The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-16
THE CROWNING ACT.
THE LIQUOR LAW.

THE LIQUOR LAW.
FULL TENT OF THE Bill. AS AMENDED AND
PASSED.
An act to regulate and license the sale of
spirituous, vinous and malt and other intox-
icating liquors, to limit the license fee to be
charged by cities and towns, and TO repeal
all former laws regulating the sale OF intox-
icating liquors and all laws and parts of
laws coming in conflict with the provisions
OF this act, prescribing penalties ior the vio-
lation thereof and declaring an emergency.
| SECTION /. Be IL enacted, Tha. it shall
be unlawful for any person or person s
| to directly or Indirectly sell, barter or
| give away for any purpose of gain any
spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in less
quantities than quart at time. without
first procuring from tho board of commis-
sioners OF the county in which such liquor
or liquors are to be sold, license IS hereia-
| after provided; nor shall any person, with
| out having first procured such license, ssll
or barter any intoxicating liquor to be drank
| or suffered to be drank in his house, ont
hOuse, yard. garden, or the appurtenancos
| thereto belonging.
SEC. 2. The words Intoxicating liquors"
| shall apply TO any spirituOus, vinous or
malt liquors. or TO any Intoxicating liquors
Whatever, which is used or may be used a.
beverage.
SEC. 3. ANY male inhsbitani, over the age
of 2l years, desiring to obtain license TO sell
intoxicating liquors; shall give notice to the
citizens of the township, town, city or
ward in which he desires to sell,
by publishing in a weekly newspaper
in the county, a notice stating in the notice
the precise location of the premises in which
| he desires to sell, and the kind OF LIQUORS,
| whether only vinous and malt liquors, or
malt liquors only, or spirituous, vinous and
malt liquors, Or vinous liquors only, at least
twenty days before the meeting of the board
at which the applicant intends to apply for a
| license; or, in case there is no such paper
published in the county, then, by posting
up written or printed notices in three of The
most public places of the township in which
he desires TO sell, at least twenty days before
the meeting of such board. And it shall be
the privilege of any voter OF said township
to demonstrate in writing against the grant
ing OF such license to any applicant on ac
count OF immortality or other unfitness as is
specified in this act.
SEC. 4. The board of county commissioner
at such term shall grant license TO such
applicant upon his giving bond To the state
OF Indiana with at least two freehold securi-
ties, resident within said county, to be ap-
proved by the county auditor in the sum OF
orderly and peaceaole house, and
that he will pay all fines
and costs that may ba assessed
against him for any violations OF the pro-
Nl5tO1S Ol Ills GCt, anu IOE Tue DaNmSnJ Ot
all judgments for civil damage growing out
of unlawful sales as provided for in this
act, which bond shall be filed with the aud
itor OF said county; provided said appli
( cant shall be fit person to be entrusted
with the sale of Intoxicating liquors, and il
he be not in the habit of becoming intoxi-
Gated; but in no case shall q license be
granted 10 a person in the habi. Of becon-
, ing intoxicated; provided that no appeal
taken by any person from the order of
the board granting such license shall operate
to esrop the person receiving such Ic9nse
from selling liquors Hereunder until the
close of the next term of the court in which
T such appeal is pending, at which such cause
might be lawfully tried. And he shall not
bs liable as a seller without license for sales
made during the tendency of such appeal,
but he shall be liable for the violation of
, any OF the provisions of this act during
such time, the same as If regularly licensed.
| AMOUNT OF LICENSE.
SEC. 5. II said applicant desire to sell
spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in guam
{ titles of less than quart at time, he shall
pay the treasurer of said county 500 as a
license fee for one year before license shall
issue to him, and if he desire to sell only
. vinous or malt liquors, or both, in qusnti-
, ties less than quart at time, he shall pay
10 the treasurer of said county $50 pa r
, license fee for one year before license shall
] issue 10 Kim, such fee to be paid into the
! school fund Of the county in which such
} licenses are obtained,
SEC. @. No city or incorporated town shall
| charge any person who may obtain a license
under the provisions of this act more than
, | the following sums for license to sell within
their incorporated limits. Cities may charge
slC0 and incorporated towns $780, in addition
to the sum provided for hereinbefore.
SKC. Z. Upon the execution of the bond,
as required in the 4th section OF this act, and
| the presentation OF the order of the board
of commissioners, granting him license and
the county treasurer's receipt for $50, if the
application be for vinous and malt liquors
be tor the sale of spirituous, Yinous and
malt liquors, as aforesaid, the
r county auditor shall issue a
license to the applicant for the sale
OF such liquors, as he applied for. in less
quantities than quart at time, with the
: privilege OF permitting the Same to be drank
in the premises stated in the aforess id no.
tice, which license shall specify the name OF
the applicant, the place of sale and the pc
; riod of time for which such license is
! granted.
SEC. g. No license as herein provided shall
be granted for greater or less time than
one year.
SEC. 9. A license granted under the pro-
: visions of this act shall not authorize the
person so licensed TO sell or barter any in
toxicating, vinous or malt liquors on Sun
day, nor upon any legal holiday, nor upon
ship or municipal election in the town
ship, town or city where the same
may be holden, nor between the hours of
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