Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-10
CHAPTER IS.

AN ACT to amend article two of chap
ter sixty four, Revision Of 1850.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Iowa, That
from and after the taking effect Of this
act, no person shall obtain permit TO-
buy and cell intoxicating liquors under
the provisions of article two of chapter
sixty-four of the Revision of 1850. and
the acts amendatory thereto, unless said
person shall first present to the court. to
which application tor such permit is
made, certificate signed Ivy a majority
of the legal voters of the township city
or ward in which he desires to sell. said
liquors, that he is q citizen Of the county
and State, that he is of good moral
character, and that they believe him to
be proper person to buy and sell in
toxicating liquors for thepurposes named
in section 1875, of the Revision of 1860.
SEC: 2. Amy person making applica:
ton under article two, chapter sixty
four of the Revision of 1860 and the acts
amendatory thereto, for permit to buy
and sell intoxicating liquors for the pur-
poses therein named, shalt first make and
file bond to be approved by the clerk
of the district court in the county where
application is made, in the sum of three
thousand dollars, with two or more sure.
ties who shall justify in double the
amount of said bond, conditioned that
he will carry out the provisions of all
laws now or hereafter in force relating to
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, and
which said bound shall run in the name
of the county Tor the benefit Of the school
fund.
SEC. 5. No person having permit to
sell intoxicating liquors under article two
chapter sixty-four, Of the Revision. Of
1860, and the acts amendatory thereto,
shall sell the same at greater profit than
thirty three per cent. on the cost of the
same, including freights, and every per-
son having such permit, shall make on
the last Saturday of every month re-
turn in writing to the auditor of the
county, showing the kind and quantity
of the liquors purchased by. him since
the date of his last report, the price paid,
and the amount of freights paid on the
same; also the kind and quantity Of
liquors sold by him since the date of his
last report, to whom sold. for what pur-
pose, and at what price, also the kind
and quantity of liquors remaining on
hand, which report shall be sworn to by
the person having the said permit, and
shall be kept by the auditor, subject at all
times to the inspection of the public.
Sec. 4. Any persons having the per-
NIT named herein, who shall sell intoxi
90 tspr ot n toe vrnfif, fGor 70
herein allowed, or who shall fail to make
monthly return to the Auditor as herein
required, or shall make a false return,
shall forfeit and pay to the school fund
of the county the sum Of one hundred
dollars for each and every violation of the
provisions of this act, to be collected by
civil action upon his bond by any
citizen of the county, before any court
having jurisdiction of the amount claimed,
and for the second conviction under the
provisions of this act the person convic-
ted shall forfeit his permit to SELL
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person holding permit named herein, to
knowingly sell, by agent or otherwise,
any spirituous or other Intoxicating
liquors to any minor for any purpose
whatever, unless upon the written order
of his parent, guardian, or family physi-
clan, or to sell the same to any intoxica-
ted person, or to any person who is in
the habit of becoming intoxicated. And
any person violating the provision OF
this section, shall forfeit and pay to the
school fund the sum of one hundred
dollars for each offence, to be collected
by action on his bond by any citizen Of
the county.
Approved April 6, 1879.