South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-03-16

The following sections OF tho new H.
cense Law are the most sahstsutisl 4
mcs'mcnts made to Il By the pressn,
Legislatures
l6. Any hashantl. wife. cAil,l. parent,
or guardian may serve upon any person
engaged ia the sale OF Intoxicating lilo.
TORS written notice not 20 sell or furnish
such liquors to the wife, husband child.
parent or wari OF the person giving sucl,
notice, and theresfter il tl.e uerson 90
served With such notice shall. .6y himself
or another. Sest OF f6fniah 6hck LIQUORS
70 the person named in said notice, aud
~ reason thereSf the person ~ whom
such liquors Is sold or furuished shalt
become intoxicated. and while in that
condition. do damage to another, or
shall. by reason OF such intoxication. in.
jure any person in his or her mcans Of
support who may have the legal right
TO look to him therefor. upon due MOOT
that shch liquors were sold or furnished
as aforesaid. aud that the person men.
toned in said notice was, at tho time Of
the service thereof, in the habit ofdrink.
ing To intoxtcation. an action NAV be
maintained by the husband, vito, child.
parent or guardian Of the person men.
tiored in said notice. or other person
injured by him rs aforesaid, against the
person selling or furnishing him suci,
liqnors, rs we'll rs Tor such damages IA
tho plaintiff has sustained by reason of
The selling or giving of such liquors. as
Tor exemplary damages, and If the per.
son so proceeded against has given the
bond and security hereinafter provided
Tor, such suit may be brought and pros
ecuted upon such bond. against him and
his suretics therein. Snch suit may he
brought and prosecuted by married
woman in any case where the person
mentioned in such notice is her husband
or intant child, and tho damages recoy.
cred therein shall be her sole and sepa.
rate property. and governed BY the pro-
visions of the Cole OF West Virginia in
relation to the separate property OF mar.
RED women. Where such suit is brought
ny guardian, tho damages recovered
therein shall be the property OF his ward.
-. lfin any house. building or place
as Is herein before mentioned the sale
OF intoxicating liquors is carried on elan.
"esunely, or in such q manner that the
person SO selling cannot he seen and
identified. any sheriff, constable or other
officer charged with the execution of a
warrant issued under tho 10Th section.
may. whenever It is necessary for the
arrest or Identification of the person SO
selling, break open such house, building
or place.
BONDS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN CASES.
10. NO county court or other tribu
nal acting in lieu thereof, or city. vii.
lage or town counsel shall authorize tho
issuing Of any license to sell spir, mons
liquors, wine, porter, ale. beer or other
drink OF like nature, until the applicant
shall have given bond with good security
to be approved by the court of other
tribunal. or council. in the penalty fat
ieastthree thousand five hundred dollars
conditioned that he will no; permit any
person TO drink To intoxica,on on any
premises under tic control OF such aD.
piicant; and will not knowingly sell or
furnish any Intoxicating drink 10 any
person who Is intoxicated, az tho timc
or who is known TO him TO have the hab
IL OF drinking TO intoxication, or who
nc KNOWS or has reason to believe, ia
under the age OF twenty -onc years. and
that he will not sell or Furnish such
drink to any such person on Sunday
And with the further condition that he
will pay all such damages and costs as
may be recovered against him by any
person under any of the provisions Of
chapter thirty two Of the Code OF West
Virginia, as amended. And such ap-
plicant, and his securities in said bond.
shall be liable in suit or suits thereon
Tor the line and costs which may be re.
covered against him for any offence un-
der this chapter which ia q violation of
any OF the conditions OF sal ! bonds. MS
well as for the damages hereinberore
provided for. until the penalty Of said
bond is exhausted.