The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-01-25
THE TEMPERANCE LAW OF
ILLINOIS.


A BILL faran act to provide sgainst III. evil
resulting bom the salc OF intoxicatin.
iiqaorS in The State OF Illinois, T.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By Abe Pe0lG
Of tie State of IttanoiS, srpreseattd an tn
General assembly, That it shall he uDisw
tul FIR any person nr persons. by agen
or otherwise, without firss having obtain
ed Il license TO ke"p Il grocery. 10 sell II
any quantity, intoxicating liquors, to bt
drank in, upon or about the building nl
premises here sold, or to sell such i'm
tax eating liquors To be drank in any ad
joining room, building or premises, Oh
other place Of public resort, connected
with said building Prouided, that no per
son shall be gr,utrd license to sell OF
give away Intoxicating liquors, without
first giving bond TO he municipality or
authority authoiizcd by law to grant |.
censes which BOND shall run III the name
OF the people of the State of Illinois, and
be in the penal sum of three thousand
Il. ,llar-, with 1T least two good and suf
fcent securities, who shall be freehnlders,
conditioned that they will pay vii dana
ges To any peOs0n or persons which may
be inflicted upon them, either in person
or properly, Or MEANS OF support, by rea
son of so obtaining a license, selling "r
giving away intoxicating liqu' rs; an
such bond may be sued and recovered
upon for the use of any person or persons,
or their legal personalities, VIII" may
be injured by reason of the selling 'ntoxl,
catIpg liquors by the person or his agent
so obtaining the license. |.t
SEC. 2 It 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
i'll habit OF getting intoxicated. j.
SEC 8. All places where Intoxicating
liquors are sold in violation Of this act
shall be taken, held and declared to be
cnmmon nuisances and all rooms, taverns,
eating houses, bazars, restaurants, drug
stores, groceries, coffee houses, cellars, or
other places of public resort where in-
toxicating liquors are sold IN violation of
this act, shall be shut up and abated as
public nuisances, upon conviction OF the
keeper thereof, who shall be punished as
hereinafter provided.
SEC 4. Every person who shall, by
tile sale of intoxicating liquors, with or
without license, cause the intoxicati"n
of any other person. shall be liable for
and compelled to pay reasonable com
pensation to any person who may take
charge OF and provide for such intoxi
cateu person, and So per day in addition
thereto fol every day such intoxicated
person shall be kept in consequence OF
such intoxication; which sums may be re
covered in an action of debt before any
court having competent jurisdiction.
SEC. s Every husband, wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer or other per.
SON, who shall be injured il person or
properly. or means OF support, by any In
toxicated person, or ia consequence ot
the intoxication, habitual or otherwise, OF
any person, shall have right OF action
in his or her own name, seyerally or joint
~, 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 per-
sons and any person or persons owning,
renting leasing, or permitting the occupa.
ton Of any building or premises, and
having knowledge that intoxicating
LIQUORS are to be sold tn sIein, or WAC, hav-
ing leased the same for other purposes,
shall knowingly permit therein the sale
Of any intoxicating liquors that have