The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-23
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FOF THE SUPPRESSION OF INTEMPERANCE.
SECTION No person shall manufacture,
keep for sale, or sell, by himself or agent. d.
rectly or indirectly, any spiritucus or intoxi-
eating liquor, except as is hereinafter provi.
ded. Ale, Porter, Lager Beer, Cider, all
Wines and Fermented Liquor which will
produce intoxication, and all Mixed Liquor,
of which part is spirtuous or intoxicating
liquor, are included in the term Intoxicating
liquor, and are within the meaning Of this
Act. ,-.--------
Sec No provision of this Act shall be
construed to forbid the making of cider from
apples, or wine from grapes, currants, or 9TH
er fruit, grown and gathered in this State by
the ma nufacturer, or the sale thereof by him /;
but such manufacturer, or other person; on
his behalf, shall not sell less than five GAL
Ions Of any one sale or to any one person; shall
be taken away at the same time. ANY other
manufacture or sale of cider or wine shall be
deemed to be unlawful, except as herein pro.
vided.
SEC No provision oil this Act shall be
construed to forbid the sale by any importer
thereof of any foreign spirituous or in,oxicat-
ing liquor imported under the laws of the
United States, and in accordance therewiih:
Provided, That such liquor, at the time of the
sale, remains in, and is sold in the original
casks or packages in which it was imported,
and in the same quantities. A other sales
of spirituous or intoxicating liquor mode by
any importer, as such, shall be deemed 10 be
unlawful.
Sec - The County Commissioners of each
county may give to any person who shall ap.
ply in writing therefor. authority TO manu-
facture spirituous and intoxicating liquor at
such places, aud within the county, as the
Commissioners may designate, and to sell
the same at such places only, in any guam.
tty, to the duly authorized agents of the
county. Such authority shall not continue
more than one year from the date thereof,
and may at any time be revoked by the Com.
missioners. Before the Commissioners grant
such authority, the applicant shall file his
bond with the Auditor Of the County, with
two good and sufficient securities, to be ap.
proved by the Commissioners, in penalty of
not less than one thousand dollars, nor more
than six thousand dollars, payable to the
State of Indiana, conditioned that the ap-
plicant will not, at any time during the year
next following, in any manner or degree, vi
olate the provisions of any law of this State
touching the manufacture or sales OF spirit.
uous or intoxicating liquor. The Auditor of
the County shall cause such bond TO be put
in suit, upon breach Of the condition there
Of, in the Circuit Court, or Court OF Common
Pleas of the county; and il upon the trial, the
finding of the Court, or verdict Of the jury
shall be that the CONDITION of the bond has
been broken as charged, the Court shall rem
der judgment for the penalty of the bond, and
declare the authority Of the applicant to
manufacture and sell spirituous and intoxi
eating liquor to be void from and after the
first violation of said condition. And every
act of the applicant in selling any spirituous
or Intoxicating liquor to any person other
than duly authorized County Aren't, shall
subj sct the applicant to prosecution in the
same manner as if he had no authority from
the Commissioners TO manufacture or sell.
The County Commissioners shall not grant
to any person authority TO manufacture on
sell any spirituous or intoxicating liquor whu
has been found guilty of violating any pro.
visions of this Act, or any other Act touch
| ing the sale or manufacture Of spirituous OF
Intoxicating liquors.
BOND OF MANUFACTURE
SEC Know all men, that we
! principal, and we
sureties, are held and firmly bound unto the
State of Indiana in the penal sum OF
dollars for the payment whereof, well and
truly to be made and done, we bind our.
selves jointly and severaliy, firmly by these
presents, dated this day Of A. ID.
| Whereas, the above bond principal
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sioners of the County Of TO manufac
ture sprituous and intoxicating liquors in
Township, in County, Tor the period o
one year from this date. Now, therefore
the above obligation is conditioned that tn,
said will not, at any time during tn,
year next following, in any manner of degree
violate the provisions Of any law of this Stat,
touching the manufacture or sale of spirit
uous or Intoxicating liquor. Upon the obser
vance Of the foregoing conditions, this oblga
ton shall be void, else to remain in full
force.
Approved, &c.
i SEC The County Commissioners, at any
meeting of their Board, may appoint some
suitable person or persons. as agent or agents
of the County for the purchase Of 81 irituou,
and Intoxicating liquor, and for the sale
J thereof within such county for sicramental
medicinal, chemical, and mechanical uses
only; and the Commissi Jners mayremove any
such agent at pleasure, and, if necessary
appoint another in his stead. Mo- more than
two such agents shall be appointed in any
one township or city, unless the township OF
. city contain over ten thousand Inhabitants
in which case the Goa missioners may ap.
point two agents for each ten thousand in.
habtants. No inn-keeper, or keeper Of a
, public eating house, or boarding house, VI
house Of public entertainment stall be ap
pointed such agent. Every agent shall holC
his office one year, unless sooner removed
he shall sell such liquor only in one place, Il
he desonated nv The Commissioners. N nd i,