The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-09-12
LICENSE LAW.

ituous Anu Siaous Liquors, IN the Stale Of Iowa.
SECTION !. Be it enacted by the General Assens-
bly, Of the Sidtc Of loud Thai the county judge Of
any County in this State may al any regular term OF
the county court, and license for the sale
y mat splrtueus and yinous liquors u any person
VIII, shall comply with the following conditions
ffYsf The applicant for license under this act shall
file with the county judge the petition least twelve
freehoIders Of The township in which he resides signed
aud attested before Justice Of the peace oles
potent officer, setting forth that the applicant for IL
eense Is man vi respectable character and standing
and praying that license may issue to him.
Second The applicant shall the time file with
The county judge his bond to the county in sum
hve thousand dollars, with good and sucitn sureties
conditioned that during the continuance Of his license
he will not keep notorious or csardery house that
will not allow gambling with cards, dice amy
implements or devices used in gaming within hi house.
within amy outhouse yard other premises under
his cantei; for the Of all damages, fines and
fortetnres which be adjudg against him under
Third The applicant shall pay into the county treas
ury the OF the schuoi FUND.- to be distributed by
the school fund commits sioner other moneys, the
OF not less that one hundred than ye hundred
dollars at the discretion the county Judge c the
tessuners receipt therefor in duplicate with the
ty Judge, before such license shall issue.
SEC 2. Said license shall continue in force for one
year and no longer, and no license shall issue for
period than SIX months.
SEC. 3, Any person licensed as aforesaid who shall
seior give any malt or spiruons vinous liquors.
other Intoxicating ink to sny minor apprentice or
servant under twenty-one years of age without the
consent of the parent guardian, master thereof shall
forfeit and for each offence the twenty Ave
dollars to the OF such PARENTS guardian or master
recovered by action debt before any court having COM
potent jurisdiction.
SEC. 4. Any person so licensed who shall sell any
intoxicating liquor any INDIAN insane person.
lot shall be subject to tue efnot less than iity dol
lars Tor each such offence which said tine shall be paid
into the school fund Of the State fer and re-
covered before Court of competent jurisdiction
SEC o. The person % licensed snail pay all damages
that community or individuals may sustain in conse-
qpence Of said traffic. He shaft suppori all paupsrs
widows, and orphans, and pay the expenses of all civil
and prosecutions growing out Justly attr-
butabe to his said tsae in intoxicating drinks
said damages and expenses be recovered in any ur
OF competent JURISDICTION by On the bond named
and required in the first section in this act copy Of
which properly authenticated shall be in
in court justice in this State and il shall be tho
duty of the county Judge deliver demand sucn
copy 70 any person who may claim be injured
by such traffic.
SEC s. 1t shall be lawful for any married woman or
any other person ther request institute and main
tah IN herown name suit such bond for all dam
ages sustained by herself and children account OF such
traffic and the money when collected shall be Maid az
for the use OF herself and children
SEC. T. When any person Shall become county or
Guy charge, ~ reason Of intenperace, may be
Instituted by the proper authorities on the bond OF any
person licensed under this act may have been in
the habit OF selling OF giving intoxicating liquor the
person SO becoming public charge: Provided That the
person against whom judgment msy be rendered under
the provisions OF this act may recover by similar sc-
non apfoportionae part OF said Judgment from any and
All engaged In said traffic may have sold or
gwen liquor 10 such person becoming public charge or
10 any person committing offence
g. On the trial OF any suit under the provisions
OF TINS act the cause foundation OF which shall be the
acts or injuries OF person persons under the inu.
ence Of liquor it shall only be necessary to sustain the
action to prove that the defendant or defendants sold or
gave liquor TO the person persons intoxicated or
der the influence OF liquor whose acts or injuries are
ained of on that day about that time when said
acts were committed Or said injuries received nj in
action Tor damages Drought BY MARI woman 9TH
or person whose support legally deyoives upon
by ineemperance from earning the 1t