Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-02-02
LAWS OF OHIO,
rRovIDISd AGAINST THE
Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
and the Evils Resulting
from the Sale Thereof.

AN ACT To provide against the Evils resulting
from the sale Of intoxicating Liquors in the
State OF Ohio. (Passed May / lS54,)
sALE OF LIQUORS TO BRDRASK WHERE SOLD, PRO-
nlBiTED.
SFc. /. Be Il enacted bv the General Assem-
bly, Of the State nj Ohio That 1t shall be unlaw-
tul for any person or persons, by agent or other
wise, to sell in any quantity, Intoxicating liquors
to lie drank in, upon, or about the building or
premises where sold, or to sell such intoxicating
liquors, TO be drank in sany adjoining room,
building or premises, or other place of public
resort connected with said building
TO MINORS.
SEE. 2. That II shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, by agent or otherwise, to sell
tnxcatng liquors To minors, unless upon the
written order ottheir parents, gardans, or fam
lly physician.
TO PERSONS INTOXICATED.
Sgo3. That it shall be unlawful for any per-
sou or persons, by agent or otherwise, to sell
intoxicating liquors, to persons intoxicated, or
who are in the habit Of getting intoxicated.
WHERE SOLD -NUIsASCEs.
SEC. 4. That all places where intoxicating
liquors are sold IN violation nf this act, shall be
taken, held, and declared to be common nui
sances, and all ropms, taverns, eating houses,
restaurants, groceries, coffee houses cellars, or
other places Of public resort. where intoxicating
liquors sold in violation of Of this act, shall
be shut mp and abated as public nulsances, upon
the conviction Of the keepers thereof, who shall
be punished as hereinafter provided.
PENALTY FOR DRUNKENNEss.
SEC. 5. (As amended and took effect April s.
1852 That 1t shall be unlawful for any pcrs IN
to get intoxicated, and every person found in a
state of intoxcaton, shall upon conviction there.
| Of, be fined in The sum Of five dollars, aud pay
the costs Of the prosecution.
FOR GETTING PERSON INTOXICATED.
SEQ. 6. That every person who shall, by the
sale Of intoxicating liquors contrary to this ac
| cause the ntoxication of any other person, such
| person or persons shall be liable for, and com
| PEELED to pay a reasonable compensation TO any
person who may take charge of, and provide for
such intoxicated person, and one dollar per day
in addition thereto, for every day such intoxi lea
ted person shall be kept, in consequence nf sucl
intoxication, which sums may be recovered in
civil action, before any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
HIGHT OF ACTION Foa Injury AGAINST PERsol
SELLING, sc.
SIC. G. (As amended aud took etrect JuIy 4
| lS70.) That every husband, wife, child, parent
guardian, employer, or other person who shal
be injured in person or property or means OF sup
port, by any intoxicated person, or in conse
! quence Of the intoxicahOn habitual or otherwise
of any person, such wife, child, parent, guardi
an, employer or other person, shall have a righ
OF action in his or her name, severally or jointly
against any person or persons, who shall by sci
ling or giving intoxicating liq uOrs have caused
the intoxicatlon, 10 whole or in part, of such per
| son or persons aud the owner of, lessee, ol
person or persons renting or leasing any build
ing or premises, having knowledge that intoxica
ting liquors are to be sold therein in violation o
law, or having leased the same for other pur
p'ses, shall knowingly permit intoxicating liq
uors to be so sold in such building or premises
that have caused the iutoxicatiOn, IN whole o
10 part, of such person persons, shall be liabl,
severaliy or Jointly, with the person or per
so1s, s1lliag or giving int ,xicating liq
uors aforesaid, for all damages sustained, al
we'll as exemplary damages and married wo
man shall have the same right to bring suits
| and control the same, and the amount recovered
the same as If a teme sole and all damages re
! covered by minor under this act shall.be paiC
! either to such minor, or to his or her parent
guardian or next friend, as the court shall direct
and the unlawful sale or giving away Of intoxi
eating liquors shall work forfeiture Of all right
OF the lessee or tenant, under any lease or con
tract of rent upon premises where such unlawfu
| sale or giving away shall take place and al
suits for damages under this act shall be by civ
il action in any of the courts OF this State bayiul
jurisdiction thereof.
| PENALTIES UNDER FIRST, sRcoSp AND THIRD SIC
TIoNs.
| SBC. 8. As drea1ed and took effect ADrH
| 1852 That for every violation of the provis
ions of the irst second and third sections Of thi
act, every person so offending shall forfeit AM
pay a fine of not less than five nor more than tftr
dollars, or be imprisoned in the all of the count
for not less than ten nor more than thirty days
or both Of them, at the discretion OF the court
| and pay the costs of prosecutions and for every
| violation OF the PROVISIONS of the fourth section
OF this act, every person convicted as the keepe
of any places therein declared to be nuisances
shall forfeit and pay fine Of no. less than fift
nor more than one hundred deIlars, or be i'm
prlsoncd in the Jail OF the county for not less tina
twenty nor more than fifty days, or both, at th
discretion OF the court, and pay the costs of pros
| ecution, and such place or places so kept by suc
person or persons so convicted, shall be shut nj
and abated upon the order of the court, befor
whom such conviction nay be had, until sue
time as such person or persons keeping sue
place or places, shall give bond and security
the acceptance OF said court in the penal sum {
one thousand dollars. payable TO the State
Ohio, conditioned that he or they will not sell in
toxicating liquors contrary to the laws OF til
State, and will pay all fines, costs and damage
assessed against such keeper or keepers for eN
cry violation thereof, and in case of forfeiture q
| such bond, suits may be brought thereon for ii
use OF any person interested, or for the use Of Ii
county, in case Of a fns or costs due such couI
ty Prorided, that the provisions Of the first an
|
sale of the wine manufactured of the pure juiC
Of the grape cultivated in this State or beer, a
or cider.
GIVING AWAY DEENR1 SELLING.
SRo. 9. That the giving ava, ,to1icatir
liquors, or other shift or devise to evade the pre-
visions of this act, shall be deemed and held
be unlawful selling within the provisions of lh
act.
COLLECTION OF FINE, WHO AND WHAT LIABLE
SEo. 10. AZ amended and took effect .July
| l970.) For all fines costs and damage assess,
against any person or persons in consequence
the sale OF intoxicating liquors, as provided
sertOD seven of this act, aud the act to whiC
this is amendatory, the real estate and person
? property of such person or persons, of evei
kind, without exception or exemption, except u
dor the act to amend an act entitled an act
regulate judgment aud executions at law, pa
sed March 1881 passed March Q, 1910, toe
4, eject March Is, 1910, s. x q. ,l43,) shall
liable Tor the payment thereof and such fine
costs ane damages shall be a lien upon SUE
real estate until paid and in case any person
per sons shall rent or lease to another, or other
any building or premises to be occupied, in who
or in part, for the sale of intoxicating liquors
shall I, ermit the same to be so used and Occ
pied in whole or in part such building or pren
ises so leaA ed, used or occupied, shall be he
, liable for and may be sold to pay all fines, cos
and damages As Sessed against any person
: persons occupyinN such building or premises
7 and proceedings ma be had to subject the san
I to the pay mrnt Of any Snch fine and costs asse
sed or Judgment recOver5 which remained VI
paid or any part thereof, el'her before or aft
execution shall issue against The property Of Il
g person or persons against whom. such tne al
, c. sts or judgment, shall haze be- I adjudged
, assessed and when execution shah issue again
the property so leased rented, the officer shi
proceed tosahsfy said execution out Of the bull
ing or premises so leased or occupied atOf
sdId aud in case such building or premil es b
long to a miner, insane person or idiot, the gar
! ian Of such minor, insane person or idiot "
, has control of such building or premises, sha
/ be liable and account to his or her ward for a
damages on account Of such use and occupatit
of such building or premises, and the liabilli
for the fines, cOsls aud damages aforesaid AZ
all contracts whereby any building or premis
shall be rented or leased, and the same shall
used or occupied in whole or in part, for the sa
Of Intoxicating liquors, shall be void, aud III