The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-25
A New LiQuOr Law.

On January -, 1872, Mr.. Graham intro
'duced bill in the Assembly to more effect
ually provide against the abuse of the
traffic in liquor. 1t is long law, consist
ing of ten sections, which would ill a
closely printed column Of our paper. The
substantial features of the bill, however,
arc these:
Section | enacts that it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to engage in the selling
of liquor in any quantity without having
first obtained license therefor. Section 2
prohibits the selling cf Intoxicating liquors
to minors unless upon the written order Of
their parents, guardians, or family phys-
clan, or to persons who are intoxicated
or who are in the habit Of getting intoAicat-
ed. Section 3 provides that all places
where intoxicating liquors are sold without
a Incense, or to minors, or to Intoxicated
persons shall be held to be common nui-
sances, aud shall be shut up and abated as
sue upon conviction of the keeper thereof
section provides that it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person 10 get intoxicated, and
every person found in an intoxicated CON
dition shall be fined in the sum of not less
than So nor more than S25, and pay the
costs of prosecution Section enacts that
any person selling liquor with or without
license, thereby causing the intoxication
of any other person, shall be liable and
compelled to pay a reasonable compcnsa-
tion to every person who may take
charge of and provide for such intoxi-
Gated person, s. per day, in addition there
to, for any day such intoxicated person
shall De kept in consequence Of such III
toxlcatlon. Section 8 provides that every
husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, en-
ployer, or other person who shall be injured
IN person or property, or means OF support,
by an intoxicated person, or in consequence
of the intoxication, habitual or otherwise
of any person, shall have a right of action
against the seller or giyer Of the liquor
causing the lntOXicatlOn, i'll whole or III
part and any person owning cr renting,
leasing OF permitting the occupation Of any
building or premises, and having know
edge that Intoxicating liquors are TO be
cold there, or who, having lea, el the same
for other purposes shall knowingly permit
therein the sale If such iiluois, shall be
liable, with the seller, for all damages sus-
tanned, and for exemplary damages and Il
married woman SHAH have the right to sue
under this act Is .teHme sole: an u,iaw-
ful sale of liquor shall work a forfeiture
OF all rights Of the lessee or tenant. For
selling liquors without license, or to a
minor or intoxicated person, The penalty is
not les. than $50 nor more than ; SlOO and
Imprisonment in jail from ten to thirty
DAYS; persons convicted Of keeping horses
declared by law to be common nuisanc.s,
shall pay not less than so nor more than
800, and be imprisoned twenty to fifty
days; and the persons convicted shall be
required to give bond in the sum of 81, 900
not to sell liquors contrary to the laws of
this State. The giving away Of liquors is
declared e - sellins in the contemplation
q law. Tn }.w further provides that, for
the pawn ~ fees, costs and damages
'sessed ,-~ed under this act, the
~"ai cs'st ps.sonal property of the
ptr.ou st.af liable: and the same sha III
n asn aFaasaJh property until paid; and
,a. ba. premises used or occupied
70 the 81 q, liquor shall be liable for,
ard may b "a N and sold to pay tor fines,
costs and DAMAGES assessed against the oc-
c,pants; and pcu.iiag the quits for such
damages, proceeding, may be had to sub
jet such property to the payment Of the
amount which may be recovered.