The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-02-09
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ILLINOIS LIQUOR LAW.

We are indepted to Hon. J. G. Williams,
Senate of Illinois, for an official copy of
the law in reference to the trade in liquor,
recently enacted by the Legislature of that
State.
1t was passed by a large majority,
both Democrats and Republicans uniting
in its support. The principle of the law
appears to be, not to forbid the selling of
liquor, Or to undertake the useless task of
preventing its being used, but to make the
vender responsible for ali the injurious re-
suits arising from the intoxication of any
one to whom liquor has been furnished.
We give below some of the most important
provisions of this law:
Section one provides that emo person
shall be granted license to sell or give
away intoxicating liquors, without first
giving bond to the municipality or au-
thority authorised by law to grant licenses {;
which bond shall run in the name of the
People of the State of Illinois, and be in
the penal sum of three thousand dollars.
with at least two good and sufficient secu-
rites, who shall be freeholders, condition
ed that they will pay all damages to any
person or persons which may be inflicted
upon them, either in person or property, or
means of support, by reason of the person
so obtaining license, selling or giving
away intoxicating liquors; and such bond
may be sued and recovered upon for the
use of any person or persons, or their legal
representatives, who may be injured by rea-
son of the selling of Intoxicating liquors
by the person or his agent so obtaining the
license.
"Section second. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person or persons by agent or 9TH
erwisc, to sell Intoxicating liquors to min
ors, unless upon the written order of their
parctls, guardians Or family physicians, or
to persons intoxicated, or who are in the
habit of getting intoxicated"
Section three provides that all places
where intoxicating liquors shall be sold in
violation of this act shall be declared pub
lie nuisances, and be shut up and abated
as such, upon conviction Of the keeper
thereof
"section fourth. Every person who
shall, by the sale of Intoxicating liquors,
with or without license cause the intoxi-
cation 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 intoxicat-
ed person, and two dollars per day in adj
dition thereto for every day such intoxi-
Gated person shall be kept in consequence
of such intoxication; which sums may be
recovered in an action of debt before any
court having competent jurisdiction.
"Section fifth. Every husband, wife
child, parent, guardian, employer or other
person, who shall be injured in person OIL
property, OF means of support, by any in
toxicated person, or in consequence of the
intoxication, habitual or otherwise, of any
person, shall have right of action in his
or her own name, severally or jointly
against any person or persons who shall
by selling or giving intoxicating liquors
have caused the intoxication, in whole OF
in part, of such person or persons "Sectior
five further provides that the owner OF
owners of any building where intoxicating
liquors. are sold that have caused the in
toxication of any person shall be liable, Sc
verally and Jointly with the person or per
sons selling such intoxicating liquors tol
all damages sustained.
"Section sixth For every violation o
the provisions of the first and second sec
tions of this act, every person so offending
shall forfeit and pay fine of not less thar
twenty nor more than one hundred dollars
and be imprisoned in the Jail of the county
not less than ten nor more than thirty days
and pay the costs prosecution; and fol
every violation Of the provisions Of the
third section Of this act, every person con
!; victed as the keeper Of any of the places
therein declared to be nuisances, shall for
f felt and pay fine of not less than fifty no.
more than one hundred dollars, and be i'm
prisoned in the Jail of the county for mo-
less than twenty nor more than fifty days
and pay the costs of prosecution"
"Section seventh. The giving away o
: Intoxicating liquors, or other shift or de
vice to evade the provisions of this act
shall be deemed and held to be an unlaw
t full selling, within the provisions of thi
act and in case any person or persons
shall rent or lease to another or Others, an.