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IFror. The Wheeling RegisteT,]
The New License Law.

The licens law recently passed BY the leg
islature OF this State, is anendatory aud re-
enactment Of chapter thiriy-two Of the code,
and il repealS chapter ninety-nine Of the acts
Of 1928. IL was approved March 3, and,
consequently, will 60 into eject tie first OF
June
State licenses are required for keeping ho-
Tel, or for selling any kind Of spirinouS iiq-
uors. wine, porter, ale. beer. "bitters" or any
other thing which will produce intoxication /;
for carrying on the business Of druggist, II II
is proposed to sell liquor for other than purely
medicinal purposes or fot shows and theatrI-
Gals, pedlling or anctioueeriog goods, or bny-
ing and selling anything as broker or bank
er. Any person doing any Of these without a
license is Enable in any sum Dot less than $40
nor more than 500 And If any unlicensed
druggist shall sell any spurious liquor or any
of its compounds without a physician's pre-
scripton, he is subject % a fine Of from $50
to SlOO. And if any physician shall aid any
druggist, by giving prescription falsely, TO
sell for other than purely medicinal purposes,
such physician is iinab.e in any sum over $50
and under $500.
Licenses are to be obtained from the county
court. or, 10 Incorporated towns, from tie
Council. Licenses TO sell any intoxicating
drinks are prohibited to persons oiutomperate
habits. Tie fine for selling 10 a minor, or per-
son Of unsound mind, or to an intoxicated per-
son or one in tie haJh ef becoming intoxicated,
or fJr permitting any one TO drink to int0xi-
cation on the premises, or (or selling or giving
away drinks on Sunday, is from $50 TO 500.
Both fine and imprisonment are prescribed Tor
selling without license aud the proprietor OF
the property as well as the seller is liable.
Any wife, husband, child, parent or guardi-
an may serve a notice upon any person eneas-
ed in the sale OF intoxicating liquors not 70
sell to the husband, wife, child, parent Or ward
Of the person giving such notice, and II sale Is
made thereafter to such person, tie person 50
offending is liable in damages
Before a State license t. sell intoxicating
liquors can be issued, The person applying for
such license s required tO give bond in the
sum Of $500.
All licenses expire on the last day Of April
in each yer; bu. licenses maf be tax u out
for fraction Of year at pro-rdh price.
Licenses 10 keep hotel are taxed at per
cent Of the rental value Of Ihe premises. On
licenses 10 sell intoxicating drinks at retail.
500. No person holding such license shall
sell any quantity more than five gallons. On
licenses to sell spirituous liquors, wine, ale, etc.
at Wholesale. $500, in addition to other taxes
No person holding such license shall sell any
quantity less than Ave gallons.
License TO sell domestic wines, porter, ale
and beer, at retail, 500
Druggists license cost only SO.
License On theatrical performances, $50 ior
each week $50 lJr tA:ee m,uths. or SO fof
SIX months.
These taxes are for the St,te and are in adj
dition to those required by .le city or county.
We have embodied 10 this short synopsis all
the maiu features o. the new license law. Il
will be observed that quite a discrimination Is
made in favorof wine aud beer saloons over
the whisky shop.