The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

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limselfor herself, or by or in the
name of any partnership or firm, or
or by agent, or in any other
in any public place, or any
place af public resort, or in any saloon
eating house, bazaar, room, restaurant,
tavern, hotel or inn, or in any place
whatever, keep for sale or expose to
or for sale, or keep for the purpose of
giving away, or shall sell any intox-
icating liquor, beer ale. or wine, such
person or persons shall be liable in
the sum of fifty dollars, to be recover
ed as liquidated damages for every day
after the first day eff June next sue
ceeding the day of taking such vote,
that he, she, or they may keep for
sale, or expose for sale, or keep for
the purpose of giving away, any in
toxicating liquor, beer, ale, or wine,
in civil action, to be brought in the
name of such township against such
person or persons: provided, however,
that this act shall not apply to intox-
icating liquors, beer, ale, or wine sold
at drugstore on the prescription of a
practicing physician for medicinal
purposes.
SECTION Z. And it shall be the
duty Of the prosecuting attorney of
the county in which township is situa-
ted, at the request of the township
trustees, or any two of them, or upon
the written request of any twenty
electors thereof, or upon his own in
formation, to bring a civil suit for
damages, either before a justice Of the
peace of such township, or in the court
Of common pleas of such county in
which such township is situated,
against such person or persons; and
ten per cent of all damages sorecov-
cred shall be paid the prosecuting at
torney of fsuch county, and ninety per
cent of all damages SO recovered, when
collected, shall be paid by the clerk Of
the court in which the same is collect.
ed, or by the justice of the peace be-
fore whom such suit is brought and
judgment taken, into the school fund
of the township wherein such violation
of this statute, was made, and to be
used in the support of the sub-district
schools of said township; and there
may be as many suits brought against
any such person or person as there are
daily violations of this act.
SEC. 8. For all damages and cost,
assessed against any person or persons,
in consequence of the violation of this
act, the real estate and personal prop
erty of such person or persons, of every
kind, without any exception, or with
out any exemption whatever, shall be
liable to the payment thereof; and such
damages and costs of suit shall be 6
lien upon such real estate until paid
and in case any person or persons
shall rent or lease to another, OF
others, any building or premises to b.
used or occupied, in whole or in par
for the sale of intoxicating liquors
beer, ale, or wine, or shall permit thu
same to be used or occupied in whole
or in part, in any township afte,
such vote is taken, and where ma
Ijority of the votes so cast are agains
the sale of Intoxicating liquors, beer
and ale, therein, such building or prem
ises SO leased, used or occupied, shal
be held liable for and may be sold t
pay all damages and costs assesses
againstany person or persons, occupy
: ing such building or premises, an
) proceedings may be had to subject tn
same to the payment of any such dan
ages and costs assessed or judgment re
covered, which remained unpaid. c
any part thereof, either before or afte
; execution shall issue against the prol
: erty of the person or persons againl
l whom such damages and cost or judg
ment shall have been adjudged or a.
sessed; and when execution shall issu
: against the property so leased or re,
: ted, the officer shall proceed to satisi
said execution out of the building
premises 80 leased or occupied as ator
9 said; and in case such building or prer
y ises belong to minor, insane persol
g or idiot, the guardian of such minor, i
> sane person, or idiot, who has contr
: ofsuch building or premises, shall
J, liable and account to his or her wal
y for all damages on account of such u
q and occupation Of such building
IL premises; and all contracts wherel
y any building or premises SHALL ]
l. RENTED OR LEASED, and the same shs
u be used or occupied, in whole or
IL part for the sale of Intoxicating liquor
l. beer, ale, or wine, shall be void, al
Or any judgment taken, before any JUST
Dc of the peace for damages and cost u
'e der this act may be certified by ira
lg script to the court of common please
ne such county, and become lieu on re
IN estates as in other cases by law pro
c. ded.
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