The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-02-12
NEW LICENSE LAW.

The legislature at its present session. pssss
License law. of which he following is an
abstract. We copy from the Gate CITY:
Below we make very full abstract Of the
Liquor license Law. passed by the Legisla
ture at It's recent eession. 81,
Section 1st provides that the County, ~
shall Issue licence on ME petition Of twei,
free holders of tie township, setting forth tn
the applicant is respectable person and o
good character; ihereupon said applicant shat
file bond in the sum OF 5000, conditioned
that he viii keep an orderly honse will not al
lOy gambling, and will pay all fines and Par
FIXTURES adudged against him. Before the Is
suing Of the license he shall paw sum not
less than 500 nor more than $500. to the
County Judge for the use of the school fund.
Sec. 2. License shall issue for period
not more than one year nor less than six
months.
See. 3. ANY person so licensed who shall
furnish liquor to minor, either at,litonsly Or
for pay. shall be liable to penalty Of sos.
Sec, 4. A penalty If Fifty Dollars incur
RCD In case of sale to Indian, insane person, or
idiot
Sec. 8. Liquor seller shall pay all damages
sustained by individuals growing ont Of the
sale Of liquor, and also all paursr and criminal
expenses resulting therefrom.
Sec. o. Married women may sustain suit for
damages.
Sec. I. Authorities NAV sustain suit againss
liquor dealer when any one becomes a public
charge in consequence Of the use OF inioxicat-
ing liquor procured Of him, and recover the ex-
penses OF maintaining such pauper.
Sec. 3. In suits for damages nv public an
thorities. married women, or other persons, il
shall only be necessary to prove that the liquor
seller furnished the party liquor. in sufficient
quantity to produce intoxication, in order to
render him able on his bond
Sec. 9. Nosnit shall be sustained for liquor
in less quantity than five gallons.
Sec. 10. All persons selling or givine<
liquor m violation OF this act, shall ben
not less than $50, nor more than 81 900,
imprisoned in the County Jail not more tina
one year.
FEC. IL. Makes II the duty of Justices, and !
other competent courts, to issue warrant @
arrest of party complained OF.
Sec. IL. Suits for damages not more I. -
500. on bond maiatainable before Justice d
the Peace.
Sec. 10. Certified copy Of judgments undel
TINS act to be transmitted forthwith to the |
Con,ty Judge, with statement Of the evidence
in the case.
Sec. Ia. Whereupon the Judge, IL he deems
the cause sufficient, shall summon party to
show cause why his license shsnld not be re
voked, and in case he revokes the same such
person shall not obtain license again for Ave
years.
Sec. Is. In incorro, ated towns, all the
powers and duties devolved upon the County
Judge under this act, shall be invested in such
persons az may be designated by such corpo-I
rate ,at authority. and they may require such adj
dltional sum to be paid for license, Tot to OK
coed one thousand dollars, as they may deem
proper, which, together with the sum required
10 be paid to the county treaaurer shall b
paid to the city treasurer, whose sertifcatd
shall be equivalent to that Of county treasuf
er.
Sec. 10. The manufacture Of beer, ale, winl
or cider not prohibited
Sec. II. The County Judge, on tee petitio
OF 100 voters, shall order an election, and Il
majority decide in favor Of license, then
proper officer shall proceed as hsre-in-bel
sci forth: Provided the question shall not
submitted more than once in any ono year.
Sec. l6. All acts inconsistent repealed. q
cept prohibitory act, which remains in for
except whore, BY the vote Of the people a
county, tina aame law Is adopted in its stea