South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
The Ohio Democratic Law Of
Civil Damages.

hoga County, Ohio, Prohibition Con.
vention, that the Ohio Law, 1.-THE sew.
enth and tenth sections of which are
now being enforced so effectually
against the liquor dealers, by holding
them responsible in damages for then
infamous work. was passed in 1854
when the Democrats had a majority OF
nearly two>thirds in both branches Of
the Legislature. We learn from the
same source that the Law was amend
ell in 1870. Desiring fully and at all
times ''to give the deyil his due" we
would he glad TO know whether the
serenth and tenth sections, as they
now stand, are as they were passed by
that Democratic Legislature. VIII the
P%RouIBITIoN ERA please inform US p
We very willingly comply, and
we do so more readily because we
wish to have our readers fairly in
formed on the subject. Republican
politicians are endeavoring to de-
ceive temperance voters by claim
ing the civil damage act az 4 Re-
publican measure, and are trying
TO deter them from voting the Pro.
hibitIon ticket, because they cay IT
will defeat the Republicans and
eject tho Democrats to power and
thus cause a repeal of this law. So
far from it, the original law was
passed by the Democrats before ev.
er the Republican party was born,
and during the twelve years that
the Republicans held the Leg
islature, they did nothing 10
strengthen the law, but when they
were sent out of power, the Legis-
lature improved it by amendment.
The Republican party would never
have passed it and have had moths
ing TO do with it as a party. Ii
they get the power they Will be
the most likely to repeal it at the
d~IctatIOn of the lager beer wing OF
The party. The following sections
are . part of the act passed by the
Democratic Legislature of Ohio,
May l, 1854, entitled "An Act to
provide against the evils resulting
from the sale Of Intoxicating liq-
uors / n the State of Ohio" Swan
and CrItchfield's Revised Statutes,
page l433>4)
Section VIL-That every wife,
child, parent, guardian. employer,
or other person. who shall be in
liured in person or property, or
meaus of support, by any mUcXIcSt-
cd person. or in consequence of
the intOXicatIOn, habItua! or other
wise, OF any person, such wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer, or 9th
err person, shall have q right of ac-
ton in his or her own name, against
any person who shall by selling IN
toxlcating liquors contrary to tins
act, have caused the iutoxicatIon OF
such person, for all damages actu-
| ally sustained. as well as e4empla-
ny damages; and n married woman
shall have the same right TO bring
suit, prosecute and control The same,
and the amount recovered, The same
as If a Jeme sole, and all damages
recovered by q minor, under this
act, shall pc paid, either TO such
minor, Or to his or her parent, guar
dian, Or next friend, as the court
shall direct, and all suits for dam
ages, under this act, shall be by q
civil action, IN any of the courts oil
this State, havingjurisdiction there
of.
Section X.-That for I'll fines and
costs assessed against any person
or persons, for any violation CT this
act, the real estate and personal
property of such person or persons.
| of every kind, without exemption.
shall be liabie for the payment
thereof; and all such fines and costs
shall be q lien upon such real estate
until paid. Aud in case any such
person or persons shall rent OF
lease any building or premises, and
knowingly suffer the same 70 be
used and occupied for the sale oI
intoxicating liquors, contrary &c
this act, such building and premi-
ses so leased and occupied, shall b.
held liable for, and may be sold tC
pay all fines and costs assessed
against the person occupying such
building or promises, for any VIC
latIon Of this act; and IN case such
building or premises bolOng to any
minor, insane person, or IDIOT, the
guardian or guardians Of such min
or or minors, or insane person OF
idiot, who has control Cisuch build
ing or premises, shall be liable for
and account to such ward Or wards
insane person or IDIOT, for all dam.
ages in consequence Of the use anC
occupation o. such building ant
premises, and liabilities tor such
fines and costs as aforesaid.
This is the original text of tn;
two sections precisely as they frs
passed the Legislature IN 1854
when the Democrats had = cleaI
majority of about t~wO~thIrds II
both House and Senate, over Wings
ana Free Sellers combined. 0
course 10 cannot he called anything
else but a Democratic party law
That party Ia responsible for frs
placing the principle on th" statute
book of Ohio, of compensation fol-
the injuries caused by the liquor
traffic, by II civil action tor DANA
ges. The present Legislature, elect
ed in 1869, composed of three par
ties, Republicans, Democrats, anC
RefUrmers, neither having control
passed some good amendments L
these two sections, the principal on,
extending the provisions of section
ten TO the judgments recovered IL
civil actions, and making them alst
liens on the dramoshop premises
Prohibition Era.
Tho most sensible strikers W,
have yet heard of are the factor,
girls of Lowell. They have resisted
their employers, but unlike man,
men, do not propose to sit dow
waiting for their demands to b
complied with, and in the meantim