Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-03-29
TIPPLING.
The Liquor Law as it Has Passed both
Branches Of the General Assembly.

The Liquor Law as it Has Passed both
Branches of the General Assembly.
! The following is the bill, offered by
the Senate Tipping Committee, and
afterward passed in both Senate and
House.
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 by the
General Assembly of the State Of Ten
nessee, That it shall not be lawful for
any person to sell by tippling any in
toxicating liquors in any civil district,
incorporated town or city in this State,
except as hereinafter provided.
Sec. g Be it further enacted, That
any person desiring to procure license
TO tipple, shall file his application with
the Clerk of the County Court, twen-
| ty days before the election hereinafter
provided for, and shall state in such
application in what civil district,
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the business of tippling.
Sec. 3. That on the lst Saturday in
June, 1873, and annually thereafter, it
shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the
several counties of this State, to open
| and hold an election in each civil dis
trict, incorporated town and city, un-
less such town is included in civil
! district, after giving twenty days no.
tice by printed or written posters, to
ascertain the will of the qualified vo-
ters of such civil district, town, or
city, in reference to licensing tippling
houses for the sale of intoxicating
liquors. Those who are in favor of
such tippling houses shall have writ
ten or printed on their tickets, For
license" and those opposed, against
license :" and it shall be the duty of
such Sheriffs to Immediately compare
said vote, with the assistance of
the Clerk of the County Court of such
county, to be reported by such Clerk
as for, or against such license"
in the several districts, incorporated
towns and cities Of such county, to-
gether with the returns to the next
County Court of said county, where
the report of said Clerk shall be re-
ceived aud the returns filed as record
of said court. P-orided, that no elee-
ton shall be held in any civil district,
town or ward, in which no application
has been made for licese to tipple, as
provided for in the second section of
this act.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That |
in receiving, counting, and making re-
turn of the votes cast, the Sheriff.
Judges and Clerks of said election |
shall be governed by the laws of this |
State regulating general elections, and
all the penalties of said election laws
are hereby extended to and shall ap-
ply to the voters, Sheriffs, Judges and |
Clerks, voting at, and in attendance |
upon, the election held under the pro-
visions of this act
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That |
whenever by the returns of election
in any city, town or civil district afore-
said, it shall appear that there is a
majority of the qualified voters against
such license, it shall not be lawful to
issue any license for the sale of intox
icating liquors, in such city, town or
civil district, at any time thereafter,
until at sn election as above provided,
majority shall vote in favor of such
license.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be unlawful for any person or
persons by agent, or otherwise, to sell
intoxicating liquors to minors, unless
upon the written order of their par
ents, guardians or family physician ;
or to persons intoxicated, or to per-
sons who are in the habit of getting
intoxicated Prouided, written notice
shall have been served upon such
| licesed tippler not to sell or give away
any Intoxicating liquors to such habit
ual drunkard by the wife, other rela-
tive, or any person dependent upon
him for support, or Sheriff, Constable,
Marshal or other civil officer.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That
all places, where intoxicating liquors
are sold in violation of this act, shall
be taken. held and declared to be COM
mon nuisances, and all rooms, tayerns,
eating houses, bazaars, restaurants,
drug stores, groceries, coffee-houses.
cellars or other places of public resort
where intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of this act, shall be shut up
and abated as public nuisances, upon
the conviction of the keeper thereof,
and he shall be punished as herein
provided.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted. That
for every violation of the provision of
the sixth section of this act, every per-
son so offending shall forfeit and pay
a fine of not less than twenty, nor more
than one hundred dollars, and pay the
costs of the prosecution; and for every
violation of the provisions of the sew
enth 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 hundred
dollars, and pay fine Of not less than
! fifty nor more than one hundred dol
lars, and pay the costs of the prosecu-
ton: 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
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as such person or persons keeping such
places shall give bond and security, to
| be approved by said court, in the penal
sum of one thousand dollars, payable
to the State of Tennessee, conditioned
that he, she, or they will not sell in
toxicating liquors contrary to the law
of this State, and will pay all costs,
fines and damages assessed against such
keeper or keepers thereof; and in case
of a forfeiture of such bond, suit may
be brought thereon, for the use of any
person interested, or for the use of the
county in case of fine or costs due
such county; Prorifeds that the. pen;
alties in the nature of fines mentioned
!, in this section may be enforced before
Justices of the Peace or Police Magis-
trates,
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That
the giving away of intoxicating liquors,
or other shift or device to evade the
nrovis;ons of this act. shall be deemed