Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-14
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The preliminary discussion, BY the Sen
a.e. of tie bill permanently locating the
Deaf and Dumb Asylam at Council Bluffs,
revealed probabilities Of its defeat A larss .
portion Of the State will persist in being un-
able 10 see tie wisdom Of sppTopriating
5000 900 to erect this important institution
on the extreme western border Of the State,
where Il must, for all time, be very incsn-
venient Of access to very large majority of
the people.
In the House, the bill compelling counties
owning lands within the limits Of other
counties, which were entered with Swamp
Land Indemnity Scrip. to pay tax thereon,
was passed
An examination OF the mattsr, after its
hss.y passage, gave rise 10 doubts whether
counties could be compelled to pay tax on
such property any more than upon their
court houses. and so the vote BY which the
bill passed was re-consideYsd.
Yesterday the special order was the liquor
question. rs the whole people take deep
er interest il this than in almost any other
question before the Legislature, you will
give me space FOR a detailed statement Of
the action Of the House. The Committee
on the Suppression Of Intsmpsrancs made
two reports. The majority report embedded
bill prohibiting the manufacture and sale
Of bear. and permitting the manufacture Of
wine and cider, but prohibiting their sale in
less quantities than i've gallons.
The minority report was accompanied BY
Lll for license law. As the prehibitery
law is already familiar to all, and the wine,
bee. and cider bill Is finally stated in . fore
going paragraph, give the license bill in
full, that the people may see exactly what
it was proposed to substitute:
A BlLL-For IN Act TO suppress IntemperAncs
and Regulate and License the Sale OF Spirit
Gus. Vinous, Malt and other Intoxicating Liq-
uors, to prohibit the sale of Adu!tersted Liq-
uors, TO repeal all former laws contrsvening Z
this Act and prescribing penalties for the vio-
lation thereof.
BscrloS l. Be Il enacted By the General 4lsss,s-
bly, Of tAs State Of lure, That NO person shall
sell or barter, directly or indirectly, any ntox-
icating liquor, BY a less quantity than ems gal
Ion at time. within this Stase, without hrss
procuring from the Board Of Supervisors Of che
county or the Board Of Aldermen in an incofpo-
rated city in which such liquor or iiquors, arc to
be sold, . license rs hereinafter provided; ner
shall any person. without having first procured
such license, sell or barter any intoxicating liq-
uor, to be drank or suffered to be drank in his
house, out honse, yard, garden, or the appurte-
nsnces thereunts belonging.
SEC. 2. The words Intoxicating liquors. a.
used in tins act. shall apply to any spurious,
vinous or malt liquor, or any intoxicating liq-
uor whatever. which is used, OF may be used a.
. beverage.
sac. 3. ANY white male inhsbitant desiring to
obtain license TO sell intoxicating liquors. sh all
give notice TO the citizens Of the townships in
the county, or the ward in the city, in which he
desires 10 SELL by publishing In . weekly news
paper in the county, notice. stating In the no.
ice 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 sppiy for license, or in case there 10
ne such newspaper in such county, then BY pest
ing written or printed notices in three OF the
most public places in the township or ward in
which he desires to sell, at least twenty davs be-
fore the meeting of such board, and in addition
to such notice before any license shall be grant
ed TO such applicant he shall be required to pro-
duce TO such board q certificate signed by m y
joriiy Of the citizens OF the township or ward
IN which he desires to sell intoxicating liquors,
certifying that such person is a person of good
moral character, not addicted to intemperance
and proper person to be licensed to sell in to K
icsting liquors, and petitioning such board 10
grant him license to sell Intoxicating liqu ors
to be drank upon the premises described IN the
notice Aforesaid.
Ssc. 4 The Board OF County Supervisors or
the Board of Aldermen, shall grant license to
such applicant upon his showing that he has
given tae notice rs required IN the preceding
section and upon presenting the certificate and
petition as therein required, and upon his giving
bond payable TO the otate Of Iowa, with at least
two freehold sureties, residents within said
county or city 10 be approved by such board, in
the sum of one thousand dollars conditioned
that he will keep an orderly house, and that he
will psv all fines and costs that may be assessed
against him, for any violations OF the provisions
OF this act, which bond shall be filed with the
County Treasurer where the license is granted
by the Board Of Supervisors, and with the City
Treasurer where the license is granted BY the
Board Of Aldermen.
SEC s. Such applicant shall, before license is
sue 20 him. be required 20 pay to the County
Treasurer. where the license rs granted BY the
Board Of Supervisors or TO the City Treasurer
where tie license is granted bv the Board of Al
dermen of acty. sum not less than fifty, nor
more than i've hundred dollars. TO be determ-
ined by such board. as q fee for license for enc
year, % be applied and expended for the support
OF the poor OF the county, where the licease is
gra5t-d by the Board of County Supervisors, or
Tor the support of the poor and to Insint ain and
keep up the police regulations of the city. where
the license is granted by the Board Of Aldermen
of o CITY.
src 6. Upon the execution ofthe bond - re
quired in the fourth section OF this act, and the
psesentation of the order of the Board Of eu-
pervisors granting him license. and the County
Treasurers receipt as ordered ~ the Board
aforesaid the CLERK of the Board OF Superv isors
shall issue license to the applicant for the sale
of intoxicating liquors in less quantities than
a gallon. with the privilege of permitting the
same to be drank on the premises as stated in
the aforesaid notice, and where the license -
aforesaid is granted by the Board Of Aldermen
OF q city, the order OF the board and the receipt
of the Treasurer Of the city shall be presented
to and filed with the Recorder Of the city, who
shall Issue = license TO the applicant for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in less quantities than
one gallon, with the privilege Of permitting the
same to be drank on the premises, RS stated in
the aforeiaid notice, which license shall spacify
the name OF the applicant, tue place Of sale.
and the period of time Tor which such license II
granted Frcridei, that no license as herein
provided shall be grsnted for greater or less
term than one year.
Ssc. I. A lics.se granted under the provis-
ions OF this act shall not authorize the person
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tcxicating liquors to any person unoer the sge Of
eighteen years, nor 70 any person or persons in
state of intoxicasion, nor upon the
day Of any state, county, township. or munich
pal election in the township Or city where the
some may b. holden.
SEc sss. Every person who shall, directly or in
directly. knowingly sell, barter. or give awsy
asy intoxicating liquor 70 any person wnO is ifn
the habit OF being intoxicated, after notice shsl
have been given him BY the wife, child. parent
brother or sister Of such person, or BY the over
seer or overseere Of the poor Of such township
where he resides, or nv the marshal, mayor. OF
any alderman in the CITY where such person re-
sides. that such person 10 in the habit OF being
into Sicated, shall be deemed guilty Of . misde.
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than ten nor more than one hun.
dred dollars.
Fec. e.;lf any person shall be fouad in Z state
Of into oxication in any street OF ally in an incop
porated city. or upon any public highway in any
TO ownship or county, or at any court, meeting Of
the Board Of Supervisors Of apy county. or
Board of Aldermen of any incorporated city.
Justices Court, or at any general or municipal
election. or at any religious meeting. or at any
public meeting for any parpsse, such person
shall be deemed guilty Of . msdemessor, and
upon esnvicsiou theresf shall Be fined il any
sum not less than one dollar. nor moro th An Eve
dollars, At the discretion ofthe court, with costs
Of prosecution.
Ssc. 10. Any psrsoa mot being licensed accord
ing 10 the provisions Of this act, who shall sell
or barter, directly or indirectly, any intoxicat-
ing liquor in less quantity thsn one gallon at Q
time. or Who shall sell or barter any intoxicat-
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