The Evansville daily journal., 1855-06-14

such liquor only in one place, TO be de-
signated by the Commissioners; and, the
purchase and sale of such liquor, he shal.
conform to the rules prescribed by the Com |
missioners, not inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this Act. He shall keep aUSsccount !
of all his purchases and snles; the date,
quantity, kind, and price of the liquor, and
the name of the person of whom purch ased;
and the date, quantity, price, kind of each
sale, and the name of the purchaser, and the
use intended, as stated by the purchaser.
Such account shall be kept in fair legible
writing in book purchased for the purpose;
and shall at all times, be opel to public in
spection. He shall exhibit his book of entries
to the County Commissioners, whenever re-
quired by them, at any of their meetings;
and he shall report to them under oath,
every three months, the price, quantity, and
kinds of liquor of his purchases and sales;
and in his report he shall specify the number
of sales, and the intended use of each sale,
as stated by the purchaser, and the amount
he has remaining on hand at the end of each
three months. Each agent shall receiye
such compensation as the Commissioners
! shall prescribe. He shall not be interested,
except as an inhe bitant of the county, in any
such purchase or sale made by him, or in any
profit thereof. Such agent shall sell liquor
at tw enty-6ve per cent, over it's cost price,
and no more. The county shall not be
liable for any debt contracted by such agent,
except as herein provided.
SEC. 6. Any person, authorized as in the
| last section provided, shall not sell any liz
quor to be used upon the premises where the
same is sold; but he may sell in the follow
ing cases. and no other:
l. To any person of the age of twenty
one years, being of good character for So
br;ety, and an inhabitsnt OF the county in
which such liquor is sold, or Of a township
OF city adjoining said county; provided the
person selling the same shall have good rea-
son TO believe that the same is intended by
the purchaser to be used for some one of the
purposes in the preceding section named.
/ md not to be sold, disposed of, or given away
or to be used on the premises; or,
o To any person authorized to sell such
Iionor. as in the last section provided.
SEC, -. The County Commissioners of
each count;, shall direct the county Treasur-
Eer TO nav ovel' TO each or any of the agents
| an anncinted bv them, such sums of money
/ ont Of the treasu ry, as they shall deem pro-
per for the purchase (of] liquor; or, the Com
missioners may agree with the agents to
furnish the liquor eesary tor the business
of his agency at his own expense me Com-
missioners paying such agent legal interes5
upon the money invested, in eoo'toh 10 his
compensation. No agent sha.i DC reap
pointed until he has made full .settieneHt
with the County Commissioners at .'he ciose
| of his agency, and accounted for all -Nnorey
an profits, in his hands, belonging to- Inc
county, nor until he has paid over all su<'h
sums of money, if required by the Commits
sioners. as they shall direct, after deductIng
the interes; due him, and the compensation
allowed by the Commissioners. Each agent,
at the close of his agency, shall deliver over
all liquor which he may have on hand, con
nected with his agency, to such other county
agent-ns the Commissioners, at any sessIon,
or the A nditor, in vacation, may direct; he
shall also pay over to the Treas urer OF the
county all moneys in his hands belonging 0
the county, retaining onlv sufficient 10 pay
i his compensation, and the interest on the
money that may have been invested by him.
| W hen the agent whose agency has closed,
by any means whatever, has invested his
/ own money in the pu chase 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 as soon as
he shall account fairly for all money that
may have come into his hands in the course
of his agency. The County Commissioners
shall make provision for the payment OF all
such sums out of the County Treasury, or
otherwise. II such ,ent shall fail or refuse
to perform any duty required OF hun in his
section, he and his sureties snail be liable,
on the bond OF such agent, Tor all damages
sustained by the county in consequence
thereof; and such damages, when collected,
shall be paid into the County Treasury
i SEC s. Before any such agent shall be
authorized and sell spirituous orintoxicating or
liquor, as aforesaid, he shall file his bond
with the Auditor of the county, with two
good and sufficient sureties, payable to the
State of Indiana, in penalty OF not less
than one thousand dollars, nor more than
FIVE thousand dollars, to be approved by the
Commissioners, and conditioned that he will
in all respects conform to the provis rs Cf
the law in relation 10 his ageucy, and the
laws of the State Of Indiana touching the
sale of spirituous and intoxicating liquor
Upon the breach of the condition of such
bond the Auditor shall cause the same TO be
8 put in suit in the Circuit Court, or Court of
Common Pleas, of the county; and if the
Court, or jury, find, upon The trial, that the
condition of the bond has been broken, the
Court shall render judgment against the de-
fendant Tor the penalty of the bond, and
, costs.
BOND OF AGENTS TO SELL.
Kno1 all men, that We, as principal,
: and we --, as sureties, are held and firm.
ly bound unto the State of Indiana, in the
, penal sum Of dollars, to the payment
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