Litchfield enquirer., 1872-09-26
LAcense.

A m mwurpasaa Eo he now in operation it is a..s-lhse tAAk is provisions should be axnernHv unaeE<tOOd Win you, there fure. s1lsw ze space in your columns to xs.sa tAeza distinctly. diyested of the s..ArSralIsSes Of the ss=tnte2
 Asszr pr~szxIbSag the conditions of the Esxnze. wi1h whirA. C4ssuuaing that se- he~ezen szd co@misSiOnes will perform sAzir part Fr0pexiy1 we are not especially concerned. Iii
 Mal3e aPeaal offence for any un- k~zzssA person to sell Intoxicating liquors ale CT heer beer. To keep such liquors in any pIare of resort, for the purpose of giving them @xzy Tn connection with the sale ag akhex articles or with playing of gzmes tor pruet making an extra charge fur thnse, win nOs eva1e the penalty for Rn a uxszrip1e of common law that an --Saafrexs eun<sdeEatiOn" does not make a sale vussz-sach transaction IS an actual sale. fur whatever part of the considera- tsoz 1Ay he Ro1inally given To sell a plate of ezarkers for twenty-five cents and give a glass Of liquor is the same as sell ing the exarkrEs and liquor for that sum. To eAAxge twenty-five cents for game Of hIIkaras and give glass of liquor IS the same .s to charge that sum for billiards szsE EauoE. The twO cannot be separat- ed and anyiRdge would so instruct jury.
 u R is made penal for licensed per saa to sell t0 any one under twenty-one years Of age. The possible difficulty of asesxsMing the fact of minority in any case makes 10 diHsxencs in this matter. Un- less the seller shall take all reasonable pains to saaisfy himself that the purchas- eriS cf the prescribed age he is liable for a violation of the law. This rule holds in the application of all statutes having such provisions, as c. E. m that regulating the 6cease to marry. To suppose boy to be man. or take light assertion of it, ca his part, when it Is not believed, will noa an<wsf the purpose. Moreover, to sell to boy by OrSier of a man, or to man for the purpose of treating boy, knoxing CT having sufficient reason for knuwing it to he 50, will not evade the penalty, for these are the prohibited acts n oaly an indirect form
 m It is male penal to sell to any one when intoxicated, or to one whether intox- irzsed or nd, who is known to be in the hab- TfscfintoxScztion, ,afternOtice not to sell giv- ea by the husband or wife of such person. All husbands ar wives of drunkards have q in their power, therefore. by a simple reqaesk. tO prohibit the sale of liquor to their companions It is their own fault if the do not immediately avail themselves 0f the power committed tO-them.
 E If any one intoxicated shall cause injury tO the person or property of an- ekAer the party who sold the liquor is ha- hae tor sIl damages to the injured party. Th<y wIn cover injuries in the family by druzkxz brutality, as yell as more pub ke vSS5enee in brawls and fights, the huxnInx of hasI1snes. hr~~king of furni- tars. &e-. m wOrd, whatever harm is d1ae while In state Of aruakenns=sS which l& czF&hs& Of estimate in the form of pc SunMKy damages- It Is to be noticed that sarA damages can be collected from the smrzsy on the bond of licensed dealers wixhiR the Emit Of one thousand dollars, the amnznt of the bond |.
 W Any person who shall keep 8 place m whieh if Is rspHted that liquor is kept fax sale without license IS liable to punish m%m& for s0 doing. It is not necessary m saeA cases tO prOve specific acts of sale as under former laws, but merely to es- t3hllzh the fact of the repUtdtSOR of the hzase or store: the fact that it IS currently eeases~d in the nesghbOrhOOd to be place wAeEe Intoxicating beverages are kept for sale da%e~lly.
 VI C1<rk< or agents, or any persons employed in places where liquor is sold, are h4hae tO the same penalties as the PxlnzpalS and may be prosecuted sep %EzArly for violations of the statute.
 vu \ simple and ready provision is @a41e foE the enforcement of the law. Aay individual may make complaint, un- 4er cath. against any person whom he be- k<sss ts be violating 1t, to the States At tA<@<y or to the grand jurors of the town @zA uPna sach complaint those officers are ba@nd tO file information and proceed tspRoserate In the usual form.
 S@eA Is the law under which We are 1sS hSsag- Expressing no opinion as to eAe exPc1lenry of its enactment, my ob- ler4 Ss @eEely to direc. attention to its . tszG@r~- Lei those whO propose to traf- Se under sss permission consider we'll tAezr position, their restrictions and lia- 6Sztse& And let those who desire all P@~~Shae EzazkAtSoa of intemperance, by 1eI EeazS. e0azider well the opportuni- ses gsse4 them for bringing it within at hszzk the pzu@erShed bounds Let each Fa<sx vsgAkzkay watch the other It is tAe @AeEe<4 of the licensed to suppress tAs @zkrsasaas Of the unlicensed to bind tA& 6c%zss1s of the friends of morality to ka4pe wp both Thus the traffic will be u~2e t<ohsesO@e and uaprOftable, and SHeE@peranre be made he made difficult mm3 wmmsmal
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