Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08
Proposed License Law.


TEXT OF THE BILL PASSED BY LHE HOUSE. An Act in Alteration of an Act concern
 ing Licenses and SpirituoatS Liquors.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened: ....
 SEC. l. The Board of County Commis- sioners of each county in this state, shall at any regular meeting, by an instrument ill writing, under their hands, license and authorize any suitable person or persons, to sell spirituous and Intoxicating liquors, ale and lager beer in the several towns in said county; provided said license or licens- es, shall not be given except to such person or persons, as shall be recommended by a majority of the selectmen of that town where such business is to be carried on as suitable and fit therefor, and provided further, that such person or persons, be- fore receiving license shall file with the said board bond to the treasurer of said county, in the sum of one thousand dol lars with good and sufficient surety or sureties, for the due observance of all laws that are or shall be made respecting taverns and spirituous liqnors; and all li- censes so granted shall be in force for one year and no more; and any town may at any meeting duly warned and held for that purpose by Q majority vote of the electors present at said meeting instruct the selectmen of the town not to makeany recommendations for the granting of i- censes under this act, and if any town shall instruct the selectmen thereof, as aforesaid, then said selectmen shall be prohibited from making any recommen- dations for the granting of licenses, and any selectman who shall recommend the licensing of any person after vote of the town instructing him to the contrary, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction thoreof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1OO, or be imprisoned in Q common jail for period not exceed ing sixty days, or by such fine and im- prisonment both.
 SEC. 2. Said board of county commis- sioners, or the major part thereof, shall revoke any license so granted for any vio- lation of this act. .e..-. .........s.r
 SEC. 3. Every person so licensed shall pay to Ss1id board D sum not less than one hundred dollars, and more than five hun dred dollars, as said commissioners shall determine for such license, and said board shall pay over the sum so received to the treasurer of the several towns.
 SEC. 4. Every person or persons who shall sell, without being so licensed, or after notice of the revocation of such i- cense, any spirituous or intoxicating i- quors, ale or lager beer, shall be punish ed by fine of not less than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment, not exceeding six months. ..- e.. 9,5sf M.s a .sssl
 SEC. }. Every person or persons so i- censed, who shall sell to any minor any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, ale or lager beer, shall be guilty of a misdemean- or, and on conviction they shall be pun ished by 8 fine of not less than 20 nor more | than 50 dollars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by both fine and | imprisonment. 2as9@ n a .l SEC. 6. Every person or persons so i- censed who shall sell to any drunkard, knowing him or her to be such, or to any husband or wife, after notice from either said husband or wife not to sell to the other, or to any person in a state of intox- ication, any spirituous or intoxicating i- quors, ale or lager beer, shall be deemed guilty of misdeneanor, and on convic- tion thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty, nor more than | fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail, not exceeding sixty days, or l by such fine and imprisonment both.
 SEC. 7. The attorney for the state and the grand jurors of the several towns, ir each of the counties of the state, and the prosecuting officers of the cities of thu state, shall upon the complaint of any person verified by oath, file information I against any person, or persons, for viola
 tion of this act. 4'e 1',sf sf ! SEQ. 8. H.any person shall, when in 1
 state of intoxication, do or cause Gin con