The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-12-18

| THE PRINCIP IL SECTIONS OF
aFs CIVIL DAMAGE BILL.
To be Presented to the next Lcxisla'
UupER THE DIRECTION OF STATE TEMPER
AScE UNION.
A Bill entitled an act to restrain
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors, and te
provide for damages arising from such
sale. BE it enacted BY the Legislature
of the State Of Minnesota
SECTION l. The board of county
commissioners, or the authorities Of
such incorporated villages, boroughs
towns or cities US are authorized by
their articles Of intoxicating liquors
within their proper counties, villages
boroughs, towns or cities respectively
to any person Of the aye Of twenty. one
or more years upon the applicant com
plying with the conditions Of this chap
ter; Provided, That nothing hereiu
shall be so construed as to preveet che
people OF any municipal town, incor
porated village. borough, city or ward
In any city, from deciding for them.
selves whether license shall be granted
to any person or persons therein, and
the clerk Of such town, incorporated
borough or village or any clerk or re.
corder Of any city is hereby, on the pc.
tition of ten or more legal voters Of
said town, borough, village, city OF
ward in any city, at any time not less
than ten days before any town meeting
charter or general election, to give no.
tice by postisg the same in three pub
lie places in said towo. village borough
city or ward in any city, or by publ
cation thereof for one week in any
newspaper printed and published 10
said town, village, borough, or city
that the question of license will b.
submitted at such town meeting or
election, which question shall be de-
termined by ballots, on which the word
shall be written or printed, "for license
Or against license" (as the case may
be) which vote shall be canvassed and
returned as is by law prescribed for
canvassing election returns, and if
such returns show that q majority OF
votet Cast at such elections are against
license" then it shall be the duty OF
such clerk or recorder to enter the re
suit Of such vote upon his records, and
TO notify the county auditor or the
clerk OF such other authorities as are
empowered to grant license therefor
aud thereafter aud until such decision
shall be reversed by majority Of the
legal voters voting at any such subse
quent election no license shall be grant
ed by any such authorities.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons ap
plying for license to sell Intoxicating
liquors: shall, before the sane is is,
sued pay to the t 'easurer OF the proper
county. village. borough or city, sun
not less than fifty nor more than three
hunired dollars per annum as may b.
fixed BY the board OF county commis
sioners. or Of such other authorities in
said villages. boroughs. towns or cities
as are authorized to grant license.
which license shall not be granted for
longer term than one year, aud shall
file with the clerk Of the district court
in said county bond running to the
State of Minnesota in the penal sum
Of three thousand dollars, with two or
more sureties, who shall be resident
freeholders Of the county in which IL
cense is granted and who shall sever.
ally justify upon the b,nd their re-
sponsibility for said sum over and
above all liabilities and exemptions, to
be approved ty the authorities grant,
ing license, conditioned that the said
person or persons will not sell or 9th.
erwise dispose Of intoxicating liquors
at any place other than the building
or town named in the license, nor on
Sundoy. aor on any town meeting or
election day, aud that he will keep a
quiet and orderly house and not per-
init gambling for money or the repre-.
sentative Of money, or for any intoxi-
eating liquors, or for any other matter
or thing by any device whatever in the
house or place Of business of such per
sou or persons; and will not sell, bar
Ger furnish nor give away such liquors
to any minor person except on the
written order OF the parent or guardian
nor to any habitually incorporate per-
son or drunk ard, nor to any person
while intoxicated. and to pay all dam-
aye that may be adjudged against MIN
under aud by virtue Of the provisions
Of this act. Such bond may be sued
aud recovered upon for the use Of the
county or Of any person or persons or
their legal representatives who may be
injured by the selling or giving away
Of the aforesaid intoxicating liquors,
by the person or his agent obtaining
the license.
SEC. 3. Whosoever sells, exchang.
es or disposes Of any intoxicating liqu.
ors, without having 6rst obtained Ii.
cense therefor, agreeable to the pro-
visions Of this act, or disposes Of any
intoxicating liquors uuder any pretext
or device, for the purpose Of evading
any Of the provisions Of this act, shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor,
and shall upon conviction thereof ia
any court having jurisdiction Of the
same, be fined for such offsnse in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars nor less than twenty five dollars
one.half Of which sum shall be paid to
the county treasurer for the use Of the
common schools Of such county and
one-half to the prosecuting or com.
pla ming witness aud upon the default
If the payment Of such foe and costs,
he shall be committed to the coun. y