Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-09-30
CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT to provide for the prohibition of thu
sale OF Ald, Wine and Beer in counties by
| vote OF the people.
SECTION I. BE q esncted by ne General is
aeDlbky Qf the Sate Of fy1DI. That ii shall be un
lawful for any person to sell by himself his clerk
steward, or agent, directly or indirectly, any ale
wine, malt liquors or beer of any kind, except a.
provided in Section 1860 AND Article Of Chapter
"a Of the revision OF 1860, aud acts amendato9
thereto, and the keeping of ale, wine, malt liz
uors or beer OF any Kind with intent on the par
OF the owner therCofT or any person acting under
his authority or by his permission. to sell the
same within the State contrary to the provisions
OF this act, Is hereby prohibited, and the ale
wine, malt liquors or beer of any Kind 40 kept
together with the vessels in which il il contained
are declared nuisance, ahd shall be forfeited aId
dealt with as hereinafter provided.
SEC. .. The penalties for any violation of this
act, and the mode of procedure against any per-
sOn persons for the violation of any Of the pro-
visions thereof. shall be the same in all cases as is
now provided for In case Of the sale Of ntuXiCat
ing liquors. in Chapter "a of the revision of 1850
ana the selling or keeping for sale contrary to
the provisions Of this Act, any OF the liquors
prohibited by the irst section OF this Act, in any
hOESe or place, shall constitute saiG house OF
place nuisance. aud the building. Gs well "a the
person or pcrsOns so offending against the pro-
yi.iOns OF this act shall be subject TO the same
manner as is provided in the case OF intoxicating
liquors in section 1864 Of the Revision Of fSG9
and for the purposes herein set forth. ale, wine,
malt liquors or beer of any kind shal be cOnsid-
cred intoxicating liquors.
SEC. 3. At their regular session in June oil
each year, the Board of Supervisors in each Or
ganizcd county In this State shall determine
whether the adoption of the provisions of this
Act shall be submitted to the legal voters OF the
county at the ensuing general election, and II the
supervisors go declare by resolution to be spread
upon the records OF said BOARD, also TO BE- pub
lished for four consecutive weeks next preceding
said election in one or more newspapers in said
county, il one there be, and if not, then by post
Ing the same in three public places IN each town
ship Of said county. There may be written or
printed each ballot cast at said election, either
OF the sentences following, to-wit: For PrGh-
btticn;, Against Prohibition" and II major
ity Of all the votes cast at such election i'm said
county be For Prohibition then, and not
otherwise, shall the provisions of this Act be in
fun force in said county from and after the first
Monday In January next, following such election
and the Board of Supervisors shall so declare by
Resolution to spread upon their records. And
II majority Of The votes cast shall be Against
the Revision of 1860 ehall remain and he in full
force in such county, and this amendatory act
shah be null and void in such county.
SEC. 1. Section Of Chapter 154 of the Law; OF
the Twelfth General Assembly Is heresy repcaled
so far a it relates to counties sGoptin1 the
visions OF thfs act but /" none other pro
SEC .. This ~ being h~,,-uoad a. ipr,od,a,o
tnpot'I5e, shall h. N full force from and ait or
In "o'ica,, IN the Daily State Register and
." LiaaftiH, newspapers published at Des
Approved April &, 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act WIS
published in the Daily fora Stlts Register April
H. ana in the Des KOiaes Dolly Bulletin =
1870, d. ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.
Now, therefore, notice Is hereby given, that at
he General Election TO be held In said county, on
he Second Tuesday In October, A. ID. 1870 the
question OF the adoption Of the provisions of the
ioresaid Act will be submitted to the legal voters
" said county as therein set forth
The manner Of voting upon said question shall
DC as follows viz:
Those voting In favor of the adoption OF the !
provisions OF said Act shall have written or print
d upon their ballots the words "FOr Prohibit ,
ion"
Witness my hand and the Seal Of the |
Board of Supervisors of said county, this |.
ed Gay VI August, \. ID. $50.
DANIEL W. FOOTE.
SJwl Auditor. !