Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-02-02
THE LIQUOR Law
THE LIQUOR LAW.
AN ACT to provide against the evils
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ting liquors in the State Of Ohio.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio,
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons, by agent or otherwise,
to sell in any quantity intoxicating
liquors, to be drank in, upon or about
the building or premises where sold,
or to sell such intoxicating liquors, to
be drank in any adjourning room, bull
ding or premises, or other place OF
public resort connected with said bull
ding.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, by agent or
otherwise, to sell intoxicating liquors
to minors, unless upon the written or
der of their parents, guardians or fam
lily physician.
Sec. 8. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons, by agent or
otherwise, to sell intoxicating liquors
to persons intoxicated, or who are in
the habit of getting intoxicated.
Sec. A. That all places where in
toxicating liquors are sold in violation
of this act, shall be taken, held and
declared to be common nuisances, and
all rooms, tayerns, eating-rooms, baz-
aars, 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 nuis-
ahces, 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 intox-
ication, shall, upon conviction thereof
be fined in the sum of five dollars, and
imprisonment in the county Jail not
more than three, nor less than one day
and pay the cost of prosecution.
Sec. 6. That every person who
shall by the sale of intoxicating liq-
uors, contrary to this act, cause the
intoxication of any other person, such
person or persons snail be liable for,
and compelled to pay reasonable
compensation, 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 person shall be kept
in consequence of such intoxications,
which sum may be recovered in civ
il action before any court having juris-
diction thereof.
Sec. 7. 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 conse-
quence of the intoxication, habitual
OIL otherwise. of any person, such wife,
child, parent, guardian, employer, or
other person, shall have right of act
ton in his or her own name, agains-
any person who shall, by selling intox-
icating liquors contrary to this act,
have caused the intoxication of such
person, for all damages, actually sus-
tanned, as well as exemplary damages,
and a married woman shall have the
same right to bring suits, prosecute
and control the same, and the amount
recovered, the same as if being single,
and all damages recovered by minor
under this act, shall be paid, either 10
such minor, or to his or her parent, or
guardian, or next friend as the Court
shall direct, and all suits for damages
under this act, shall be by civil ac-
ton, in any of the Courts of the State
of Ohio, having jurisdiction thereof.
Sec. 0. That for every violation Of
the provisions of the first, second, and
third sections of this act, every per-
son SO offending, shall forfeit and pay
a fine Of not less than twenty. or more
than fifty dollars, and be imprisoned
in the Jail of the county for not less
than ten, nor more than thirty days,
and pay the costs Of prosecution. and,
for every violation Of the provisions Of
the fourth section Of this act, every
person convicted as the keeper of any
of the places herein declared to be
nuisances. shall forfeit and pay a fine
Of not less than fifty. nor more than
one hundred dollars, and be imprison-
ed in the comfy Jail of the county for
not less than twenty, nor more than
City days, and pay the costs Of prose-
cution, and such place or places, so
kept by such person or persons so con-
victed, shall be shut up and abated up