Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29
TIE NEW LIQUOR LAW.



Reading for Liquor sellers and Tipplers.
The following is the full text of the law
just passed both Houses of the Legislature
regulating the future sale of liquors in
Tennessee. 1t is the most sweeping and
important law ever enacted in Tennessee:
A bill to be entitled an act to provide
against the evils resulting from the sale
of Intoxicating liquors in the State of
Tennessee.
SECTION l. BE It enacted 6y the General
assembly ofhe State Of Tennessee, That it
shall not be lawful for any person to sell by
tipping any Intoxicating liquors in any
civil district, incorporated town or city in
this State, except rs hereinafter provided.
SEC. .. BE it FURTHER enacted, That any
person desiring to procure license to tipple,
shall file his application with the Clerk of
the County Court, twenty days before the
election hereinafter provided for, and shall
state in such application in that civil dis
trict, town, or ward, he desires to carry on
the business of tipping.
LICENSE OR NO LICENSE.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That on
the lst Saturday in June, 1878, and an
nually thereafter, it shall be the duty the
Sheriffs of the several counties of this State,
to open and hold an election in each civil
district, incorporated town and city, unless
such town is included in civil district,
after giving twenty days notice by print
ed or written posters, to ascertain the Will
of the qualified voters of such civil district,
town or city, in reference to licensing tip
ping houses for the sale of Intoxicating
LIQUORS. Those who are in favor of such
tipping houses shall have written or print
ed on their tickets, "F0r license" and
those opposed, "Aqdi1st license :" and it
shall be the duty of the Sherifts to immedi-
II, xr-if hn OF
ance of the Clerk of the County Court of
such county, to be reported by such Clerk
as "for,n or "dgdipStn such license" in
the several districts, incorporated towns
and cities of such county, together with the
returns of the next County Court of said
county, where the report of said Clerk shall
be received and the returns filed as a rec
ord of said court. PrOUided, that no cleo
ton shall be held in any civil district,
town or ward, in which no application has
been made for license to tipple, as provid-
ed for i'll the second section of this act.
REGULATING THE MATTER.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That in
receiving, counting, and making return o
the votes cast, the Sheriff, Judges and
Clerks af said election shall be governed
by the laws of this State regulating general
elections, and all the penalties of said cleo
ton laws are hereby extended to and shall
Clerks voting at, and in attendance upon,
the election held under the provisions of
this act.
SEC. 3. Be it. further enacted, That when
ever by the returns of election in any city,
town or civil district aforesaid, ii shall APP
pear that there Is majority of the quail
fed voters against such license, it shall not
be lawful to issue any license for the sale
of intoxicating liquors, in such city, town
or civil district, at any time thereafter, un-
til at an election as above provided, a ma
jority shall vote in favor of such license.
MINORS AND DRUNKARDs NOT ALLOWED
TO PURCHASE.
SEC. q. BE 40 Turtker enacted, That 1t
shall be unlawful for any person or persons
by agent, or otherwise, to sell intoxica-
ting liquors to minors, unless upon the
written order of their parents, guardians
or family physician or to persons intoXi-
Gated or to persons who are in the habit of
getting intoxicated Provided, written no.
tice shall have been served upon such liz
censed tippler not to sell or give away any
intoxicating liquors to such habitual
drunkard by the wife, other relative, or
any person dependent upon him for sup
port, or Sheriff, Constable, Marshal or 9TH
er civil officer.
| WHISKY SHOPS A NUISANCE.
| SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That all
| WltIc ii4uOIS are hOlu
| in violation of this act, shall be taken, held
and declared to be common nuisances, aud
| all rooms, taverns, ating-houses, bazaars,
restaurants, drug stores, groceries, coffee
houses, cellars or other places of public re-
sort where intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of this act, shall be shut up and
abated as public nuisances, upon the con-
viction of the keeper thereof and he shall
| be punished as herein provided.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted. That for
every violation Of the provision of the sixth
section of this act, every person so Offend
ing shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less
than twenty, nor more than one hundred
dollars, and pay the costs of the prosecu-
ton; and for every violation of the pro-
visions of the seventh section of this act,
every person convicted, as the keeper of
any of the places therein declared to be
nuisances, shall forfeit and pay fine OF
not less than fifty nor more than one hum
dred dollars, and pay the costs of the pros
ecution and such place, or places, so kept
by such person or persons so convicted,
shall be shut up and abated upon the order
of the court before whom such conviction
may be had, until such time as such per-
son or persons keeping such places shall
give bond and security, to be approved by
said court, in the penal sum of one thOus-
and dollars, payable to the State of Ten
nessee, conditioned that he, she, or they
will not sell intoxicating liquors contrary
TO the laws of this State, and will pay all
costs, fines and damages assessed against
such keeper or keepers thereof; and in
case of q forfeiture of such bond. suit NAV