Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1850-03-15

r The people OF the State Of Wisconsin. rep
: resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION !. No person shall hereafter be
; allow I'd to vend or esail intoxicating LIQUORS.
or DIR nks, until he shall have executed 90 the
Teasurer of IN city, town, OF village. in
which he may res de or carry on such usi-
ness. In the penal sum of one thousand dollars.
with two or more sufficient sureties, who shall
be residents Of the place where any such bn-
Siness is carried on. conditioned TO paw all
damages that community or individuals NAV
sustain by reas n Of his OF her vending intox-
lcat g liquors, su. port all paupers, widows.
or orphans made or helped to be made. nv his
or her traffic and pay the expenses of alIciviI
and criminal prosecutors made, growing ou,
#, or justly attaina le to his or her vending or
retailing intoxicating liquors or drinks. which
boni shall be subject = the approval Of
the common council Of said city, ,he SUI
pervsors of said town, or the trus.ees-
village: Prorided. they shall not be Ii bic for
any costs in suit, unless judgment be recov-
cred against him, or her. upon the cause of
action upon which the sit is brought, but
they may recover costs as in other cases.
SEC. ,. The bond above required shall be
fled with the treasurer Of such ,ity, town, or
vi age, as the case may be, and the copy of
the same certified By such treasurer. shall be
! received as evidence in all courts of Justice in
this state.
SEC. II shall be the duty Of the treas
urer with whom ch bond may be filed to
deliver on demand. copy of the same to any
person VIII" may claim to be injured by such
traffic, and said treasurer shall be entitled
TO receive from said person who may demand
such copy, the sum of twenty-five cents
therefor. as his fee for making and certifying
to such bond before he delivers a copy there
f.
SEC. !. 1t shall be lawful for any married
woman to institute and maintain in her OWE
name, suit on such bond for all DAMAGES
sustained by herself or children on account,
f such traffic, and the money when collected
hall be paid over TO her. for use Of her
If and children.
s.. 5. No suit for retail Iiquo bills shall
b. enterttined by any court ia this state. ani
whenever it shall be made to appear t. Il y
court before whom any suit may be pending
on a Promisory note, account or eridrnces oi
debt, that such note. account or eyiIeices cf
debt was given for retail Ii, ,uor bill, Or any
part thereof, such court shall immediately dis
miss such suit at the cost Of said plaintiff, and
all sach notes, accounts, or evidences Of debi
shall be hsoIu ely void Pr0giaed. the pro
/ sisionN of this sectioa shall not apply to drug
/ gi~ts when the iutoxicati liquors was sold
for medical purposes. The words =. vending
or retailing" this act shall be construed t.
mean the selling or giving away intoxicating
liquors IN quantities less than twenty-eght
gallons.
SEC. e. On the trial cf any suit under the
/ provisions Of this act the cause OF fourdatian
If which shall be the act Of an individual un-
der the influence # intoxicating liquor, it
shall only he necessary In order to sustain
the action. to prove thtt the pr ncipal in the
bend, sold OF gave intoxicating liquor to the
person so intoxicated, or in liquor, (whose
act shall be complained Of on that day, ur
the day previous to the commission of the Of
f,nce
SIC. !. Whenever person shall become
a county, city, tow, or village charg-, by
reason Of temperance, a suit may be insti-
tHted by the proper authorities o. the bond of
any pers n WHO may have been in the habit
Of selling or giving intoxi atng liquors to
such person, or pauper within six months
next preceding such per-oa becoming pub
lie charge.
SECr 8. AM person against whom judg-
ment may ne obtained under the provisions of
this act, shall be entitled to manta u suit to
compel a contribution towards paw no the
Judgment agai st him. and aga n$t II persons
engaged in such traffic su CT V. town, OF
village, who may ave sold, or given intox-
eating liquors to such person committing the
offence, or becomin- public charge within
t me specified i this act, to be assessed
ratably BY the court or jury empanneIed and
sworn to try said cause.
SEC. ., Any person who shall vend, or
retail, or for the pur, ose of avoiding the pro-
visions Of this act, give away intoxicating
liquors without first giving the bond required
by this act, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not less than ffly. moro
than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned
IN the county Jail, not less than ten days, nor
more than six months. and shall be liable in
all respects to the public. and individuals, the
same as he or she would have been. had he
or she given the bond required by this act.
SEC. 10. All suits authorized by the pro-
visions Of this act may be commenced and
! prosecuted before Justices Of the Peace, when
the damages claimed do not exceed one hun
dTed dollars. although the penalty in the bond
may exceed that amount, and the judgment
shall be for the damages proved, and judg-
ment on the bond required by this act, shall
not he a bar to farther proceedings on the
bond, until the Judgment OF judgments s.