The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-03-15
The Illinois Temperance Law.
THE FULL TEXT OF IT'S Provisions

THE FDLL TEXT OF rs PROVISIONS.
The following is the full text of the
new temperance bill which has passed
both houses of the Illinois Legislature
and received the signature of Gov.
Palmer:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Peo-
pie of the State of Illinois, represented
in the General Assembly, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons,
by agent or otherwise, without first
having obtained license to keep gro
cery, to sell in any quantity, intoxicat-
ing liquors, to be drank i'm, or about the
building or premises where sold, or to
sell such intoxicating liquors TO be drank
i'm any adjoining room, building or prem
ises, or other place of public resort con-
nected with said building: Provided,
That no person shall be granted n license
to sell or give away intoxicating liquors,
without first giving bond to the mu-
nicipality or authority authorized by
law to grant license; which bond shall
run in the name of the People of the
State of Illinois, and be i'm the penal sum
of three thousand dollars, with at least
two good and sufficient securities, who
shall be freeholders, conditioned that
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son or persons which may be inflicted
upon them, either in person or property,
or means of support, by reason of the
person so obtaining a license, selling or
giving away intoxicating liquors; and
such bond may be sued and recovered
upon for the use of any person or per-
sons, or their legal representatives who
may be injured by reason of the selling
of intoxicating liquors by the person or
his agent so obtaining the license.
SEC. >. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, by agent or otherwise,
TO sell Intoxicating liquors to minors,
unless upon the written order of their
parents, guardians or family physicians,
or TO persons intoxicated, or who are in
the habit of getting intoxicated.
SEC. 8. All places where Intoxicating
| liquors are sold in violation of this act,
shall be taken, held and declared to be
common nuisanees; and all rooms, tav-
erns, eating houses, baZars, restaurants,
drug stores, groceries, coffee houses,
cellars or other places of public resort
where intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of the act, shall be shut up and
abated as public nuisances, upon con-
viction of the keeper thereof, who shall
be punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. t. Every person who shall, by
the sale of intoxicating liquors, with or
without a license, cause the intoXicatiOn
of any person, shall be liable for and
compelled to pay reasonable compen-
sation to any person who may take
charge of and provide for such intOxi-
Gated person, and two dollars per day in
addition thereto for every day such in
toxicated person shall be kept in conse-
quence of such intoxication; which
sums may be recovered in an action of
debt before any court having competent
jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. Every husband, wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer, or other per-
son, who shall be injured i'm person or
property, or means of support, by any
intoxicated person, or in consequence
of the intoxication, habitual or other
wise, of any person, shall have right
of action in his or her own name, sew
orally or jointly, against any person or
persons who shall, by selling or giving
intoxicating liquors, have caused the
intOxicatiOn, in whole or in part, of such
person or persons; and any person or
persons owning, renting, leasing or per-
mitting the occupation of any building
or premises, and having knowledge that
intoxicating liquors are to be sold there
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other purposes, shall knowingly permit
therein the sale of any intoxicating liq-
uors that have caused, in whole or in
part, the intOxication Of any person,
shall be liable, severally and jointly,
with the person or persons selling or
giving intoxicating liquors aforesaid, for
all damages sustained, and for exem-
plary damages; and a married woman
shall have the same right to bring suits
and to control the same and the amount
recovered, as a feMe sole; and all dam
ages recovered by a minor under this
act, shall be paid either to such minor.
or SI, ms or her parent, guardian or next
rrIeh1, ,i.i, as the court shall direct; and the
snlIil uliaWlul sale, or giving away of intox-
ne n liquors, shall work q forfeiture
a. a. an r,l rights of the lessee or tenant, un-
tba ,y 1,rS,li ie'1se or contract of rent upon
Ihe premises where such unlawful Sale
OF giving "a away shall take place: and ali
sulIs lor damages under this act NAV be
by any appropriate action in any Of the