The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-27
tBy Arthority.1
An ACT

TO regulate tte sale of Sprtuous Li2oFs ia hi, Ter
ritorp
BE IL enacted by The Legislt:tire Asse,,,jiy of tie
Icrritory Of Nin',esoto
SECTION /. That the county commissioners IT.
the several counties thus Territory, nav at anv
regular special meeting Of the board. grant H.
for tie sale Of pirituous. yinous fermcnteti
liquors within their proper counties 10 many
persons, being legal voters in said county. aS the
sad board may deem cxpedient: Pror5,ioa That
nothing in this section shall be So construed as to
authorize the granting ot any license any county
within She limits Of the lands ceded by the Sioux
Indians by the treaties of eighteen hundred ana
, rfty-one.
SEC. =, Every person or persons applying for
license shall, before the same ," legally Is
sued, pay 10 the county treasurer of the proper
county, a sum not iesS than sevcut y-tive dollars
uor more dan two hundred dollars al the dscre-
tion of the beard of comni>Siocrs, and shall file
with the clerk Of the board of commissioners. a
bond with two more surctco ts hc approved hy
SAID beard of county commissioners III the penal
sum Of five thousand dollars, conditioned Il ut the
said person persons licensed, III not sell sr-
ituous, vaou7 or fcrncnled liqucrs at any place
other than the building tof which SAID person or
persons NAV have been licensed pcr IN any hild=
srl hundred var.lS from any ,hrr occt-
pied building. nor thp sabbath and also that the
said person persons So licensed vii not permit
gambling with cards or any other device for noY-
they viii keep quiet and orderl; house and Will
not dispose o. liquors Of any kind To any minor or
Indian, during thC tenn AZ SAID htsnst
"a g. If tic said person persons Ca whom
,ucb license is granted shall violate any Of The con-
diliols of the bond provided ioT IN the preceding
section, suit may DE brought on said bond in any
court having competent jurisdiction bv any of 30
I officers by any other person IL The county in
which such lict usc granted, and recovery had
for any sum not exceeding the Whole amount nf
said bond for each and every violation of any Of
the conditions of said bond
SFc g. Whenever any suit NAV be brought
upon my bond as aforesaid, and Judgment render
ed AGAINST ~ prime pal aud sureties upon said bond
and vroperty cannot he found with said princiral
and surcties tn satisfy sad Judgment, the county
commissioners who approved said bond, shall lie
held individually liable for sad Judgment unless
the slretes on SAID bond shall have justified before
some ludge Of the district court or Justice of tho
peace III double the auuunt mentioned in the
bond above all debts and liabilities incurred By
them The said Judge OF justice of the peace shall
interogatr them under oath as To the value ofiheir
property whether real personal, The ainount and
aue, and the membranes If any. and sad judga
or Justice satisfied Of the sUfiiccucy Of the secur-
ties shall have endorsed on said bond his certf-
cate of approval thereof aud their property may be
seized aud sold for the satisfaction thereof
SEC. D. ANY person or persons who shall SELL
barter or receive pay for, III any manner whatever,
first having obtained license a. provided Ia this
act shall, FOR each and every such offence forfeit
and pnv not less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred and fifty doliars, and NAV at the
discretion of the court, he confined III the county
iail for a period not exceeding six months
! SEC g. Any board pt county commissioners
NAV revoke any license, granted under the provi!
sions of tbis act at any time they may deem pro.
Der. ard every lcer,ae granted by any board Of
countv commissioners shall be deemed TO have
pired and shall cease 10 be III force from and after
snv violation of any of the conditions OF the bond
required by this act. shall have been proved before
any court having competent jurisdiction, and there
/ after the person persons who may have violaa
ted the conditions of the SAID bond, shall be held
liable to all the penalties provided for persons sel-
ling liquors without license bv The fifth section
Of this act, and shall be liable for all damages
done by persons intoxicated BY spirituous, vinous
or ferrnented liquors, obtained from them.
SEC T. Justice Of the peace shall have concu.-
rent Jurisdiction with the district court in all ac.
tons under any of the provisions Of this act, on
the bond provided toT in this act where the amount
sued for does not exceed one hundred dollars.
y SEC. & Anv person persons who nav
be stled for a violation of my of the provisions
Of this act OF tlie conditions Of any of them any
bond required by this act, may at his or their res
quest have the submitted to jury rs in other
cases and NAV appeal from the decision of any
court as provided By law, but appeal shall be 20
construed as 20 affect the expiration of the terms
Of any license provided in section six Of this act
where proof Of violation of any condition OF a
bond shall be es;at ished by q erdici Of jury OF
by the decision of any cosirt or justice of the
peace.
t SEC g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the first day of April next
E SEC 10 All acts and parts of acts ccntraven.
ing the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
NC d. TAYLOR,
Speaker II. Of II.
SB OLMSTEAD,
J.. President of the Council
l Approved, March A. 1854
: W A. GORMAN.
certify The above is true copy Of the original
on file in my Office.