Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-23

: gu " il violation Of the provisions OF
the section shall not be less than fifty
nor mere than two hundred dollars.
: Tais section could be improved by
p,oviding that no person violating this
section shall be granted license fer
say Eve years thereafter, and 1t could
be further improved by providing a
tsrm Of imprisonment, say from ten to
thirty DAYS.
Section II, provides that any person
engaged in the Wholesale trade in H.
quors who has not taken out a license
uudsr the provisions ofthe act shall be
fined not less than Gf.y nor more than
one hundred dollars. The same sug-
gession applies to this that applies to
section 10.
Section y protects the local traffic
and manufacture, by providing that
persons located outside the State shall
DOT solicit orders for the sale Of malt
vinous or spirituous liquor in the State
without taking out a Wholesale liquor
dealers license. Such license is to be
shown to any officer desiring to see the
same, ami any neglect to comply with
these provisions is punishable with a
fine OF not less than one hundred nor
more than two hundred dollars.
Section l3spermits persons having
license to assign the same, but no per-
son shall be permitted to have more
than one place of business, unless he
take out license for each place.
The only stringent section Of the bill
is Section IA, which provides that
display of a stamp furnished by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue of
The United States Of America authoriz-
ing the sale Of spirituous, vineus or
malt liquors. or shall have q room fit
ted mp with bottles, glasses or other
bar roo n fixtures, shall be taken IS a
p ace where the retail Of liquors is car
'iei on, and unless the person so carry
ing on such business has license from
the State, he shall be deemed guilty Of
q misdemeSnor and shall be fined not
less than one hundred nor more than
two hundred dollars.
Section, Is provides that the Clerk
of the Peace shall keep a suitable dock
ct for the purpose Of registration under
the act.
Section Is provides against selling
or disposing of any liquors on the Lords
day, commonly called Sunday, except
by druggist and then only OF the or.
der OF practicing physician of the
county. 1t also prohibits the sale on
the day Of any general or special cleo
ton and prohibits selling or giving to
q minor, insane person, habitual
drunkard or to any person at the time
and the fine for violation
of any Of the provisions is to be not less
than fifty dollars. These provisions
are all in our present law, and might
be improved in the new bill by at least
making forfeiture Of license follow
conviction and the refusal to grant
another license for term OF years.
The provisions could all be improved
~ providing term Of imprisonment.
Section II makes II obligatory on
police officers to arrest all disorderly
md drunken persons and to lodge
hem in jail where they shall not re-
main more than twenty four hours, up-
Ill they are tried and II found guilty
ire to be made to pay the costs and to
pay fine Of not more than ten dol.
ara.
An officer nsglecting or refusing to
enforce this prov ision is to be fined ten
dollars. This all sounds very we'll but
still it will appear to many that the
ines provided for should more proper
y he paid by the persons who make
,hese persons drunk and disorderly.
Section is provides that all licenses,
ines and forfeitures shall be paid into
he Farmers Bank to the credit Of the ,
State, and section 10 makes it the duty ,
If the Attorney General Of the State to |
all offenders and law break I
,rs under the provisions Of this act, G
and in addition to his other emoluments I
be 10 to receive ten per cent. on all col ,
Lections of fines and forfeitures. A
failure to discharge his duty subjects
him TO fine OF fifty dollars in each
case. Section 20 provides fine Of not
more than one hundred dollars and
not more than twelve
months or both at the discretion of the
court for the sale OF vinous, spirituous
or malt liquors otherwise than as pro-
vided for in this act.
Section 81 exempts domestic wines,
liquors or cider from the provisions of
the bill, but no manufacturer is al
lowed to sell in less quantities than a
quart not to be drunk on the premi-
seq. The manufacture and sale of cider