Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-06-21
New License Law.

will be seen by the following that in face Of the
| repeated and emphatic vote of the people against
granting license for the sale Of Intoxicating liquors.
the late Legislature has enacted law to egaze the
traffic. They may have done il in accordance win
the wishes Of those who labored under the impress
sion that there was no appropriate penalty attached
| to the former law, forbdding the issuing Of hcen-
ses, and as that law continually violated in the
| sale of liquor with impunty it would be better TO
derive revenue to the counties and make the grog-
| seller pay something for making widows and Or
| phans, crowding our court dockets with criminal
cases, and our poor houses and prisons with in
! mates. But this is not opinion. All revenue
derived from this is the ssprice Of blood.-
! The late law in Wisconsin strikes death blow al
the root and takes the bull by the horns. 1t makes
| the liquor vender responsible, by forcing him to
sign bond to support the widows and orphans he
| may make, and pay for the actual mischief he does
| Why should he not? why should the city, coun-
! ty or State do it? There is mighty battle now
I going on in Wisconsin. The grog sellers have
combined to resist the law, but from what we can
learn the friends OF humanity will maintain their
ground. 1t should be the wish and prayer Of all
| who love their country, that they may.
! We do not know where our city authorities OBJ
fore us did go into operation until the st of this
month, and yet grog shops have been licensed in
this city for several months past. We never could
under stand this. The peoples voice seems to have
| been UNDECIDED. Their vote, on two occasions,
showed large majority against the traffic. not only
throughout the State and county, but throughout
this city. The boys and young men in our city are
in danger. The temptations, thus iegalzed are too
strong for them. ....r. .-
But we are not without hope. The proviso, in
the first section Of the law, and which have ita-
! icised, gives us hope. The county commissioners
can refuse to grant license. If any in the county
sell without such grant, they must be fined as the
| law requires not exceeding one hundred and fifty
nor less than fifty dollars. according to the aggraya
| walton of the offence. Let petitions be circulated
Immediately throughout the county, praying the
county commits not TO grant any licenses
As they know the wishes of majority, they should
| not grant one, however urgently they may be i'm
portuned until they hear from the majority. In
this way our city may be freed, to great extent,
| from the strides Of the destroyer. Were not the
| permissio given to our merchants to sell by the
gallon, which is great drawback to the accomplish
ment Of the great object, should be entirely
freed. This is the first opportunity of our know
ing the exact features of the new law. County
missioners will be very apt to be elected on this
important question in this, Lee and Henry counties
| hereafter.
fin act regulating grocery license.
SECTION /. Be il enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
any person wishing to obtain license to
keep grocery or wishing to sell any
spiriluous or vinous liquors in any guam
tily less than one gallon, shall apply to
the board of county commissioners of the
proper county, who shall issue their war
rant, directing the person so applying TO
pay into the county treasury sum not
exceeding one hundred and twenty five,
nor less than fifty dollars, as the case may
be, in the discretion of the board, and OBJ
tain the treasurer's receipt for the same,
and upon the presentation of such receipt
the board shall grant to such applicant
license to keep grocery in said county
for the term OF one year, by the applicant
executing a bond to the said board
in the penalty of one hundred and fifty
dollars, with one or more sufficient secu-
rites, conditioned that he will keep good
orderly house and that he will not permit
any unlawful gaming or riotous conduct
, in or about his house, neither will he per-
nit any habitual drunkenness, or thase that
are daily in the habit of becoming intoNi-
Gated to be and remain about his house,
and upon violation Of the acquisitions
herein contained, the persons offending
shall pay fine of not less than twenty,
) nor more than fifty dollars for the use of
the county in which the offence was com
mi,ted, TO be recovered by law as other
debts are recovered: Prouided, That The
commissioners in each and every county IN
this Slate, may, IN their discretion refuse
, to grant license 10 any person.
Sec. 2. License granted to keepa gro
Gerry shall not authorize the person OBJ
: tanning such license, to vend or sell spirit
uous or vinous liquors in more than one
! place or house inthe county in which such
l license was obtained.
Sec. 3. A grocery shall he deemed to
include any house or place where spirit
uous or vinous liquors are retailed by
quantities (less than one gallon.
Sec. 4. II any person shall sell or re-
tail any spirituous or vinous liquors i'll less
quantity or quantities than one gallon,
without first having obtained license
agreeably to this act, he shall upon con-
viction thereof be fined in any sum not
exceeding one hundred and fifty nor less
than fifty dollars, for the use of the coun-
ty where the offence shall have been COM
mitted, to be recovered by indictment in
any District Court in this State having
cognizance thereof, and be imprisoned in
the Jail of the proper county no, less than
ten nor more than thirty days, to be fixed
by the jury trying the cause.
Sec. 5. And it is hereby made the duty
Of all county or township officers, know
ing Of any violations Of the foregoing reg
ulations of this act, to make complaint
: thereof 10 the grand jury at the session of
the District Court after such violation; and
, any other person who may know of any
, violation Of the foregoing act, may make
r complaint before the grand jury as a:ore-
t said, and the Clerk Of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners to sue on the bond for
= any violation Of its conditions Provided
: houerer, That no provisions of this aci