The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-05-11
saturday Evening, May 8, 1854.

The TEMPERANCE LAw-ThO temper
anee law passed on the last day of the ses-
sion is most too lengthy for u columns
and we shall have to content ourselves
with publishing only synopsis. which
contains the principal points of interest and
will give a very correct idea of the features
of the whole.
The bill exempts wine manufactured
from the pure juice of the grape. cultivated
in Ohio, and also ale, beer and cider, from
the general ban.
The bill makes it unlawful to sell intox-
icating liquors, in any quantity whatever
to be drank in or anywhere in the neigh
borhood of the premises where sold-and
declares all such places to be common nui-
~sances, and all rooms, ~taverns, eating-hous-
es, bazaars, restaurants, groceries, coffee
houses, cellars, or other places of public re-
sort, where intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of the law, shall be shut up, and
abated as public nuisances, and the keeper
thcreofpunished by a fine of not less than
$50, nor moro than 800, and be imprison-
cd in the county Jail, not less than 20 nor
more than 81 days, and the places so kept
and SO declared nuisances, shall be shut up
; and abated upon the order of the Court, un-
til bond and security be given that intoxi-
, ca'ing liquors shall no longer be there sold
&c.
Any person who shall sell liquors as a
! bove-or who shall sell to minors, unless
+ upon the written order of their parents
!, guardian or family physician-or sell t.
persons intoxicated, or who are in the hab
a it of getting intoxicated-shall be fined
= sum not less than $50 nor more than $50
G and be imprisoned in the county Jail for no
less than ten nor more than thirty days, ant
pay the costs of prosecution. The giOin.
IL array of liquors, or any other shift or dec
&c to evadc the law shall be punished til
st sam as the above.
Section five, makes it unlawful for an
person to get intoxicated, and every perso
- violating this section shall be fined five do
d lars and imprisoned in the county Jail nc
y more than three nor less than one day, an
v pay the costs of prosecution. The succeed
s. ing section provides that every person who
at by the sale of intoxicating liquors, sha
IL cause the in.oxication of another person
shall be liable for, and compelled to pay
A. reasonable compensation to eny person VIII
It. may take charge Of the intoxicated person
e, and one dollar per day in addition for eve
T. ry day such person shall be kept, in conse
,s qucnce of such intoxication, to be recover
cd in a civil action before any court of com
a peteat jurisdiction.
Another section provides tina. every wife
6 child, parent, guardian, employer or othe
person who shall be injured in person or /
1t property, or means of support, by any in
toxicated person, or in consequence OF th
y intoxication, habi.ual or Otherwise, Of an
person, shall have a claim of action in hi
Of or her own name, against the seller of tn
,e intoxicating drinks, as we'll as excmplar
e. damages; aud a married m shall hay
" the right to commence suits, DC.
4 A lien for the payment of fines is give
e. upon the real estate of personal property
" the %violator. and no exemption is allowed
or even the bed he sleeps upon may be take
y in discharge of the fine. The owners
houses rented for liquor selling, andif tn
owner be a minor then the guardian, al
ar- bound for damages.
ed Great exactncss in the proofs dispense
OK with, AMI there is no chance of escape b
ne tcchnicalilies in the law.
bc The net proceeds of fines go into IL
ed School Fund.