Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-02-18
Whisky Legislation.

law, which passed the Senate some
weeks since, the features of which
we gave at the time, came upin the
House last Wednesday, and after be-
ing amended in two particulars, pass
ed by the vote of 81 to 81. The
House amendment provides that
when notice is served, either verbal
ly or in writing, it shall inure to the
benefit of all persons interested, as
well as the person serving it, and to
punish any clerk who shall refuse
or fail to record the notice with a
fine of five to twenty-five dollars and
forfeiture of the Office.
All the yeas were democrats ex-
cept five, and all the noes were Re
publicans except three.
The victorious party was not yet
satisfied, and SO they Immediately
called up Mr.. Pearson's bill, to for
bid municipal corporations from pro-
hibiting houses for sale of wine, ale,
beer and porter. The bill was put
upon its passage and lost-ayes AZ,
nays A. 1t will have another trial,
and its friends are hopeful that it
will then pass.
On Thursday the Senate agreed to
the House amendments to the Adair
bill. and it is now a law.
The amendment consists in the fol
lowing addition to the amended act
of April 1S, 1870, to-wit:
Provided that such husband, wife,
child, parent guardian, or other in
terested person, liable to be so injnr-
ed by any sale of intoxicating liquors
to any person or persons aforesaid,
shall desire to prevent the sale of in
toxicating liquor to the same, shall
give notice in writing or verbally, be-
fore witness or witnesses, to the per-
son or persons so selling or giving
the intoxicating liquors, or to the
owner or lessor of the premises
wherein such Intoxicating liquor is
given or sold, or shall file with the
township or corporation clerk in the
township, village or city wherein such
intoxicating liquor may be sold, no.
tice to all liquor dealers not to sell to
such a person or persons any intoxl-
eating liquors, from and after ten
days from date of so filing such no.
tice, and such notice and notices filed
with such Clerk, shall be entered by
the clerk of such township, city or
village, in book to be kept for such
purpose, which said book shall be
open for the inspection of all per
sons interested; any notice entered
in such book shall be erased and so
obliterated as not to be legible by
the officer having charge ofthe same,
upon demand of the person or per-
sons by whom such notice was filed,
and thereafter such notice shall
cease and end; otherwise the afore
said injured person shall not be en-
titled to real or exemplary damages
for the alleged injuries which they
may have sustained by the intoXica-
tion of any of the aforesaid persons,
viz: husband, wife, child, parent,
guardian, employer, or any other per-
son or persons whomsoever.
Provided, that such notice, whether
served personally or filed with the
Clerk, as aforesaid, shall, during its
existence, inure to the benefit of all
persons interested, the same as if
notice had been served by each, and
if any clerk shall fail or refuse to
make such record as herein provided,
he shall be deemed guilty of misde
meanor, and, upon conviction before
any court of competent Jurisdiction,
shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding $25 nor less than S., and the
same shall work forfeiture of Office
held by such clerk.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any saloon-keeper, grocer, or other
person to publish the fact that any
notice has been given, as provided in
the foregoing section by posting such
notice in auy saloon, grocery, or
other place, or by printing or causing