The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-11-28
The Liouor Law Revlved.


The Liquor Law Revived.
Some excitement exists among the liquor
men M the prospect of rigid enforcement
of the old liquor law. The Grand jury,
which sat two weeks ago, having been
specially charged to indict every man VINO
was violating that law, plucked up courage
to indict about half dozen. These per
sons were All up in Court on saturday last
Several plead guilty and were fined 500
and costs--being the lowest allowed by
law. Others plead not guilty. gave hail'
and their eases were continued.
Judge WINANs, of Xenia, announced
that a. the law had not been enforced here
tofore in this county, he would impose the
highest fine, at this term, recognized in
the law but he gave due notice that should
he be here in April. as he expected to be,
the law would be rigidly and strictly en-
forced.
Few persons are aware that very strin-
gent liquor law has been on our statute
books for about ten years; for which we
are indebted ~ usual to the ianaticism of
abulitionism and the power of the Western
Reserve Such IS the fact. 1t has rarely
been enforced in Montgomery county; but
late Abolition Legislature has seen iit to
revive the agitation aud it is now the law
of the State that the Judge shall give it in
charge specially to every Grand jury that
meets.
We may, therefore, anticipate another
D.
some outlet for it, foulness.
Under these circumstances, we have
thought il our duty to lay the law before
our readers for the information of all CON
cerucd.
BY the first section of the act IL Is made
unlawful to sell Intoxicating liquors in
any quantity to be drank in or about the
prcmiScS-Wmc manufactured of the pure
juice of the grape cultivated in this state,
beer ale or cider ercepted. Penalty, \ fine
of not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars; or Imprisonment in the county Jail
not more than thirty nor less than ten
days; or both.
The 2nd Section makes il unlawful to sell
Intoxicating liquors to minors, unless upon
the 1critten order of their parents, guardi-
ans or family physicians. and this law APP
plies as well to ale, beer. wine. and cider as
to whisky. dc. Penalty, same rs In LIST
section
The Bird Section makes it unlawful to sell
liquor, including wine, beer &C.. to intox-
icatcd persons, or to persons in the habit of
getting intoxicated. Penalty the same as
in the lst and and 2nd sections.
The 4th section declares that all places
where liquor is sold contrary to the provi-
sOns above named. shall be ''held to be
common nuiSdnceS; and all rooms, taverns,
eating houses restaurants, groceries, coffee
houses, cellars or other places of public
resort where Intoxicating liquors are sold
in violation of this act. shall be shut up and
ahated as public nuiSances, upon the con-
Niction of the keeper who shall be punish
ed by tine of not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or be i'm
priSOned in the Jail not less than twenty.
nor more than fifty days, or both, at the
discretion of the Court.
In all cases the imprisonment is at the
discretion of the Court.
Such il the law which now is on the stat
ute books and which win probably be en-
forced unless repealed by the next Legsla-
ture.