Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-03-31
An Act.

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An Act.
To Regulate and License the Sale of Spirit
Gus, Fiaous, Malt and other IntoricatiR0
liquors, to Prohibit the Adulteration OF
liquors, 10 Repeai all former Ldics con
traceainq The provisions Of this act, and
prescritiny penalties for collation. thereof.
SEC |. BE it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State of Indiana,
That no person shall sell or barter,
directly or indirectly, any intoxicating
liquor. by less quantity than quart
at time, within this State, without
first procuring from the Board of
Commissioners of the county in which
liquor or liquors are to be sold, a
license as hereinafter provided; nor
any person, without having first
procured such license, sell or barter
any Intoxicating liquor to be drank,
IN his house, clubhouse, yard, garden
or the appurtenances thereto belong
ing.
Sec. 3 The words, Intoxicating
liquor" as used in this act, shall
apply to any spurious, vinous or malt
liquor, or to any Intoxicating liquor
whatsoever, which is used or may be
used as a beverage.
Sec. 3. Any white male inhabitant
desiring to obtain license to sell intox-
icating liquors, shall give notice 20 the
citizens of the township in which he
desires to sell, by publishing in a
weekly newspaper in the county, a
notice, stating i'll the notice the precise
location of the premises in which he
desires to sell, at least twenty days
before the meeting of the Board at
which the applicant intends to apply
for license, or in case there is no such
newspaper in such county, then by
posting up written or printed notices
in three of the most public places in
the township in which he desires to
sell, at least twenty days before the
meeting of said board and it shall be
the privilege of any inhabitant of said
township, to demonstrate, in writing,
against the granting of such license to
any applicant on account OF inlmorali-
ty or other unlitness.
SEC. f. The Board of County Com
missioners, at such term, shall grant
license to such applicant upon his
showing to the satisfaction of said
Board Of Commissioners, that he has
given notice as above required, and
that he is a man of good character,
and fit to be trusted with said license,
and upon his giving bond payable to
the State of Indiana, with at least two
freehold sureties, residents within said
county, to be approved by the County
Auditor, in the sum of five hundred
dollars, conditioned that he will keep
an orderly and peaceablc house, and
that he will pay all fines and costs
that may be assessed against him, for
any violations of the provisions Of this
act, which bond shall he filed with the
County Auditor of said county.
SEC. D. Such applicant shall, before
license shall be issued to him, be
required to pay to the Treasurer of said
county, fifty dollars as fee for license
for one year, to be applied and ex-
pended for common school purposes
In the same manner in which the
revenues of the Common School Fund
are or may be expended.
SEC. 6. On the execution of tie
bond as required in the fourth section
of this act, and the presentation of the
order OF the Board of Commissioners
granting him license, and the County
Treasurer's receipt for the fee as
aforesaid, the County Auditor shall
issue license to the applicant for the
sale OF intoxicating liquors in a less
quantity than quart at time, with
privilege of permitting the same to
be drank in the premises as stated in
the aforesaid notice. which license
shall specify the name of the applicant,
the place of sale. and the period Of
time for which such license is granted
| SIC. I. No license as herein pro-