opposite di-j rection. Of courso tho applicant who misrepresents the use to which ho intends in-tends to put the alcohol may be punished, pun-ished, and it was intimated by tho attorney at-torney general and his assistants that prosecution for perjury would fit the case In many Instances. No Alcohol for Sick So don't ask the druggist to let you have a little alcohol for a sick wife or child, or yourself, nor for alcohol for any purpose unless you have the permit from the Justice. Use for manufacturing or scientific purposes Is not very common, and those who do use it have ample opportunity to get to a justice of the peace and procure the permit. The druggist will simply turn you down, for If he doesn't his noxt application for alcohol will bo re-1 jectcd, and ho will be short of the( liquid for his own uses, and, as most, people are awaro, the drug store's ' preparations form one of the most im-j portant outlets for alcohol in manufacturing. |
