Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-07
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LICENSE LAW.

Below we make very full abstract OF
the Liquor License Law, passed by the
Legislature at its recent session.
Sec. l. Provides that the County Judge
shall issue license on the petition oftwelve
freeholders of the township, setting forth
that the applicant is respectable person
of good character thereupon said appli-
cant shall file a bond in the sum of 81, 900
conditioned that he will keep an orderly
house, will not allow gambling, and will
pay all fines and forfeitures adjudged
against him. Before the issuing of Ii
cense he shall pay a sum not less than
500, nor more than $500, to the Coun-
ty Judge, for the use of the school fund
SEC. 2. License shall issue for period
not exceeding one year, nor less than six
months.
Sec. 8. Amy person SO licensed who
shall furnish liquor to minor, either gra-
tuitously or for pay, shall be liable to a
penalty of twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 4. A penalty of $50 is incurred
in case of sale to an Indian, insane per-
son or idiot.
Sec. s. Liquor seller shall pay all dam
ages sustained by individuals, growing
out of sales of liquor, and also all pauper
and criminal expenses resulting there
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Sec. 6. Married women may sustain
suit for damages.
Sec. z. Authorities may sustain suit
against liquor dealer when any one be-
comes public charge in consequence of
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him, and recover expenses of maintain
ing such pauper.
Sec. 8. In suits for damages by public
authorities, married women or other per-
sons, 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 liza
BILE on his bond.
SEC. g. No suit shall be sustained for
liquor in less quantity than five 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
81, 600, or imprisoned in the county jail
not more than one year.
SEC. H.. Makes it the duty of Justices
and other competent courts, to issue war
rant for arrest of party complained of.
SEC. l2. Suits for damages not more
than 500, on bond, are maintainable be-
fore Justice of the Peace.
Sec. l3. Certified copy of judgments
under this act to be transmitted forthwith
to the County Judge, with statement of
the evidence of the case.
Sec. Ia. Whereupon the Judge, if he
deems the cause sufficient, shall summon
party to show cause why his license
should not be revoked, and in case he re-
vokes the same, such person shall not OBJ
tain license again for five years.
SEC. Is. In incorporated towns, all the
powers and duties devolved on the Coun-
ty Judge, under this act, shall be invested
in such persons as may be designated by
such corporate authority, and they may
require such additional sum to be paid for
license, not to exceed one thousand dol
lars, as they may deem proper, which,
together with the sum required to be paid
to the county treasurer, shall be paid to
the city treasurer, whose certificate shall
be equivalent to that of county Treasu
rer.
SEC. l6. The manufacture of beer, ale,
wine, OF cider not prohibited.
Sec. II. The County Judge, on Pc
tition of 100 voters, shall order an cleo
ton, and if majority decide in favor of
license, then the proper officer shall pro-
ceed as herenbefore set forth Provided
the question shall not be submitted more
than once in any one year.
Sec. 18. All acts inconsistent repealed,
except prohibitory act, which remains in
force except where, by vote of the peo
pie of county, this same law is adopted
in the place of it.
An irreyerent rascal publishes the fol-
lowing atrocious conundrum What is
the difference betweena maiden of sixteen
and maiden of sixty I? One is careless
and happy, and the other is hairless and