Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-09-22

Sec 20. II any person, by nim>ell or agent,
shall sell or give away tntoricdt'Ry liquor to any
minor, without the consent OF his parent or
guardian or shall sell or give away intoxicating
liquor to any person at the time in 4 state OF IN
toxIcatlon, he shall be fined not less than five
more than fifty dollars; and IN such prose
cution, when the principal Is defendant the
agent may b. compelled ~ testify. when the
agent is prosecuted the principal may be com
peeled 10 TESTIFY
Sec. 80. Ill any person shall disturb any
li.ious society, or any member thereof. when
met OF ,..eet:nS together for public worship, or
shall >.ll or give away any >pifI;uous liquor, al
any booth, wagon, shed. open place. or in
any build NJ temporarily erected for the purpose
Of selling therein such liquors, within two miles
u any collection II a portion oil the citizens Of
this state. colvcncd Tor The purpose 81 worship.
or shall disturb any collection ot tn people con
serrd for any lawful purpose. such person shall
BE- fined not cscee.lin. fifty nor les than five
dollars AM imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days may be added
Tie mole Of prosecuting persons or viola
ting this law. i similar 10 that prac,ic'd in this
ely FIR Violations IF the liquor orlinance.-
pom he name Of any wine whoi~ presumed
10 81 co-r~s.nt II any violation of tile law be
ing furnished a Justice # the Peace IN y OF
the Court # Common Pleas. Clerk Of the Coa.t
or Prosecuting it;ora, =, subpoena Is issued to
lie witness; a"l, on III, appearing in Court. ii
Ms tcstimouy~ ~utl; len. to predicate pro~ecu-
ton uron, il j, reduced y an aft i.>it, AMI
warra:f is ther,uj issued for Tie aipr,hen-
~ion Of liz accused, and rls- trial prr5re~~c~ a
un .cr tile OH Law. Thus ii addition is thc oil
mc.lc Il filing r,/un'ury affidavit, Witness
may b. conpIirl y make oath in wri-ins q
the commission of an o;rnce against the law.
and yet, tn name Of tie person Iref,lrins tire
conn ,inf. may remain concealed, il l4c desires
70 shrink from responsibility.
1t is slfnii~cd that the 27th section was put
III to profe those who love pare lilnor-that
the members Of the legislature. Who were in til,
habit & >cnIi occasionally 'i"blhins. became
alarmed the very frequent vi~itation> now-a-
days Of dIcru7,, ken1enS 10 their friends AMI ac-
Iuantanccs, AMI dizzy attributed ii all 10 the
,Ilarors authorizations AMI vile compounds
that were i,allncd OF on community a, 1.-lrf ant
geuuf.,r.' However, be the reason for its enact
m,ut what 1t may, the friends Of temperance
should try whether the 'cr;ter' can't be pat
through by is al Amy person who shall
SIT, OF offer o. sale any vine spirits, or ohcr
intoxicating liquor, which have been alnlera-
ted ~ the aImixture Of any dclctcriou> or OH
,r substance or tllil thcrcwiJh shall, con
viction thereof 81 fined in any no: les, than
t;ftv dollars. tins >aycth the law. and
private opinion publicly expressed runncth in
this wise that the number of places in Rich
mond who're I,tlc, u,.qi4lf.rUei liquors are solI
wont begin to compare 10 the number who eS-
capped when Splom and Gonorrah were destroy
&c! IN fact We 10 not believe there i one place
ii this cry that would escape the penalty Of
fifty dollars, under strict construction OF the
law.