The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-05-13

wise, to sell intoxicating liquors to persons
intoxicated, or who are in the habit Of get
ting intoxicated.
Sec. a. That all places where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold in violation of this act,
shall be taken, held, and declared to be COM
mon nusances, and all rooms, taverns, eat
ing houses, bazaars, restaurants, groceries,
coffee houses, cellars, or other places of pub
lie resort, where intoxicating liquors are
sold in violation of this act, shall be shut
up and abated as public nuisances, upon
the conviction of the keeper thereof, who
shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful for any
person to get intoxicated, and every person
found in state of intoxication, shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined in the sum of
five dollars, and imprisoned in the county
Jail not more than three, nor less than one
day, and pay the costs of prosecution.
Sec. 6. That every person who shall, by
the sale of intoxicating liquors, contrary to
this act, cause the intoxication Of any other
person, such person or persons shall be liable
for, and compelled to pay reasonable com
pensation, to any person who may take
charge Of and provide for such intoxicated
person, and one dollar per day in addition
thereto, for every day such intoxicated per-
son shall be kept, in consequence of such
Iintoxication, which sums may be recovered
in civil action, before any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
Sec. z. That every wife, child, parent,
guardian, employer, or other person, who
: shall be injured in person or property, or
means of support by any intoxicated person,
or in consequence of the intoxication, hab-
: itual or otherwise, of any person, such wife,
child, parent, guardian, employer, or other
person, shall have a right of action in his
r or her own name, against any person who
shall, by selling intoxicating liquors contra
: ry to this act have caused the intoxication
of such person, for all damages actually
sustained, as we'll as exemplary damages ;
and married woman shall have the same
S right to bring suits, prosecute and control
e the same, and the amount recovered, the
9 same as if feme sole; and all damages re-
a covered by minor, under this act, shall be
: paid, either to such minor, or TO his or her
parent, guardian, or next friend, as the court
: shall direct, and all suits for damages under
\ this act, shall be by civil action, in any
e of the courts of this State, having jurisdic-
D tion thereof.
Y Sec. 8. That for every violation of the
: provisions of the first, second, and third
r sections of this act, every person so offend
q ing shall forfeit and pay fine of not less
:, than twenty, nor more than fifty dollars, and
r be imprisoned in the Jail of the county for
. not less that ten, nor more than thirty days,
n and pay the costs of prosecution, and for
e every violation Of the provisions of the
e fourth section of this act, every person con-
e victed as the keeper of any of the places
: therein declared TO be nuisances. shall forfeit
: and pay fine of not less than fifty, nor
more than one hundred dollars, and be i'm
: prisoned in the Jail of the county for not less
] than twenty, nor more than fifty days, and
pay the costs of prosecution, and such place
or places so kept by such person or persons
so convicted, shall be shut up and abated,
upon the order of the court before whom such
conviction may be had, until such time as
such person or persons, keeping such place
or places, shall give bond and security to
the acceptance of said court. in the penal
q sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the
e State of Ohio, conditioned that he, she, or
they, will not sell intoxicating liquors con-
: trary to the laws of this State, and will pay
| all fines, costs, and damages, assessed against
y such keeper or keepers, for any violation
, thereof, and in case of forfeiture of such
, bond, suit may be brought thereon, for the
e use of any person interested, or for the use
of the county, in case of a fine, or costs
r due such county; provided that the pro-
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