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TO recover Of tho person furnishing
Intoxicating liqnor to her. husband,
in an action in her own name, such
damages as any Court or jury may
award, for the maintenance Of herself
and family during the period when
her husband, by reason of such fur
nishing, is incapable of providing Tor
the proper support of her or them
and in any action brought in accord
ancc with the provisions Of this Sec
ton, the bond of the person furnish
ing Intoxicating drinks or liquors
shall be liable for the damages recov-
cred to the extent of the penalty
thereof, in case the same cannot be
satisfied out of the property Of the
defendant in such action. .
Sec. 8. Any person who shall be
found drunk or grossly intoxicated IN
any street, highway, public house OF
public place shall he fined, upon view
or upon proof mt.do before any May,
or or other municipal officer or Tria
Justice, not exceeding five dollars
and if the same is not paid, impris
oncd not exceeding five days; and
any person who shall sell Intoxicating
liquors to such person, to DC drani
on the premises where sold, whereby
the said person shall become intoxi
Gated, shall, besides his liability under
Section CD seven Of this Act, be liza
bic to pay to the wife, parent, chile
or guardian of the person so founc
intoxicated the sum of five dollars fol
every such offence, 10 be recovered in
an action of debt before any Iris
Justice having jurisdiction of the
person of the defendant: Provided
That no suit shall be instituted after
ten days from the commission of tho
offense mentioned in this Section.
Sec. 9. Whenever any riot or Other
breach of the peace shall occur at OF
within any tavern, drinking saloon
or other place where" Intoxicating Ii
quors arc sold, the proprietor or keep
er OF such place shall be deemed and
taken to be an alder and abettor in
such riot or other breach of tho
peace. and. shall be liable to be pros
ccutcd and punished as such, unless
such person can show that such rio'
or other breach Of the peace was not
caused by the persons engaged there
in becoming intoxicated on said prom
ises.
Sec. 1C. 1t shall not bc lawful fol
any person to sell, trade or bartc,
any spirituous or malt liquors, cider
or vino, on Sunday; and any person
so doing shall be liable to a file o.
not less than ten dollars or more thar
two hundred dollars, or imprisonment
for not less than ten days or moro
than two months.
Sec. II. The municipal authorities
of incorporated cities, towns ant
villages, and the County Commission
ers Of Counties, shall have power tc
grant licenses for the selling Of intox
icating liquors by the quart, upon tho
payment of . license fee Of not less
than fifty dollars; and any person
10 whom such license is granted who
shall permit such Intoxicating liqrors
to be drank on tho premises where
sold shall forfeit his license, and tho
same shall not be removed within o
year from the time Of forfuiture. All
of the provisions of Section (lO) ten
of this Act, forbidding the sale Of
liquors at certain times therein men
toned, shall be applicable to the sale
of liquors as provided for in this Soc,
ton, and like penalties shall be intlic'
ted upon any person who, under H.
censcs granted in accordance with
this Section, shall make sales at the
period therein prohibited: Provided
That no license shall be granted by
tho County Commissioners of any
County to any person or persons rec,
commended Or applying for. the same
until the person or persons so recon-
mended or applying shall have first
paid the County Treasurer of the
respective Couhty the license fee
herein authorized, and shall present
the receipt of the Treasurer to the
County Commissioners as the cvi.
dence Of said payment, which license
fee shall be placed in the County fund
tor County purposes. .--rs,. +..a.
Sec. 12. It shall not be lawful for
any apothecary, druggist or other
persons to sell, trade or barter any
bitters of which spirituous or malt
liquors are an~ingredient, or any 9th
cr medicated liquors, by; the bottle or
by the drink, to any person except
upon the prescription ofea,regular
unless such apothccary
druggist or other person shall'obtain
o license to sell such liquors as pro-
vidcd in Section eleven of this Act,
the price of such license bc mot less
than fifty dollars: Provided, That
upon obtaining such license, such
apothecary, druggist or other person
shall be entitled to sell other liquors
as in case Of persons having license
to sell by the quart. Any apothecary,
druggist or other other persons vio-
lating the provisions Of this Section
shall, upon conviction, be subject to
the same penalties are prescribed by
law for persons. selling spirituous IL
quors under like circumstances, with
out q license.
Sec. l3. It shall bo the duty of the
Court, Mayor or other municipal auT
thorities of city, town or village, or
Trial Justice, before whom any fino
may be recovered in accordance with
the provisions of this Act, to award
to the informer or prosecutor rcas-