The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-02-10
MR.. KINGS NEW BILL RE
PORTED TO THE HOUSE,
AND MADE THE SPECIAL OR
DER FOR TUESDAY OF
THIS WEEK
FULL TEXT OF THE BILL

NCA VI SAO NA1 AOA J. N'~'N'''l1 4 Cc'
8th, and before this paragraph is read
by the majority Of our readers, the
bill will probably have been acted
upon, and either passed or defeated.
It is a different bill from that pre-
pared by Mr. King, and defeated
last winter. It's provisions are as
follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
| General Assembly Of the State of
Ohio, That within any county, town
ship, city or village, or any ward Of
either, tue following law may be en-
forced as herein provided, so that
the sale Of any spirituous, vinous,
malt, or other intoxicating liquors,
may be prohibited, except for medic
inal purposes, on the written pre-
scription Of a praetieing physician :;
and, also, except for mechanical,
| pharmaceutic and sacramental pur
| poses, in the manner following:
Sec. 2 Any person who shall sell,
barter, expose, or offer for sale, or
who shall give away, such intoxicat-
ing liquors, contrary to the provis-
ions Of this act, shall be fined for
each Ofsnse not less than $40 nor
more than $50, or be imprisoned not
exceeding sixty days, or both and,
in case Of Imprisonment, shall stand
committed until costs are paid, un-
less otherwise legally discharged.
Sec. 3. Any physician who shall
make or sign any prescription for
any person for the use of intoxicat-
ing liquor, unless the person for
whom made is sick, and requires
such liquor as a medicine, shall be
fined not exceeding 500 for each
ofense.
Sec 4 Any p.rson who shall be-
come intoxicated by the use of any
Intoxicating liquors as a beverage,
shall be fined not less than IS nor
more than $40, or be imprisoned
not exceeding 20 days, or both
and, in case of Imprisonment, shall
stand committed until fines and
costs are paid, unless otherwise le,
gally discharged
Sec. 5. Prosecutions for the vio-
lations Of the provisions of this act
may, for the purposes Of enforcing
the same, be brought before any
Justice Of the Peace of the county, |
or before any Mayor Of any city or
village wherein the off nse was com
milte J, in the m1nner prescribed in
chapter 2, title 2, pr5 4, Of 5he re
vised statutes, providing for the pun
ishmf ut of crimes and tff nses an F..
criminal procedure therefor
Sec. 6. The Probate Judge of /
each county shall, for the purposes /
named in this act, have jurisdiction /
concurrent with the Court of Com |
mon Piels, to the same extent, and !
for all purposes, as certain criminal |
jurisdiction is now conferred by aud .
in chapter 8, tjtIs 2, part 3, of there
Yised statutes
Sec. Z. The foregoing sections Of
this act shah, however, notbe enforc-
ed in any county, township, city
OF village, or any ward of either, un-
til proceedings shall have been Ia
by the citizens or officers named Of
such county, township, city or vii /.
llge, or any w'rl Of either, as here
matter provided
Sec. s. On pres, ntution Of IL pcli- I.
tiou, signed by 1T least Thirty resi-
dent electors OF any county, town
ship, city, village or ward Of either,
to the Commissioners Of the county,
Trustees Of the township. or Mayor
of any city or village, such Commiss
iCners, Trustees, or Mayor shall /.
Immediately cause notices to be post
ed in at least five public places with
in such county, township, city or vii.
lage, or ward thereof, and shall also
cause notice to be published in a
weekly newspaper of general circu-
ation therein, for at least three con
secutive weeks, notifying the quail
fed electors within such county,
township, city, or village, or partic-
ular ward or wards therein, that the
question of the enforcement of the
provisions of this act will be submit
ted to the electors thereof, designat-
ing the day upon which an election
will be held for that purpose; pro
vided, that said question shall not
be submitted within one month of
any political election in such county,
township, city, village or ward,
Sec. 8. At such elections the bal
lots shall be as required at general
elections, and shall have either print
ed OF written, or partly printed and
partly written thereon, the words
'Local Option-Yes," or Local OPP /
tion-No, and if it shall be found on
the ballots cast at such
election that the majority of such
ballots have thereon the words "Lo
cal Option-Yes,' it shall be pro
By the Commissioners Of
such county, Trustees of such town
ship, OF Mayor Of such city or vii
lage, that the provisions of this act
are from and after that date in force
within such county, township, city,
village or ward, wherein such election
has been held, and thereupon the
provisions Of this act shall thereaf-
ter, in such county, township, city,
village or ward, be in fall force and
effect.
Sec. 10. The Commissioners Of
such county, Trustees ofsuch town
ship, or Mayor of such city or vii
lage, shall cause the resalt of such
election, and all the proceedings
Heretofore had in relation thereto,
to be entered upon the records of
such county, township, city, or vii B
LACE, by the Auditor OF Clelk there
of, who shall, within Ten days there
after, forward a certified transcript Of
the same to the Probate Judgeof the