Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-02-11
New License Law.

The legislature at its present session, passed
License law, of which the following is an abb
stract. We ccopy from the Gate City:
Below we max very full abstract of the Lii
quor License Law, passed by the Legislature at
its recent session.
Section lst provides that the County Judge
shall issue licence on the petition of twelve free
holders of the township, setting forth that the
applicant is a respectable person and of good
character; thereupon said applicant shall file
bond in the sum Of IS, 900, conditioned that he
will keep an orderly house, will not allow gam
bling, and will pay all fines and forfeitures ad-
Judged against him. Before the issuing of the
license he shall pay 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.
Section 3. Any person SO licensed who shall
furnish liquor to a minor, either gratuitously or
for pay, shall be liable to apenalty of $25.
Sec. 4. A penalty Of Fifty Dollars incurred in
case of sale to Indian, insane person, or idiot.
Sec. 5. Liquor seller shah pay all damages
sustained by individuals growing out of the
sale of liquor, and also all pauper and criminal
expenses resulting therefrom.
Sec. 6. Married women may sustain suit for
DAMAGES.
) Sec. T. Authorities may sustain suit against
liquor dealer when any one becomes a public
charge in consequence of the use of intoxicat-
ing liquor procured Of him, and recover the ex-
penses Of maintaining such pauper.
Sec 8. In suits for damages by public author
| tiles, married women, or other persons, it 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
1 liable on his bond.
! Sec. 9. No suit shall be sustained for liquor
in less quantity than Eve gallons.
| Sec. 10. All persons selling or giving away
liquor in violation of this act, shall be fined not
| less than $50, nor more than $1,000, or impri-
soned in the County jail not more than one
year.
Section II. Makes it the duty of Justices, and
other competent courts, to issue warrant for ar
i rest of party complained of.
| Section IL. Suits for damages not more than
i 800, on bond maintainable before Justice OF
the Peace.
1 Section Is. Certified copy ofjudgments un.
I der this act to be transmitted forthwith to the
County Judge, with astatement of the evidence
in the case.
Section IA. Whereupon the Judge, nhe deems
the cause sufficient, shall summon party to show
cause why his license should not be revoked,
l ana In case ne FeVOke6 Tue same suCQ person
shall not obtain license again for five years.
Section Is. In incorporated towns, all tht
powers and duties devolved upon County Judge
under this act, shall beinvested in such persons
as may be designated BY such corporate author
ity, and they may require such additional sun
to be paid for license, not to exceed one thou
sand dollars, as they may deem proper, which
together with the sum required to be paid to th,
county treasurer, shall be paid to the city treas
urer, whose certificate shall be equivalent to tina
of county treasurer.
Section Is. The manufacture of beer, ale
wine or cider not prohibited.
Section II. The County Judge, on the pet
ton of 100 voters, shall order an election, an,
if majority decide in favor Of license, then tn
proper officer shah proceed - here-in-before sc
!, forth: Provided the question shall not be sub
mitted more than once in any one year.
/ Section Is. All acts inconsistent repealed, e1
cept prohibitory act, which remains in force el
tcept where, by the vote Of the people Of . eour
ty, this same law IS adopted in IL stead.