1923 public laws – Ch.1 Sec.1

When used in this act -1 The word liquor or the phrase intoxicating liquor shall be construed to include alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, beer, ale, porter, and wine, and in addition thereto any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquors, liquids, and) compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented, or not, and by whatever name called, containing one-half of one per centum or more of alcohol by volume, which are fit for use for beverage purposes: Provided, that the foregoing definition shall not extend to dealcoholized wine nor to any beverage or liquid produced by the process by which beer, ale, porter, or wine is produced, if it contains less than one-half of one per cent of alcohol by volume, and is otherwise denominated than as beer, ale, or porter, and is contained and sold in, or from, sealed and labeled bottles, casks, or containers, and is made in accordance with the regulations set forth in Title II of The Volstead Act, an act of Congress enacted October twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and an act supplemental to the National Prohibition Act, H. R. 7294, an act of Congress approved November twentythird, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one. -2 The word person shall mean and include natural persons, associations, copartnerships, and corporations.