The Lake County star., 1877-06-14
Amendments 10 The Liquor Law,
The following act, passed by the
of 1877, takes imms-

The following act, passed by the
Legislature of 1877, takes imms-
diatc effect:
SEC. l. The People Of the State Of
Michigan enact, That 1t shall not be
lawful for any person to sell, furnish to,
or give any spirituOus or Intoxicating
liquor, or any wine or beer, or any bev-
orxge, liquor, or liquids for drink, con-
tanning any spirituous or Intoxicating
liquor, wine, beer, or malt liquor, to
any minor or Intoxicated person, or to
any person in the habit of getting in
toxicatcd. 1t shall not be lawful for
any person Qincludiny drugyists) to sell
malt, spirituous or Intoxicating liquors,
without first having executed and de-
livcred to tile treasurer Of the county In
which such business is prosecuted unt
carried on, the bond required to be
given by section five Of this act. All
saloons, restaurants, bars In tavcrns or
elsewhere, and all other places where
malt, spirituous or Intoxicating liquors
are sold, either at wholesale or retail,
shall bu closed OIL the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday, and
on each week day night from AMI after
the hour of ten o'clock until six o'clock
of the morning Of the succeeding day:
Provided, That in all cities and incOr-
porated villages of this Stat,, the sa-
looms, restaurants, and bars In taverns
or elsewhere In such cities and villages
may remain open until not later than
eleven O'Clock In the evening OH such
week day nights, unless ordered sooner
closed by the proper city or village au-
thoritics. But the above provisions
about closing shall not be construed to
prohibit persons whose principal busi-
ness Is to deal In drugs and medicines,
from selling alcohol or alcoholic liquors,
to I've used for medicinal, mechanical
and sacramcntal purposes, or to be used
as chemical agent In scientific and
manufacturing purposes only. But all
such dealers In drugs and medicines,
OH such days and nights or other times,
shall keep book expressly for that pur-
pose, In which shall he recorded the
names Of all persons applying for such
liquor for any Of these lawful purposes,
the date OF each sale, the amount AMI
kind of liquor sold to each person, and
the purpose to which the liquor was to
he applied as stated by the purchaser,
which shall be opened for examination
by any person on request during all
business hours. And u failure to keep
such record ON the part Of any such
dealer, or the delivery Of liquor for any
purpose other than above named, shall
subject him to the samc penalties ~ are
provided for other unlawful sales I'm
THIS act. And n Misrepresentation OH
the part of any purchaser, made tn any
such dealer, for the purpose Of surrep-
titieusly obtaining alcoholic or intoxi-
eating liquors to be used a. beverage,
ehall subject sald purchaser to the pen
alties provided form this section. ANY
person WHO shall violate any Of the
provjsiOnss Of this section shah bc
Deemed gulIty Of u misdcnicanOr, and
ssbon con viction thereof ehall be pun
ishef BY . iine Of not les, than twenty
I'VE dollars, nor more than enc kun-
lrcti dollars, and costs Of pre.ccution,
ami ON failure to pay such fine and costs,
slsalf ~ Imprisoned I'm tho county Jail
not lcss tlsnn ten days, nor more than
ninety days, or both such fine and Inn
prisonmciit, inathc discretion of the
court. -a.
Every wife, child, parent, guardian,
husband, or other person, who shall be
injured In person or property, or means
of support, BY any Intoxicated person,
or by reason OF the intOxicati0n OF any
person, or by the reason Of the selling,
givfDE or furnishing any spirituous,
Intoxicating, fermented, or malt liq.
uors to any person, shall have right Of
action In his or her own name against
any person or persons who shall, by
selling or giving any Intoxicating OF
malt liqu0r, have caused or contributed
to the Iiltoxicaticn Of such person OF
persons, or who have caused or con-
1ributcd to such injury, aud the princi-
p0l and slirctles TO the bond hereinafter
nrerltioncd shall be liable scverally aud
Jointly with tho person or persons 90
selling, giving, or f,ifnishing any spir-
| ltuous, Intoxicating or. malt liquors
as aforesaid, and IN any action previtl-
Ell for In this section, tho plaintlGshall
ages. And IL ievery action BY any wife,
husband, parent, or child, general rep-
utation OF the relation ofhu sban1 an,l