Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-05-09
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WISCONSIN ON RUMSE LING.

quors was passed by the Wisconsin Lesis-
lature at its recent session. The bill con.
sis, Of ten sections. and requires all persons
who would vend orrelail "spirilousliquors, -
TO give bond to the town authorities, with
there sureties in 1000, ''condilloned 10
pay all damages Ihe community or in-
dividuals may sustain BY reason of such
traffic. to support all paupers, widows
and orphans; paw The expenses OF all civil
and criminal prosecutions made. growing
ou, OF, or justly attributable 10 such traf.
fic." And it is made the duty of The officer
holding The bond 10 deliver il to "any per.
son who may claim TO be injured by such
traffic." We quote The remaining provi.
sions entire:
Section, q. 1t shnll be lawful for any
married woman to institute, III her own
name, suil Oh any such bond, for al!
damages sustained by herself or children
ON account Of such traffic, and The money
when collected shall he paid over 10 her,
for the use Of herself and children.
Sec. S. No suits Tor liquor bills shall be
entertained by any Of the Courts Of This
Stale, and whenever il shall bemade 10
appear before any Court belure whicl, a
suit may be pending, on promisory note,
that such uole was given in whole or in
part for liquor bills. such Court shalt inn
mediateIy dismiss such al the COSTS of the
plaintiff.
Sec. 6. On the trial of any sui, under
the provisions Of This acr. the cause or the
foundation Of which shall be The ac, of an
individual under The influence of liquor, it
shall only he necessary. in order TO sustain
The action, TO prove hat the principal in
The bond sold or gave liquor To the person
$50 intoxicated or in Iiquor) whose acts
are complained Of, on The day previous 10
The commission Of The same offence.
Sec. 7. Whenever a person shall be.
come county, city or village charge, by
reason Of in'emperdnce, suit may be in
stitulcd by the proper authorities on the
bond Of any person who may have been
in the habit of selling or giving liquor to
such person or pauper SO becoming pub
lie charge.
Sec. g. Any person against whom a
judgment may be obtained, under the
provisiocs Of lhi. ael, shall be entitled to
maintain suit 10 compel q contribution
toward paying The judgment against him.
against all persons engaged insuch traffic
in such county, city, town or village, who
may have sold or given liquor 10 such per-
son committing an offence, or becoming a
public charge.
Sec. 8. Any person who shall ven,i or
retail, or for The purpose Of avoiding The
provisions of this act. give away spirilius
ous liquors, without first giving the boad
required by The first section of this act,
shall be deemed guilty of.misjemeanor.
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined
in sum Of not less than fifty, nor more
Than five hundred dollars. and be i'm prison.
cd in The county Jail moi less lhun len days.
nor more than six months. and shall:he
individuals, the same as he would have
been he had given the bond required in the
first section Of this act.
This remarkable expression Of public
opinion in Wisconsin on tho subject of
"spirituous liquors." passed The SenaIo by
n vote Of 10 TO S. and the Assembly 29 10
81. II goes some steps beyond any !egis
la'ion on the subject in The country.
To ALL THE SOLDIERS OF THE WAR
WITH MExico.-We are now Engaged
upon n work, entitled "The Real Heroes
of the Mexican War" 1t is our earnest
purpose 10 do justice TO every soldier. con-
cerned in The cumpainss Of Scott and Tay.
lor. In the preparation Of This work, We
will not be governed by the display of
mere titles or names, but will cndeavor 10
do exact justice 10 the private soldier, as
well as 10 The officers. VIII the soldiers
of The War extend their aid to us? Every
one who participated in The battles of The
war can with bu little trouble, send US an
account of his experience and adventures
ii, matters not how brief or how roughly
written. From materials thus gathered we,
will he enabled 10 write true history of
the war. for the perusal of tie masses of
the American people. II will be book
which every soldier. (whether officer or
private. can begueath AL heir loom TO his
family and to poslerily. The Book will
differ in every respect, from all other his
tories. Ii will picture the deeds Of every
man who distinguished himself, and hot
coufne itself to nero eulosy Of thos
titled persons. whose greatness too ofe,
consists, solely in their rank and offici,l
position. Those gentlemen who comply
with this request, will confer great favof
BY describing in their own way tho mint
Test details Of every incident which CAM
Within their experience and their knowl
edge. Details with regard to scenery, lht
nature Of the ground on which The various
battles were fought. and the costume Of tho
rpar.ies concerned in The war, will be Par1
iicularly acceptable.
i The Press Of the country will render a
great favor. not only to ourselves, but 10
the true history Of the war. by giving this
undertaking, lolice ih their columns.
Quaker City.
SEA CoAsr AND TERRITORIES OF THE
U. STATEs.-The sea coas, of The Unilcd
States. according 10 arecent report of The
land office, is FIVE thousand one hundred
and twenty miles, including the Atlantic,
Gulf aud Pacific, or "short line" follow.
inp ihe jrreeularitisa of the ohore and eea