The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-19
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! Laws OF Minnesota for 1854.
To Regulate the Sale Of SpirituOus lfss
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To Regulate the Sale Of SpirituOus Gis
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Be Enacted by .hs Lsgisiatise ASSEMBLY Of Mnnssafo
Taritory:-
Section l. That the county commissioners in the
several counties in this Territory may at any regular
OF special meeting II the Board grant licenses for the
sale OF spiriuous, vinous, fermented liquors, within
their proper counties, u as many persons being legal
voters ia said county, as the said Board may deem
expsdient Provided, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to authorize the granting Of
any license in any county within the limits OF the
lands coded by the Sioux Indians BY the treaties of
1851. '"t
Sec z. Every person or persons applying for q IL.
cense shall, before the same can be legally issued
pay 10 the county treasurer Of the proper county
sum not less than seventy-6ve dollars nor more than
two hundred dollars, at the discretion of the Board
Of commissioners, and shall file with the clerk of the
Board Ut commissioners bond with two or more
surees to be approved by said Board of county
missloners, in the penal cum Of five thousand dollars
conditioned that the said person or persons so cens-
ed will not sell spruous, vnous or fermen;ed liquors
al any place other than the building for which said
person or persons may have been licensed, any
building not one hundred yards from any other occu-
pied building, nor the sabbath and also that the
sad person or persons SO licensed will not permit
gambling, with cards any other device, for money
or the representative OF money, and that he the.
WI nScP 4ulCt oIucIIy house, anu Will not Ol9.
pose Of liquors of any kind any minor or Indians,
during the term of said license.
Sec. s. II the said person or persons to whom such
license is granted shall violate any Of the conditions
Of the bond provided for in the preceding section,
suit may be brought said bond in any court having
competent jurisdiction, BY any Of the officers, by
any other person in the county in which such license
was granted, and recovery had for any sum not cx"
ceeding the whole amount Of said bond for each and
every violation oil any Of the conditions of said bond
Sec 4. Whenever any suit may be brought upon
any bond as aforesaid and Judgment rendered against
the principal and suretes upon said bond ,,nd proper
y cannot be found with said principal and surees TO
satisfy said judgment, the county commissioners who
approved said bond shall be held Individually liable
for said judgment, unless the sureties on said bond
shall have justified before some judge of the district
court or justice OF the peace, in double the amount
mentioned IN the bond, above all debts and liabilities
incurred by them. The said judge justice Of the
peace shall interrogate them under oath as to the
va'ue Of they property whether real or personal, the
amount and value and the membranes, il any, and
said judge or justice, satisfied Of the sucency of the
securities. shall have endorsed said bond his GER
thcate OF the approval thereof, and their property
may be seized and sold for the satisfaction thereof
Sec. .. Any person or persons who sba II sell, bar
ter or receive pay for Ia any manner whatever, any
sprituous vnous or fermen,ed liquors, without first
having obtained license as provided in thi. act
shal tor each and every such offence forfeit and pay
uot iCsS tudi twenty-five uOldFS, nor more one
hundred and fifty dollars, and may at the discretion
Of the court be confined in the county Jail for peri.
cd not exceeding six months.
Sec. 6. Any Board of county commissioners NAV
revoke any license granted under the provisions Of
this act at any time they may deem proper and ey-
cry license granted by any Board of county commis-
sioners shall be deemed to have expired and shall
cease to be in force from and after any violation OF
any Of the conditions Of the bond required BY this act
shall have been proved, before any court having com.
petent jurisdiction, and thereafter the person or per-
sons who may have violated the conditions of the
said bond shall be held liable to all the penalties pro-
vIded Tor persons selling liquors without license, by
the fifth section OF this act, and shall be liable for all
damages done by persons intoxicated by spirltuous
vinous, or lermented liquors obtained from them
Sec. Z. Justices Of the peace shall have concur
rent jurisdiction with the district in all actions
under any oil the provisions of this act, or on the
bond provided for in this act, where the amount sued
for does not exceed one hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. ANY person or persons who may be sued
for violation Of any Of the provisions of this act or
Of the conditions of any of them, or any bond requr-
ed by this act, may at his their request have the
case submitted to jury as in other cases, and may
appeal from the decision Of any court provided Nv
law; but appeal shall be 60 construed as to affect
the expiration Of the terms Of any license provid
ed in section six Of this act, where proof of viola.
ton Of any condition of bond shall be established
BY verdict OF jury, by the decision Of any court
oil justice Of the peace.
Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect and be in force
from and after the first day of April next.
Sec. 10. All acts and parts Of acts contravening the
provisions Of this act are hereby repealed.
N. c. d. Taylor, Speaker Of H. R.
3. B. OLMSTEAD, Prcs't Of Council.
Approved March 4, 1854.
w. A. GORMAN
l hereby certify the foregoing to he correct copy
Of the original act on file in this Office.
J. TRAVIS ROSSER,
Secretary Of Minnesota Territory.