Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-02-19
The New Liquor Law.

The following is the text of the Reese
bill as it passed the House on the 10th
and the Senate on the 11th:
A BILL to amend an amendment Of Sec z of an
act to provide aguinst the evils resulting from
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in the state OF
Ohio, passed May 1, 1874 Is. and c., l,431) and
amended April 1880.
SECTION / BE IT enacted by the General As
sembly OF the State of Ohio, That the amendment
Of Sec. z Of the abOye-recitcd act be amended 30
as to read a. follows:
SEC Z. That every husband, wife, child, par
ent, guardian, employer or other person who
shall be injured in person or property or means
of support by any intoxicated person, or in con-
sequence of the intoxication, habitual other
wise, of any person, sueh wife child, parent,
guardian, employer or other person shall havea
right of action in his or her own name, scverally
or Jointly, against any person or persons
liquors, have caused the intoxication, in whole
In part, of such person or persons; and the own
er or lessee or person or persons renting or leas-
ing any building or premises. having knowledge
that Intoxicating liquors are to be sold therein in
violation Of law, or having leased the same for
other purposes shall knowingly permit int xicat-
ing liquors TO be sold in such building or prem
ises, that have caused the intOXcatiOn, In whole
or in part, of such person or persons, shall be
liable, severaly or Jointly with the person per-
SONS selling or giving Intoxicating liquors as
aforesaid, for all damages sustained. as well as
exemplary damages; aud married woman shal
have the same right to bring suits and control the
same and the amount recovered as Femme s0tej
and all damages recovered by miLor under this
act shall be paid either to such minor or to his or
her parent, guardian or next friend, as The
court shall direct; and the unlawful sale
or or >, giving away Of Intoxicating LIQUORS
shall work a forfeiture Of all rights
of the lessee or tenant under any lease
or contract of rent upon premises where
such unlawful sale or giving away shall take
shall be by civil action in any of the courts of
this State having jurisdiction thereof: PToUtded,
always, That such husband, wife, child, parent,
guardian or other interested person liable to be
so injured by any sale of Intoxicating liquors to
any person or persons as aforesaid, shall desire
to prevent the sale of Intoxicating liquors, to the
same, shall give notice, either i'll writing or ver-
baly, before witness or witnesses, to the per
or persons so selling giving the intoxicating
premises wherein such Intoxicating liquor il Civ
en- or sold, or shall file with the Township
or. Corporation Clerk. in the township,
village or city wherein ruch Intoxicating
liquor may be sold, notice to all liquor
dealers not to sell such person or pereops anyin-
toxicating liquor from and after ten days from
notices, filed with such Clerk, shall be entered
by the Clerk Of such township, city or village in
a book 10 be kept for such purpose, which said
book shall be open for the inspection of all per-
sons interested; If any notice entered in such
book shall be erased and SO obliterated de not 10
be lcgible by the officer having charge OF the
same, upon the demand of the person or persons
by whom such notice was filed, and thereafter
such notice shall cease and end; otherwise
shall not he entitled 10 real or exem-
plary damages for the alleged injuries
which they may nave sustained Dy lbe lniON~
icaton Of any Of the aforesaid persons. viz;
husband, wife, child, parent guardian, employer
or any other person or persons whomsoeVer;
Provided, That such notice, whether served per
sonally or filed with the Clerk as Aforesaid, shall
during its existence, inure to the benefit OF all
persons interest ted the same as If notice had
been served by each. and if any Clerk shall tail
or refuse to make such record as herein provided
he shall he deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction before any cOc-' of competent
jurisdiction shall be fined in Guy sum not eX-
ceeding $25 nor less than IS, and the 81 me shall
work Il forfeiture of office held by such Clerk.
SEC. ,. 1t shall be unlawful for any saloon
keeper, grocer other person to publish the fact
that any notice has been given as provided i'll the
foregoing section by posting such notice In any
saloon grocery or other place, or by printing or
causing the same to be prn ed in any newspaper,
circular, or in any other way to give publicity to
the fact that such notice has been given.
Any person violating the provisions OF this
section shall, upon conviction thereof IN any
court of competent jurisdiction. be fined in any
sum not less than $40 nor more than $50 and pay
the costs of prosecution.
SEC B. That Sec Z of the above. mentioned
act be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.