Demoine courier., 1855-03-08
THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW.

Liquor Law IL ho' yer periecuy uhuef"
stood by the public, and WI have been
requested TO again publish the amend
ments made to it by the Legislature, after
we published it. We do so with pleas.
ure, and would, if we were not pressed
for room to publish the current news Of
the day, give the law entire again in our
columns. The amendments to the law
as we first published it, are as follows:
Section first, in the original bill, read
as follows:
No person shall manufacture or SELL
by himself his clerk, steward OF agent
directly o indirectly, any intoxicating
liquor, except as hereinafter provided =
And the keeping OF intoxicating liquor
with the intent, on the part Of the owner
thereof, or any person acting under bis
authority, or by his permission, to sell
the same within the State, contrary to
the provisions OF this act, is hereby pro-
hibited, and intoxicating liquor go kept.
together with the vessels in Which il is
contained, is declared a nuisance, and
shall be forfeited and dealt with as here.
matter provided. Ale, porter, lager beer,
cider and all wines, are included among
intoxicating liquors, within the meaning
OF this act.
To this section the following amend
ment was attached:
Procided. hoWeuer, That nothing IN
this section or in this act, shaN be con
strued to forbid the making of Cider
from apples, or Time from grapes, cur
rants or other fruits grown or gathered
by the manufacturer, or the selling OF
such Cider or Uine If made IN the
S'ate) by the maker thereof, provided
only, that the quantity sold at any one
time be not less than .fUe gallons, and
be sold and be all taken array at one
time.
Section 18th, which related TO the
qualification Of Jurors, was stricken out,
and the following section was inserted,
which provides for . vote by the people
and the time at which the law shall go
into effect:
Sec. ls. At the April election to be
holden on the first Monday in April, A.
d.. 1855, II question of prohibiting the
sale and manufacture of intoxicating Ii
quor. shall be submitted 20 the legal vo-
lers of this State, and at said April cleo
ton a poll shall be opened for that pur.
pose at the place of election in each
township of each county. The vote on
said question shall be by ballot, and the
voters in favor Of such prohibition shall
cas-. a ballot wherein shall be written or
printed the words "For The Prohibitory
Liquor Law" and the voters opposed to
such prohibition shall cast a ballot where
on shall be written or printed the words,
"Agains, the Prohihltory Liquor Law"
The said ballots shall be received and
canvassed Dy the Judges of election in
the same manner as ballots for the cleo.
lion of officers, and a return Of the same
shall be made to the County Judge in the
same manner, and at the same time as
provided for in the election of officers a;
the April election. Said return shall be
treated by the county canvassers IN the
same manner as returns for the election
of officers, and an abstract Of said vote
made upon a separate sheet, shall be for
warded to the Secretary of State in the
same manner and at the same time as
provided for in the case of abstracts of
votes for Superintendent and Distric.
Court Judges. elected a. any April cleo.
ton. The returns of said vote SO re-
turned TO the Office of the Secretary of
State, shall be opened and examined by
the Board of State Canvassers in the
same manner and at the same time as in
the case Of returns of election of Off :
GERS had at said April election. lmme-
diately after such examination and can
vass, the said Boaad of State Canvassers
shall make and publish an official state
ment of said vote; and if ii shall appear
from such official statement of said vote
that a majority Of the votes cast as afore.
sad upon said question of prohibition
shall be for the prohibitory Liquor Law,
then this act shall take effect on the first
day of July. A. ID. 1855: Propided.
however, That those portions of this act
having relation to the election provided
for in this section shall be in force from
and after its publication in the Iowa Cap.
ital Reporter and, the Iowa Republican.
We also learn that some persist in say
ing that the law does not permit the ma.
king, using and selling of Cider and
Wine. This is not so. The farmer can
have his orchards n vineyards and
make and sell as much cider and wine
as he pleases, so that he does not sell a
less quantity than fve gallons. And
who, we ask, would wish to buy less
than this quantity! Should our farmers
ever have apples enough to make cider
we want a barrel. at least. Besides this,
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