The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-03-10
Illinois Liquor Law.

dcd to excess.
Illinois Liquor Law.
AN ACT for the Suppression Of Iatemper.
anee, anil 10 amIend ctapter 80 Of tie Re.
rised Statutes.
SECTION !. BE it enacted by the people Of
the State of Illinois, represented in the Gen.
eral Assembly, That no person shall, at any
time or place, within this State, manufacture,
or sell, or shall, at any store, grocery, tavern,
or place Of trade, entertainment or public re-
sort, or railroad or canal, or in any Of the
appurtenanccs or dependencies of any such
place, give away contrary to the provisions
Of this act, by himself, his servant or agent,
directly or indirectly, any spirituous or in
toxicating liquor, or any mixed liquor OF
which a part is spirituous or intoxica ing,
except as hereinafter provided, and ale,
porter, lager beer, cider, and all wines are
included among Intoxicating liquors within
the meaning Of this act.
5 2. Nothing contained in this act shall
be construed t. forbid the making of
cider from apples, or wine from grapes, cur
rants, or other fruit, grown or Sathcrd by
the manufacturer, in this State, or the sell
ing Of such cider and wine in quantities not
less than one gallon-if made IN this State
by the maker thereof; nor shall anything
herein prohibit the brewing Of ale pOrtar, or
/ lager beer manufactured in this State and
exported and sold in not less quantities than
thirty gallons, without the limits ofthe same,
an the person or persons manufacturing or
&c ing such ale, porter, OF lager beer shall have
I first given bond, as required by the third
/ section Of this act, Of persons engaged in the
manufacture of alcohol, or high wincs; and
. any other manufacture or sale of such wine,
| cider, ale porter, or lager beer, shall be an
| Unlawful sale within the meaning OF this act.
/ 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed
to forbid the sale by the importer thereof,
/ Of foreign, spirituous or intoxicating liquors,
/ imported under the authority of the laws OF
the United States, regarding the importation
ofsuch liquor, and in accordance with said
. laws PrOr,de3, that the said liquor, at the
time of said sale by said importer, remains in
/ the original casks or packages, in which il
was by him imported and in quantities in
| which the laws Of the United States require
such liquor TO be imported, and is sold by
him in said casks or packages, and in said
quantities only; and the custom-housc GER
| uhcatc ofimportatiUn and proof Of marks on
! the casks or packages Ia which such liquor
| is contained, corresponding thereto, shall
/ not lac received as evidence that the liquor
| contained in such packages is that actually
/ imported therein: ProsWed, that nothing
! IN this act contained shall be construed to
/ prevent the manufacture Of alcohol and high
| wines, If not adapted to use as q beverage,
[ provided the same be exported out Of this
/ State in quantities not less than thirty gall
( Ions. No license shall be required to man.
ufacturc such liquor for expectation and sale
as aforesaid but such manufacturer shall be
required to give bond as provided in case OF
other manufacturers, so far as applicable
/ 5 T. The County Court Of any county, or
| in counties having township organization,
/ the boarl Of supervisors may, by certificates
| signed by two-tl,irds of the judges or two
/ thirds of the board Of supervisors give all
persons who shall, in writing, apply t. them
| therefor, authority to manufacture, at such
. places only within said county as said court
| or board Of supervisors shall in said ccrtiii.
/ cate designate, sprituous liquors, and to sell
the same in those places only, to duly au.
| thOrizc agents Of cities, towns, and counties,
in this State; but such authorities shall
| not continue, in any case, longer than one
| year from the date OF the certificate in that
/ case given, and may be at any time revoked
! by said court or board Of supervisors and
no person shall receive or exercise such au-
| thority, until he shall have executed and de-
/ lived to the treasurer Of said county bond,
with at least two good and sufficient sure.
| ties, in sum not less than one thousand
! dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars,
| rs said county court or board of supervisors
| shall require, conditioned that he will not at
| any time during the year next following the
date of his said certificate, infringe in any
manner or degree any provision Of this or
any law of this State touching the manutqc-
| tnre or sale Of spirituous or intoxicating
| liquors. il any person SO authorized and
bound shall break the con lition of such bond,
said bond shall forthwith be put in suit; his
/ said certificate and authority shall instantly
| become void and he shall not thereafter
| he permitted to manufacture or sell any
| spirituous or intoxicating liquor, and shall
moreover be subject to all the penalties here
/ in provided against the manufacture sale or
| giving away spirituous or intoxicating liquors
! contrary to the provisions of this act. The
| County Court or board Of Supervisors shall
not have the power to grant such authority
to manufacture liquor for the purpose aiore-
said, within the limits of any incorporated
town or city in this State but such author
ity may be granted and certificates issued by
| the common council OF said city or the presi.
dent and trustees Of said town, in the man.
ner and upon the conditions above specified
| as applicable to the County Court or beard OF
! Supervisors. and the bond required shall be
made payable TO the treasurer Of said town
or city
5, The mayor and aldermen Of any city,
may within such city; the president and
trustees ofany Incorporated town may, with
in such town the board of supervisors, in
counties having township organization, may
within townships not within city or ncor.
poratcd town; and in counties not having
township organization, the county court
may, in any precinct without the limits Of
any incorporated town or city, as hereinafter
provided, at any meeting of their board, cour,
or body, dnly convened, upon reasonable no.
ticc to every member thereof, appoint some
suitable person or persons as agent or agents
Of said city, town or county, for the purchase
Of spirtuous and intoxicating liquors, and
for the sale thereof within such city, town
township or precinct, for sacramcnta, med
cinal, chemical and mechanical uses only
which such agents may be removed and
others appointed in their stead, at pleasure
by the body appointing, or their successors
in office, or majority Of them but no NOR,
than one agent shall be appointed in any
town, township or precinct containing lcsl
than two in any Incorporated town, city
township or precinct containing less than tel
, thousand inhabitants, and not moro tha,
three such agents in any city except the cit,