174 Ind. 468 | Ind. | 1910
Appellant, a druggist, was tried and convicted of the offense of selling one quart of whisky in violation of law.
The only error assigned and not waived calls in question the action of the court in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial. The causes assigned for a new trial are (1) “the finding of tho court is contrary to law,” and (2) “the finding of the court is not sustained by sufficient evidence. ’ ’
It is admitted that appellant is a druggist and sold one quart of whisky to the person named in the affidavit, but it
Appellant further insists that ‘ ‘ a sale of intoxicating liquor made by a druggist in good faith and for medicinal purposes, with reasonable caution, is not a violation of law, but is justified by the decisions of this court, citing Nixon v. State (1881), 76 Ind. 524; Ball v. State (1875), 50 Ind. 595. The same contention ivas made in the case of Barton v. State (1884), 99 Ind. 89, where appellant was found guilty of violating the provisions of §2099 R. S. 1881, which made it unlawful for a druggist to barter, sell or give away any intoxicating liquor on Sunday or on certain other days, or between certain hours mentioned in said section, “unless the person, to wdiom the same is sold, bartered or given shall have first procured a written prescription therefor from some regular practicing physician of the county where the same is so sold, bartered, or given away. ’ ’ In relation to said contention this court said in that case, at page 90: “Appellant contends, however, that as the liquor was sold in good faith for medicinal purposes, the ease is not within the spirit of the law. In support of this contention, we are cited to the case of Nixon v. State [1881], 76 Ind. 524, as being conclusive. That was a prosecution against a druggist for having sold intoxicating liquors without a license. The court followed previous cases, in excepting from the operation of the statute requiring a license, sales made in good faith for medicinal purposes. The spirit and intent of the statutes requiring a license to sell intoxicating liquors were to regulate and curtail the sale of such liquors, and lessen intoxication, and not to prohibit the sale for medicinal purposes. The case of Nixon v. State, supra, and the cases there cited, rest upon this interpretation. This reasoning cannot be applied to the ease before us. * * # The section [§2099 R. S. 1881] is an absolute inhibition upon the sale of such liquors on the days named, to be drunk as a beverage. It seems to
The part of §8352, supra, upon which appellant relies, reads as follows: “It shall be lawful for any druggist or pharmacist to sell vinous or spirituous liquors in quantities not less than a quart at a time for medicinal, industrial or scientific purposes, and for no other purposes, and then only upon the written (not printed or typewritten) prescription of a reputable physician in active practice, or upon the written and signed application of any other person who is personally known to such druggist or pharmacist and who is by him known not to be a person in the habit of rising intoxicating liquors as a beverage, such person stating therein that such liquor is desired and will be used for medicinal, scientific or educational purposes only, and upon making such sale such druggist shall indorse in writing on such
In the case of State v. Pence, supra, this court said: “No sales of intoxicating liquors by a druggist or pharmacist are authorized except for specified uses, and then only upon compliance with the numerous restrictions and limitations of this act [§8352 Burns 1908, Acts 1907 p. 689], If an illegitimate sale of liquor be made by a druggist or pharmacist, the fact and circumstances are likely soon to become manifest, and prosecution, if any, be instituted within one year. If
‘ ‘ General application ’ ’
“Name of Druggist — II olio well & Ryan.
I hereby apply for one quart of whisky, which is desired and will be used for medicinal, scientific or educational purposes only.
Charles Smith,
(Date) 11/29/’09. (Signature of Applicant.)
In my opinion the above named applicant desires the liquor referred to in the foregoing application for the purposes stated therein, and for no other purposes.
L. C. Ryan.
(Date) 11/29/’09. (Signature of Druggist.)”
The application was not written, dated and signed by the maker in his full and correct name, as required by §8352, supra, nor was the statement indorsed on said application, which appellant signed, written thereon by him, as required by §8352, supra, but it was printed thereon. Neither was such application in the form required by §8352, supra, in this, that it should have stated that the whisky was “desired and would be used for medicinal purposes only,” as that was the purpose for which the purchase!’ informed appellant he desired the whisky, and the purpose for which appellant testified he sold it. To comply with §8352, supra. the application must state the purpose for which the vinous or spirituous liquor, naming it, is desired and will be used, and must state such purpose only, and it does not comply
It is evident that the court did not err in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.