Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-28
ORDINANCE.

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4 Board of Trustees Of the Incorporate
town of Plymouth, in the county of Mar
shall and State of Indiana:
That, from and after the tenth dav of
June, 1851, it shall not be lawful for any
person, directly or indirectly, to sell by
retail, to be drank, any spirituous liquor, or
liquor containing alcohol in sufficient guam
tity to produce intoxication by drinking.
nor for anyother purpose than to be used
at the dwelling or place of business of the
purchaser, for one of the following purpo-
ses. to-wit: Mechanical, chemical, medi-
ical, or culinary; or to be used by some re-
hgious denomination of christians for sa-
Ornamental purposes; nor shall any person
be permitted to SO sell, directly or indirectly, |
within the corporate limits aforesaid any |
such liquor for any purpose or use except
the purposes above specified, without first
obtaining license therefor, from the Clerk |
of the Board Incorporation Trustees, attest
ed by the corporate seal OF said town, as
herein provided.
Ind be Il further enacted: That, places
to sell spirituous liquors by retail, not ex
cceding two, within the corporate limits, of
said town may be authorized by license to
be issued as follows:
The person or persons wishing te so sell
by retail, shall present petition to the
clerk OF said corporation at any time-or
to the Trustees aforesaid when in session
signed by not less than twenty-five reputa-
BILE free-holders and voters living within
the corporation, requesting license to be
granted to such applicant, to retail spiritu
Gus liquors-which petition if presented to
the Clerk, shall be by him presented to
J said Trustees at their first meeting there
after. At the same time, such applicant
shall present bond payable to the Clerk
of said town, for the use of any person who
may be entitled to damages On breach Of
the condition Hereunder to be written, in
the penalty of two thousand dollars, with
not less than six resident free-holders "a
surcties thereto signed, to be approved by
said Trustees, conditioned, that said appli
cant, if license be granted him, will keep
an orderly house and permit no riotous or
improper behavior therein, nor keep the
same open on Sunday or after ten O'Clock
at night That he will not sell, or suffer
to be sold or given away, on his premises
any spirituous, malt or termented liquors
containing alcohol, to any habitual drinker
of spirituous liquors or any drunkard-or
any person intoxicated: nor to any person
under twenty -one years of age, nor to any
female or Indian. under a forfeiture of
twenty-five dollars for each and every vio
lation, to be recovered on notice and mo-
! ton before any ,Justiceof the peace. That
he viii pay all damages. costs, expen-
ses, ami for all the trouble incurred by
any person, directly or collaterally, by rea
son of any sale Of spirituous liquors by
him, and that for any breach of the condi
ton of said bond, suit may be instituted
| thereon in any proper court, and said dam
ages DC, or fees and penalties be recovered
as herein after providcd-and said bond
mentioned, to be paid without relief from
valuation and appraismcnt laws.
Out of the applications presented said
/ Trustees may select two, and on the APP
proval of the bond and petition, may de-
mand of the applicant, any sum not less
than fifty nor more than two hundred dol
lars. on payment of which to the clerk, by
said applicant within FIVE days, license
NAV be issued to him by said clerk, attest
ed by the corporate seal, to vcnd spiritual
liquors by retail within the corporate linn
1 its of said town for the period of one year,
for which an order shall be entered in due
form on the Records of the proceedings of
said Trustees.
3. Ind be d.further ordained; That, un-
der said license, said person so licensed
may sell spirituous or alcoholic liquors by
retail, to be drank, but any breach of anv
condition of said bond, shall forfeit said Ii
cense in addition to the forieitures thereon
expressed, and said person so licensed shall
not be permitted to sell Hereunder after
such forfeiture, under penalty of ten dol
lars for each and every offence to be prose-
cuted as herein after named.
! 4. -ind be Il further ordained. That. on
any breach Of any condition of said bond,
or the accruing of any damages, costs, ex-
pcnses, or any trouble to. any person by
reason of any sale made by such person so
! licensed it shall be the duty of the clerk
aforesaid to bring suit on said bond in any
clerk for the use of the person entitled to
such damages, DC, or for the use Of said
town in case Of forfeiture of said sum of
twenty five dollars. and pay over such dam
ages when collccted-and take receipt
therefor--to the user thereof
>. And be IL further ordained: That, from
and after the tenth day Of June aforesaid,
that any person who shall violate this Or
dinance, by selling or giving away, direct
ly or indirectly any spirituous or alcohol
ic liquors, except as herein above excepted,
shall upon conviction be fined ten dollars
for each and every offence. besides the costs
ofthe prosecution, and stand committed to
prison until the fine and cost is paid or re-
plevicd. r q hnei1i vsfi .7@a'f'h ~ iiiH
l. g. Amd5e a.farlher ordained: That, any
person who may be licensed as aforesaid,
who shall violate any of the codnitions of
said bond. shall in additionto the civil pen
alties and forfeiturcs herein provided for,
upon conviction for eachani every offence,
be fined in tie sum often dollars, in the
same manner as the last section is pro-
videdd for fines for violation of tins ordi-
nance.ns ,svs.9 .51sog tsorr as .sTssas
Z. And be Il further ordeiaeda 3liat, il