The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-13
The Lieenge Law Of Conneetieut.


We find in the Middletown Sentinel
and Witness the following summary
of the amended license law of Con-
necticut, enacted by the Legislature of
that State this year. We submit to
the candid reader whether similar
law in this State would not be a de-
cided improvement upon our present
statutes upon the subject, and tend to
promote the cause of temperance
Section 1 provides that no person
shall sell, etc., any spirituous liquors,
ale or lager beer, except under a Ii
cense.
Section 2 provides that any county
commissioner or other officer, neglect
ing or refusing to perform any duties
imposed upon him by the law shall be
fined 500.
Section 3 provides that licenses
shall be granted by county commits
sioners to persons recommended by
the selectmen provided that the re-
ceiver of the license shall give bond
of $1,000 for the observance of all
laws. All licenses shall expire on the
3lst day of October. Using license
in a building or town other than that
for which the same was issued, shall
1 be punishable IN the same way as in
selling liquors without license. Any
town may instruct their selectmen as
to making recommendations to the
commissioners, and any selectnan
violating these instructions shall be
fined or imprisoned.
Section 4 provides that license for
the sale of ale, lager beer, Rhine wine
and cider only, may be issued for $50.
| Section provides for the punish
ment as unlicensed dealers, of all per-
sons who, holding $50 license, sell
spirituous liquors.
( Section 6 makes these licenses trans
ferable by consent of the county COM
snissioners.
Section z gives the county commits
sioners power with the selectmen's
consent to grant licensees permission
| TO remove their business from one
building to another in the same town.
Section provides for the appoint
ment by the county commissioners OF
one or more prosecuting agents in
each county, whose duty 1t shall be
diligently to inquire into all violations
of the laws relative to the sale OF
spirituOus or intoxicating liquors, ale
or lager beer, and who shall exercise
in any town in the county, the powers
of grand jurors of such town or pros
ecuting officers of any city, in prose-
cutting for such violations and shall
| prosecute therefor: they shall also
assist the State attorney in prosecu-
tions before the Superior court, shall
render monthly reports to the county
commissioners, and are removable, for
cause, by the commissioners.
Section 9 fixes the pay of such
agents at $40 for each conviction, pay
able from the town treasury,
Section 10 provides that this fee
shall be charged on the bill of costs
against the accused.
Section II provides that licenses
may be issued at any time in the year,
and a proportionate deduction from
the amount of the annual license fee,
according to the time, shall be made ;
nor shall this act affect licenses already
issued which do not expire until after
October 81, 1874.
Section II forbids selling to minors,
intoxicated persons, habitual drunk
ards, or to any father, mother, hus-
band, wife or child, whose child, wife,
husband or parent has forbidden such
sale: nor shall any person sell any i'm
pure, spurious, or adulterated liquors,
etc.
Section Ii provides that when any
father, husband, wife, etc., shall noti-
! fly the selectmen of a town that his or
her child, wife, ETC., is addicted to the
use of spirituous liquors and request
them to forbid licensed dealers from
selling to such persons, said seleetmen
shall notify said dealers, in writing.
Section IA forbids and Furnishes the
employment of third persons to avoid
4 the preceding sections.
| Section Is provides that no liquors
shall be sold or liquor stores kept
open between II o'clock midnight and
5 q. m.
Section Is provides that prosecu-
tons for the Violation of this act, and
of the act of which this is i'll addition,
shall be heard by justice of the peace
or city or police court in cities where
such court exists, subject to the right
of the accused to appeal as in other
criminal cases.
Section II provides that the bond to
be taken on issuinga $50 license, may
be in the form prescribed in section 9
of the original act, emitting the words
''spirituous liquors" therefrom,
There is nothing in the act which
exeInpts druggists from its provisions.
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