Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-16

for any debt contracted by such agent
except rs herein provided.
SEC. 9. Any person. authorized rs
In the last section provided. shall MOI
sell any liquor to be used upon the
premises where the same is sold: but
he may sell in the following cases. and
none other;
First To any person OF the age oI
twenty-one years, being OF good char
acter for sobriety. and an inhabitani
Of the county in which such liquor is
sold. or Of township or city adjoining
said county. provided the person sell
/ ing the same shall have good reason
to believe. and shall believe, that the
same is intended by the purchaser to
be used for some one Of the purposes
in the preceding section named. and
not to be sold. disposed OF. or given
away, or to be used on the premises
or,
Second. To any person authorized
to sell such liquor as in the last section
provided.
SEC. 7. The county commissioner
Of each county. shall direct the county
treasurer to pay over to each or any Of
them. such sums Of money. out Of the
treasury. as they shall deem proper
for the purchase Of liquor; or the com
missioners may agree with the agent
to furnish the liquor necessary for ths
business Of his agency, at his own ex'
pense; the commissioners paying such
agent legal interest upon the money
invested. in addition 10 his compensa'
ton. No agent shall be reappointed
until he has made full settlement with
the county commissioners at the close
Of his agency. and accounted for al
money and profits in his hands, be-
longing to the county; nor until he has
paid over sll such sums Of money, ii
required by the commissioners as they
shall direct. after deducting the inter
est due him and the compensation al
lowed by the commissioners. at any
session. or the Auditor, in vacation,
may direct; he shall also pay over tC
the treasurer Of the county, all moneys
in his hands belonging to the county,
retaining only sufficient to pay his
compensation. and the interest on the
money that may have been invested
by him. When tho agent whose agen'
cy has closed by any means whatever
has invested his own money in the
purchase Of any liquor which he has
on hand, he shall be entitled to receive
from the agent to whom he delivers
such liquor. the cost price thereof, a
soon as he shall account fairly for nj
money that may have come into biz
hands into his hands in the course o
his agency. The county commission
ers shall make provision for the pay
ment of all such sums out of tn,
county treasury OF otherwise. II sucl
agent shall fail or refuse to perform
any duty required of him in this sec
ton, he and his sureties shall be liabl
on the bond OF such agent for all dam
ages sustained by the county in con
sequence thereof; and such damages
when collected. shall be paid into tn
county treasury.
SEC. 8. Before any such agentshal
be authorized to purchase and sci
spirituous or intoxicating liquor a
aforesaid. he shall file his bond wit
the auditor Of the county, with tw
good and sufficient sureties, payabl
to the State of Indiana, in a penalt,
Of not less than one thousand dollars
nor more than FIVE thousand dollars
to be approved Of by the commission
ers. and conditioned that he will, in al
respects. conform to the provisions @
the law in relation to his agency. ant
the laws Of the State Of Indiana
touching the sale Of spirituous an
Intoxicating liquor. Upon the breaeI
Of the condition Of such bond, th
auditor shall cause the same to be pu
in suit in the circuit court or court c
common pleas Of the county; and
the court, orjury, shall find upon tn
trial that the condition Of the bon
has been broken, the court shall ren
der judgment against the defendant
for the penalty Of the bond and costs
BOND or AGENT TO SELL.
Know all men that VIZ.