Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-08-01
IecIIsark:sblc Temperance Law.

A stringent bill relating TO infox icating drinks
has been passed by the Wisconsin Legislature.
consisting Of ten sections. Il requires all per-
sons who would vend retail spirituous liquors
TO give bond to the town authorities, with three
sureties, IN one thousand dollars, onditonal TO
pay all dama@es the community or individuals
may sustain BY reason Of such traffic; TO support
all paupers, widows, and orphans. pay the ex-
penses of all civil and criminal prosecutions
made, growing out Of or justly attributable to
such traffic And it is made the duty OF the Of
firer holding tie bond, 10 deliver i, to any per
son who may claim b. IN ured by such traffic.
We quote the remaining prov isions entire.
NationnL Iafe}ijccncer
] SEC. i. II shall be lawful for any married NO
man TO institute, III her OWN name, suit an )
sach bond, for all damages sustained by herself
or children on account Of such traffic. and tie
money, when collected, shall be paid over 10 her,
for the Of herself and children.
SIC, ;. No suits for liquor bills shall be en-
tertained by any Of the courts of this state; and
whenever it shall be made TO appear to any court,
before which suit may be pending, Il prom
issory note, that such note was gwen in whole
or IN part for liquor bills, such court shall i'm
'nediaieiy dismiss such suit at The costs Of the
plaintiff.
i SEC. 6. On the trial ofany suit under the pro-
visions Of this act, the foundation of
which shall be the act Of individual under the
influence Of liquor, it shall only be necessary,
IN order TO sustain the action, to prove that the
principal in the bond sold or gave liquor to the
person $50 intoxicated in Hquor,j whose acts
are complained of, on the day previous to the
commission Of the ole nee
T SIC !. Whenever person shall become
county, city, village charge, by reason Of in
temperance, suit may be issued by the proper
authorities on the bond Of any person who NAV
have been in the habi, of selling o. giving liquor
to such person or paupcr SO becoming public
charge.
SEC. = Any person against " HON ju1gme II
may be obtained under the provisions Of this act
shall be entitled 10 maintain a suit TO compel a
contribution towards paving the Judgment
against him, against all persons engaged in such
traffic in such county, city. town village, who
may have sold given liquor to such person
committing an offence, becoming IA public
charge.
! Src Q. Any person who shall vend or retail
for the purpose Of avoiding the provisions Of this
act. or give away spiri,uous liquors without first
giving the bond required by the first section Of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of misdenean-
or, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fneu
III sum not less than fifty, more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than ten days, more than six
mouths, and shall be liable in all respects to the
public un. to individuals the same as he would
have been had he given the bond required in the
first section Of this act.
This remarkable expression Of public opinion
in w isconsin, on the subject of spirituous IL
quors. passed the Senate by vote OF 10 10 3
and the Assembly % 10 81. 1t goes some steps
beyond any legislation the subject in the
country.