The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-04-04

Published March %, 1871
CHAPTER 127-GENERAL.

AN ACT to provide against the evils resulting
from the sale OF intoxicating liquors.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do EN-
act as fo llows:
Section . 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, by agent or otherwise,
without having first obtained license
therefor, as now required by law. to sell,
in any quantity, Intoxicating liquors: pro
pldeG, that no person shall be granted &
license to sell or give away Intoxicating
liquors without first giving bond, ia ad
dition to the bonds now required by law,
to the municipality or authority author
lied by law to grant such license, running
to the state Of Wisconsin, IN tie penal sum
of two thousand dollars, with at least two
good and sufficient suret cs. to be approx
ed 10y the authorities granting the license,
who shall be |reehOldcrs and residents of
the county in which said license is gra4at
ed, who shall sew, rally justify upon their
bond, their responsibility fer said sum
over and above all liabilities and exemp.
tions, conditioned Cor the payment Of all
damages to any person or persons which
may be inflicted upon or suffered 10y them
either IN person or property, Or means of
selling or giving away Intoxicating IL
quors, or dealing therein: and such hon
may be sued or recovered upon tor the use
Of any person or persons, or their legal
Representatives, who may be injured by
reason OF the selling or giving away nf
intoxicating liquors by the person or his
agent so obtaining the license.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for auy
person or persons, by agent or otherwise,
10 sell Intoxicating liquors TO minors, an
less upon the written order oil their par
ents or guardian, or to persons intoXi,ated
or VIII" ale habituai drnnkurds.
Sec. s. All places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold IN violation of law shall
be taken, held and declared to be common
nuisances, and all rooms, taverns, bazaar,
saloons, restaurants, groceries, drug stores,
coffee houses, cellars and other places OF
public resort where intoXlc eating liquors
are sold in violation of law, shall be shut
up and abated as public nuisauces upon
conviction Of the keeper thereof. who
shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Sec 4. It shall be unlawful within
this state for any person TO become intox
1cated, and any person found in u state nr
condition of lntOXlcatiOn shall, on cOnVic
ton thereof, be punished therefor by be
Ing held In custody by ORDER If the court,
before which such person may be 50 con
Vlcted, or by Imprisonment In the county
jail, not less than one day, nor more than
sixty days, and may, in addition thereto,
IN the discretion Of the court, be required
tn pay the costs Of prosecution, and nav
be retained in Jail Or i'll custody until such
costs are fully paid.
Sec. Every person who shall, by the
sale or giving away oflntoxlcating liquors
with or without license, cause the in,
toxIcatiOn Of amy other person, shall be
liable for and compelled to pay reason
able compensation to any city, town or
village, or to any person who may take
charge Of and provide for such int0xicat.
ed person, and two dollars per day in adj
dltlon thereto for every day such intoxi.
Ca cd person shall be kept, in consequence
OF such iutoxlcation, winch sum NAV be
recovered before any court having CONNIE
tent jurisdi ctlor
Sec q. Every husband, wife, child, pa
rent, guardian, emp oyer or other person
who shall beinjured in person or proper
ty, or means of support by any lntoxicat.
ed person, or IN consequences of the intox
4SdIlOu VI any pCISOJ, Stidli nave TIgUE
OF action IN his or her own name, several
ly or jointly, against any per,on or per-
sons who shall, by selling or giving away
intoxicating liquors, have caused the IN,
tozlcatlon, in whole OF in part, of such
person or persons, and any person who
SHALL have caused such intoxication, as
Aforesaid, shall be liable for all damages
sustained, and tor exemplary damages and
married woman shall have the same
right to bring cults and control the same
as feme sole, and all damages recovered
Dy minor under this act, shall be paid
either to such minor or to his or her oar
ehC, guardian or next friend, rs tho court
shaw direct, and the unlawful sale or DIV.
ing away OF intoxicating liquors shall
work forfeiture of Gll rights Of the lessee
or tenant under any lease or contract ot
rent upon premises when such unlawful
sale or giving away shalt take place. and
all suits for damages under this act NAV
be by any appropriate action in anv Of
the courts or this state having comuetent
Jurisdiction
Sec. T. For every violation of the nro.
visions of the first and second sections If
TINS act every person SO offending shall
forfeit and pay fine of not less than
twenty nor more than one huudred dol
lars, and be Imprisoned in the iail of the
county not less than ten nor more than