The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-03-10
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TIE following : a sy..sT=is of he acs
which passed both branches q the LeglSia-
tuTe aud has received lie signature OF tie
Governor, ..to regulate and license The sale
Of spirituous, yingus, malt and other intoxica-
ting liquors. and TO prohibit the adulteraiioa
of liquors"
No person shall sell or barter, directly or
indirectly, any intoxicating liquors less than
a qGart at time, without Vi first having pre-
cured license; tic word ..iatoxicaling Id
uoTs.'' shall apply to any sPiritu u, vinous
or malt liquor, y hich IS used or may be used
as a beverage; any w.ite male iahabitaE,
desiring 70 obtain license shall give notice of
the precise location u the premises where lie
desires TO sell, ~ least twenty days before
the meeting q tie County Commissioners
from whom he intends to apply for a license;
applicant TO he I. man OF good character. and
fiji to be trusted with fceuce, aud 10 give
bond with al least tw Q freehold sarie,Ies, res
dents OF the county, % be approved by ae
/ Auditor. in the sum OF $500, that he VIII
keep an orderly house and pay all fines
sessed against him for any violation Of the acs;
to pay to County Treasurer 500 as 4 lee for
license for one year, TO be applied to the
Common School fund: no lceuce 10 be grant
ed for less than year; the license under the
act does not authorize the selling or bartefIDg
of amy intoxicating liquors on Sunday, IL any
person under the age OF tweuty-oHe years, 10
a person in stale of iutoxication, nor upon
the dav Of any State, county, or township or
municipal election; every person no shall
directly or Indirectly knowingly sell, barter
or give sway any intoxicating liquors to any
person who is in the habit OF being intoxicated
after notice shall have been given him by his
" fe child parent, brother or sister, Of such
person. or by the oVer>eer or oyeIseers vi the
poor OF the township where lie resides, that
such person is in the habit OF being intoxica
ted. shall be deemed guilty Of misdemean
or. and upon conviction thereof be fined not
less than 50, nor more than $50 any person
not being licensed who Shall sell lntoXicatin :
liquors, IN violation Of tie provisions of the
act, shall be fined not less than : ) more
than 500, 10 which may be added lmprison-
ment in The county Jail for any determined
period not exceeding thirty days: any person
who shall sell, barter or give away any in
toxlcating liquors TO person under twenty
one years OF age, or 10 amy person at the
tire in a state of iutoxication. to be fined
not less than 30 or more than SO. and i'm
prisOnment in the county Jail may be added.
not exceeding 81 days; the auiltera,Ing or
the selling OF ny abuIterated liquors. 10 be
IiltI III any sum llpi It>S NtdH - VI Hitic
than $500. to which imprisonment in the
county jill may be added, not exceeding
three months all places where Intoxicating
liquors are sid, in violation of this act. shall
be deemed common nuisances, and the keep
erS fined not less than $50 or more than $500
and Imprisonment not exceeding three months
but no persecution Is TO lie instituted for
any violation of the act bet yeen the time ii
shall take effect aud the cioSe of the first reg
ular session of the Board Of Commissioners
of tie proper county thereafter, the begin
ming Of which session not taking place In less
than four weeks after this act shall have
talked effect: the Circuit and Common Pleas
courts to have jurisdiction to hear and de-
termiue all complaints under the act, and 1t
is made the duty Of the Grand jury to take
coguizance Of all offences against lis pro-
visions. as in case of felones; Justices of the
Peace to have jurisdiction also, bnt in all
eases where go is deemed TO be an made
quate fine, the party offending shall be rec
ognized 70 appear at The next term Of any
court having competent jurisdiction; the
Common Councils OF the cities and the board
of trustees ofincorporated towns canen force
fec for license from all keepers OF coffee-hous
other places where Intoxicating liquors
are sold and drank within the limits of their
respective corporations IN addition to the Zee
for license under this act; an emergency is
declared to exisr, and Is to be in force from
and after its publication in the JoQrRai and
Scntncl.
As we understand the provisions Of tais
bin no prosecution can lake place under it,
for lhree months 70 come. as the next re5u-
lar meeting ct the Board OF County Commits
siorers will not take place until the frs,
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